Business & Technology | Microsoft joining laptop crusade | Seattle Times Newspaper

Business & Technology | Microsoft joining laptop crusade | Seattle Times Newspaper: "Microsoft and the laptop organization announced Thursday that the nonprofit's green-and-white XO computers now can run Windows in addition to their homegrown interface, which is built on the open Linux operating system. That had been anticipated for months, but it amounts to a major shift."

Ten Ways to Change the World Through Social Media : Sustainablog

From Sustainablog.

Ten Ways to Change the World Through Social Media : Sustainablog: "f you’re reading this blog, then you’re on board with social media. There’s a good chance you belong to social networks like Facebook or MySpace. It’s likely that you Digg stories and even possible that you Twitter. These technologies and services, together with a growing number of others, make up the social web. It’s much like the regular web, but more interactive. More…social. It invites and even demands active participation from everyone. It has a global reach with viral capacity, and yet it’s bringing local communities closer together. It enables people to connect, organize, and make a difference as never before. Indeed, social media is a powerful force, one that the world’s CEOs are starting to acknowledge and take seriously."

Smart Mobs » Blog Archive » Twitter crowdsourced China earthquake in realtime

Smart Mobs » Blog Archive » Twitter crowdsourced China earthquake in realtime: "While the mainstream media scrambled to put up their “breaking news” headlines Robert Scoble alias Scobleizer, was early to tweet the news. Quickly there were live radio interviews, pictures, google maps, videos all being sent in real-time, says VentureBeat."

Citywide wi-fi bites the dust | Philadelphia Daily News | 05/14/2008

Citywide wi-fi bites the dust | Philadelphia Daily News | 05/14/2008: "arthLink, in a federal lawsuit filed yesterday to break that partnership with the city and Wireless Philadelphia, complains that it spent almost $30 million to develop the system and has just 5,942 subscribers. Most customers pay $19.95 a month while 908 'digital inclusion' customers qualify for a $9.95 rate based on their household income."

NewsFactor Business | The Craig Behind Craigslist Looks at Life Beyond His Site

NewsFactor Business | The Craig Behind Craigslist Looks at Life Beyond His Site: "ut there is a real Craig in Craigslist, Craig Newmark, and lately he has been looking at life beyond his little list that has become one of the most popular U.S. Web sites."