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The Next 10 Internet Years

Yesterday America Online announced that in the next month they will be offering VoIP, or voice over internet protocol. Such internet phone services have been much cheaper than your typical land line. Could this mean a re-emergence ...READ»

The Future of Travel

Where will we be going, and how will we be getting there?READ»

Of Blogs and Men

Mr. Hammond's entry on blogs got me thinking. The blog phenomenon has grown large enough, and perhaps mainstream enough, to support different types of blog-readers. Some may prefer reading the personal lives of others, or the ...READ»

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The Future of Travel

The author William Gibson once said “the future is already here, it’s just unevenly distributed.” In the case of travel this is certainly true. The travel industry has experienced dramatic change post September 11, but it is ...READ»

Going Global... Accidentally

In today's New York Times, there's a piece in the business section about the surprising international adoption and success of Google's social network service, Orkut. The story is interesting at two levels. One, Orkut wasn't designed ...READ»

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Lions and Language and Geeks [Oh My]

Language is in a state of constant flux, evolving at the edges, occasionally ruptured by dramatic and rapid changes in culture. It contains fossils and fractures that hint at what has been or will be important. The word ...READ»

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Celebrating Design "Creative people should always try to do things they can't do," Marcel Wanders told guests at Fast Company's Masters of Design party in New York. "That's when creativity is needed." But what can design do, asked ...READ»

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The Next Big Things?

Introducing the Quadkey Keyboard, self-adjusting glasses, and Quicktionary -- three leading contenders in Saatchi Saatchi's Innovation in Communication Awards.READ»

Going for the Gut

Our heroes may crunch the numbers, but we like them to play their hunches.READ»