52. One day, I believe we'll be able to send full rich thoughts to
each other directly using technology. […] This would be the
ultimate communication technology.
88. World’s largest taxi company owns no taxis (Uber)
Largest accommodation provider owns no real estate (Airbnb)
Largest phone companies own no telco infra (Skype, WeChat)
World’s most valuable retailer has no inventory (Alibaba)
Most popular media owner creates no content (Facebook)
Fastest growing banks have no actual money (SocietyOne)
World’s largest movie house owns no cinemas (Netflix)
Largest software vendors don’t write the apps (Apple, Google)
110. The factory of the future will have only two
employees, a man and a dog. The man will be
there to feed the dog. The dog will be there to
keep the man from touching the equipment.
125. Web of Pages
1994
Web of People
2004
Web of the World
2014
Web of Agents
2024
Low High
Low
High
10 trillion smart agents (2030)
1 trillion sensors (2020)
3 billion people (2014)
1 billion websites (2014)
Wisdom/
Knowledge/
Information/
Data
Volume/Flow of (Big) Data