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Everybody loves what communication technology and the great network can do -- for productivity, interactivity, connection, etc., etc. Everybody is equally scared and distressed by the unintended consequence: viruses and other malicious applications that defeat those values sought by the technology. The other day I saw a pair of articles in Google News that made me think. The first was a news release that Microsoft had made a new foray toward institutional IM, plugging the new product into the Office suite more directly and significantly. Probably a strong indicator that IM in the office is a fact of life. The second article set the alarm bells off with a research study that found IM-directed viruses, etc. growing at 50% per month (that's right: per month).
So the question is, without elaborate explanation of (a) how I got there or (b) why it might be relevant or valuable: are viruses a lagging or leading indicator of a communication/network technology's relevance and secure spot in the world?
Posted by Grayson at March 11, 2005 07:07 AMSo I would say they are a lagging indicator because you have to have enough interest and targets to make the effort worthwhile - however id can only be considered Lagging as is it is a leading indicator of mainstream acceptance and a lagging indicator of early adoption
Posted by: jen at March 18, 2005 05:22 PMClearly ;)
Posted by: TRDG at March 21, 2005 08:26 AM