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ChatterJuly 18, 2008
Friday, July 18, 2008 10:49 AM/EST
The Tail That Wags the DogOm Malik says, "even Silicon Valley can't ignore what's been going on in the overall economy." It's an important post. The consumer-spending analysis is not pretty, and it resonates far beyond the tech industry. But something that jumped out... July 17, 2008
Thursday, July 17, 2008 3:36 PM/EST
Archie Bunker Is Not The ProblemI know a woman of a certain age who is a straight-up bigot -- Archie Bunker with an expensive haircut and a charming Southern accent. She's an avowed homophobe and freely admits that she'd never vote for Obama because...
Thursday, July 17, 2008 11:18 AM/EST
Your Online Community StinksWhile you're coming to terms with the fact that your blog stinks, you might want to consider that your social networking effort is lame, too. Thirty-five percent of the online communities studied have less than 100 members; less than... July 16, 2008
Wednesday, July 16, 2008 10:43 AM/EST
When "Not PC" Doesn't Mean You Prefer MacHP gets into the mobile data center business. I'm not a particularly PC guy -- I'm one of the half-dozen or so people who admits to liking the New Yorker's Obama cover, and I still call mobile homes "mobile... July 15, 2008
Tuesday, July 15, 2008 3:40 PM/EST
The Dog That Didn't BarkMy hometown of Greensboro, NC, is not one of the smoking craters of the mortage meltdown, nor is it immune to the problems facing the larger economy. It's so much in the mainstream, in fact, that the New York... July 14, 2008
Monday, July 14, 2008 4:01 PM/EST
In Which I Fail to Avoid Writing About the iPhoneI was trying to make it through the day without mentioning the iPhone, but a few items jumped out at me through the swirling ticker-tape -- things that are relevant to corporate IT. As Clint Boulton says, "the variety...
Monday, July 14, 2008 11:39 AM/EST
Evolutionary Dead-ends: Le MinitelSo it's Bastille Day, and that got me thinking about the Minitel -- the French teletext system that seemed so cool back in the pre-web era. When my wife and I moved to Paris in 1989, the Minitel was... July 11, 2008
Friday, July 11, 2008 10:54 AM/EST
National Tech PolicyAs mentioned in this column, the US lacks a serious technology policy and continues to face a digital divide in terms of broadband access. Looks like we could learn something from the Aussies: Australia's government has launched an ambitious...
Friday, July 11, 2008 9:29 AM/EST
Fauxpen Source Politics?The Republican National Committee is opening its platform-writing process to the public. "All comments and feedback will be reviewed and taken into full consideration as we prepare for our convention in Minneapolis-St. Paul," says the website, which went live... July 10, 2008
Thursday, July 10, 2008 5:07 PM/EST
Technotopian No MoreMy report from the 2008 Personal Democracy Forum: "The mood, while hopeful, reflected some realities too often overlooked in the first blush of love between policy wonks and geeks."...
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