When I spoke with my 70+ year old father about the effects of technology on 'living' in the world, he stares blankly at me. He cannot imagine how 'free' my teenagers have become while communicating across the web. The idea of actually talking to people using a few keystrokes is unimaginable for him - the act of communication has been transcended to a realm not easily understood. He is the generation of practiced handwriting and grammatical discernment - a realm being trashed by the nuances of social networking :)
As he questions me on the (lack of) telephone calls, I begin to wonder what the implications will be from a business perspective as these teens transform into employees? Are we about to be overrun by the multiplicities of a new and breathing world that resides in a box on your desk?
The simple fact remains: life as my father knew it has changed. While he may not accept and understand, I have little choice. It's plain to me that we are now driven by the web - it's how we buy, how we work and how we communicate! There is no fence sitting on this one - you're either in :) or you're out :(.
By all accounts, I'm in! As I peek into the future of enterprise 2.0, I am excited by a world without borders, its endless resources and the collaborative discoveries that are yet to unfold.
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Well said.
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