The Decade Of Technology Convergence

Reprinted with permission from FindLaw.com

I have been writing weekly on technology issues the entirety of the past decade - and what a decade it has been! Technology convergence has been fantastic, with more to come, but we need to make sure that our gadgets do not extract too much of a social cost.

Sure, when the decade began, there was the initial Internet novelty fascination and the Wild, Wild West free-wheeling mentality associated with all things Internet-related. VC's were throwing money hand over fist for practically anything tied to a new online idea. Valuations and share prices of start-up companies went through the roof, even if the supporting economic fundamentals were not in place.