Major economic reforms have been taking place in Greece since the early 1990s and one of the strongest catalysts for these changes has been the Euro. In November 2001, the price of a return ticket from Pireaus to the island of Crete cost ten thousand drachmas. One year later, after the EU had officially converted […]
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Can a $100 Laptop Save the World?
It was easy to spot the most popular kid at last week’s “Open Source Meets Business” conference in Nuremberg. Between presentations, in the halls, even at the lavish evening banquets, there he’d be, flitting around in a cherry fedora, showing off the coolest toy in town, if not the world. Jan Wildeboer is a Solution […]
Open Source is Big Business
NUREMBERG, Germany Nuremberg enjoyed its first snow of winter this evening, but across town at its gleaming CongressCenter, entrepreneurs celebrated a different triumph. "Open source has crossed the chasm," proclaimed Alexander Bruhl, of VC firm Atlas Venture. Referring to the 1991 tech marketing book by Geoffrey A. Moore, Bruhl argued that Open Source is more […]
Afghanistan Goes to Hollywood
In 2007, two major Hollywood productions about Afghanistan will premiere in Hollywood. The sudden appearance of Afghanistan on screen makes one wonder- when was the last time Afghanistan was featured in a major motion picture? Afghans would say Rambo III, filmed in 1988 was the last great film set in Afghanistan. The film adaptation of […]
New Blackberry Pearl
Did you know that there’s a new Blackberry Pearl out? It’s sort of like the older version, except that its in white – the color of course. Since only 10 percent of cell phone users in the U.S. use the smart phone, it makes sense to appeal to the ordinary mobile user. That’s why Blackberry […]
Daylife is Epic: An Interview with Jeff Jarvis
The launch of news site Daylife almost two weeks ago was met by a flurry of feedback from thoughtful types across the web. So what happened? Bloggers alternately fawned over Daylife’s “engagingly pretty” interface and decried its lack of interactivity. TechCrunch’s Michael Arrington, a Daylife investor, was disappointed at the absence of commenting and RSS […]