The 21st-Century Writer.
The Internet is forcing traditional print publishers to innovate or die, and the same could be true of the written word itself. The information technology revolution has triggered an explosion in textual content. More people are participating in more conversations, sharing more opinions, learning...
| Publicado en: | Futurist Vol. 42; no. 4; pp. 25 - 32 |
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World Future Society
July/August 2008
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