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Here’s the Outlook for Search in China

From my husband, Aydin: Today China boasts over 105 million Internet users, not to mention 350M mobile users (growing by 57 million every year). By 2010, Chinese Internet users will outnumber US Internet users by 25%. Currently, 87% of the

Likebetter

If you need a break in the middle of your day, try this site: likebetter.com. It told me that if I had to choose between being a pirate and a ninja that I’d choose to be a ninja. It’s right.

Americans Without Internet Access Don’t Want it

What is it about the sentence “I don’t care about the Internet,” that some people just don’t get? Today TechNewsWorld published an article about a new study showing that: “Almost half of households without Web access don’t care that they

80 is the new 65

The LA Times published my column today explaining how our expectations around aging must change to cope with longer life spans.

Surprises and Enlightenment at Tech Summit

Here’s my column about the recent tech policy summit. There were many interesting things that came up, especially about China: An interesting speech by Sybase CEO and President John Chen stimulated some ideas on how to advance a positive tech

Proof that Municipal Telecom Networks Are Financial Disasters

The Pacific Research Institute just published a paper I coauthored on Municipal networks. The study, titled “Wi-Fi Waste: The Disaster of Municipal Communications Networks”Â reviewed 52 city-run telecom networks that compete in the cable, broadband, and telephone markets.Â The amount

U.S. group says Canada should be blacklisted over piracy

The International Intellectual Property Alliance told US government officials that 14 countries, including Canada, should be placed on a watch-list with other countries like China and Russia that don’t respect intellectual property. Canadians are probably gushing over this news as