Reid Hoffman’s recipe for jump-starting the economy
The Washington Post has a great op-ed by the founder and CEO of LinkedIn, Reid Hoffman, in which Mr. Hoffman points out that “[t]o translate the stimulus into sustainable growth, [...]
Attention: The Interwebs Are Not Private
Yesterday Facebook released the first drafts of their principles that “will guide development of the service”, and Statement of Rights and Responsibilities. It reminds me that I’ve been meaning to [...]
Free iPhones for everybody?!? Only if you live in Japan…
Wired has an interesting article on why the iPhone isn’t as popular in Japan as in the US. The magazine points out that “from a Japanese perspective, […] almost everything [...]
Taking a Bite Out of Apple’s DMCA Protection? Not Yet
It's 2009, so that means the Copyright Office is in the process of considering new exemptions to the DMCA prohibition on circumvention of digital locks on copyrighted works. Not surprisingly, the [...]
Ideology still a driving force behind hacking in many cases
NetworkWorld writes that “[t]he figures from the latest Web Hacking Incidents Database Annual Report suggest that stealing money and data is not always the overriding motivation for hackers, although it [...]
Microsoft v. TomTom – First thoughts
Today, Microsoft announced that it had filed a legal action with the International Trade Commission (ITC) against automotive navigation systems maker, TomTom for infringement of several different Microsoft patents. Given the [...]