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Okay, this is quite amazing. Instant messaging has always been a function separated from the browser. Historically the browser was for displaying information, but with the rise of rich and interactive websites there is more to it. You can expect many innovations in browser technology, expecially with browsers that have have a plugin framework and a large developers community (like Mozilla/Firefox). When embedding an instant messaging mechanism, you can create 'object pools' that are kept synchronized across sessions of multiple parties. The objects can be a text box (chat application) or even a chessboard or graphics application. When this collaboration mechanism is embedded in the browser, it allows for any (generic) content to be shared and collaborated on. Also read this if you're interested in the convergence of web and IM.

"David Deutsch is één van de pleitbezorgers van de zogenaamde Vele Werelden-interpretatie van de quantummechanica, een uitleg die stelt dat ... all » er meerdere universa tegelijkertijd bestaan, universa waarin bovendien nog verschillende kopieën van onszelf rondlopen.
Science fiction? Volgens Deutsch
in ieder geval niet. De Vele Werelden-interpretatie is volgens hem de
enige realistische interpretatie van de quantummechanica, de theorie
die het gedrag van de allerkleinste deeltjes beschrijft."
Source: David Deutsch - Het Multi Universum - Google Video

Google Video Tip: Human Computation

Two statistics:

• Billions of hours are spent playing solitaire in a year.

• By comparison: Digging the panama canal took only as much as work as an average day of Solitaire playing.

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