The adventoflaptops, wi-fiandBlackBerriesmeans thathigh-techworkers are nolongertethered totheirdesks, and the office of the futurewillbedesigned to let workers roam.
The advent of health reform means, at least in theory, that more Americans will have access to affordable healthcare, with premiums based on their income.
The advent of social networking websites means it is increasingly hard to achieve a complete news blackout on anything - as the recent row over Twitter and privacy "super-injunctions" showed.