http://dotui.wordpress.com/2009/02/03/xbrl-and-spimes/
"Much like the introduction of the barcode, standardization will allow for additional benefits for other business processes. Whether or not XBRL replaces or merely assists with Sarbanes-Oxley compliance, the strategic opportunity for the CIO of an organization to embed XBRL-compliance within the identification of the products is hard to overstate. Whether or not it is the EPC matures from only providing pallet-based tracking to actually creating an identity to the individual object, traditional networking of the identity of the product will eventually lead us to the Spime era."
"Web 1.0 was you, Web 2.0 was us, Web 3.0 is me."
*Okey-doke, great – we'll see how *that* one plays out.
*Big day for ubicomp issues, clearly. Throw in some all-European arphid initiatives, Arduino hardware kits and a new
XML standard, and it's gonna be mayhem on those purebred silky-haired chihuahuas.
*You know what would be great – given that the Fourth Estate is about to collapse, just like the banking system? An Extensible
REPORTING Business Language. Those of us who need to usefully communicate, but are watching the business of the analog press failing headlong at warp speed – we could really use one of those.
