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Is China about to collapse?
in Sox First, on November 12, 2009
...real estate. The problem is that when you increase lending in that way, you overheat the economy by investing the money in shopping malls, luxury stores and infrastructure for which there is no demand...
Seen that? - USB Phonebook Flash Drive
in Tech Without Wires, on November 10, 2009
... "test drive" of its network to any new customer for 30 days. "Customers will remain responsible for data services, application downloads, such as games, music or other V CAST services,...
Happy 5th Birthday, Firefox!
in Wangtam, on 2009-11-10
...tore, Scamville, SnapNames and more…
• Investing in a mobile future with AdMob
• Google making Waves across all its Apps?
• Simply Failed
• Find a travel buddy, explore destinations on Tra...
Google 7.5 亿美元收购 AdMob
in Wangtam, on 2009-11-10
官方 Blog 消息 ，Google 将以7.5亿美元的价格收购手机广告网络公司 AdMob，支付方式为全股票。
Google 原本已经拥有 DoubleClick Mobile 手机广告交付系统，这一系统是 Google 在 2008 年以 32 亿美元的价格收购 DoubleClick 时获得的。 Google 称，收购 AdMob 将使其在手机广告市场上拥有更加专业的技术，而这一市场预计将在未来几十年中迅速增长。
Google 产品管理副总裁苏 Susan Wojcicki 发表声明称：“作为一种营销媒介，手机广告拥有巨大的潜力。虽然这一行业目前仍处于早期的发展阶...
Apple 更新 13 寸小白 Macbook
in Wangtam, on 2009-10-21
Apple 今天更新产品的最后一项包括新版的 13 寸小白 Macbook，主要的更新包括：
• 与 Macbook Pro 统一风格的 Unibody 设计；
• 13 寸背光 LED；
• CPU 升级到 2.6GHz 主频的 Intel Core 2 Duo；
• 2GB 内存；
• 250GB 硬盘；
• SuperDrive
• 玻璃触控板，支持多点触摸技术。
标准版价格为 999 美元。
以下是官方新闻稿：
How the ratings agencies sold out investors
in Sox First, on October 19, 2009
...-made excuse for failure: as long as you’re buying AAA-rated assets, you can say you’re being responsible. After the housing crash, though, we know how illusory those AAA ratings can be. It’s time for...
Controlling investing emotions
in Sox First, on October 18, 2009
Can investors be controlled from making dumb mistakes? How do you ensure investors keep a cool head? The Economist reports that electronics company Philips and Dialogues Incubator, a venture sponsored by ABN AMRO, have developed a bracelet called "The Rationalizer" which measures the elec...
No autographs, say auditors
in Sox First, on October 18, 2009
... exercise greater care in performing the audit. Second, it would increase transparency about who is responsible for performing the audit, which could provide useful information to investors and, in tu...
Seen that? - 10 shoestring principles for business
in BootStrapMe, on October 2, 2009
...eurs take some other basic bootstrapping principals [...] Read More Principles for Responsible Investment hit $8 trillion at Sox First Last ...
Seen that? - Botnet hacker pleads guilty
in I got Spam?!, on October 2, 2009
... This past week saw a new botnet attack, increasing spam traffic by 600 percent. The botnet responsible is believed to have over 5 million nodes and interesting enough, only works from 9-5. It...
The phoney bull market
in Sox First, on September 24, 2009
Is this a bull market or a bear market rally? Commentators like Clem Chambers at Forbes say the market rally seems to have all the hallmarks of a bull market. "Another good augur for a bull market is that no one is calling this,'' Chambers writes. "You really know the end i...
Paul Allen versus Ninjas!
in The CIO Weblog, on September 22, 2009
...score; Paul Allen is the only man for the job when it comes to fighting off the underwater ninjas responsible for a series of Internet cable breaches afflicting the Middle East.
I promised you I wo...
New Scans Featuring Serah, from V-Jump
in Wangtam, on 2009-09-19
...ing goods, and much more!
• LIVE: Palm Beats The Street, Will Offer 16 Million Shares
• Google Shows Strength in Indian and Brazilian Internet Landscapes
• 淘宝半年快递包裹超过3亿件
• Skype 2.8 for OS X
...
logiENERGY launches Peak Oil Fund
in The Hedge Funds Weblog, on September 16, 2009
Hedge fund investor, logi ENERGY LLC ., has announced the formation of The Peak Oil Value Fund. Launched September 8, the new hedge fund is the first of its kind aimed at institutional and accredited investors.
"We believe that the effects of Peak Oil on the markets are a temporary Glob...
World Habitat Day - Oct. 5
in The Hedge Funds Weblog, on September 15, 2009
...
* Housing formation generates non-housing related expenditures that help drive the economy.
* Investing in housing expands the local tax base.
