Their legacies, however, are increasingly intertwined.
Yet the real and virtual worlds are increasingly intertwined.
In the United States, broadcasting and the Internet have developed in parallel universes; in Britain they are increasingly intertwined.
Both social conservatives and gay rights groups say their debate is becoming increasingly intertwined with the presidential election.
How the tech giants share data with one another will also be an issue, because the ecosystem is increasingly intertwined.
Although many distinct rural and urban musics continue to be practiced in the 21st century, the traditions are increasingly intertwined.
What's more, the company's decisions pose broader questions about what corporate America owes Americans as the global and national economies are increasingly intertwined.
Indeed the two matters seem increasingly intertwined; as The New York Times reported this week, shrinking glaciers have already created acute water shortages in some parts of Bolivia.
At the core of their preoccupations lay the often lethal tension among states, markets, and human welfare in an era when the three were becoming increasingly intertwined.
In 1999, Mr. Diller was determined to merge his electronic shopping business with Lycos, a Web portal, arguing that media companies and retailers were increasingly intertwined.
