I’m always amazed at the clever ways that folks use technology to connect and learn from each other, so I was pleased this morning when I read about @sbbuzz. @sbbuzz is described as “an organized way for wired, innovative small business professionals to share insights and […] Read more »
Amidst the hubbub of this week’s Apple announcements, the App Store continued to bubble away with a host of new apps joining the fray. As ever, The Apple Blog is here to separate the signal from the noise and sound off on a selection of the […] Read more »
Xcel Energy will disclose in SEC filings the risks of future climate change regulation and legislation, climate-change related litigation and physical impacts of climate change. The company estimates that carbon emission would have cost $603 million last year, more than its 2007 profits. Read more »
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Most documentarians tackling a somewhat obscure subculture have little guarantee that their subjects will be comfortable on camera. But by choosing to capture the lives of prominent YouTube vloggers, Chuck Potter of 3rd Career Films was spared that difficulty. I Want My Three Minutes Back is […] Read more »
In my little part of the world, it’s now August 8th, 2008 and that means the Olympics are beginning! For some of you in other parts of the world, they already have and to be honest, I snuck in a little Olympic Football in HD yesterday. […] Read more »
No Elvis, EDGE hasn’t left the building, but it has been augmented by much faster HSDPA service in Las Vegas. T-Mobile appears to be doing a very staged 3G rollout in service areas; for example, New York, New York (the city, not the casino) saw service […] Read more »
It looks like Citizenrē, the pie-in-sky solar-as-service provider that aspires to “silicon to service” vertical integration, now has some competition in the world of residential solar renters. Out of Minnesota comes another solar-as-service residential provider — Freener-g, which was just awarded $1.49 million from Xcel Energy […] Read more »
Minneapolis-based utility Xcel Energy said today it will distribute nearly $23 million from its Renewable Development Fund to 22 separate projects. As decided by an advisory board consisting of representatives from the company, its customers, environmental groups and the Prairie Island Indian Community, more than $8 […] Read more »
Former Netscape CEO and now Ning overlord, Marc Andreessen recently posted something of a manifesto with respect to personal productivity. Given productivity is an issue dear to the hearts of WWD readers, I thought we’d take a look at some of Marc’s ideas and see if […] Read more »
Is it broadcast, or is it networked TiVo? That’s (sort of) the question being dragged through the courts now, as Cablevision prepares to appeal a federal court ruling that stopped the New York-region provider from offering more potent DVR services to its customers. Mark Cuban, among […] Read more »
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Google has agreed to help Thailand block parts of YouTube as an alternative to the entire site being unavailable in the country due to government outrage over clips which were deemed defamatory of its king. The site will be available to Thais, minus any offensive content. […] Read more »
Singapore’s Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong announced the country’s “Wireless@SG initiative” this week, which is a plan to cover the island nation in wireless broadband by September 2007. The government will use 5,000 access points to provide almost complete coverage across the tiny country and will […] Read more »
MSNBC reports (via the AP) “Macs no longer immune to viruses, experts say”. This title, as striking as it is, has no thought put behind it. Say what you will, but I’m positive Macs have never been ‘immune’ to viral attacks. Let’s be fair here too, […] Read more »
Tablet PC MVP Craig Pringle has written an excellent article that makes a case for digital versions of books. In An open letter to anyone who writes or publishes a book Craig explains why he prefers ebooks over paper versions and implores authors and publishers to […] Read more »
Dan Gillmor does a great job when he writes about the birth of Apple, and death of AT&T. He is right about Apple, and wrong about AT&T. If the recent trend of VoIP is any indication, there is a lot of life left in Ma Bell. Read more »
Believe it or not, but Britons are finally logging on to the Net using broadband in increasing numbers. While BT DSL remains the leader, cable, Wi-Max and Wi-Fi are catching on with the residents of the islands best know for DIY shows on BBC America. Great […] Read more »
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