Here's a relatively recent book from the Editor of Wired magazine. It's worth putting on your reading list, and can be found online for free.
Full Text
http://www.kk.org/outofcontrol/contents.php
PDF (with ads)
http://www.endofcontrol.com/2008/08/kevin-kelly-re.html
Here's an illustrated version...
http://www.kk.org/2008/08/out-of-control-the-illustrated.php
http://www.mediafire.com/download/tenny0l1jne/ooc-mf.pdf
Society (ie "the Village") is being modeled on an Ant Colony and a Bee Hive.
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