Archive for the ‘Innovation’ Category

The End of Silicon Valley?

Thursday, January 25th, 2007

There are regular news articles and doomsayers that predict the demise of Silicon Valley. The New York Times had one yesterday - Move Over Silicon Valley, Here Come European Start-Ups. Industry conferences also address the topic - the AlwaysOn Innovation Conference had panel last year and Joe Schoendorf from Accel ...

Webguild Presentation - The Future of Site Design

Saturday, January 20th, 2007

I went to a presentation by the Silicon Valley Webguild on the Future of Site Design. The panel included Alex Limi, User Interface Designer – Google, Bill Scott, Ajax Evangelist & Design Manager – Yahoo!, and Luke Kowalski, Corporate UI Architect – Oracle. Bill Scott’s presentation was very polished on ...

French Bill on Copyright and DRM Interoperability

Sunday, March 19th, 2006

The French bill on copyright generates quite a bit of attention. Opinions abound and some of them entertain confusion - whether intentionally or not – as to the actual bill’s content, especially regarding DRM interoperability. Without getting too technical, this post aims to clarify the bill’s actual content. Overall, this ...

Skyping the EU

Saturday, March 18th, 2006

Skype is undeniably the biggest high-tech success to emerge from Europe in quite a while. Their success, despite the lack of support from the industry, institutions, and the European VC community is truly fascinating - and goes to Niklas Zennstroem's and Janus Friis' credit. It should also be a cause ...