Thanks, Gutenberg - but we’re too pressed for time to read  —  The First Law of Technology says we invariably overestimate the short-term impact of new technologies while underestimating their longer-term effects.  The invention of printing in the 15th century had an extraordinary short-term impact …

Source:   Guardian

Author:   John Naughton

Link:   http://www.guardian.co.uk/media/2008/jan/27/internet…