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May 16, 2010

Predicting the internet in 1909

Everyone needs to read this short story that predicted the internet, virtual reality, and the prevalence of secondhand information. EM Forster "The Machine Stops" 1909.

http://archive.ncsa.illinois.edu/prajlich/forster.html

Then the latest NY Times on Facebook

http://www.nytimes.com/2010/05/16/business/16digi.html?hp

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