What do sociological experiments, Highveld Stereo, e-mails, the Internet and Kevin Bacon have in common? Well, there`s only six degrees of separation between them.

There was much publicity around the Blaster worm, but that didn`t mean that the average PC user actually had a clue what was going on.

Last week saw MGX`s disposal of Software Futures and the release of the Next Generation report on the second national operator (SNO).

Children today are the ultimate consumers - fashion-victims, peer-pressured, stupid, tone-deaf and much too comfortable. It`s all the fault of technology, but it`s a hallowed tradition, sometimes carried into adulthood.

Our grandparents paid cash for everything. Our parents used cheques. We`re part of the credit card generation. What`s next?

The past two weeks saw HP/Cap Gemini rumours abound internationally, while at home Sage`s offer of R2 per share for Softline made the headlines.

Despite early setbacks, 20Twenty has survived and maintained an astonishingly cult-like following, through thick and thin. What`s that all about?

The technological revolution has brought many wonders into the average home, but it has also brought its dark side: the insidious threat of the e-disease.

There`s nothing wrong with a good dose of humour, but the fervour with which the Internet community embraces whichever piece of drivel comes its way is frightening.

Corporate performance management (CPM) should be seen as a way of life.

The Absa debacle could have put a serious spanner in the e-banking works, but it`s proving to be a splendid marketing tool for banks and technology companies. Will the many solutions on offer actually work?

The SMS divorce has aroused global indignation, but it is only one option in a range of new, hi-tech conflict avoidance tools.

Is the right to connect to the Internet as important as access to clean water or freedom of expression?