The Downside

Over the past couple of years, it has become increasingly clear that Google is no longer in the search business. Sure, Google.com is a search engine, but the real business at Google is no longer to provide the best search engine. Its mission is no longer “to organize the world’s information and make [...]

When someone writes for a publication like MIT’s Technology Review, they have an obligation to write articles that are objective and scientifcally sound. To represent a brand like MIT, they have to observe the standards of review journalism such as creating measurable comparison criteria, applying those standards consistently, and giving consistent, even-handed treatment to their [...]

According to the Wall Street Journal, Yahoo is rumored to be buying Facebook for 1 billion dollars. That’s right, 1 billion. (Full disclosure: I own stock in Yahoo.) Bambi Francisco confirms the rumor, but says a deal is still a ways off.
Why, one may ask, would Yahoo need Facebook? Perhaps [...]

One part insanity, two parts Aussie accent, three parts animal lover, and six more parts insanity, and that’s what Steve Irwin, the Crocodile Hunter, was. He passed as I imagine he would have liked, doing what he loved, exploring the animal kingdom. He brought a new energy and passion for animalkind to television, [...]

We are on the cusp of a complete paradigm shift in technology. Just as it took humanity many years to learn how to efficiently use the combustion engine to propel itself around the planet, we are just now learning what the Internet and wireless technologies can enable us to do. We’re just scratching [...]

For at least the past year now, you can’t read a story about Web 2.0 and the Internet without reading about Wikipedia. Wikipedia is a great site. It’s a great reference. It’s free.
But, it’s just not as Important (capital “I”) as people make it out to be. It’s touted as the [...]

If you haven’t read BusinessWeek’s latest piece of Silicon Valley fluff, take a few seconds to skim it. Just make sure you don’t pay too close attention, because much of it is overblown, the facts are dodgy, and in general, they’re playing the Big Media game by selling their magazine with hype. Where [...]