In the attached article the statistic is given that half of all of Nigeria’s web traffic comes from mobile phone use. I am surprised that this number is not higher. In another life, only 3 years ago though, I was the Director of Outreach for the Openworld Institute, an organization dedicated to spreading innovation and [...]
Archive for Month February, 2012
Tesco and RSPB join forces to protect rainforests
Retailers can do much to move the protection of rain forests forward. Tesco for those on the western shore of the Atlantic is the British Wal-Mart. (From GreenWise) Ruth Girardet, corporate responsibility director at Tesco, said: “Our aim is to create more sustainable ways of doing business and we have been working hard to reduce [...]
Active Video Games No Fix for Kids’ Fitness (I don’t buy it.)
It might not be a “fix” but despite what this article says I am convinced that “active” video games are good overall for children’s fitness. I need look no farther than my own living room to see that this is true. This past Christmas I bought an Xbox 360 for my kids (and OK myself [...]
‘Earmark’ Was Most-Searched Term on Google During Republican Debate
There are so many things to love about the internet, but what I may love the most is the ability to pull actionable information in real time. I spend a good amount of my time looking for and identifying trends. That’s my job and thankfully there are many free tools out there to help me [...]
Former iPhone Factory Workers Call for Reform in Open Letter
So last week we did a story that was pretty pro-Apple. We cheer it’s culture of design and innovation. But it has some serious work to do in China. Here is part of the open letter from workers in one of Apple‘s Chinese factories to shareholders: (From Tomshardware.com) “If more people know about what we [...]
Why SMS when you have Twitter?
There are many reasons to continue messaging in the “traditional” way, however in this article from Tech Crunch they identify the challenge Twitter, Facebook, and social media at large pose to mobile carriers. Some estimates put the amount of SMS revenue lost to social networks at over $13 billion. Tech Crunch makes the point that [...]
As Military Bases Close What Will Be Done With the Space?
Architecture for Humanity (AFH) has a question for you: “Can we use this opportunity to bring economic stability to areas deserted by closed bases?” – I can remember as a military kid growing up on base and wondering why the government owned all this land and how it could probably be put to better use. [...]
Apple Is Profitable Because It Doesn’t Focus Solely On Profits
In the attached article the author makes the case that the reason Apple has been so successful is because in the past it really did “think different.” It focused (at least during the Jobs eras) on making high quality and interesting products that solved problems. Factor in excellent design, and boom, profits. The company became [...]
Use An IPad? Think You’ve Got the Privacy Settings Set Right? Google’s Still Tracking You
Should we just forget the “Don’t Do Evil” thing at this point? Yes, that is probably best. (From WSJ.com) Google Inc. and other advertising companies have been bypassing the privacy settings of millions of people using Apple Inc.’s Web browser on their iPhones and computers—tracking the Web-browsing habits of people who intended for that kind [...]
Today’s Cool/Scary/Amazing Technological Development: The NASA Biocapsule
Who wants to be implanted with something that could counter radiation poisoning, or bee sting alergies, or lack of sleep, or well, anything else that ails you? I’ve got to say that I have mixed feelings to say the least. (From Gizmodo.com) “This isn’t science fiction. We already use a hormone called G-CSF (Granulocyte colony-stimulating [...]
