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To: Elroy who wrote (26414)	11/24/2005 11:12:10 AM
From: Bill Harmond	Read Replies (2) \| Respond to of 57684

Rich information is specialized, needed, or personalized information. Information highly prized, specific to particular activity, etc. Health records, financial info, education materials, are examples. One of the most fundamental issues of the information business in the beginning was the dilemma of Richness and Reach. It was nearly impossible to have both Richness and Reach in information but the rise of the computer industry and the Internet has changed that forever. amazon.com >>>Technology is semiconductors, software, enterprise and consumer hardware, cell phones, telecom equipment and IT services. Google IS an IT services company...one of the worlds largest...with $5 billion in revenue. That money is spent in all the above categories, plus others like engineering and marketing labor, and Google affects how its competitors spend their money, too. Google most profound impact on technology is it's affect on technology standards.