Category: Trends
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1.'Tarzan Economics': If Music Is Free, How Do Artists Get Paid? (knowledge.wharton.upenn.edu)
Turning what was a "product" into a "service".
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2.Apple Selling 20,000 iPads Per Hour? (www.businessinsider.com)
Simple math says that's $10 Million per hour. Not bad work if you can get it.
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3.Cybersecurity: Just Get Tough (www.forbes.com)
Hold countries responsible, just like with financial fraud or money laundering.
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4.4 Fun and Crazy Chatroulette Videos (mashable.com)
This was fun to watch; but I'm still not likely to use the service. Have you?
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5.U.S. Electrical Grid Infiltrated By Chinese & Russian Cyberspies (lastwatchdog.com)
Is this hype ... or a real cause for concern?
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6.Robot Teachers to Invade Korean Classrooms by 2012 (www.engadget.com)
That puts a new face on Computer-Based-Training ...
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7.Free Porn On 'Tube Sites' Puts a Big Dent in Industry - USATODAY.com (www.usatoday.com)
So many other ways they could have gone with that headline
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8.U.S. Would Lose Cyberwar Says Former Intelligence Chief: (www.informationweek.com)
The risk of a catastrophic cyberattack is approaching the gravity of the nuclear risk, according to the Bush administration's top spy.
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9.The Olympics Might Not Be Televised in 2014 (www.infoworld.com)
Four years from now, will you be watching the Winter Games on TV or over the Internet?
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10.Interesting Economic Measure: Hotel Room Rates Calculated By Time Worked at Local Wage (www.economist.com)
Similar to the Big-Mac Index, only backwards. From The Economist.
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11.William Shatner To Star In "Sh*t My Dad Says" SitCom (www.businessinsider.com)
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12.Metacritic - Interesting idea. One Place to Go for Reviews (www.metacritic.com)
See what people think of Movies, TV Shows, Games, and Music.
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13.Utah Mulls Eliminating 12th Grade to Save Money (www.newser.com)
Jokes aside ... that is a scary proposition.
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14.The George W. Bush Billboard: "Miss Me Yet?" (popwatch.ew.com)
I thought this was funny.
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GOP swoops in to take advantage of 'buyer's remorse'.
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16.To Lure Conferences, Resort Hotels Drop the R-Word From Their Names (online.wsj.com)
In a sign of the times, 'Resort' is No Longer on Letterhead
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17.A Telescope That Sets Its Sights On Cyber-Crime (www.newscientist.com)
Cyber Security is becoming more important. This is Very Cool.
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website brings you face-to-face, via webcam, with an endless stream of random strangers all over the world
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19.Just How Many Hitler Video Parodies Does the World Need? (www.guardian.co.uk)
Some of them are pretty good; like the iPad rant mentioned in this article.
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20.Will There be iLust for the Apple's New iPad? (www.forbes.com)
After initially going down, Apple's stock rallies a bit on news of iPad's entry pricing at $499. Amazon's stock went up more than Apple's did.
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21.U.S. Enabled Chinese Hacking of Google (www.cnn.com)
In order to comply with government search warrants on user data, Google created a backdoor access system into Gmail accounts. This feature is what the Chinese hackers exploited to gain access.
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22.U.S. Stands Behind Google (blogs.zdnet.com)
Says Free Access to Internet is Foreign Policy Priority.
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23.Avatar Passes Star Wars as #3 Film Moneymaker (www.newser.com)
Next up, Dark Knight, then Titanic. Pretty impressive, especially in this economy.
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24.Kindle Milestone: Amazon Sold More Kindle Books Than Physical Books On Xmas (www.businessinsider.com)
I certainly have been buying more Kindle books ... they're cheaper. And, I like only having one thing to carry around. What about you?
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25.WSJ Interviews Ellen DeGeneres (online.wsj.com)
topics include joining "American Idol," playing nice with Simon Cowell, and whether she can replace Oprah.
