things that we have in common vs. differences...

The things we have in common normally draw us together.
It's up to us consider the differences as barriers vs. culture richness....

Craciun / Natale / Christmas

[RO] Ca in fiecare an, zilele acestea ne amintim unul de celalalt cu mai multa caldura.
[IT] Possiamo essere noi stessi sotto queste feste ?
[EN-US] Let this Christmas flow in your heart (and in your pockets) !!!
[EN-UK] Hello dear, yes we have panettone this year instead of the old fashioned pudding... Yes we'll put the same tartan tablecloth on 25-th...
[RU] Davai vodka Natascha... Mne ocen nravitsia smotrit televizora... Shto ti hocesh delat 25 ?

three dot oh

We've had the BigBubble (web 1.0 ?!)
Now we're living through the web 2.0 (social, user-centric, blabla).
What about the web 3.0 ?! (semantic-3d-web ?!) What colour is the edge of knowledge towards the next future ? Well, trying to find answers I stumbled upon www.ted.com (I love this site. Most of the presentations are "braincandies"). That's how I found out about the Johnatan Harris mashups (i.e. http://universe.daylife.com/ and http://wefeelfine.org). Great work.
Well, partially it gives me an answer on the 3.0 hamletika: We'll never know exactely "where" (as a target or milestone) but we might sometimes sense the path as we enlarge our vision (funny Philippe Stark on his explanation of vision. see it on http://www.ted.com/index.php/talks/view/id/197)

electronic ink

Sony tried that. Now it's Amazon turn. Sounds like the iPod for books. It's name is Kindle:
http://www.amazon.com/Kindle-Amazons-Wireless-Reading-Device/dp/B000FI73MA

Will it breakthrough ?!
Well, time will tell...