ABSOLUTELY. Real estate is currently in the toilet in most parts of the country, but there is one form of real estate that continues to appreciate exponentially, CYBER REAL ESTATE. Yes that is correct, cyber real estate is the new limited resource that is growing in value. You might have heard that the dot com era has come and gone, but I am here to tell you that we are only in the bottom of the first inning. The things that will be done in the years to come, through the infrastructure known as the world wide web, if you knew them would make your head spin.

Some of you may recall that during the early part of the Dot-Com Boom (circa 1995 or so) there was a fair bit of discussion about the effect of disruptive technologies on established markets. In a nutshell, a disruptive technology is one which, once it gains a toehold in the market, renders other technologies entirely obsolete, or completely alters existing markets. A significant recent example is the combination of mpeg encoding of audio/video and digital file distribution which allowed large-scale peer-to-peer sharing of media content, e.g.

Strong, interesting women are taking over the blogging world. They have the passion, they have the skills, and they are here to stay. Today, we're listing fifty most influential female bloggers at the moment.

The Senate gave final approval on Wednesday to a major expansion of the government's surveillance powers, handing President Bush one more victory in a series of hard-fought clashes with Democrats over national security issues.

"Obama is getting mad props for social networking," Stark recalled arguing. "Why don't we use social networking to let him know that he can't keep elbowing his progressive base - the people who got him the nomination - away from the policy table?" A member of my.barackobama.com started the anti-FISA group, and Stark soon joined. In those 10 days or so, the group, with its polite name, "Senator Obama Please Vote NO on Telecom Immunity - Get FISA Right," has grown to more than 18,000 members and become the largest public group on the campaign site.

Who says crime doesn't pay?

Scientists say they have found a workable way of reducing CO2 levels in the atmosphere by adding lime to seawater. And they think it has the potential to dramatically reverse CO2 accumulation in the atmosphere, reports Cath O'Driscoll in SCI's Chemistry & Industry magazine published today.
Adding lime to seawater increases alkalinity, boosting seawater's ability to absorb CO2 from air and reducing the tendency to release it back again.

There's a great scene from "The Brady Bunch" when Marcia - just turned high school freshman - is nervous about fitting in and making friends so she signs up for every club listed on the school bulletin board. This is sort of what I see happening with many of you and all the social networking sites out there.

Researchers at Purdue University have figured out how to replace the expensive sapphire substrate of traditional LED lights with a low-cost metal-coated silicon wafer.