According to MSNBC, “News Corp.'s Web network MySpace has been in talks for several months with online auction company eBay Inc. about a partnership” which would allow “MySpace users [to] buy and sell items from each other using eBay's online-commerce technology and its PayPal payment system.” In a different story, [...]
The World May Be Flat, But Nations Must Create An Environment for Innovation ACT Study Identifies IP Protection, Trade, and Competition Polices as Critical to Global Competitiveness Washington – Thomas Friedman tells us the world is flat, but national policies still matter for companies of all sizes looking to innovate [...]
National Policies as Platforms for Innovation: Reconciling a Flat World with Creative Cities Thomas Friedman tells us the world is flat, but national policies still matter for companies of all sizes looking to innovate and compete in the global marketplace. "National Policies as Platforms for Innovation: Reconciling a Flat World [...]
Yahoo!News reports that just “[d]ays after a beaming Bill Gates unveiled his much-vaunted Windows Vista software at a retail price of $400 for the premium version, Latin American street vendors are hawking pirate copies for under $10.” In a different story, Yahoo!News reveals that “[r]esponding to a report that its [...]
CNetNews.com reports that “Google, whose informal motto is ‘Do No Evil,’ tried to browbeat lawmakers in North Carolina into silence while the company sought millions in tax breaks, according to a newspaper in that state.” ZDNet.com points out that “President Bush's fiscal 2008 budget includes an information technology budget of [...]