Stephen Downes

Knowledge, Learning, Community
I think that there is a very large distinction to be drawn between using the cloud and depending on the cloud, and technologists would do well to heed the difference. As jenny Levine notes, "I've met enough folks who think putting something on the internet means it's permanent that I strongly believe we need to help teach our users this isn't true." Exactly - people may want to store and manipulate information online, but you can be sure they will want a local backup in case the online provider fails or is for some reason not available.

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