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

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 purpose of technology is service to mankind, when is the otherwise, the stone-age can only be relished

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

African governments cannot be forgiven on the myriad of data-security flaws existent in public service and at the respective presidencies - no, not in an age where the "Free & Open-Source" community has graced our world with a litany of software and hardware open-standards, tools and technologies.Indeed, whats amiss is that political-will and the sense of urgency

In an internet-ridden world, power is no longer much about guts or guns, but the level of quality information one has and its leverage