The process of turning 18 holes into an immersive digital experience begins by shooting up to 300, 000 photos with high-definition and laser cameras, on land and from a helicopter and plane, each picture attached to an exact location using GPS. Imaging can take two to three weeks and cost hundreds of thousands of dollars per course.

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The red tape involved in starting a new company, the cost of hiring and firing in a protected labour market, and the stigma that is still attached to those who go into business and fail, complete the picture.

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For evidence of the creepy potential of social media monitoring, look no further than a story last week in which 20-year-old Arab American Yasir Afifi found a GPS tracking device attached to his car, posted a picture online, and promptly received a visit from FBI agents asking for him to give it back.

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In 2000, 'N Sync's "No Strings Attached" was the top-selling album of the year and Justin Timberlake's picture was hanging inside the locker of teenage girls around the world.

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The great picture attached shows my brother at Windows of the World looking out over the Statue of Liberty and Ellis Island, the same site our grandparents viewed as they entered this great country 80 years ago.

CNN: [Brian Novotny]