OLPC Give One Get One program draws criticism from participants
According to PCWorld, “[t]he charitable Give One, Get One XO laptop program [has come] under fire by participants who say they've suffered chronic delivery snafus and delays.” One example is [...]
The Attali Report: A Lot of Good Ideas – But Also Some Seriously Bad Ones!
On January 23, the Attali Committee, a French high-level group led by prominent economist and political advisor Jacques Attali, published its report on how to boost economic competitiveness in France. [...]
Behavioral Marketing – Like or Hate it, but Regulate it?
It's been called a "virtual privacy time bomb" by a prominent Congressman, something that an FTC commissioner believes should "really trouble all of us" and to which one policy group [...]
Alistair Darling backpedals on Capital Gains Tax
According to the Guardian, British Chancellor of the Exchequer Alistair Darling told MPs today that “[a]round 80,000 [UK] business owners and investors will benefit from a new capital gains tax [...]
Connecticut AG praises “milestone agreement” with MySpace for significantly improving social networking security
In USA Today, Connecticut’s Attorney General Richard Blumenthal points out that “[i]n [their] milestone agreement with MySpace, the nation's attorneys general have marked a profoundly significant step toward social networking [...]
Rock On, Ireland!
The New York Times this week has an interesting article on entrepreneurship in Ireland. According to the NYT, entrepreneurs in Ireland – such as our friend Brian Dean from Ceatec [...]