s this is being written, all hell is breaking loose in Seattle over the World Trade Organization meeting. Sometime back I did a review of Thomas Friedman's book on globalization.

     Coincidentally I am considering a purchase of a very expensive digital camera, the Nikon D1 which is a new product just being rolled out. There is, however, a body of information being spread regarding linear noise at high ISO values with this camera via the internet. Nikon knows about this and knows that it has a serious problem on its hands even though there has been no official response yet. Nikon will either fix this problem or sales for this product will sink like concrete slippers. Why? Primarily the power of the internet. The interconnectedness of purchasers the world over is power (one of the first to write about this phenomenon was a Danish photojournalist). I believe Globalization is net positive and democratizing.
     
Why the story? Friedman wrote a column in the New York Times today about the W.T.O. with which I agree. Check it out and let me know what you think.