Data: The Essence of a Digital Lifestyle
http://www.uxmatters.com/MT/archives/000016.php

Knemeyer, Dirk
UXmatters
2005

Abstract:

I've been thinking a lot about metadata recently, but not from the standpoint of XML or programming or helping to organize and index data. My interest is in the future of content ownership, delivery, and value. I see a future for media that looks very different from the media of today. The germ of this idea actually came from my experiences with online movie rentals.