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“Our imagination is the only limit to what we can hope to have in the future.”

—Charles F. Kettering Engineer and inventor

CHAPTER 12The Power of the Virtual Gathering Place

We should all be so grateful for the advent of enterprises like MySpace, You-Tube, Skype, SecondLife, and Facebook. They have opened new frontiers for putting our differences to work beyond our wildest imaginations—and at lightning speed, with all the usual fits and starts and controversy that innovations inherently bring. These innovations have democratized communication, breaking down barriers across the world that have made it possible to get to know one another and learn about our differences across generations, cultures, and distance. Even the most Internet-averse ...

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