Celebrations of World Habitat Day in Washington...
Banker lived it up on foreclosure
in Sox First, on September 12, 2009
...it up in the crisis. According to that story, Cheronda Guyton, a Wells Fargo senior vice president responsible for foreclosed commercial properties , was throwing lavish parties at a house that ha...
Google and Mongolia: leading the way in solar power
in Sox First, on September 11, 2009
...ill reduce the cost of building solar plants. Cheaper plants means more solar power. Google is also investing in companies in this area although you would have to say at this stage, there's not th...
New Volvo Convertible Debuts in Frankfurt
in carzz.org, on September 9, 2009
...me Talsma and his team for that. European (and soon to become American) pedestrian safety rules are responsible.
The Volvo C70 has sturdy metal hoops that extend behind the rear seat passengers to cr...
Fennec Alpha 3 for Windows Mobile
in Wangtam, on 2009-09-08
...ially Responsible Shopping
• HaveASec: A Survey Platform Optimized For Mobile Devices
• BloggersBase Is A Discovery Engine For The Blogosphere
• Breaking: Spotify App Goes Live on iPhone and And...
Can the SEC be sued for Madoff?
in Sox First, on September 7, 2009
...s Molchatsky sued the Securities and Exchange Commission for negligence after she lost $2 million investing with Bernard Madoff. Now in the wake of the an SEC internal investigation report slating t...
Electric cars - no one will buy without Government backing
in Sox First, on September 6, 2009
...sn't enough venture capital out there in this economic climate to fund electric cars. No one is investing, and no one is buying. It certainly doesn't help when Audi of America president Joh...
Artificial Trees?
in IfEnergy, on September 1, 2009
I saw a fascinating article at TreeHugger the other day on the possibility of an artificial forest in the UK. Carbon-capturing artificial trees have been getting some due attention lately, and for good reason: each fake tree can suck down CO2 thousands of times faster than their leafy, organic bre...
Investor Group to Buy Skype?
in The VoIP Weblog, on August 31, 2009
© re-ality
TechCrunch's Michael Arrington reports that a group of venture capital and private equity firms are working together to acquire Skype from current owner eBay .
"Investors in the proposed purchase may include newly-formed Andreessen Horowitz , Index Ventures (who ...
Mininova Faces €5 Million Fine
in P2P File Sharing, on August 31, 2009
...judge, who ruled that Mininova had to do more to prevent piracy - even though it was not directly responsible."
"You get the feeling that the era of BitTorrent as we know it is about to en...
Skanks, Hos and Anonymity in New York
in Web 2.0, on August 30, 2009
...ion on my local party committee. I'm a card-carrying member of the ACLU. And I'm a teacher, responsible for teaching Internet etiquitte and acceptable use to tomorrow's bloggers.
You can ...
Pregnancy and Antidepressants
in Well Woman Blog, on August 22, 2009
...ve serotonin reuptake inhibitor (SSRI) antidepressants like Prozac, Paxil, and Zoloft were largely responsible for the increase.
These drugs were generally considered safe for pregnant women at the t...
Samsung SSD is Serious Business for Gamers
in The Gadgets Weblog, on August 14, 2009
...and while prices are dropping quickly, this drive is too hot to be cheap. None the less, if you are investing in a high-end gaming rig, the Samsung FlashSSD might be the only choice for you.
via Ele...
Who says you are a CIO?
in The CIO Weblog, on August 13, 2009
...etic would it be to try to masquerade as one to join an industry group?
Kundra, a federal employee responsible for the allocation of billions of tax dollars, may be a different matter, but it seems a...
Eric Schmidt 辞去 Apple 董事职务
in Wangtam, on 2009-08-04
... meetings due to potential conflicts of interest. Therefore, we have mutually decided that now is the right time for Eric to resign his position on Apple's Board."...
Government spending in tracking technologies provides good opportunities for SCM technology providers
in Supplychainer, on July 30, 2009
... As the U.S. government is increasingly investing in technology infrastructure necessary for achieving efficiency in its administrative and organizational processes, supply chain companies are also...
Can Technology Clean Up Coal?
in IfEnergy, on July 22, 2009
... they rise to production levels that will allow coal to be sidelined.
The Obama Administration is investing a billion new dollars in a carbon capture and storage (CCS) research projct called Fut...
What is Your World Changing Idea?
in Business Computer Blog (UK), on July 21, 2009
...s provider Allianz. The contest is seeking the European entrepreneur with the best environmentally responsible business concepts. The contest closes on Friday, July 31, 2009. "The winner of '...
VC Investment Bounces Back
in Biz Plan Hacks, on July 20, 2009
I talked elsewhere recently about the grim state of the venture capital industry at the moment. VentureBeat recently pointed out one bright spot...
