The virtual model changes the cost structure: no need for office space, tax professionals can be anywhere ( India?), and probably customers can be led to a greater degree of self-service, since the process is already occurring on their computer.

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The real fruits of the Internet Revolution are the virtual tools that enable us to structure our real lives as we desire them to be.

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He has explored crystal growth, and developed, with a specialist in nature-related algorithms, a 3-D program mimicking the way crystals actually grow over millions of years (with this particular program, he and the scientists he has been working with made virtual crystals grow directly on a ring-like structure on their computer, almost instantly, then manufactured them with a 3-D printer).

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At the hub sits the structure's brain: Mr Gross, in a rotating chair, stroking a virtual white cat.

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He also added that with the right planning, structure, and eye for management, almost any internship can be transformed into a virtual position.

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