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Over the last year I've reviewed several ~1900 era future dystopias, such as Metropolis, We, and Pictures of the Socialist Future. I wanted to see fears of the industrial revolution, from an era when that revolution was still young enough for people could see things from a farmer era point of view, and yet old enough that people had some idea of where the revolution was going.

The Third Industrial Revolution: How the Internet, Green Electricity, and 3-D Printing are Ushering in a Sustainable Era of Distributed Capitalism

The rise of social platforms and content sharing is driving a major shift in the media industry. Increasingly, people are getting ALL their media through the social web: cute animals, breaking news, personal updates, branded content, humor, jokes, music and entertainment are all mixed together in a single interface.

The digitisation of manufacturing will transform the way goods are made-and change the politics of jobs too

"Holographic and more advanced volumetric displays are just but a twinkle in scientists' eyes. True 3D projections for commercial or industrial uses is still years away. "

Richard Baldwin: a research paper about supply chains in the age of globalization 

The lessons from an infant industry, including the power of cooperation and importance of regulating with a light touch

" Baxter, however, moves with less determination because it compensates for changes in its environment. This means it can work safely alongside people."