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...Web portal for Harvard students, CrimsonConnect.com, opened for business late last night...
...Blocks of the world. But you would be wrong. More than 60% of the 136 million people paying taxes this year will pay a real live person to do their returns, according to the IRS. Twenty years ago, before the proliferation of do-it-yourself tax prep software and Web services, that figure was actually lower, around...
...Ironically, the group most threatened by technology is the tax prep software industry itself. A new generation of Web-based products, such as TaxAct, are slowly needling their way into the market dominated by Intuit and H&R Block. One reaction of the established players has been to offer services more akin to those of a professional preparer. People who sign up for Intuit's TurboTax Professional Pro supply tax data over the Internet and then have a phone conversation with a preparer, who ultimately does the filing. H&R Block's TaxCut Tango and Signature online products also have...
...symbol of an even larger phenomenon. For decades, if not centuries, democratization has been a pillar of the Western ideal of progress. Whereas political democratization took world wars and falling empires to evolve, media democratization is quickly becoming a tangible reality through publicly accessible content over the Internet. Web 2.0 is ever furthering its reach...
Unlike its more primitive predecessor, this enhanced web is not merely about people going online to request content, but involves individuals actively contributing and exchanging information themselves. MySpace and Facebook thrive on content created by some users and downloaded by others. Whereas blogs spawn localized news and controversial opinions, websites are increasingly emphasizing interactive information available to anyone willing enough to click...