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Shai Agassi on Community Value

Shai Agassi held a private Q&A after his keynote. Of interest to me was his comments on their largest online community, the Software Developer Network:

MIT’s Speech Recognition Baby

The Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) may be on the verge of a revolutionary development in speech and video algorithmic technology. Their test subject: a 9 month-old baby boy, who is the center of a project called "The Human Speechome Project."

AIM Phoneline Has A Busy Signal

AOL's offering of a new VoIP option that provides a free phone number and incoming calls may have been just a little too good to be true.

The Joys Of Syn…dication

The panel for the Syndicate Conference session, "Everything you always wanted to know about PR and Syndication but were afraid to ask," traded comments on the tools and techniques for making syndication work in the world of public relations.

Big Media Feels The Fear

Though its been suggested for some time, Reuters senior VP and GM Steven Schwartz confirmed to his audience at the Syndicate Conference that the competition for advertising dollars with the Internet has the traditional media powers very concerned.