The next paradigm of search is cutely hinged on the 'Semantic Web' and current search technology providers, to still be in business, have no choice than to source large pools of users' behavioral patterns and interests which are keen determinants of the relevance of online data at a personal level-and Facebook Timeline wins

The 'Semantic Web' appears to be an endeavor to give the internet a 'right-brain' in the name of data relevance

The world today runs on XML, It would even be more prevalent in coming decades as there's proliferation service-based solutions traded on the web cloud

Over the past 60 years, marketing has moved from being product-centric (Marketing 1.0) to being consumer-centric (Marketing 2.0). Today we see marketing as transforming once again in response to the new dynamics in the environment. We see companies expanding their focus from products to consumers to humankind issues. Marketing 3.0 is the stage when companies shift from consumer-centricity to human-centricity and where profitability is balanced with corporate responsibility.

The only platform that really works is a platform with no platform vendor, and that's the Internet.

The only hope for social networking sites from a business point of view is for a magic formula to appear in which some method of violating privacy and dignity becomes acceptable.