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Yearly Archives: 2008
This is Change?
After an historic election, the Luddites are saying that Barack Obama will be forced to stop using email and turn in his BlackBerry.
The First Thing We Do Is…
The official trade rag of the legal industry — a notorious technology backwater for decades — is publicizing the wonders of the Internet social networking phenomenon Twitter.
Been There, Done That
Alright, so more than 80% of Silicon Valley’s 150 largest publicly traded companies have employees holding underwater options. It’s happened before, and that did not deter innovation or investment.
Regulators In the Valley
The reaction in Silicon Valley to folks saying they’re from Washington, DC and are “here to help” may just be slightly more favorable going-forward.
Advice or Ostriches?
The question is not whether the Valley will sit on the sidelines but rather how, when and on what issue(s) it will engage Washington.
Small Isn’t Beautiful Anymore
Wrangling over the proposed Google-Yahoo advertising deal makes one wonder whether scale, a virtue in Silicon Valley, can also be a vice. With apologies to economist E.F. Schumacher, big isn’t bad anymore, it’s good.
What A Screw-Up
A long time ago, Supreme Court Justice Benjamin Cardozo asked whether “the criminal should go free because the constable has blundered.” The answer to that is yes, but it’s no solace that a crooked politician gets away with corruption for such a stupid blunder.
Unsafe Text
This is why it is a really bad idea to text while you are driving.
What Larry Doesn’t Get
To suggest that “new media,” bloggers and the like should participate misses the whole point. Major party candidates like the dominance of debates by legacy television media.