While the number of investment funds being formed and the amount of money being collected up by those funds is at a dismal low point right now, ac...
Banks misused TARP funds
in Sox First, on July 20, 2009
...itutions are being met and enforced, they will be able to see whether boards of directors are being responsible with taxpayer dollars and how they're compensating their executives, and they will b...
Goldman Sachs: behind the numbers
in Sox First, on July 15, 2009
...s." But the unsettling part about these numbers is that Goldman is back to its old tactics of investing in high-risk trading and investing in everything from mortgages to commodities and underwr...
Vaccine for Ear Infections
in The Parenting Weblog, on July 11, 2009
...can generate an immune response rapidly reducing or eliminating NTHI, one of the bacteria commonly responsible for ear infections, from the nose and ears.
If this works in humans, isn't it grand ...
The Mercedes Folding Bike
in Wangtam, on 2009-07-10
... MySpace
• Updated MyDoom responsible for DDOS attacks, says AhnLab
• Windows boss named president as Microsoft reshuffles execs
• Analyst: iPhone 3GS, Palm Pre gang up on BlackBerry sales
• W...
ETF und Indexfonds - vergleichen lohnt sich!
in Das Börsen Weblog, on 08.07.09
...sind Investmentfonds. Sie folgen einer Anlegerstrategie die im englischen als "Index Investing" bezeichnet wird. Das bedeutet, dass solche Anlage durch ihre Zusammenstellung einen bestimmten...
Can dope save California?
in Sox First, on July 8, 2009
...utely nothing to do with marijuana. It's more about the inability of governments there to frame responsible budgets and spending that's just way over the top. Still, as Slate pointed out ea...
Palin shoots the media
in Sox First, on July 7, 2009
...The Alaska Constitution protects the right of free speech, while simultaneously holding those "responsible for the abuse of that right." This is fascinating because the The NYT and Washingt...
Novel Delivery of Vaccine Against Otitis Media
in The Biotech Weblog, on July 4, 2009
...can generate an immune response rapidly reducing or eliminating NTHI, one of the bacteria commonly responsible for ear infections, from the nose and ears.
If this works in humans, this vaccination st...
Is plain vanilla the right goal?
in The Mortgage Roadmap, on June 30, 2009
...'re stuck with those higher payments, whether they can comfortably afford them or not.
The way responsible borrowers were supposed to use interest-only loans, though, was to make sure they could ...
Dragging out the foreclosure mess
in The Mortgage Roadmap, on June 26, 2009
...eady left their homes and moved on. Yet, until their banks take possession of these homes, they are responsible for the condition of their homes. They may not be living in them, but they have to mow t...
Did Sonia Sotomayor's mortgage views help send county into recession?
in The Mortgage Roadmap, on June 23, 2009
...e board did precede our current mortgage meltdown by two decades, so she can't be directly held responsible for the problems we're now having. However, he does blame the policies that she and ...
Survival strategies for a deepening recession
in Sox First, on June 23, 2009
...ght be opportunities for growth. Don't cut the marketing budget, hold on to the talent and keep investing in R&D....
Social Entrepreneurhip at Stanford
in Audeamus - How dare we..., on June 21, 2009
.... Its JaipurKnee is a polymer-based knee joint that can be manufactured for less than $20. The team responsible for developing this product is now doing the field trials in India and has been fitted o...
Mafia cashes in on crisis
in Sox First, on June 19, 2009
... month, Bloomberg reported about the mafia's money laundering and using its hoard of cash for investing and lending money to those who can't get it from the banks. As reported here , Italy...
Azotobacter vinelandii Genome Sequence
in The Biotech Weblog, on June 18, 2009
...ome allowed the team of researchers to identify the genes involved in respiration, including those responsible for respiratory protection. Genome analysis helped pinpoint the chromosomal location of t...
Throwing the book at Madoff
in Sox First, on June 16, 2009
...ard these people have been hurt by the crime. Consider this: "We are in our mid 60s and began investing directly with Madoff in 1993 after he had been investigated by the SEC. Madoff's crime...
Unemployment: are the numbers lying?
in Sox First, on June 14, 2009
So unemployment in the US has jumped to 9.4% but are the numbers telling us the truth? Is unemployment actually worse than what the statisticians are telling us? As reported here , consultant John Williams says the number of unemployed in the US is actually more like 20%, which takes it up t...
NIKA Water: Helping Body and Soul
in Straightfromthedoc, on June 12, 2009
...rom the press release I got:
The first CarbonFree® certified and one of the most environmentally responsible bottled waters on the market, NIKA offsets its carbon footprint by funding the planting o...
Art Funds
in The Hedge Funds Weblog, on June 10, 2009
... 15% since inception in March 2008.
"We are convinced that there are better opportunities for investing in sectors or artists that are currently not being 'hyped'; but rather recognised ...
