We Need the Money! Don’t Politicize Foreign Investment
There's a lot of hoopla surrounding Bain Capital's buyout of beleaguered 3Com Corporation, due to the fact that one of the buyers is Huawei, a company from China. Or "communist [...]
Germany needs to tread carefully when it comes to restricting sovereign wealth funds
Last week, the European Commission laid out its position on sovereign wealth funds, saying that EU nations should avoid ‘uncoordinated responses’ that could scare off investors. In spite of this, [...]
Japanese government wants to regulate the Internet
According to the International Herald Tribune, “[a] Japanese government panel is proposing to govern ‘influential, widely read news-related sites as newspapers and broadcasting are now regulated.’ The government is also [...]
Online advertising revenues exceed $21 billion
The Mercury News reveals that “[o]nline advertising revenues exceeded $21 billion for the first time in 2007, although preliminary data compiled by an industry trade group also suggests growth is [...]
Here in Geneva: Refreshing Honesty, questionable tactics
I’m here in Geneva at the Open Forum Europe conference, listening to discussions about the problem with standards bodies today. More specifically, listening to IBM’s take on the problem with [...]
Pakistan blocks access to YouTube
AFP reveals that “Pakistan has ordered all Internet service providers to block the YouTube website for containing ‘blasphemous’ content and material considered offensive to Islam. […] An inter-ministerial committee has [...]