The Death of Distance: How the Communications Revolution Is Changing our Lives

Now, the author has substantially rewritten and updated the book, with 70 percent new data, fresh analysis, and new company examples to offer a look at the economic landscape ahead. Cairncross argues that the story today is not only the diminishing importance of distance, but also the mobility and ubiquity of technology. New material covers the implications of recent events and debates including:

Ø the rise and fall of the dot-com phenomenon;
Ø the spread of mobile telephones and other wireless communications;
Ø the wave of technology mergers;
Ø the authenticity of the "new economy;"
Ø diverging trends in business-to-consumer and business-to-business e-commerce;
Ø the restructuring of the organization in the wake of the Internet;
Ø the increasing impact of patent law on the communications economy;
Ø the so-called "digital divide";
Ø and the democratizing effects of communications technology on companies, governments, and society.

With an updated "Trendspotter's Guide" that offers a snapshot of the new opportunities and challenges we face in a wireless world, this timely book will help all of us envision and enjoy an increasingly connected future.