The deregulation of the French Telecom market has proven to be a strong innovation motivating factor
Archive for March 29th, 2006
France’s deregulation of the telecommunication market : a model ?
Published 2 years, 6 months ago in News. 1 Comment
Women in Europe may be spending more time online than men in 2007
Published 2 years, 6 months ago in News and Trend. 0 CommentsAn article at emarketer presents the findings of a recent study that illustrates how the time women in Europe spend online has increased faster over the last three years than for men. This data may be the indication of an ongoing trend that would in effect lead to a shift where women will be spending […]
Complaining out loud at the theatre !!?
Published 2 years, 6 months ago in Unusual, Personal and Theatre. 1 CommentI’ve just got back from a night at the theatre (I was doing the lights and sound). Two plays, one called “Three Sleepless Nights” by Caryl Churchill followed by “Mountain Language” by Harold Pinter. In the first play by Caryl Churchill there is a scene where a woman lying in bed and in despair cuts […]
As if being lonely wasn’t bad enough, a study says it is bad for the heart
Published 2 years, 6 months ago in News and Trend. 0 CommentsA recent study by John Cacioppo from Chicago University illustrates that loneliness can increase “the blood pressure of those nearing retirement age to the same degree as smoking or a sedentary lifestyle”.
The study explained on the New Scientist web site (and nowhere to be found on the Journal of Psychology and Aging web site at […]
I always refer to it as the MP3 fiasco, as far as the music industry is concerned. But unlike when I was a kid, when I burnt myself, and decided I didn’t like it and made sure I avoided the experience in the future, the music industry seems to like it ?!
To top it all […]
Travelling like Trump : you can !
Published 2 years, 6 months ago in Design, Travel and Marketing. 0 CommentsHaving just launched a web site in French about travel (mainly writing articles about it) I was interested to hear about Donald Trump having just launched a travel web site. The fact that Donald has fair amount of money to spend on this type of venture had my expectations high. Well the design is pretty […]
What if Word was available on the web : Writely
Published 2 years, 6 months ago in News and Tech. 0 CommentsWhat if you accessed the web to create, edit and share your documents, Well Writely had the same idea and Google has just acquired them to further illustrate the fact that it’s a sound concept :
Take a look at Writely while waiting for them to properly integrate Google
Fiction becomes Fact : choose your flavour on the bottle
Published 2 years, 6 months ago in Tech. 0 CommentsIpifini, Inc. has created a bottle where you choose what flavour the drink will have by selecting the appropriate button on the package. The packaging product found it’s source in the science fiction writer Jeff Noon’s 1997 book Solace : “I love the idea of the soft drink that can be turned into any kind […]
A journey down memory lane with Apple (30 years old)
Published 2 years, 6 months ago in Tech. 0 CommentsWired has published a nice little article that has images and a slideshow available to see the different images of what Apple’s Operating System and other software has looked like over the years :
Photo Gallery: Apple Turns 30
Enjoy !
Wikipedia versus Britannica : an example of why Web2.0 does need hierarchy and strcuture
Published 2 years, 6 months ago in News and Trend. 0 CommentsI’ve been reading a lot recently about the ‘Web 2.0′, and how getting people to participate and create, is the future. Wikipedia is often cited as an example. The recent study that has flared up in the magazine Nature’s face is interesting in this matter. It is for me an indication that saying everything should […]
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