Plugged In

Is WM plugged in enough compared to other so-called elite universities in the nation? WM being the only college that I've attended, I have to say that I have no real basis for comparison, but I sure hope we are because technological skills are going to a necessity in the future, if not already. As the world becomes more globalized, technological skills are going to be a necessity for keeping in touch and communicating with colleagues, suppliers, producers, stock markets, etc. around the world. Does that mean that everybody should know how to program their own web-based application program? No. But it wouldn't be a bad idea. What everybody is calling "Web 2.0" is based heavily on user-created content and those who can create the next big social-networking site or online web video player can become a very rich person indeed. Of course, it is quite very possible that these things will reach their limit and come to pass, but what won't pass anytime soon is the way businesses are run now and days - through technology.