information revolution. it's a must-read for anyone who wants to understand the new world. now for the last look. take your first look at the new $100 bill. when the government released a sneak peek this week, critics in america were less than thrilled about the new franklin. it seems americans like their greenbacks green. and many were taken aback by the shades of purple and orange, but perhaps ben franklin's more important constituency today is overseas. after all, almost two thirds of all $100 bills circulate overseas, not stateside. and perhaps that's fitting for a bill that's strewn with images of a man who lived and loved the ex'pat life, first in london, and then in paris to represent the young united states. i have to wonder, though, what franklin on printer would make of the high-tech anticounterfeiting measures that