2009 looks bleak, people are nervous, businesses have found the handbrake and sounds of changing gears without using the clutch can be heard.But a crisis has a side effect; it spurs changes and new ideas that moves society forward. Even...

Here’s the problem, I can keep my old DVD player (which upconverts and actually has a pretty nice presentation) while using iTunes or Netflix’s download service to bring HD movies to my laptop which can then play through to my display. I don’t need a Blu-ray player to get HD video for movies.

“The [...]

From Norwegian site NRKBeta: Some weeks ago, NRK - Norwegian Braodcasting - signed a deal with music rights holder organisation TONO in Norway. The new deal gives NRK right to publish podcasts of all previously broadcasted radio- and tv-programs that contains less then 70% music. Podcast containing music may be up for four weeks, while our podcast [...]

Is China getting ready to dump cheap metals products (semi-finished and finished) on the North American market? Perhaps, if you read and believe this story over on Metal Miner. Written by my blogging-partner-in-crime Lisa Reisman, the post notes tha...

"Affinnova's premise is that over time, consumer markets evolve much like the natural world: Strong products survive while weak ones die out. Its software, a "genetic algorithm" called IDDEA, essentially simulates evolution, creating generation after generation of possible products or...

Chrysler has a blog and on it they posted a digital copy of that stupid “thank you America” ad they spent $100k of your money running. The comments on the post speak convincingly about the depth of anger felt by the vast majority, probably 98%, of people on this subject as evidenced by what they [...]

Michael Arrington, joins issue with Loic about American vs. European entrepreneurs, the controversy picked up at the Le Web conference. Loic responds back . As someone who has gone around the world many times and has met with hundreds of entrepreneurs, here are my thoughts.
Michael points out :

"...the joy of life is great, but all these two hour lunches over a bottle or two of great wine and general unwillingness to do whatever it takes to...