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New business models for an economics of abundance in the information economy.

Leading-edge insights on technology, new media and the new economy. Author of The Long Tail, the ground-
breaking book on the rise of niche markets and niche products/services as a powerful new economic force and the technologies that are driving this important trend. Next book: Free: The Past and Future of a Radical Price.

Chris Anderson is editor-in-chief of Wired magazine. To learn more about Chris Anderson, click here.

Don Tapscott

77% of the world’s online youth would rather live without TV than live without the Internet

New Paradigm Global Survey shows the global power of connected youth

A comprehensive survey in 12 countries of more than 7,600 young people between the ages of 16-29 shows that 77% of today’s online youth would sooner live without television than live without the Internet. China has the most devoted young Internet users, with 87% choosing the Internet compared to 13% favoring television. In the United States the figures were 77% for the Internet and 23% for TV.

The Survey was conducted by New Paradigm, the Toronto-based think-tank headed by business strategist and best-selling author Don Tapscott. the survey is part of a $4 million study of today’s digital-savvy youth—dubbed the "Net Generation" by Tapscott—who have grown up "bathed in bits."

To learn about the survey’s other findings, click here.