Recession Forces More Golf Deals
in Eagle Par Birdie, on June 8, 2009
...memberships aren't cheap and are often complex. Plus you still pay an annual fee and you're responsible for spending a monthly minimum in the restaurant and bar.
Next came the coupon books an...
Social entrepreneurship in China
in Audeamus - How dare we..., on May 23, 2009
...s nice examples of how some Chinese companies are taking responsibility towards creating a socially responsible business and also the role of the entrepreneurs in this area.
One interesting one was ...
The recession: blaming the business schools
in Sox First, on May 21, 2009
How much are business schools to blame for the recession? Writing in The Times , Phillip Delves Broughton says MBA should actually stand for Master of the Business Apocalypse. Broughton writes: "Harvard Business School alumni include Stan O'Neal and John Thain, the last two heads of ...
Five Golf Destinations in Spain
in Wandalust, on May 20, 2009
...#39;s most successful player of all times. Nicklaus heads a golf course design company that is responsible for some of the most amazing new courses in recent times. The lush fairways here remind you o...
Spain's Top Five Golf Destinations
in Eagle Par Birdie, on May 15, 2009
...#39;s most successful player of all times. Nicklaus heads a golf course design company that is responsible for some of the most amazing new courses in recent times. The lush fairways here remind you o...
Why stricter laws won't work
in Sox First, on May 13, 2009
... a very large scale, such as what happened in the Soviet Union, if people don't practice making responsible decisions, then they lose their capacity to do so. It's like any skill, particularly...
Microsoft needs LESS focus, not more
in The CIO Weblog, on May 8, 2009
...t it is this supposed recent loss of focus on some particular notion or sector or something that is responsible for the hard times in which the business finds itself.
You may find some clue as to my ...
SOX and complacency
in Sox First, on May 5, 2009
...n us that when you do that on a very large scale, as occurred in the Soviet Union, they stop making responsible decisions. Like any skill, that falls away when it isn't used. Corporate governance ...
Ceva contracts Aston Martin to manage inbound logistics
in Supplychainer, on April 27, 2009
...id that its solution incorporates domestic, European and international transport. Ceva will also be responsible for managing a storage facility at Aston Martin's Gaydon production plant and a 120,...
Sun, Oracle, WordPress, and MySQL
in Wangtam, on 2009-04-24
...ne
• e-PaperTrail
• FairSpin
• Mobile Analytics | Mobile Advertising | iPhone Analytics | Android Analytics | App Store Ranking | Medialets
• MilestonePlanner.com - Project Management Made Sim...
Another sucker's rally
in Sox First, on April 22, 2009
Should we read anything into the gyrations of the Dow Jones industrial average? Should we take heart when the market starts trading higher? If the experts are right, it's just a sucker's rally. As Dr Doom, Nouriel Roubini told Steve Forbes in this interview , the extent of the contract...
Spreadtweet is Sneaky, Very Sneaky
in The Gadgets Weblog, on April 22, 2009
...ication called Twitter? According to Oprah , it just might be the next big thing. Well, if you are responsible for one of the roughly 33 million Twitter logins currently Tweeting away, then there is ...
chinaSMACK | Hot Internet Stories, Pictures, & Videos in China
in Wangtam, on 2009-04-21
...arter?
• Energy jobs, environmental jobs, skilled trades jobs, green jobs : Great Green Careers
• Longr.us - A URL Enlarging Service
• Can Smartphones Offset Churn?
• 开普勒飞船首批照片拍到数百万颗恒星
• New...
The long recession's impact
in Sox First, on April 17, 2009
...Luxury Institute has found that consumers who can still afford luxury goods are preferring socially responsible brands. The Luxury Institute says , that much of it is tied up with the view that flaun...
Hope, greed, fear and the financial crisis
in Sox First, on April 17, 2009
...eally needed however are policies to ensure bubbles are contained before they get out of control. A responsible government would bring in systems that anticipate our thinking and inhibit bubbles. But ...
Small Wind: GE Is Investing
in IfEnergy, on April 16, 2009
CNET reported earlier this month that GE is sinking money into wind power. But it's not the big super-turbines, it's small personal wind turbines that GE is focusing on. Southwest Windpower, which makes residential wind turbines, said on Monday it has raised $10 million from existing i...
Enterprise 2.0: Reality Check
in The CIO Weblog, on April 10, 2009
...ed the thought that internal implementations of such tools might help prepare the workforce to make responsible use of them externally at some point in the future. There was considerable concern evinc...
Top 5 Places to Play Golf in Spain
in Eagle Par Birdie, on April 9, 2009
...golf's most successful player of all times. Nicklaus heads a golf course design company that is responsible for some of the most amazing new courses in recent times. The lush fairways here remind ...
