Innovation research question

[David Farber <dave () farber net>]

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From: "Gerry Faulhaber" <gerry-faulhaber () mchsi com>
Date: June 11, 2009 10:10:01 AM EDT
To: <dave () farber net>
Subject: Innovation research question

Dave [for you personally or IP, you decide]--

I am doing research on innovation, and would like to pose a simple  
question to an Internet audience:

What are the five most important innovations in/from the Internet in  
the last five years (since 1/1/04)?

    -Must be the Internet; not computing, not telecom/high-speed  
data, not wireless, not mobile.  For example, neither FIOS nor MyFi  
count.
    -Criterion for importance is the innovation's actual impact (for  
good or ill) on people; whizzy new gizmos that knock out techies but  
haven't found their way to real people don't count.  Both good and bad  
count; for example, Facebook and phishing both count.
    -Include in your list the dates when the innovation was introduced.
    -Feel free to tell me why you think your nominees make the list.
    -Please don't respond with snide comments about others' nominees;  
not useful and a waste of time.

TIA for your thoughtful opinions.

Professor Gerry Faulhaber  Emeritus
Wharton School, University of Pennsylvania
Penn Law School




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