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An interesting interview with Howard Rheingold about how he sees digital communities developing (thanks Blogs for Companies)

Howard Rheingold is the well-known author of Smart Mobs and many other books describing the evolution of our societies.

His last book predicted the transformation of our society into a mobile one. Four years later, and with thousands of posts published on the collective blog organized around this theme, his forecast is more than confirmed. As one of the futurologists who can detect the emerging technology trends behind our daily lives, I wanted to know what Howard is thinking in 2006. And he was kind enough to agree for an interview which was conducted by e-mail in mid-June. Here are large excerpts from the exchange.