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Head of Consumer Electronics Association reminds CES attendees that foreign trade is vital for growth of IT industry and overall health of U.S. economy

The Los Angeles Times writes that “[w]hile the consumer electronics world is watching Las Vegas this week, many manufacturers are also keeping an eye on foreign markets where they can build and sell their latest gadgets.  The head of the trade group behind the International Consumer Electronics Show used the [...]

By |2016-12-21T00:15:17-05:00January 8th, 2008|Blog, Uncategorized|

Toshiba says HD DVD format not dead despite Warner Bros’ decision to exclusively back Blu-Ray

Reuters writes that “Toshiba Corp said on Sunday its HD DVD high-definition video format is not dead despite being dealt a big setback by Warner Bros studio's decision to exclusively back Sony Corp's rival Blu-ray technology.  Akiyo Ozaka, president of Toshiba America Consumer Products, told a briefing at the Consumer [...]

By |2016-12-21T00:15:17-05:00January 7th, 2008|Blog, Uncategorized|

Privacy advocates deeply concerned by FTC approving merger of biggest players in search and online advertising, respectively

Internetnews.com today asks if the approval of the Google DoubleClick merger means that “privacy is dead.”  The publication points out that “[t]he Federal Trade Commission's decision to approve Google's acquisition of DoubleClick without conditions runs counter to the warnings of a host of privacy and consumer advocates, as well as [...]

By |2007-12-21T21:39:07-05:00December 21st, 2007|Blog, Uncategorized|

New venture fund aims at growing larger pie instead of extracting as much as possible from pie for itself

According to the Mercury News, “[s]uggesting that some venture capital colleagues have gotten greedy at the expense of entrepreneurs, the four Internet tycoons behind the Founders Fund on Tuesday touted the creation of a new $220 million investment fund as well as a stock plan designed to reduce tension between [...]

By |2016-12-21T00:15:17-05:00December 19th, 2007|Blog, Uncategorized|

Small Businesses Still Lead the American Economy

Well, at least they did in 1996. According to the "The Small Business Economy 2007" report produced by  the Small Business Administration (SBA), small businesses remain the engine of the American economy despite signs of slowing growth in the current environment.  The study is probably misnamed (it looks at data [...]

By |2016-12-21T00:15:17-05:00December 19th, 2007|Blog|
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