1) the quintessential capitalists, who are genetically speculative and for maximum profit at all cost, hate the likes of craigs list and ebay where used items recycled infinitely by consumers themselves and thereby driving profit minimal. this trend will only eccelerate until e-commerce is done by small biz fashin and just barely profitable enough. unless the fat cats monopolize the internet, that is.

2) online news outlets will need and hire many of the capable current newspaper editors as aggregators / digesters / interpreters / commentators of (… and will provide (and pay for) links to the direct sources as well of course…) much of the investigative data gathered by local volunteer amateurs and their sites. finally, news and information will be free from the iron grip over the news production and distribution by the tiny minority with particular agenda. Plough ahead, brothers and sisters of the world!