We are at an edge when we are oscillating and trying to decide what to do. The Internet Edge is a collective edge, reflecting how people are adjusting as the world becomes more connected through the Internet. As with other connection technologies, the edge manifests itself as tension between local and global values. What you see is oscillating behavior. The urge for the change drives people forward, and the resistance to the change drives them back.
People often experience a sense of confusion and forgetfulness at edges.
When resistance asserts itself, we can temporarily forget what we are doing. Groups also oscillate at edges. They start out going in one direction and then stop and reverse course. For a group, confusion at an edge shows up as lack of agreement about a course of action. One example of a force for change is the way that online sales are changing how businesses work.