If you take a look at Les Blogs 2.0 you will see quite an interesting list of emerging technologies VIPs at this two-day meeting in Paris Dec. 5 and 6. I like the sessions titled: Eight ideas that will really revolutionize the 21st century (and why blogging isn’t one of them), How to socialize in the year 2055, and the ...

This Fortune article looks at the evolution of online social networking and search technology. When Yahoo bought Flickr two aspects of the tiny deal raised eyebrows, says reporter Oliver Ryan. Ryan says, "First, Yahoo already had the most popular photo-sharing site around. Second, and more important, instead of merging Flickr with its existing photos team, Yahoo placed Flickr in its ...

I found the web site of the Personal Genome Project (PGP) while I was looking for genome research that could be applied to cancer prevention and treatment someday. I tried to look deeper into who sponsors the site and why, and discovered that the Harvard Molecular Technology Group & Lipper Center for Computational Genetics is promoting this effort. The Harvard ...

This news from the UN this week gives a window into the future of global access to information. According to the news released, MIT and Wired magazine want to give very child in the world a laptop computer that costs next to nothing. Says Digital Divide Network, "If tech luminary Nicholas Negroponte has his way, the pale light from rugged, ...