Study paper from 2003 in the field of Media/Communication - Multimedia, Internet, new technologies, grade: Very good, Vienna University of Economics and Business (Institute for Technology and Business Management), event: Seminar with lecture, language: German, abstract: We live in a time characterized by rapid change and short-term transformations. Armies of scientists, engineers, and opinion researchers are feverishly working to simplify our lives through technology. As stated in the A1 commercial by Mr. Boris Nemsic, technology is not meant to take time away from people but to give it back to them. However, those who truly want to benefit from the time created by technology must be willing to invest significantly. This is precisely the assertion that this paper addresses. I will attempt to...