Akamai As Proof Of A Non-Neutral Net?
An interesting Net Neutrality micro-debate has surfaced surrounding Akamai and whether Akamai’s services are a violation of Net Neutrality principles. This argument, produced by an influential Internet law professor, was used to illustrate that the Internet has never been neutral.
Enterprise Decision Management and Managing Costs
While the primary focus of applying EDM to customer service should not be cost containment or reduction, there is still a role for EDM in managing costs. For instance:
Google Struggles In China
Google continues to struggle with lower user awareness in China compared to Chinese search engine Baidu according to Pearl Research’s new report "Baidu vs. Google: A Study of Search Engine Preferences among Chinese Youth."
Addressing Assumptions of the Original PageRank
When the original PageRank algorithm was conceived, it was built around the a mathematical formalization called random walk or RW.
Your Web Startup Is A Basket Of Fail
One person took a few hours and about a hundred dollars to build a credibly effective music search engine, and why that experience demonstrated how addressing problems will be a better use of time than building the next Google.
Schmidt Speaks At NASA Celebration
Eric Schmidt might have seemed a little out of place speaking at a luncheon commemorating NASA’s 50th anniversary; an astronaut or someone who had at least worked for the agency might have been a more commonsense pick. Schmidt had some interesting things to say, though, and effectively stirred up several discussions.
Conference Saturation Can Lead to Burnout
I think conferences are great for coming up with business ideas and making meaningful friendships and business relationships, and I would not have as many opportunities as I have now unless I went to many conferences back in the day.
But I think I have been going to about 8 or 10 conferences a year for the past couple years and have got burned out on them. I am going to be at Elite Retreat this year, but am hoping that I can take a break otherwise.
PBS Site for Kids 3 to 6
Small children are fighting their parents for the mouse these days. Pretty soon they’ll demand their own laptops and want money to spend on their own music and web sites.
Pizza Hut Launches Mobile Ordering
Pizza Hut has launched two new ordering options that allow customers to place orders from their mobile phones using text messaging or the mobile Web.
Aweber to Report Email Sububscriber Numbers To Feedburner
I have been quite vocal in my encouraging Aweber to add some more control to the way they handle RSS to Email, and I am glad to say they have now added some very flexible date and time based controls. This means that they totally blow Feedburner Email subscription away as far as features are concerned. Apart from one important aspect. Exclusive: Aweber Will Soon Report Email Sububscriber Numbers To Feedburner In the announcement Justin Premick mentioned