| Not long ago, I was discussing with a well-respected | | | | gets lowered due to bidding online, and an abundance |
| and successful Internet entrepreneur and thinker. His list | | | | of new English Speaking authors entering the fray. |
| of credentials exceeds just about anyone's on the | | | | Eventually I think we will find AI writing fiction and |
| topic. We got to talking about the reality of innovation | | | | non-fiction, the game is really getting interesting. AI |
| and adaptation online. We discussed mobile internet | | | | cyber warfare bots signing up as friends on social |
| use, 4-G technologies, iPhones, touchpads, real-time | | | | networks, and using social engineering to gain |
| GPS data, social networks and even e-commerce. | | | | information, thus, access too. |
| It was a brilliant conversation and well, it's too bad you | | | | The entrepreneur of advanced internet technologies |
| could not have been there, however in the future you | | | | noted that innovation in corporations has become a |
| might be able to tune into such dialogues where ever | | | | corporate buzz-word with bullet points, not the |
| they may be held on your video iPhone conferences | | | | revolutionary force needed to compete in the new |
| ap. So, think on that while I summarize what we | | | | paradigm of the interactive internet. He explained that if |
| discussed here. | | | | the rest of civilization was up to speed with the level |
| The internet entrepreneur stated that we will soon | | | | of innovation online, we'd have sustainable |
| have; "real-time E-Commerce as in (Have the coke | | | | transportation in the US and better land use and |
| you're looking at in your hand in less than 30 minutes) | | | | development, along with high speed rail too. |
| Distribution Centers that can support this. | | | | That is doable, I agreed, and it would be more efficient, |
| Indeed, I agree. Web Van was too early and | | | | so there is a good chance for it - sometime in the |
| ill-conceived, but I could have made it work without | | | | future. All that's needed is a visionary entrepreneur to |
| blowing a billion dollars in VC money. If Tom Monahan, | | | | bring that to America on a large scale, since it is |
| a Catholic, could figure out a pizza in 30-minutes or | | | | already happening in many places on a small scale, |
| less, yes, I believe you are right, why not? My city is | | | | then duplicated, and copied. I can see that concept |
| very service oriented, I am certain you could order a | | | | taking off and I asked; have you put pen to paper with |
| six pack and it would be here in 30-minutes now. And | | | | a plan? |
| soon you'll be able to order it the park while you walk | | | | Efficiency in a civilization helps us do all we do better, |
| your dog with your Google Phone. | | | | why not merge the internet to solve real problems in |
| Of course the problem too is hackers, whether they | | | | the real world; I mean think about Overstock [dot] com |
| are disruptive Chinese Patriotic Hackers, cyber thieves, | | | | and their model, or all the non-profits gathering up end |
| or even cyber-warfare folks sponsored by a rogue | | | | of the day Starbucks unsold items, or food co-ops etc, |
| nation-state somewhere in the world. Our internet | | | | and that happens every day in the US on a small |
| entrepreneur stated: "Cyber warfare, the ability to | | | | scale, in many other countries, it's just a necessity, they |
| work for an Indian company from Buffalo via a Wi-Fi | | | | cannot afford to waste anything if there are people |
| network and if humankind is not careful, the worse | | | | starving. |
| form of debilitating singularity the feeble minds of billions | | | | We need to be thinking here and merge these realities |
| can posses. I love the Internet." | | | | and blend a better future without blurring our life |
| Well, I see many things happening already as a writer, | | | | experience, please consider all this. |
| but I am sure you see similar issues as the price point | | | | |