Tag: ECONOMY

When I was a kid and used to fantasize about what the future was going to be like, I didn't envision a Google-like search engine. If anything, I thought the future would hold something more along the lines of Wolfram Alpha – an omniscient search box that would slice and dice numbers and facts in all sorts of crazy ways and spit out a bunch of cool graphs. And now, Wolfram Alpha has added ...

How do you determine what something is worth? Generally speaking, the answer is that something is worth whatever someone is willing to pay for it. This comes up when trying to evaluate the value of companies, but it can also come up when trying to evaluate the value of something that is conceptually new. For example, years ago companies popped up that created an economy around the hyperlink. Today ...

Good news, IT professionals! Microsoft has launched Thrive - a new website designed to help you navigate the murky waters of economic downturn. Whether you're looking to improve your skills, the Silverlight-driven site offers all kinds of resources to assist you - podcasts, videos, charts and reports, and much more. Thrive offers information on everything from infrastructure cost reduction to ...

Amaze your friends! Confuse your family! Fun for all ages over 13, it's the Web Economy Bulls*** Generator. Have you got a great idea about how to drive next-generation supply-chains? What about a way to integrate synergistic content? I think its high time we synthesize rich portals, don't you? Yes, thanks to the Web Economy BS Generator, you too can sound like a desperate startup begging for VC ...