Wednesday, December 20th, 2006
I just read a very interesting historical account of the practice of domain tasting, whereby priveleged parties register huge number of expiring domain names and sample their traffic to determine their value, usually determined by monetizing the traffic using AdWords. Unsuspecting vistors find themselves at a destination designed to direct ...
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Tuesday, November 14th, 2006
Some very interesting work happening in the UK by mysociety.org studying travel time related to mode of transport (particularly rail versus car).
I really hope such studies will happen in North America, I suspect it would highlight where it would be efficient to invest in rail infrastructure for commuter and cargo ...
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Tuesday, November 7th, 2006
That Canada ranked #2 in defending the privacy of its citizens is perhaps more of a sad comment on international complacence on privacy issues than a major achievement of which we can be particularly proud. From The Globe and Mail:
LONDON — Germany and Canada are the best defenders of privacy, ...
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Tuesday, September 14th, 2004
This proposed legislation would make it illegal for any company to develop products which are capable of digital copyright infrigement if a significant market demand is generated by individuals with the intent to use the product primary for such infringement. Imagine a world where photocopiers and VCRs are illegal because ...
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