A History of the World in 101 Objects?

A History of the World in 100 Objects” is a fascinating book. A joint project of the British Museum and BBC Radio 4, it uses objects of ancient art, industry and technology as an introduction to key events in human history.

It was never going to be easy narrowing the field down to a mere hundred, but given the massive impact of recent technological advances, I wonder if at any point they considered including the mobile phone?

From 1.0 to 2.0 to 3.0: The new web?

I don’t spend a huge amount of time searching Facebook groups, but when I saw this one it looked pretty interesting. It quite neatly captures what’s ‘happening’ with the web, and what the little number at the end means to people ‘browser-side’. Is this what’s happening?

Web1.0: Brain & Eyes – Information

Web2.0: Brain, Eyes, Ears, Voice & Heart – Passion

Web3.0: Brain, Eyes, Ears, Voice, Heart, Arms & Legs – Freedom

Is this tongue-in-cheek, or reality?