Google CEO Eric Schmidt penned a column for British publication The Sun Online, where he cited several examples of how people have become empowered by the availability of an online connection and new technology.
article displayed by The Sun Online. Without such empowerment, the control of information would remain in the hands of the wealthy and educated elite. Schmidt followed up his address of the Tory Conference in London with the article, where he explored the present and possible future for people who work or play online. Google's long-time stated goal has been to organize all the world's information, and people have given the company plenty to organize: Shelf space, air time, room on the pages of a newspaper - these used to determine which artists got their records played, what TV shows we watched and which elite opinions appeared in print. Now anyone can record songs and put them online. Or shoot home movies, edit them, add special effects and broadcast them to millions worldwide. He makes a very apt statement. While I'm typing away within the lead-lined writer's room at Murdok HQ, a number of co-workers have been working hard at
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