Google on Search Queries

March 18, 2006

Google Associate General Counsel Nicole Wong blogs on the results of yesterday’s hearing concerning the DOJ’s subpoena for search queries and results. Via BeSpacific.

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GoogleFON

March 18, 2006

Dana Blankenhorn writes about FON and notes among other things the difficulty of dealing with the broadband duopoly. But then a suggestion that is both stunning and exhilarating at the same time: You have to get around the Bell-cable duopoly. That means finding competitive fiber, otherwise the duopolists just choke you down with contracts, calling […]

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The Firebook

March 17, 2006

Gizmodo is running pics of a MacBook Pro magsafe connector that apparently suddenly burst into flame.

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Jason Fried and Jim Coudal Keynote at SXSW

March 17, 2006

A superb joint keynote at SXSW 2006 on starting up in the software business from Jason Fried of 37Signals and and Jim Coudal of Coudal Partners. Thanks, Mike!

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Surowiecki on Net Neutrality

March 16, 2006

James Surowiecki pens an essay on net neutrality in the current New Yorker.

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The Hardest Part of Being an Entrepreneur

March 16, 2006

is having to force yourself to focus on just one of the extraordinary ideas you’ve had, and leave the rest to another day.

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The End of (Radio) Days?

March 16, 2006

I’ve blogged before about the impact of podcasting on radio, and more recently, about the opportunity for internet radio in a wifi cloud world. Podcasting has certainly affected my use of radio, and having all of my audio media digitized and available – in-house, in-hand or in-car – has changed the way I use it. […]

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Credit Card Application Horror Stories

March 16, 2006

Concurring Opinions recaps a stunning example of the appalling lack of security in some credit card issuer’s application processes. In this case, a curious soul tore up an application sent to his home, taped it back together, and completed it, asking that the card be sent to a different address, and giving a celphone number […]

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VON Canada 2006

March 15, 2006

I’ll be participating in a panel at VON Canada this year. Details on this excellent event are here: Canada is a leading innovator in a global market for IP communications. Did you know that 12 companies selected for the prestigious 2005 Pulver 100 are Canadian? At Voice on the Net Canada, you’ll get a chance […]

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The End of Lawful Access

March 14, 2006

The recent federal election at least temporarily slowed the move towards the adoption in Canada of lawful access legislation – legislation that mandates that interception capability be built in by ISPs and telephone service providers. Lawful access legislation will likely make a reappearance. But as VoIP adoption begins to accelerate, VoIP encryption clients will become […]

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MSM on Web 2.0

March 13, 2006

Lots of attention on Web 2.0 in the mainstream media of late. Business Week on the ‘net’s “new age” here, NYT on the M&A appetites of media giants here, and the Globe on the same issue.

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The Problem of Product Complexity

March 13, 2006

I’ve blogged [Ed: ranted?] this topic here many times (see here, here and here, for example), so it’s satisfying to see some research (thin though it may be) supporting the idea that complex product design hinders adoption. I’ll say it again: there is an enormous market opportunity for someone determined to make it simple.

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