Release 0.9

Esther Dyson
  • Are we our workers' keepers?

    By Esther Dyson | December 4, 2006, 9:37am PST

    Yes, everyone knows personal health records are a really good idea. But no one uses them… Perhaps it’s time for a little libertarian paternalism: A coalition of employers is about to offer/push PHRs to their employees, which should result in healthier, better-informed employees and wealthier, better-served employers.

  • End the heartbreak of repetitive registrations!

    By Esther Dyson | December 4, 2006, 9:10am PST

    I just had dinner with Dick Hardt of Sxip. He’s about to launch Sxipper, an open-source, "learning" version of those familiar adware wallet tools. This one will be a Firefox plug-in, coming out in a couple of weeks. It's free, but (natch) there's a charge for premium services.
    The basic idea is that you keep your [...]

  • Seriosly interesting

    By Esther Dyson | November 8, 2006, 7:49am PST

    While the widgets and gadgets of Web 2.0 blur into one another in a whirl of user-generated everything, some interesting things are happening away from the buzz and fashion circuit. One case in point is Seriosity, a start-up funded by Alloy Ventures of Palo Alto.

  • Trip report: Kazakhstan

    By Esther Dyson | October 18, 2006, 7:22am PDT

    Kazakhstan is no joke if you actually live there. It’s a relatively prosperous Central Asian country, booming with oil money but deficient in good government and cheap Internet service. Perhaps there’s a relationship…

  • What I really said at Office 2.0

    By Esther Dyson | October 15, 2006, 5:38pm PDT

    I just did an interview with Dan Farber at the Office 2.0 Conference, and surprised myself with what came out.  What is Office 2.0?  It's not shared spreadsheets; it's spreadsheets for processes.
    To be honest, I haven't been focusing much on Office 2.0… sounded pretty corporate and boring.  So I hustled to find out about this [...]

  • Google - beyond the interview

    By Esther Dyson | October 2, 2006, 11:01am PDT

    I recently interviewed Eric Schmidt, CEO of Google, for a video series sponsored by British Telecom. You can see it either at BT.com (registration required) or at interview iTunes. Or you can read on for my unapproved speculations about Google's future. I think it's clear Google needs to move more aggressively into personalization and also [...]

  • Trip report - Dubai

    By Esther Dyson | September 26, 2006, 9:26am PDT

    I just came back from a visit to Dubai, where I went for a WPP board meeting. While I was there, I managed to get around a bit. Here are my impressions.

  • Click fraud - here we go again

    By Esther Dyson | September 23, 2006, 4:42pm PDT

    This is a problem that can be solved. All that’s needed is a little accountability.

  • Just for the record

    By Esther Dyson | September 18, 2006, 7:45am PDT

    in case you read the Crain’s piece saying I was an early investor in Google….

  • Don't write my obit just yet!

    By Esther Dyson | September 16, 2006, 2:41pm PDT

    PC Forum over? Yes, it’s true. Congratulate me on my freedom!