Let me begin by saying that the Information Technology Era has arrived …so
as I put down my ‘Most Obvious Statement of the Millennium’ award, I will
explain what this means and why I introduce my first ever legal blog with
this painfully obvious sentiment.

Over the years the world has been getting figuratively smaller with the
introduction of new and different means of communication and information
gathering. It is a safe assumption to state that this process has advanced
exponentially with the introduction of the Internet and all of its
intricacies. We currently live in a world where you can travel through
major cities from your living room thanks to by web powerhouses like
Google, and their Street View program. Search engines have placed
information on anything from classic literature to, sadly, making bombs
right at your finger tips.  And programs like Msn’s Hotmail and Messenger
make it so that communicating with someone as far as Australia or Japan is
as easy as picking up the phone to make a local call. Information is easy
to obtain, communication is cheaper, and the world is generally more
accessible.

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