Protectionism may be seductive during an economic crisis – but it’s highly dangerous
Yahoo!News reveals that “Dallas Federal Reserve President Richard Fisher warned on Monday against ‘Buy America’ provisions in a proposed fiscal stimulus law and said it could lead to devastating trade [...]
Let’s avoid shooting ourselves in the foot by mandating open standards
On January 21, the European Enterprise Institute (EEI) hosted a conference in Brussels which was entitled “IP-Free Open Standards in ICT: Another EU Own Goal in The Innovation Race?” The [...]
Click fraud reaches all time high
CNetNews.com reports that “[t]hanks in part to armies of compromised computers, click fraud reached an all-time high in the fourth quarter. Click fraud lets Web sites increase revenue from ads [...]
Financial crisis erodes trust in businesses
Reuters reports that, according to according to a survey released today, “[t]rust in business plummeted worldwide last year, as the global economic crisis sent financial institutions pleading for government support, [...]
The Long Tail: Tag It and Bag It!
The debate over the continued relevancy of the “Long Tail” theory reignited yesterday following a press release by eMusic that claimed its internal numbers prove the theory. Mike Masnick over at TechDirt, an [...]
NOW is the time to invest
Silicon Valley Watcher has an interesting list of “10 reasons why this is a good time to invest in innovation.” The New York Times writes that “[t]he time-tested way for [...]