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China"s Filtere |
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| While Web 2.0 is already transforming the way people live and work in the U.S., China is still struggling to absorb the impact of the most basic form of the Internet. E-mail, chat rooms, message boards, and Web sites all provide ways for people to communicate instantly and openly. As a result, the Internet represents both an opportunity for its growing economy, and a threat to its political stability. |
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Here Come the Singul |
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| A central theme underlying all of the analysis we do here at Trends is the realization that the rate of change is constantly increasing ?and it뭩 been doing so in a measurable way for at least the past 500 years. |
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The U.S. Economy Kee |
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| When a natural disaster practically wipes a major city off the map ?at least temporarily ?it should be expected to have a catastrophic effect on a nation뭩 economy. But although there was a Katrina-induced fourth-quarter lull, there is no question that the economy is once more surging. |
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The Economics of the |
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| Most people have heard of the 80-20 Rule. It was formulated in 1906 by an Italian economist named Vilfredo Pareto. In its original form, it states that 20 percent of the people will hold 80 percent of the wealth in any free economy. Further research has shown that it applies to many other aspects of the economy. |
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The Patent Epidemic |
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| Back in 2001, something strange happened in the world of patent law. Microsoft, which had been fighting a lawsuit by Priceline, suddenly gave up. The suit, filed in late 1999, claimed that Priceline had patented its “name your own price” auction strategy, and that no one else could use it without a license from the company. Microsoft had been using a similar strategy on its Expedia travel site and had been arguing in U.S. District Court in Connecticut that the auction method was too obvious to be patented. |
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