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Recently, the author needed to find a house to rent for her folks. So she decided to see what she could do online ahead of time. Using the Street View in Google Maps, she could virtually cruise the neighborhood: she could drive up and down the street, look at the neighboring houses, and get a sense of whether this was a place for her parents or one that was better suited for students or folks who keep their cars up on blocks. What is most striking to her about this meshing of the virtual world and meatspace is that everyone is learning that they can contribute content to the infosphere.
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recently, I needed to find a house to rent for my folks. I started out with the usual sources - craigslist, the local newspapers' classified ads, a local rental agency, my network of friends, and so on. I was somewhat daunted b...
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