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Why no one company will ever Monopolize the Internet

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Monopolies are a unbeneficial to overall businesses world.

The pace and power of web-fueled innovation is stunning. One day we’re swearing by Outlook, the next, we can’t live without Gmail. These changes exemplify the beauty of the Internet — the possibility that greener pastures are but a click away.

On the other hand, the list of tech innovations that could have been is quite long. Before we get into those, a few caveats…

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Analysis, Business, Internet, Science & Technology News

The car will be the next big boom in mobile technology

 World News - Sept. 15, 2011

Cars are about to get connected to the internet like never before.

One of the great mobile devices we have is the car.  And cars are about to get connected to the Internet like never before.  Not only will it change how we drive, but it will change the economics of the car business as well.

 

 

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Alternative Transportation, Business, Internet, Latest Trend, Science & Technology News

In-flight Wi-Fi predicted to grow 600% by 2015

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Delta will be the first airline to expand its Wi-Fi service to regional jets.

More airlines are beginning to offer Wi-Fi service and travelers are increasingly expected to take advantage of in-flight Wi-Fi connectivity in the coming years.  A new report from In-Stat News found that in-flight Wi-Fi revenue is expected to grow from about $225 million in 2011 to over $1.5 billion in 2015.

 

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Big Problems, Breakthrough Thinking, Education, Entertainment, facebook, Historical Perspectives, Hot Issues, Internet

How to stop Facebook from tracking you across the Internet

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Get a hold on your privacy with Facebook Disconnect.

If you want to use Facebook, but don’t want Facebook’s tendrils extending all over the internet and following your account, you’ll want this. A product called Facebook Disconnect completely blocks the social network’s ability to track your account around the web…

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Analysis, Internet, New Discoveries, Science & Technology News, Video Games

Microbiology puzzle solved by online video gamers

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Model of a protein as seen in Foldit

In an experiment called CASP9, scientists were struggling to map the structure of M-PMV, a protein involved in a virus that causes a form of simian Aids. In that experiment and others, the search had been going on for more than a decade. But the solution was not found by a laboratory but the players of an online puzzle game.

Analysis, Health & Fitness, Internet, Medical Breakthrough, New Discoveries

JiffPad creates personalized medical diagrams via iPad

Attempting to “reinvent healthcare communication,” Jiffpad is an app that lets doctors, nurses, pharmacists and other medical professionals communicate with patients via the iPad.

Allowing users to select from already provided medical diagrams or upload pictures of their own, the app creates a “JiffTalk,” digitizing the communication between a doctor and a patient and creating a digital record of medical instruction that patients can then email home or share with their families…

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