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Alternative energy? BIG investment, as we've been predicting. Teensy compared to Big Oil: Four major components of the alternative energy industry are expanding rapidly. They continue to garner ever more investment. A new market study shows major year-to-year investment growth for biofuels, wind power, solar photovoltaics, and fuel cells. A study by Clean Edge shows the sector's investment cachet and...; Tags: Oil Company, Asset, Alternative Energy, Oil, Exxon Mobil Corp., Investment, Asset Management, Operational Planning, Business Operations, Harry Fuller; Blog posts 2008-03-21
Follow the money, it may lead to more green energy: Exxon is the world's largest oil company. By some measures it's simply the world's largest company. The U.S. is the world's biggest military power, energy user and debtor nation. Together they think they can out-muscle a Latin American leader who may not even have the loyalty of...; Tags: Venezuela, Green Technology, Exxon Mobil Corp., Sales Strategy, Sales, Harry Fuller; Blog posts 2008-02-13
"Alternative energy" gets a boost from oil country: Venezuela seems determined to make America's alternative energy companies into successful greentech ventures. Today the Venezuelan national oil company "stopped all sales" to Exxon. This is just the latest salvo in the Exxon v. Venezuela heavyweight match. It began when Venezuela's government took control of all oil plants...; Tags: Venezuela, Alternative Energy, Exxon Mobil Corp., Venezueal, Sales Strategy, Asset Management, Sales, Operational Planning, Business Operations, Harry Fuller; Blog posts 2008-02-12
Exxon v. Venezuela and you're the loser in this battle: Exxon v. Venezuela and you're the loser in this battleIs this ZDNET or Meet the Press?I thought that ZDNET was about computers and technology. Are you folks so lazy that you need to report on oil and politics?I can read this crap on CNN or Fox, I don't need...; Tags: oil, Hugo, Exxon Mobil Corp.; Discussion threads 2008-02-11
Exxon v. Venezuela and you're the loser in this battle: Exxon claims it's won a round in its court battle against Venezuela. Venezuelan assets are now frozen in Britain and Netherlands. A lawsuit is in court int he U.S. as well. Exxon claims total Venezuelan assets valued at $36 billion dollars are now frozen. ...; Tags: Venezuela, Lawsuit, Exxon Mobil Corp., Asset Management, Operational Planning, Business Operations, Harry Fuller; Blog posts 2008-02-10

Off topic: Record oil company profits and gas prices: Off topic: Record oil company profits and gas pricesOutrageousTheoretically, oil companies should make the same profit at all times - when oil prices go up, your prices go up at the same time - and the profit stays the same. The only way to INCREASE profits is when the price...; Tags: Taxes, Exxon Mobil Corp.; Discussion threads 2005-10-27
Off topic: Record oil company profits and gas prices: ExxonMobil's third quarter profit surged nearly 75 percent to $9.92 billion, based on skyrocketing oil and natural-gas prices. It's the largest quarterly profit in history for a U.S. company. And we thought Google was a hot company. Royal Dutch Shell third quarter profit grew 67 percent to $9.39 billion, riding...; Tags: Exxon Mobil Corp., oil company; Blog posts 2005-10-27
Firm claims fuel cell breakthrough: Firm claims fuel cell breakthroughThis is interestingand also would be great, except one small problem... oil companies will do all they can to quell this from making it mainstream.Go here for some terrorEven the scientists that work for oil companies know this. Like every addict, we have to bottom out....; Tags: Fuel cells, Telecom & Utilities, fuel cell, Exxon Mobil Corp., oil company, solar energy; Discussion threads 2005-05-19

