Books, Reviews »
When I was listening to Leo Laporte’s This Week in Tech special episode on the CES, Tom Merritt mentioned and recommended the book “Daemon” by Daniel Suarez. The author self-published the book, sought the influencers in Silicon Valley and ended up with a book deal. A science fiction thriller destined to be made into a movie, the story left me thinking about the inter-connected world which we lived in even though the premise started from the online gaming world. So, here are some thoughts after reading the book …
Discourse, Web/Tech »
Google has released an interesting statement today that in light of cyber security, they have decided not to censor search results on Google.CN and accept the possibility of shutting down the entire business operations if the Chinese government will not allow them to operate an unfiltered search engine. With a multi-national company of such magnitude having the possibility in moving out of China, what are the implications that one can explore in the realm of business? I will draw a couple of thoughts from history to examine this event. …
Presentations & Projects »
Today, I was invited by Institute of Infocomm Research, A-STAR to present on the status of mobile-web space in the 16th InfoComm & Media Horizons conference focusing on the theme “Quad Play Services – Maximizing Opportunities” in the Genexis Theatre, Fusionopolis. My talk centered on the how media content and apps play a part in the mobile-web ecosystem, the features of various mobile-web apps stores (Apple iTunes, Nokia Ovi, Google Android Market, Blackberry Apps World and Microsoft Marketplace) and what are the interesting lessons for developers to create, share and distribute apps thru the stores?
Reviews, TED »
If I have to organize a TEDx event, which are the five videos I will choose to show? Here are my choices, ranging from topics in social media, social entrepreneurship, education, culture and economics. Other than attaching the abstracts, I have also included my own thoughts on why I like about these TED videos.
