October 10, 2007
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Three Billion New Capitalists: The Great Shift of Wealth and Power to the East by Clyde Prestowitz is a good companion to Tom Friedman’s The World Is Flat regarding globalization. At times I felt the chapters could have been written … Continue reading
October 6, 2007
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Matt Spaamen recommended Glenn Reynolds’ An Army of Davids: How Markets and Technology Empower Ordinary People to Beat Big Media, Big Government, and Other Goliaths. Glenn, professor of law at the University of Tennessee is the former MSNBC blogger known … Continue reading
October 6, 2007
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NYTimes writer David Pogue has a quick overview to the new XO or One Laptop Per Child computer from MIT…which is now laptop.org the site for the program. The opportunity to “Give One – Get One” is very impowering. Take … Continue reading
September 28, 2007
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As emotional as a situation can become over a short period of time, the Myanmar (Burma for all you old school) government’s decision to cut internet connections is a desperate act and clearly a sign that a total crackdown is … Continue reading
September 27, 2007
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Today Amazon opened the beta door to their new music store amazonmp3beta and as the name suggests, everything is available in mp3 format. In comparison Apple’s iTunes format is AAC for all those millions of iPods. Amazon MP3 offers the … Continue reading
September 25, 2007
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Nicholas Negroponte‘s One Laptop Per Child (OLPC) program is off to a less than stellar beginning. The biggest hurdle (outside of Intel) is securing funds from third world countries who verbally promised to purchase units for their school children. The … Continue reading
September 20, 2007
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Well after three weeks of questions regarding where NBC would move its digital television programs after breaking ties with Apple’s iTunes. I blogged about their greed. Well NBC Universal “announced” many popular shows would be available for free download. But … Continue reading
September 19, 2007
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Google has now added to their on-line tools solution to include presentation software very similar to PowerPoint. This compliments their word processing and spreadsheet tools, virtually serving online version of Microsoft Office. And all you need is a Google account. … Continue reading
September 18, 2007
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China has been taking quite a justified beating in the global press for their product safety crisis. From toys to medicine China is stumbling over its global reputation. Today’s article in the New York Times proves Europe has learned from … Continue reading
September 18, 2007
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What book would be a perfect follow up to The Tipping Point and Blink by Malcolm Gladwell? To prove timing is everything I read Dan and Chip Heath’s new release: Made to Stick: Why Some Ideas Survive and Others Die. … Continue reading