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How We’ll Live: Futurists’ 1988 predictions about life in 2013

I love “futurism” but I like it even better when it’s being seen in the rear view mirror. That’s when it gets really interesting for me. A few years back I re-read most of the 70s and 80s books by Alvin Toffler, futurist author of such best-selling and influential works hailing “the shape of things […]

Facebook charges $100 to message Mark Zuckerberg

January 11, 2013 Facebook members are being asked to pay $100 for their messages to reach the inbox of the social network’s chief executive, Mark Zuckerberg. The charge is part of a test of a system designed by Facebook to both raise some revenue and reduce spam. It was first introduced in December, with a charge […]