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Details, details, details... more on the Microsoft flaws from today: Thought I'd explore some of these bugs a bit more... first, Tipping Point released one of the vulnerabilities that Larry reported earlier, listed as a stack overflow issue in Microsoft Office Jet Database Engine. The stack overflow isn't what's interesting, what's interesting is the attack vector itself. To be fair to...; Tags: Vulnerability, Microsoft Corp., Database Engine, iDefense, Flaw, Exploitation, Microsoft Word, Word Processors, CSS, Microsoft Office, Security, Databases, Office Suites, Software, Scripting Languages, Software/Web Development, Web Development, Enterprise Software, Data Management, Nathan McFeters; Blog posts 2008-05-13
Microsoft to raise Windows Small Business Server price 80 percent: When Microsoft starts shipping its Windows Small Business Server 2008 product later this year, its price will be substantially higher -- as much as 80 percent -- than the current version of Small Business Server. Surprisingly, some testers and at least one market researcher don't seem fazed...; Tags: U.S., Microsoft Windows Small Business Server, Product, Microsoft Corp., Pricing Strategy, CAL, Microsoft Windows, Pricing, Marketing Research, Operating Systems, Servers, Software, Marketing, Hardware, Mary Jo Foley; Blog posts 2008-05-13
Comcast considering bandwidth caps, surcharges: Today's Press of Atlantic City had a tiny sidebar on a troubling trend of bandwith caps and surcharges coming down the proverbial pipe from Comcast: Comcast Corp., the nation's second-largest Internet service provider, is considering setting an official limit on the amount of data that subscribers can download per...; Tags: Comcast Corp., Broadband Reports, Internet Service Providers (ISPs), Tcp/Ip, Business Services, Internet, Networking, Jason D. O\'Grady; Blog posts 2008-05-08
Data Portability: The Microsoft angle: MySpace unveiled on May 8 yet another industry initiative to allow users and developers to share their social-networking data -- a goal Microsoft also has in its sights. The first partners announcing their participation in MySpace's Data Portability initiative include Yahoo, eBay, Photobucket (also owned by News...; Tags: Microsoft Corp., MySpace, Microsoft Windows, Advertising & Promotion, Strategy, Operating Systems, Software, Marketing, Management, Mary Jo Foley; Blog posts 2008-05-08
How much are your friends worth?: News Corp. revealed yesterday that its new media subsidiary Fox Interactive Media (FIM) has missed this year's revenue target of $1bn by 10 per cent. FIM's portfolio is dominated by MySpace which accounts for the majority of its revenue, bringing into question once again the ability to monetize the huge...; Tags: Advertisement, Google AdWords, News Corp., MySpace, Advertiser, Social Networking, Online Communications, Marketing, Advertising & Promotion, Steve O\'Hear; Blog posts 2008-05-08
Monetizing social media: Still an uphill climb; Some friends may be worthless: News Corp. confirmed what had been reported for weeks: Fox Interactive revenue isn't going to hit its targets. The problem: Social networking is still very hard to monetize. Does inventory matter when you can't sell it? Peter Chernin, News Corp.'s operating chief, delivered his state of MySpace...; Tags: Social Media, MySpace, Larry Dignan; Blog posts 2008-05-08
News to know: AMD; Oil and telecommuting; Verizon's EV-DO modem; Linux: Notable headlines: Jason O'Grady: Review: Verizon UM150 USB EV-DO modem Gallery (right). Mary Jo Foley: Microsoft Live Mesh to get more competition -- from Sun News.com: AMD revises server road map Adrian Kingsley-Hughes: How long can AMD...; Tags: Facebook, Larry Dignan, Oil, Telecommuting, Sun Microsystems Inc., EVDO, Verizon Communications Inc., Microsoft Windows Vista, Microsoft Corp., Advanced Micro Devices Inc., Linux, Modems, WiMAX, Microsoft Windows Vista (Longhorn), Federal Government, 64-Bit, Microsoft Windows, Open Source, Operating Systems, Software, Hardware, Components, Wireless, Government, Processors, Semiconductors; Blog posts 2008-05-08
Microsoft going it alone? Not exactly: Microsoft going it alone? Not exactlyI'm with you....Facebook - why on earth would MS do it? It just doesn't make any sense - hell look for new business models, don't just play dumb catch up!More over here - http://diversity.net.nz/ms-considering-a-facebook-purchase/2008/05/08/It's called flounderingWhen they can't go forward, they can't go back, and...; Tags: Operational accounting, Microsoft Corp., revenue, VCSY, Vertical Computer Systems Inc.; Discussion threads 2008-05-07
About that Microsoft-Yahoo deal (2): About that Microsoft-Yahoo deal (2)Consumers are the winnersalong with free markets, competition and innovation.People should stop looking at it from the perspective of the greedy pigs that push their snouts into as many troughs as they can find, otherwise tomorrow's knowledge economy is going to be a real struggle whilst...; Tags: Financial accounting, OPEN SOURCE, Microsoft Corp., Yahoo! Inc., shareholder; Discussion threads 2008-05-04
Will computing save health care?: Carey James Kriz is nothing if not an optimist. Dr. Kriz, who heads the American Academy of Urgent Care Medicine in Orlando, is convinced that technology is the answer to the train wreck called the health care financing system. Predictive Health, knowing what your...; Tags: Dr., Health Care, Computing, Carey James Kriz, Vertical Industries, Benefits, Healthcare, Enterprise Software, Software, Human Resources, Dana Blankenhorn; Blog posts 2008-05-02
Ballmer still claims Microsoft might walk away from Yahoo: Ballmer still claims Microsoft might walk away from YahooTo quote the old westerns......"if you're going to shoot, shoot". I agree that Ballmer's most recent comments are mere posturing. If he wanted to walk away (which he should do), he would have done it already.Hard to say really...If MS...; Tags: Yahoo! Inc., Microsoft Corp., BALLMER STILL, stock; Discussion threads 2008-05-01
Top 10 Web companies in March 2008: Parent Audience, 000 Time Per Person 1. Google 128,026 1:43:21 2. Microsoft 123,911 2:21:42 3. Yahoo! 115,508 3:12:30 4. Time Warner 108,269 3:44:09 5. News Corp. Online 78,961 2:02:36 6. eBay 67,517 1:53:26 ...; Tags: Web, Internet, Channel Management, Marketing, NB; Blog posts 2008-05-01

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