On February 11, 2010
Google Buzz: Good for Snoops, Bad for Social Networking
Google Buzz is just a copy of Yahoo Mail's capabilities, and both are about getting users to turn over personal data, not about enabling social networking.
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On February 11, 2010
Why I Don’t Innovate at Work (or Watch Cooking Shows at the Gym)
I almost envied the speaker as he delivered his erudite commentary on stage. I wasn't in the audience at TED, but rather listening to a slightly nerdy 11-year-old explain his science project to an audience of his peers…
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On February 11, 2010
Internet Governance in a World of Cyberwarcraft
Today, we focus on the fallout from the Google's threat to pull out of China, due to a series of sophisticated hacks and attacks on Google, as well as a dozen more IT companies. Due to the…
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On February 11, 2010
Why Belgian Ad Agencies’ “Pitch Strike” Is Doomed to Fail; Ayn Rand Theory Put to the Test
About 20 ad agencies in Belgium have gone on a "pitch strike" -- refusing to particpate in competitive bidding contests for ad accounts where more than three agencies are being considered at a time. The effort will be a delightful
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Russia Becoming Less Hospitable to Software Pirates
One-quarter of Russian software outlets sell bootleg Microsoft programs, the company said earlier this week as it published the results of a survey intended to elbow authorities into taking more action. Russia is a notoriously lucrative market…
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Utah Lawmakers, In Thrall to Big Coal and Big Agriculture, Attack Climate-Change “Conspiracy”
Utah lawmakers, ignoring pleas from all those radical long-haired hippie scientists at Brigham Young University, passed a resolution that had originally called for an investigation of a "climate-change conspiracy" and that insisted the EPA cease all attempts to regulate greenhouse
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Don’t ‘Blink’ — The Case for Careful Decision Making
Are you an instinctual "blink" decision maker, or an analyzer? Truth is, we probably use both skills. The key is understanding which approach works best when. How do you decide?
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On February 11, 2010
Pfizer Seeks Non-Prescription Status for Viagra Despite Health Risk Worries
Pfizer (PFE) is developing a new formulation of Viagra that would be available without a prescription. The over-the-counter product is planned for launch in the U.K. in 2011, according to Campaign, which notes that the company is already seeking an
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On February 11, 2010
Regrets
“Twenty years from now you will be more disappointed by the things you didn’t do than by the ones you did do. So throw off the bowlines. Sail away from safe harbor. Catch the trade winds in your sails. Explore.
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On February 11, 2010
Is It Hooray for Social Media or Goodbye to Privacy or Both?
Speaking of paradox and contradictions (as I did with my post here last month), how about the good news/bad news mess of mixed-up emotions with the increasing personalization of advertising.
The good news (well, sort of) is less…
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