EBAY is a strange marketplace…
I have been part of the EBAY community for many years, both as a buyer and a seller. Over that time, I have had the opportunity to observe people’s bidding patterns, and have come to a pretty interesting conclusion.
Too many people on EBAY have no rational basis for the way […]
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Avoiding The Bidding Bubble…
Published April 9th, 2008 in Internet and Technology & Society. 0 Comments
The Importance Of Chance…
Published March 26th, 2008 in Digital Media and Technology & Society. 0 CommentsIs “knowing more” always desirable?…
As counter intuitive as it may seem, there can be a downside to “perfect knowledge” – to having a completely transparent view to something. The fact is, we are creatures of chance. Avoiding knowledge, or acting in spheres where knowledge is limited, are very real components of how we […]
What Is The RIAA’s Real End Game?…
Published January 14th, 2008 in Digital Media, Legal and Technology & Society. 0 CommentsThe RIAA is on the attack again, but this time, with a slightly different spin…
You might have heard about the RIAA’s case against Jeffrey Howell. He was recently sued by the RIAA for downloading and sharing music files on his computer, an act that, even if widely practiced, is legally wrong. But this case seems […]
Taking It To The (Digital) Streets…
Published November 28th, 2007 in Current Events, Digital Media, Internet and Technology & Society. 0 CommentsThe internet is at the heart of the current Writers’ Guild strike…
One of the core issues behind this strike is a demand for participation in the revenue that comes from online distribution of media. Writers currently receive no royalties for shows sold or distributed over the internet, and only a token royalty from the […]
Finally - A Technology Agenda…
Published November 15th, 2007 in Current Events, Politics and Technology & Society. 0 CommentsTechnology issues rarely get respect on the campaign trail…
Despite technology’s critical role in our society, you don’t usually hear candidates talk much about their positions on technology related issues. In a short speech at Google yesterday, Barack Obama did just that. With many candidates that - short of blackberries - are probably pretty […]
Who Says There’s No Alternative?…
Published November 7th, 2007 in Current Events, Politics and Technology & Society. 0 CommentsThe status quo no longer cuts it…
Over the past several decades, our national dependence on imported oil has always been problematic, and it’s starting to become a crisis. One recent issue has been the sharp increase in crude oil prices:
Part of this price spike is being driven by speculation rather than actual market supply […]
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