What is Phanfare?. Phanfare: “maintains your ad-free, branding-free, photo albums on the web using its groundbreaking auto-synchronizing Phanfare Photo software. Instead of having to manipulate a slow and clunky web interface, you interact with our zippy local application on your PC. Everything happens quickly and effortlessly, locally, on your computer. In the background, while you… Continue reading What is Phanfare?
Powertools for Entrepreneurs
Powertools for Entrepreneurs. Paul Allen came across a website with suggestions for a few powertools for entrepreneurs. [Paul Allen: Internet Entrepreneur] The only thing they are missing is a blogging tool – may I suggest Radio UserLand and Manila.. [Scott Young's Radio Weblog]
An Obsession the World Doesn't Share
An Obsession the World Doesn't Share. The United States' war on terror is often portrayed abroad as an attempt to impose a bellicose culture, driven by the cultivation of fear. By ROGER COHEN. [NYT > Home Page]
Wenger's doughnut KM model
Wenger's doughnut KM model. Earlier this year Etienne Wenger published: “Knowledge management as a doughnut: Shaping your knowledge strategy through communities of practice” An interesting article that sets forth the relationship between communities of practice and KM strategy. Etienne argues that domains, communities and practices provide the key structures to support learning, sharing and stewarding… Continue reading Wenger's doughnut KM model
Supreme Court to Hear Case on Cable as Internet Carrier
Supreme Court to Hear Case on Cable as Internet Carrier. The Supreme Court stepped into one of the most heated debates over the future of the Internet: how to classify Internet cable service for purposes of federal regulation. By LINDA GREENHOUSE. [NYT > Technology]
An Unknown Giant Flexes Its Muscles
An Unknown Giant Flexes Its Muscles. Although virtually unknown in the U.S., Lenovo – in talks to buy I.B.M.'s personal computer business – is China's largest PC maker and the world's fastest growing one. By DAVID BARBOZA. [NYT > Technology]
Fortune
Fortune. The dollar's fall. It's a powerful reminder that even in an age of go-it-alone foreign policy and unilateral military action, the rest of the world still matters when it comes to economics. “When the market saw how clear the Bush victory was, with stronger Republican majorities in both houses of Congress, people thought, 'There… Continue reading Fortune
Foreign Affairs
Foreign Affairs. A pillar of globalization is the ability of the US to export security. This relies on US legitimacy. Without legitimacy, US troops will find stiff opposition everywhere they go. Tucker and Hendrickson make the case that the US has lost the legitimacy necessary to function as the protector of globalization. [John Robb's Weblog]
Juan Cole
Juan Cole translates some news from the Ash-Sharq al-Awsat on how insurgents are targeting political figures. The most interesting item concerns a potential global guerrilla start-up focused on the assassination of political figures: Ash-Sharq al-Awsat reports the kidnapping of a female member of the governing council of Salahuddin and assassination attempts on two members of… Continue reading Juan Cole
On-demand apps demand a richer browser
On-demand apps demand a richer browser. A decade ago, the browser exploded many of our assumptions about building and deploying software. We were shocked to discover that less was more and that worse was better. We've yet to fully absorb the lessons that the browser and the Web can teach us. Now, as the on-demand… Continue reading On-demand apps demand a richer browser