new technology

I've talked about killer apps here before. Games or movies or whatever that cause someone to adopt a new technology. Good example was "The Matrix" DVD. People bought $200 DVD players (back then) just to watch a $25 movie on the new killer format.

Over the years, it’s been fascinating to watch the light turn on for certain people regarding what’s taking place in the marketplace of “content” (excuse me, Doc). For example, today, Paul Krugman writes an “a-ha” piece after using an Amazon Kindle for a couple of months.

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Ben Cunningham reports on a new technology that may make citizen petition drives a force to be reckoned with in the digital age:

The Telegraph:

The perfect storm that has swept oil prices to $132 a barrel may subside over the coming months as rising crude supply from unexpected corners of the world finally comes on stream, just as the global economic downturn begins to bite.

But don't look for relief soon.

I know that it’s probably very uncool and extremely un-American for me to admit this. At the very least I expect more than a few cold shoulders at the next few social occasions on my calendar. But I have to say this. I have to be brutally honest.

The Speed Racer movie looks like a pile of celluloid throw-up.

Face it, but will not do anything about it.

Massive investment in CCTV cameras to prevent crime in the UK has failed to have a significant impact, despite billions of pounds spent on the new technology, a senior police officer piloting a new database has warned.

Send your name (or a child's name) to the moon!

Join NASA's Return to the Moon! Names will be collected and placed onboard the LRO spacecraft for its historic mission bringing NASA back to the moon. You will also receive a certificate showcasing your support of the mission.

The deadline is June 27, 2008 for the submission of names.

One thing I think we can all agree on -- government efforts to help New Orleans in the post-Katrina recovery have resulted in minimal success.

Startup New Orleans is, instead, looking to free enterprise to rebuild the city one entrepreneur at a time.

Yes, I’m channeling Johnny Carson in my quest to know EVERYTHING you’ve ever wanted to know… (*sigh* …god, I’m old)…

Anyway, I ran across this fantastic primer from Jim and Lynnette about the business of songwriting, and I really like their approach…