A European’s Fight for Open Markets
The Economist blog today has a great post on the benefits of global free trade. The post lauds European Union Trade Commissioner Peter Mandelson for his tireless fight for liberalism [...]
British travel company pays $1 million for domain name
According to the Sidney Morning Herald, “[a] British travel company has paid $US1.1 million ($A1.2m) for the domain name cruises.co.uk, a price that is effectively $1 million just for the [...]
Consumer group says RealPlayer is badware
InfoWorld reports that “[a] consumer advocacy group is blasting RealNetworks for installing adware and other software without properly notifying its users. In a report published Thursday, StopBadware.org faults the latest [...]
Who wouldn’t want to own a pair of roller skates from North Korea??
According to the International Herald Tribune, “North Korea, known more for nuclear saber-rattling than its consumer products, is offering overseas shoppers the chance to buy hundreds of its goods through [...]
May 1, 2008, Will Be A Good Day for European SMEs
On January 30, the German Ministry of Justice received the French Instrument of Ratification for the London Agreement. This means that the Agreement will enter into force on 1st May [...]
Valley VCs’ confidence plummets
SFGate.com reveals that, according to a survey released Tuesday by the University of San Francisco, “[c]onfidence among local venture capitalists has plunged to its lowest level since 2004. Concern about [...]