How to sell lots of bags
The secret is in the tag. Bonus link. Look for some familiar ideas and entities strewn throughout.
Posted by Steve in Business on April 30th, 2004 | 1 Comment »
Will the suits destroy it?
It seems that Google is facing an unavoidable decision this week regarding an IPO. Either they will stay private and be faced with a much larger headache than they have been used to, having to file public records as if a traded company, or will go public and actually be beholden to shareholders looking for [...]
Posted by Steve in Business on April 27th, 2004 | 2 Comments »
Oh, that it were true
I was a big fan of the cold fusion idea when it first surfaced, because there’s nothing quite as cool as a little bubbling generator providing gobs of energy. Of course, everyone knows it didn’t work out, right? As it turns out, there may have been something to cold fusion after all. Now it looks [...]
Posted by Chris in Science on April 27th, 2004 | Comments Off
Technology can be beautiful…
…and adding function to art can make it more compelling. For example, Swarovski brought a group of designers to Milan to show off artistic uses of their crystal in high-tech chandeliers. Some of the results are pretty impressive, even if a few of them look like K-Mart X-mas light train wrecks. One design uses an [...]
Posted by Chris in Technology on April 26th, 2004 | Comments Off
Why Netflix is undeniably cool
Would the corner Blockbuster send me this email? I think not. (Letter attached in the extended entry.) This isn’t the first time Netflix has updated my queue to reflect new (or re-released) versions of movies I looked for in the past. Very cool stuff.
Posted by Chris in Technology on April 23rd, 2004 | Comments Off
