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In case some of you have been wondering why I have been slacking off, there are two reasons: a nasty migraine that just doesn’t seem to go away. And the second reason is not as tasteless. I have rediscovered the joys of cooking, and have been experimenting, just to get the mind off the head-crunching [...]

What’s the ROI on marketing in Second Life? After attacking the topic from a couple directions (most SL users seem receptive, but so far, are largely unimpressed with existing attempts), we finally have some concrete numbers to work with, at least on the more relevant metric of unique visitors.
So how does anywhere from 6,454 [...]

I moderated a panel today of Silicon Valley high schoolers, talking about their impressions of technology and entrepreneurship. They were a highly articulate and tech-savvy bunch — very doubtfully an accurate statistical sampling — but very fun to talk to. Some tidbits:
One girl told the audience, “I would be lost, helpless, and alone without the [...]

Another ‘white space’ mobile prototype device has landed at the FCC for testing, this time from Philips which submitted a “spectrum sensing device” to the FCC last Friday. Ars Technica points out the details, and we checked out the FCC filing for the device that is similar to the one submitted by Microsoft in March.
White [...]

Do Rich Internet Applications Matter to You?: Silverlight and Flash aim at the rich internet application space — a perceived gap in what users want and what they are getting from their overly light web apps. The idea is that we need more rich interactivity from our browser apps than they give us. [...]

Qwest is going to resell Sprint’s EVDO Rev A service, the company announced yesterday. The plans start at $69.99 a month, and the unlimited plan goes for about $80 a month. If you commit for two years, you get a data card for $50. Qwest DSL customers get $20 off their monthly wireless broadband plan.
Unfortunately, [...]