Fortune run a cover story about Google. Tony Perkins comments the article.
I was amazed today to find a VC who is willing to sign an NDA prior any discussions. And even better - they provide you a NDA template in their web-site if you have trouble finding your own. The VC has been successfully in the business over ten years which tells that this was not just some sudden adjustment in panic mode in the troubled industry. I really love to work with transparent and highly skilled people...
Nokia denied its staff the usage of LinkedIn today. This was interesting since the total number of employees was over 250 already and those people were not in the lower levels of the organisation. Well, it was evident that the organizational structure and people in the delicate places became just too widely exposed.
Hotspot market seems to have more supply than actual demand. In average people are using the available services only 6 times a year and spending on average only $12.10 per month. Another gold rush?
Social networking seems to be the hot issue of the Q4. I tried those already in the summer but it's just now the things are taking off. VentureBlog has a good post on the issue. For those who want to explore the virtual networking I recommend to start with www.ryze.com. LinkedIn is the latest craze but I find it less useful than Ryze except if you just want to brag about your wide network (and especially on that case check the Ventureblog post!).
Since I started...you should also check Skype. I bought the concept instantly - free calls around the globe. All you need is a modem connection (or faster) and a computer. And this time it really works and the quality is impressive compared to previous concepts such as Net2Phone.
Canada ruled downloading copyrighted material from P2P legal - Cnet covers.
The other day I was trying to implement a system to encrypt my email correspondence. It took me by surpise that the encryption has not taken off. Most of the discussions and remarks are from 1997-2000. On those days Qualcomm and other software vendors were in hurry to implement plug-ins to their programmes. Nowadays it's almost impossible to find a working solution. Technology should not be the issue. I wonder whether the 'national security' concerns have anything to do that people are still sending unprotected emails in business and private conversations over Wlan and other means where it is almost as easy to read the messages as it is to read a message from a billboard...
Forget Netscape - a Seattle based company is heading for an IPO after just 11 months of existence!
Alwayson-Network had a three part interview with Bill Gates. It's still valid though already a few weeks old.