Programming human perfectibility?
[2011-04-25 14:12]In theory, it is hard to think of any nobler computer service than the typical "Help Wanted" board.
Greasing the brave new market's skids
[2011-03-24 09:09]Internet firms are supposed to be all about the cutting edge, but reality and buzz sometimes conflict. Consider Groupon: its focus is the power of groups, but its actual business is the old standby of direct-mail marketing and coupons.
The transparent consumer
[2011-02-24 16:45]There's an old, true joke in the advertising business: half of it is wasted on customers who will never buy, but nobody knows which half.
Sputnik Redux
[2011-01-21 14:40]More than 50 years ago (1957), the Soviets launched the world's first orbiting satellite, beating the US into space.
WikiLeaks' flawed answer to a flawed world
[2010-12-15 14:01]"Anonymity in itself should not be illegal. There are enough good reasons for people to be anonymous that it should be [allowed] – at least in some places on the Net (as in real life)."
The dangerous myth of the hero entrepreneur
[2010-11-25 09:41]Earlier this month, I sat on a panel in Monte Carlo, a hotspot of the establishment, discussing the question, “Why can't Europe be more like the US?”
Health care's frequent flyers
[2010-10-27 12:57]For those of you who have seen the (American) movie "Up in the Air," think of the scene where George Clooney meets Vera Farmiga.
The future of Internet search
[2010-08-23 16:27]Imagine that Googling an address gave you a list of the closest buildings, ranked by distance. That is beginning to change. The online world has turned its attention from searching to social networking, search is getting interesting again.
