Internet start-ups are now asking one another: “Are you long tail?”
The phrase was popularised by Wired magazine’s editor-in-chief Chris Anderson, who started the ball rolling last year with a series of talks and a long article called The Long Tail. That caught the imagination of the bloggers, who circulated and applied the meme.
A revolutionary technique using stem-cell research could soon allow women to choose breast enhancements made of living tissue instead of silicone.
Indian political activists can now buy lotions, potions and pills to cure anything from cancer to hysteria to piles — all made from cow urine or dung.
Hundreds of bacteria, fungi and yeast species, mostly collected from the wilds of Brazil, have been made available to researchers looking for new chemicals with scientific or industrial applications thru the newly formed Microbe Bank.
Hyundai Motors plans to offer XM Satellite Radio as standard equipment on all U.S. models by 2007.
An Austrian village is testing technology that could represent the future of television.
The people of Engerwitzdorf are filming, editing and producing their own regional news channel.
Politicians are beginning to see blogs are more than forums for snoops. To some, they are the ultimate cyberspace soapbox.
Across Europe, experts say roughly 30 percent of mobile users are people not focused on state-of-the-art phones or high-speed data but on low fees.