Connectivity changes everything. That’s the credo driving just about every corner of our day-to-day lives. As human beings, we are now connected to one another through not just our social networks but also our cars, the books we read, the albums we download and even our own health and wellness habits (to name just a few areas).In this collection of essays, GigaOM Pro brings you insight from our some of our top analysts into the most dynamic areas in the technology market. From David Card’s look at the socialization of the digital music market to Michael Wolf’s analysis of the creative destruction happening in book publishing, to Adam Lesser’s profile of new ways of sharing resources using the consumer web to leading connected health expert Jody Ranck’s snapshot of how connectedness is fueling change in a healthcare industry that vitally needs it, this e-book will give you a better understanding of how major trends in consumer technology and the web are reshaping the world around us.