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Spain win Euro 2008 thanks to Twitter

Actually, it’s the other way round: Germany lose Euro 2008 thanks to Twitter, according to CNet News. If you’re not familiar with Twitter,  it’s a great way to communicate short messages and links and views, using SMS texting on mobile, blackberry, as well as short updates via Facebook or the internet to Twitter. It’s an…

Spain win Euro 2008 thanks to Twitter

Actually, it’s the other way round: Germany lose Euro 2008 thanks to Twitter, according to CNet News. If you’re not familiar with Twitter,  it’s a great way to communicate short messages and links and views, using SMS texting on mobile, blackberry, as well as short updates via Facebook or the internet to Twitter. It’s an…

Arguing about the Head and the Tail

Anita Elberse has created a great discussion in the Harvard Business Review this week about the Long Tail, the theory expounded by Chris Anderson, editor of Wired Magazine.  The theory goes that you can make as much money as an online retailer from the 80% of specialised products that sell occasionally, the tail, as retail…

Arguing about the Head and the Tail

Anita Elberse has created a great discussion in the Harvard Business Review this week about the Long Tail, the theory expounded by Chris Anderson, editor of Wired Magazine.  The theory goes that you can make as much money as an online retailer from the 80% of specialised products that sell occasionally, the tail, as retail…

Zimbabwe keeps going thanks to remittances

According to a press release from the International Association of Money Transfer Networks, Zimbabwe’s economy keeps going thanks to mobile remittances, even with an economy where inflation is currently running at two million percent and is expected to reach six million percent by the end of June. Less than 10% of the population is employed…

Zimbabwe keeps going thanks to remittances

According to a press release from the International Association of Money Transfer Networks, Zimbabwe’s economy keeps going thanks to mobile remittances, even with an economy where inflation is currently running at two million percent and is expected to reach six million percent by the end of June. Less than 10% of the population is employed…

You can’t hide anything anymore

A year ago, Wired magazine had the front page headline: Get Naked. It made me buy the magazine and turned out to be a fascinating article all about how the world is now transparent. Nothing can be controlled or hidden anymore. You cannot keep anything secret. It will all get out there somehow, some way….

You can’t hide anything anymore

A year ago, Wired magazine had the front page headline: Get Naked. It made me buy the magazine and turned out to be a fascinating article all about how the world is now transparent. Nothing can be controlled or hidden anymore. You cannot keep anything secret. It will all get out there somehow, some way….

You can’t hide anything anymore

A year ago, Wired magazine had the front page headline: Get Naked. It made me buy the magazine and turned out to be a fascinating article all about how the world is now transparent. Nothing can be controlled or hidden anymore. You cannot keep anything secret. It will all get out there somehow, some way….

Mobile phones do fry the brains

Conclusive proof that mobile phones do fry the brains … … or is this a viral video to promote popcorn eating? In case you’re wondering why I posted this, it’s because this video has been copied around the world.  There are videos on YouTube that show similar experiences in Asia and America.  The original French…

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