Digital Signatures Capital
Way, way back in February 1995, Utah became the first state to pass a law deeming digital signatures as valid, legally, as ye olde John Hancock. Although most states have since followed suit — the tally is up to 44 — Utah’s prescience has given the state a cottage industry in electronic transactions. Continue reading
1. This is the time of year to express gratitude. Take inventory and communicate your feelings. This does not have to be an expensive proposition. People want to feel appreciated, and it feels good to pass it along. Continue reading
If matter really matters less, and if we’re witnessing the death of distance, what, then, is the fate of the nation-state in the digital world? Science-fiction writers have posited worlds in which nations are replaced by corporations, in which computers take over governments, in which robots out-evolve humanity. Continue reading
1. Pay attention to the people right around you. During the holidays we’re naturally around family, at company parties, and have many other opportunities to be around people and to network — if we’ll just pay attention to the people right around us. Continue reading
The CRTC hearings are a fallacy, for their fail to recognize the fact that we are becoming a wired world, not through our televisions, but through the computers on our desks. Folks, we won’t have a 500 channel universe — we will have a 1,000,000 channel universe. Or a hundred million channel universe. Continue reading
The last couple of weeks have seen the CRTC holding the all-important “information superhighway” hearings in Ottawa.
It’s a typical CRTC hearing — a lot of talking heads from communication companies, and a lot of talking heads from special interest groups, get together to talk about how they plan to pick more from the pockets of average Canadians, who have absolutely n o say in the fact that it’s their money that is being divvied up.
“…we could go all the way. And then, may the best man win.”
Hmm…
We weren’t shown their entire conversation, so I can only guess what Clay told Shii Ann. But analyzing exactly what he said, it would appear as though Clay is not including everyone in his tribe in his, “Well, we’ve already said…” statement. Why would they need TWO people to take it all the way? Continue reading
Music is one of the most controversial topics in a health club: You will never be able to please everyone. For group exercise, instructors usually choose the music, and it is hoped they are picking selections that are appropriate for the type of class, and the type of participants.
Volume should also be considered. Participants should be able to hear the instructor clearly over the music. One of the most common problems in group classes is playing music too loudly.
Online shopping will work for some things….but these are very much niches. If I had a $1,000 to invest in an online shopping mall venture, or a shopping mall stock, I’d invest in the latter. I wouldn’t touch the former. Not if you paid me to take the risk.
A couple of issues ago, here is what we wrote,
Canadian Internet guru Jim Carroll doesn’t believe in Online shopping. “All of this Online shopping and credit card buying stuff is a bunch of silliness–the real potential of the Net is found in business-to-business communications,” he says. In our opinion, he is off-line. Continue reading