June 2009
2 posts
You can’t buy that here →
Why Canadians have to wait for the coolest new gadgets
“He continued: “The incredibly inaccurate efficient market theory was believed in...”
– Talking Business - Poking Holes in a Theory on Markets - NYTimes.com
April 2009
16 posts
globeandmail.com: Facebook opens its doors to... →
“Mac vs. PC: What You Don’t Get for $699”
– Mac vs. PC: What You Don’t Get for $699 - BusinessWeek
“Twitter’s growth chart continues to look incredible. The...”
– Twitter On Fire! Traffic More Than Doubles In March
NYT: Crisis Reshaping Wall St. as Stars Begin to... →
startups on wall street attracting top talent from beleaguered major firms
“..embracing a new role: digital Samaritan. The Internet may allow bad guys to...”
– http://mobile.nytimes.com/article;jsessionid=2BB6F1957F30339BD94BC4EFC26DCD76.w5?a=353279&f=24
“Microsoft has squawked with pride about Windows 7 being lightweight enough to...”
– Microsoft’s Netbook Conundrum - Bits Blog - NYTimes.com
“Coca-Cola buys minority stake in Innocent, the UK smoothie maker that boasts of...”
– Coke buys stake in ‘ethical’ drinks firm - CNN.com
“Evolution is always about competition, but for humans, as Darwin speculated,...”
– http://mobile.nytimes.com/article?a=353030&f=112&sub=Columnist
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Aussie govt to build high speed broadband network,I wonder if nationalized ISP will censor content or throttle data? http://mobile.nytimes.com/article;jsessionid=AAC61E1C45478112841966ECA0C2C8B1.w6?a=353156&f=111
“we’ve learned just how obnoxious people can be when put into mob...”
– globeandmail.com: Libel 2.0 sites are obnoxious but not much else
UK - Gang of villagers chase away Google car →
Gang of villagers chase away Google car
“University of Melbourne study showed that people who use the Internet for...”
– globeandmail.com: Does using Facebook at work make better employees?
“Monopoly Killer: Perfect German Board Game Redefines Genre”; can...”
– Monopoly Killer: Perfect German Board Game Redefines Genre
NYT: Piracy Puts Film Online a Month Before... →
“The troubling leak - which some people initially dismissed as an April Fool’s Day prank - occurred at a time when media companies are working harder than ever to curtail digital piracy of content. Illicit recordings of films usually appear on the Internet shortly after their theater debuts, but leaks before the premiere dates are rare. Hollywood studios spend millions of dollars to...
NYT: Piracy Puts Film Online a Month Before... →
“The troubling leak - which some people initially dismissed as an April Fool’s Day prank - occurred at a time when media companies are working harder than ever to curtail digital piracy of content. Illicit recordings of films usually appear on the Internet shortly after their theater debuts, but leaks before the premiere dates are rare. Hollywood studios spend millions of dollars to...
“NYT: Help for Travelers on Twitter”
– Help for Travelers @Twitter - Frugal Traveler Blog - NYTimes.com
March 2009
22 posts
“Web entrepreneurs are increasingly embracing new technology from “cloud”...”
– globeandmail.com: New technology rescuing Web startups
“With Google Books, The Internet giant is looking beyond the accepted Web 2.0...”
– globeandmail.com: Content you pay for – what a concept
Top 10 IT locations - News - PC Authority Mobile... →
Sugar Is Back on Food Labels, This Time as a... →
Out with high-fructose corn syrup, in with cane sugar and honey
“It might be called a Google mistrial. The use of BlackBerrys and iPhones by...”
– Mistrial by iPhone - Juries’ Web Research Upends Trials - NYTimes.com
“Economists say that when the economy takes a dive, it is common for people to...”
– Tired of Looking for Work, Some Create Their Own - NYTimes.com
‘Great Recession’: A Brief Etymology - Economix... →
‘Great Recession’: A Brief Etymology
“Increasingly, e-mail is yesterday’s messaging platform,” said Carmi...”
– globeandmail.com: The medium is no longer the message
“After all, for almost 20 years, as a graduate student at Columbia and a...”
– They Tried to Outsmart Wall Street - NYTimes.com
When Everyone’s a Friend, Is Anything Private? -... →
“The Music Industry’s New Internet Problem
Streaming music sites with...”
– The Music Industry’s New Internet Problem - BusinessWeek
“When food industry giants like Kellogg want to ensure that American consumers...”
– http://mobile.nytimes.com/article?a=336989
“That was before last fall’s crash took the economics establishment by surprise....”
– Economics Professors Are Unshaken by Financial Crisis - NYTimes.com
Is Facebook taking a cue from Twitter? →
The ‘Organic’ Stamp - Does It Mean That Food Is... →
We understand certain health benefits to eating it, but what else is included?
Demos | Events | Knowledge Nomads | London
At “Knowledge Nomads” report launch by Demos in London. http://www.demos.co.uk/events/httpdemoscoukeventsknowledgenomads “Demos’ Knowledge Nomads report looks at flows of skilled people into and out of the UK, and delves beneath headlines on immigration to examine highly skilled migrants’ origins, motivations and experiences. It argues that the mobility of scientists...
Music Festivals Turn to the Installment Plan →
With the recession in full swing, it’s interesting to see innovations organizations are enacting to keep business alive
DB’s Medical Rants » Comparative effectiveness... →
February 2009
32 posts
Idea Idol 2009 : Oxford Entrepreneurs →
“Idea Idol is the flagship ideas competition run by Oxford Entrepreneurs to encourage and support student enterprise and innovation at the University of Oxford and beyond. We are giving away up to £10,000 and many other prizes for your ideas. The final competition takes the form of a 2 minute pitch to a star-studded panel of judges; including, Julie Meyer (Founder of First Tuesday and...
Digital Ethnography →
Professor Wesch @ Kansas State University
In Innovation, U.S. Said to Be Losing Competitive... →
Sharing Consumers’ Tastes in Cellphone Surfing -... →
“Scientists measured blood levels of the vitamin in a representative sample of...”
– Vital Signs - Aging - Vitamin D Levels Tied to Dementia Risk
Help Me Decide Which Netbook to Buy! →
“The survey also found that microbloggers are more likely to live in cities than...”
– Drilling Down - Tweeting? Odds Are You Live in a City - NYTimes.com
“Certainly, antitrust scrutiny is a growing worry at the Googleplex. Last year,...”
– Digital Domain - Everyone Loves Google, Until It’s Too Big - NYTimes.com