economics
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http://static.slidesharecdn.com/swf/ssplayer2.swf?doc=2f100thingstowatchin2011-101222142649-phpapp02&stripped_title=2f-100-things-to-watch-in-2011-6306251&userName=jwtintelligence Things to Watch in 2011 A 100-item laundry list of predictions of what will be popular in tech for the year 2011. There are some interesting trends emerging. Many items in that list are predicting a significant trend of technologies merging and going mainstream. Take for example Facebook’s growing ability to provide value to…
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colorlines: “Mr Waldman is right to suggest that today’s Republican alarm and Democratic light-heartedness are partisan phenomena. But one is no sillier than the other. The majority of Democrats who saw government as a threat in 2007 were right to do so, and nothing truly significant has changed since then. Likewise, the overwhelming majority of…
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The Flock of Business(wo)men to Politics
Here’s a solid statement regarding all the hype of business people trying to bring their management skills, order and rationality to politics. The best way to inject the virtues of business into public life is not to draft in a few ex-bosses—even outstanding ones like Ms Whitman—but to introduce as much choice and competition as…
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Competition will keep internet neutral
A recent article from the Economist argues that competition could save internet from becoming fragmented, but not in America where there’s not enough competition. What about the risk that operators will fragment the internet by erecting new road-blocks or toll booths? In theory, competition between providers of internet access should prevent this from happening. Any…
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Protectionism Fails Reason
Just heard about US and BP refusing Dutch companies’ bids to provide the most advanced technology of oil cleanup. This is protectionism at its best, where in the interest of protecting domestic companies the gov’t sacrifices optimal solution. So I am really curious: Why does media focus on and, for the past few months, has…
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I was a bit surprised by how low US ranks in internet speed when, after running a speed test, I navigated to worldwide stats page. Notice how Baltic countries Lithuania and Latvia are really high, especially when it comes to uploads. Anyone knows why?
