Posted on July 22, 2010, by Lane Kasselman
There’s no question that the tech companies in California are the leaders in innovation – almost all of the great technologies that touch your daily life began in California and before you have your morning coffee, you probably interact with a dozen of them. That’s why it’s so disconcerting that here’s a controversy playing out far from the sunny shores of the Golden State that could threaten California’s leadership in innovation. The threat stems from the FCC and the debate over “Net Neutrailty” – a philosophy in the tech world that means information on the internet should be treated equally. But like most things in politics, it’s more complicated than it sounds:
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Posted on May 26, 2010, by Erin Lehane
Is Craigslist a bad apple or just a bad actor?
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Posted on May 18, 2010, by Lane Kasselman
Why are the best and brightest managing via email?
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Posted on February 23, 2010, by Erin Lehane
The California legislature is apparently reviving an Internet sales tax initiative that the Governor buried last year. In an effort to raise north of $100 million and as part of a $5 billion package, a new effort to tax Internet sales to be assessed and collected by web retailers selling to Californians was passed by the Senate last Thursday.
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Posted on February 15, 2010, by Erin Lehane
Bill Gates took the stage for a mere eighteen minutes at the TED conference last week and delivered an address that was a major departure from his usual discussion about worldwide health. Instead, Gates, who was received like a cross between a rock star and a cargo god, talked about climate change. Although it wasn’t surprising that he joined in on the renewable energy chorus that reverberates throughout California, his enthusiastic support of nuclear energy was surprising to many in attendance. Mr. Gates used the majority of his time on stage to describe the technology he has invested in and his conviction that nuclear power can solve the climate change crisis.
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Posted on February 12, 2010, by Nick Zigler - Intern
As a product of the California ed-tech system, I don’t share the hopelessness and pessimism found in the trend of California’s technology businesses Mass-migrating (pun intended) out of state. In the last few years, there’s been a lot of talk about California’s tech businesses picking up stakes and burning a trail for Massachusetts. And while I agree that this is a truly disastrous situation for our state, I’m not ready to give up hope just yet.
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