Article: The Supreme Court Gets it Right: No Patents on Laws of Nature

Trend: innovation

Comment: Really?  Really.  Your going to try to patent a gene,  ok. So I'm going to patent air. Not all air, just Canadian air.  It's fresher.

The Supreme Court Gets it Right: No Patents on Laws of Nature
https://www.eff.org/deeplinks/2012/03/supreme-court-gets-it-right-no-patents-laws-nature

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Article: Five Career Lessons From Han Solo

Trend: the changing nature of work

Comment: is it bad for me to admit that it's a toss up between star wars and bugs bunny for where I learned the most life skills?

Five Career Lessons From Han Solo
http://www.forbes.com/sites/matthewherper/2012/03/29/five-career-lessons-from-han-solo/

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Article: The End of RIM As We Know It

Trend: the rise and fall of the RIM empire.

Comment:  "There is a very real chance that RIM will come out of this as the prop­er­ty of anoth­er com­pa­ny, or at least very dif­fer­ent than it is today. If it stays inde­pen­dent, it will have to become small­er and more nim­ble before maybe becom­ing suc­cess­ful again."

The End of RIM As We Know It
http://www.readwriteweb.com/archives/the_end_of_rim_as_we_know_it.php

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Article: Zynga’s Engineering VP for New Gaming Platform Moves On

Trend: cloud

Comment: for those of you in the know, these guys have had a cloud model that's been fascinating for a while.

Zynga's Engineering VP for New Gaming Platform Moves On
http://allthingsd.com/20120329/zyngas-engineering-vp-for-new-gaming-platform-moves-on/

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Article: 77% Of Workers Use Personal iPhones, Other Devices On The Job | Cult of Mac

Trend: byod

Comment: another dirty secret. If we don't see it, it isn't there. Right? 

77% Of Workers Use Personal iPhones, Other Devices On The Job | Cult of Mac
http://www.cultofmac.com/157348/77-of-workers-use-personal-iphones-other-devices-on-the-job/

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Article: “Blow up the television industry and start again”: A bold start to MIPCube

Trend: changing media content distribution models.

Comment: there is some fascinating lines in here, the first.. "Gal­lop sees the future of TV as tied to the future of pay­ments – two indus­tries that are evolv­ing at a rapid pace".  

The second is the commentary on the adult entertainment industry driving the new models.  A dirty truth I guess?  ;)

"Blow up the television industry and start again": A bold start to MIPCube
http://thenextweb.com/mipcube/2012/03/30/blow-up-the-television-industry-and-start-again-a-bold-start-to-mipcube/

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Article: The No-Hour Workweek: Reinventing Employee Expectations For The Modern Economy

Trend: the changing nature of work

Comment: not as crazy as it sounds.  Read the bit about the toxic cultures inside (gasp) financial institutions.  ;)

The No-Hour Workweek: Reinventing Employee Expectations For The Modern Economy
http://www.fastcoexist.com/1679563/the-no-hour-work-week-reinventing-employee-expectations-for-the-modern-economy

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Article: Mishap at BATS Stock Exchange Is Indicative of Market - NYTimes.com

Trend: changing markets

Comment: a great quote about halfway Dow.  

""The markets basically gutted their high-cost, nonstop infrastructures for very fast, low-cost infrastructures," said Larry Tabb, the founder and chief executive of the Tabb Group.

There is little public data available on how frequently market disturbances occur. The S.E.C. does not provide comprehensive numbers on them. Most of the information is publicized in nonstandardized form by the exchanges themselves."

Mishap at BATS Stock Exchange Is Indicative of Market - NYTimes.com
http://www.nytimes.com/2012/03/29/business/mishap-at-bats-stock-exchange-is-indicative-of-market.html?_r=1&partner=rss&emc=rss&pagewanted=print

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Article: IBM and Hydro One partner to modernise power Grid in Ontario

Trend: energy

Comment: Interesting to see what actually comes to fruition.  

IBM and Hydro One partner to modernise power Grid in Ontario
http://www.utilityproducts.com/news/2012/03/28/ibm-and-hydro-one-partner-to-modernise-power-grid-in-ontario.html

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Article: The 'digital wallet' will transform the smartphone, and how we spend

Trend: payment channels

Comment: watch this space
The 'digital wallet' will transform the smartphone, and how we spend
http://www.cbc.ca/news/technology/story/2012/03/28/f-digital-wallet.html

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Article: Red Hat Sets a Date for OpenShift Source Release

Trend: cloud

Comment: bigger better faster and free.. More tools for the cloud.. ;)

Red Hat Sets a Date for OpenShift Source Release
http://www.readwriteweb.com/cloud/2012/03/red-hat-sets-a-date-for-opensh.php

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Article: How Linus Torvalds Helped Bust a Microsoft Patent

Trend: the rise of open source

Comment: the first step towards the end of the free ride.

How Linus Torvalds Helped Bust a Microsoft Patent
http://www.wired.com/wiredenterprise/2012/03/ms-patent/

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Article: Sony abandons further investment in Sharp LCD collaboration

Trend: changing media content distribution models

Comment: remember what I just said about apple and Sharp? Right.  
Sony abandons further investment in Sharp LCD collaboration
http://www.theverge.com/2012/3/28/2907778/sony-sharp-lcd-collaboration-no-more-investment

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Article: Apple Just Made a Stealth Acquisition No One Knows About | Blogs

Trend: changing media content distribution models

Comment: read it again.l slowly.  Apple just bought Sharp.  Wait for it.. Right.  Now.. There's another article about Sony divesting from its display JV with Sharp.
Apple Just Made a Stealth Acquisition No One Knows About | Blogs
http://www.thestreet.com/blog/apple-just-made-stealth-acquisition-no-one-knows-about

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Article: MIT's 3D solar cells take cubism to new energy efficient heights

Trend: energy

Comment: slow and steady progress to an electric future, now if we only had light cycles.  ;)

MIT's 3D solar cells take cubism to new energy efficient heights
http://www.engadget.com/2012/03/28/mits-3d-solar-cells-take-cubism-to-new-energy-efficient-heights/

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