Unintended Consequences of Technology and Economic Development
I’m struck this week by two happenings in the realm of Information and Communication Technologies for Development (ICT4D for short). First, nonprRead More…
Month: August 2006
Cellphones Threatening iPods – Nokia Overtakes Apple in Music Players Sold
The Wall Street Journal (subscription required) has an interesting article pointing out that the latest cellphones are coming complete with better priRead More…
Unintended Consequences of Technology and Economic Development
I’m struck this week by two happenings in the realm of Information and Communication Technologies for Development (ICT4D for short). First, nonprRead More…
Better Batteries: Venture Capitalists Throwing Money at Battery Makers
Venture capitalists are on the look out for new battery technologies. Just since July, the following companies have received over $75 million in finanRead More…
Are Copyright Laws Just Plain Outdated?
Internet Jack-of-all-trades Joi Ito suggests as much in a recent interview at CNET News.com, at least in terms of dealing with the online world. UnlikRead More…
EA To Make $5 Million in Three Months Selling In-Game Ad Space in Online Game
The gaming industry is excited about the prospects of in-game advertising, a revenue stream widely untapped. A spokesman for Electronic Arts, the worlRead More…
Better Batteries: Venture Capitalists Throwing Money at Battery Makers
Venture capitalists are on the look out for new battery technologies. Just since July, the following companies have received over $75 million in finanRead More…
EA To Make $5 Million in Three Months Selling In-Game Ad Space in Online Game
The gaming industry is excited about the prospects of in-game advertising, a revenue stream widely untapped. A spokesman for Electronic Arts, the worlRead More…
Search 2.0: Customize & Refine Your Results Easily
Last week I pointed out that the easiest way for Google to improve search would be to allow one query to bring up separated results by regular sites, Read More…
Wal-Mart Releasing Movie Downloads Versus TiVo Adding Commercials
Both Wal-Mart and TiVo had some big news today in the area of trying to commercialize the latest advances in digital media. Wal-Mart released its moviRead More…