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The rise of the meme

September 8, 2008 - 5:54 pm - by Richard Fernandez
Wadeusaf
2008-09-08 23:47:31

The very idea of gathering “news” is changing, not what is or is not considered to be news. The bias of an author is no different today then in say 1776, and with the exception of breaking news of science and technology just as difficult to grasp as human behavior.

It is the speed, access and huge coverages that make the weighing of sources imperative. The solution will be an independent gathering of facts and data, supported by a choice of relevant analysis and put out by subscription via link. In depth analysis available to users for a price, teasing is free.

Stratfor is a one example, PJM another. Closed Networks (the deep web) a third is closer to Stratfor than to PJM, but insulated. Is there another variation on the theme? Small businesses will soon have cost effective and enhanced multimedia capability. So will the neighbor hood garage band.