Cloud computing, circa 1965
Filed Under (Industry Biz News) by Admin on 29-11-2009
A correspondent pointed me to this document, dated March 30, 1965, in which an executive with Western Union, the telegraph company, lays out the company’s ambitious plan to create “a nationwide information utility, which will enable subscribers to obtain, economically, efficiently, immediately, the required information flow to facilitate the conduct of business and other affairs.” The idea of a “computing utility” was much discussed in the 1960s, but this document nonetheless provides a remarkably prescient outline of what we now call cloud computing. Some excerpts: Over the past century or more there have evolved in this country a limited number…
Jelly Beans For Your Ears
Filed Under (Business Ideas) by Admin on 29-11-2009
Gizmodiva: The very famed, branded and yummyliscious chewy jelly belly has taken another avatar now. The worlds’ best jelly beans are now taking a plunge into being earphones as well. The all new stereo earphones look as appetizing as its namesake. The earphones come in a combination of two attractive colors like pink and green or white and blue. This is the most distinctive feature of these earphones that the color of the pair doesnt match. This utterly delectable pair of earphones come with a similar bean shaped pouch for carrying and are priced at $33. You can grab a pair for yourself.