There's no locality on the web - every market is a global market.
The uptake on mobile phones in Africa is phenomenal.
Wikipedia is a victory of process over substance.
Twitter is my main tool for ensuring news balance.
Reddit names are unconnected to real-world identities and it's commonplace for users to create 'throwaway' accounts to reveal sensitive information.
Cute. I'm on the waitlist to beta a new product, and have been offered the chance to move up in the list if I tweet about it. Not doing so.