I recently twittered the following: Social media conv. wisdom is to start out really open, but that assumes new space. #buzz is an add to old space. Rules change. #google And a friend of mine commented on Facebook (I’ve setup my Twitter feed to update my Facebook status): Doesn’t it seem like Google is copying [...]
Entries Tagged as ‘Disruption’
December 1, 2009
Do Open Source and Venture Capital Mix?
The short answer is in fact a question: “Why not?” Or more pertinently, we should be asking why we are asking this question at all. For starters, it is not quite fair to group all venture capitalists together, nor does it really make sense doing the same for open source projects. Open source business models [...]
April 14, 2007
Should government support municipal Wi-Fi?
It is true that universally accessible broadband can be a useful tool for lower-income residents, for education, research, accessing government services, and job search. According to Graham Longford and Andrew Clement, while over half of Toronto residents can take advantage of high-speed Internet access, about a quarter of the residents in Toronto have no Internet [...]
