• The Globe and Mail, Wednesday, May 27, 2009 1:15 PM

In an interview with The Globe and Mail, Michael Jones, Google's chief technology advocate, claims that, "The mobile phone is for the next decade what the computer has been for the last two or three. As such, he argues that the whole experience of the Web will become more personal; it's something that kids will grow up with, as every device will have Web connectivity.

"It's pretty clear that the Internet is something special," Jones said. "The Internet is sort of like the connective tissue of the global mind. It brings the thoughts of everybody around the world into your home and to your person just because you want to learn."

If the last ten years can be classified as the "Download Decade," the next ten may very well end up being known as the mobile decade, the Globe's Matt Hartley says. "If you want to see the next 10 years, just look at the next 10 months," says BlackBerry maker Research in Motion's co-chief executive officer Jim Balsillie. "You can only see so far ahead, but you're just seeing a revolution happening right now and it's just so fast, you almost don't notice -- if that doesn't sound like a paradox." The changes, he says, will bring in a host of new ways to consume music, movies and other information.

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