December 2009
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Hindi song
Emergent Futures →
In a fast moving modern world there is real value in being able to think better about the future and be more open to the possibilities before you.
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“In Modernism, reality used to validate media. In Postmodernism, the media...”
– Brad Holland
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“The number one benefit of information technology is that it empowers people to...”
– Steve Ballmer
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Promoting the Car Phone, Despite Risks
Martin Cooper, who developed the first portable cellphone, recalled testifying before a Michigan state commission about the risks of talking on a phone while driving.Common sense, said Mr. Cooper, a Motorola engineer, dictated that drivers keep their eyes on the road and hands on the wheel.
Commission members asked Mr. Cooper what could be done about risks posed by these early mobile phones.
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The Power Of Us
Mass collaboration on the Internet is shaking up business
The 35 employees at Meiosys Inc., a software firm in Palo Alto, Calif., didn’t know they were joining a gang of telecom-industry marauders. They just wanted to save a few bucks. Last year they began using Skype, a program that lets them make free calls over the Internet, with better sound quality than regular phones, using headsets...