The Dummification of Civilization
In the weeks to come you'll be hearing more and more (if you haven't already) about INFOGRAPHICS being "the next big thing" - and they are - for small-minded people with limited attention spans who need information presented tot hem in easy-to-understand picture form. As books and newspapers begin to disappear, and cloud-computing comes of age, will we witness a time when letters and words give way to pictures and infographics?
Think it about it. Someone looking at this page in the deep future (assuming the files are not deleted) may not be able to read it!