Taking a Look at Wiki Software
February 21, 2012, No Comments

Wikis are a form of collaborative software used primarily for the display of large amounts of related information. The p ...

Monopoly in the Information Age
July 22, 2011, No Comments

Perhaps we should blame the board game for making it seem benign, but “Monopoly” is actually a very scary concept. H ...

Get Rich Quick StartUps Lead to Economic Shut-Downs
July 19, 2011, No Comments

Google has spent close to $350 million in 2011 as part of its effort to discover the next big startup, joining a plethor ...

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Jeff Clavier: A Cool Billion Dollars
July 6, 2011, 2 Comments

Jeff Clavier is the founder of SoftTechVC, a venture capital firm that specializes in investing in consumer internet sta ...

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Chromebook vs. Reality
June 25, 2011, No Comments

Google’s Chromebook has only been on the market for a few days, but it already feels outdated. The idea that people wo ...

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The Next Step for Open Data
May 25, 2011, 1 Comment

So far, the Open Data movement has been busy developing relationships with government officials, standardizing data sets ...

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The World Bank Open Data Portal
September 19, 2010, No Comments

In the era of Google Instant, internet real estate has become increasingly valuable, partially because it is so ephemera ...

Rise of the New Titans, Part II
August 23, 2010, No Comments

Last week, we discussed how Google and Apple, by branding themselves as extensive service providers, have established th ...

No Lawsuits Required: Technology Embraces the Community
August 13, 2010, No Comments

Technology has few borders, an ethereal quality that is currently causing Google some legal concerns. Google Maps is cur ...

In The Age of Information, China’s Relative Youth
July 11, 2010, No Comments

Although many governments have begun to embrace the concept of open data, some governments continue to do everything in ...