Release 0.9

Are we our workers' keepers?

Yes, everyone knows personal health records are a really good idea. But no one uses them… Perhaps it’s time for a little libertarian paternalism: A coalition of employers is about to offer/push PHRs to their employees, which should result in healthier, better-informed employees and wealthier, better-served employers.

December 4, 2006 by Esther Dyson in Tech Industry

End the heartbreak of repetitive registrations!

I just had dinner with Dick Hardt of Sxip. He’s about to launch Sxipper, an open-source, "learning" version of those familiar adware wallet tools.

December 4, 2006 by Esther Dyson in Big Data Analytics

Seriosly interesting

While the widgets and gadgets of Web 2.0 blur into one another in a whirl of user-generated everything, some interesting things are happening away from the buzz and fashion circuit. One case in point is Seriosity, a start-up funded by Alloy Ventures of Palo Alto.

November 7, 2006 by Esther Dyson in Enterprise Software

Trip report: Kazakhstan

Kazakhstan is no joke if you actually live there. It’s a relatively prosperous Central Asian country, booming with oil money but deficient in good government and cheap Internet service. Perhaps there’s a relationship…

October 18, 2006 by Esther Dyson in Government

What I really said at Office 2.0

I just did an interview with Dan Farber at the Office 2.0 Conference, and surprised myself with what came out.

October 15, 2006 by Esther Dyson in Microsoft

Google - beyond the interview

I recently interviewed Eric Schmidt, CEO of Google, for a video series sponsored by British Telecom. You can see it either at BT.

October 2, 2006 by Esther Dyson in Google

Trip report - Dubai

I just came back from a visit to Dubai, where I went for a WPP board meeting. While I was there, I managed to get around a bit. Here are my impressions.

September 26, 2006 by Esther Dyson in Enterprise Software

Click fraud - here we go again

This is a problem that can be solved. All that's needed is a little accountability.

September 23, 2006 by Esther Dyson in Google

Just for the record

in case you read the Crain's piece saying I was an early investor in Google....

September 18, 2006 by Esther Dyson in Google

Don't write my obit just yet!

PC Forum over? Yes, it's true. Congratulate me on my freedom!

September 16, 2006 by Esther Dyson in PCs

A quick tour of marketing magic

A client of CNET’s recently asked me to do a presentation on “important events in marketing,” and I got to thinking about it in the pool this morning. Good marketing sings; it resonates with something that’s already in the recipient’s mind.

September 12, 2006 by Esther Dyson in Dell

Worth your attention

This is just a pointer to Michael Goldhaber's new blog.

September 10, 2006 by Esther Dyson in Tech Industry

Cry the beloved country!

South Africa has had so much promise....for way too long. Why can't it get its Internet show on the road?

September 7, 2006 by Esther Dyson in Networking

Do you see a pattern?

What's beyond current search technology? A lot, and most of it has to do with pattern recognition. Come see some patterns with me...

August 28, 2006 by Esther Dyson in Big Data Analytics

Zag steers new route to buying a car

Zag plans to make money by lowering costs for both buyers and sellers of cars. That's fine...but dealers will face a shrinking channel - lower costs --> lower revenues --> lower staffing - just as travel agents and music publishers do.

August 21, 2006 by Esther Dyson in Enterprise Software

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