My whole life has been about connecting things that aren't connected.

Now that our media companies and it appears are policies are traded for cash, what is there to check the continuing consolidation of power and diminishing of democracy?

The most important thing I learned in school was how to touch type.

I have always viewed my role as a sort of ambassador or bridge between groups to help provide a dialog.

If we destroy human rights and rule of law in response to terrorism, they have won.

We have a long way to go before we are able to hear the voices of everyone on earth, but I believe that providing voices and building bridges is essential for the World Peace we all wish for.

Consent of the Networked will become the seminal book firmly establishing the responsibility of those who control the architecture and the politics of the network to the citizens who inhabit our new digital world. Consent of the Networked should be required reading for all of those involved in building our networked future as well as those who live in it.