Participated in an Arup workshop recently with a great diverse group on the future of the business hotel. One insight i had during the workshop seems to be sticking. An emerging travel ethic that seemed to resonate with most of the participants all though it goes against all current trends.
We’re currently in a phase of democratization of business travel due to low costs, more people have international relationships in organizations and many smaller organizations/micro companies. So we’re jetting around the globe, flying back and forth in one day to London, …

Paradigm surfing is what i do.

This tidbit from the google quarterly earnings somehow stuck with me.

Other Cost of Revenues – Other cost of revenues, which is comprised primarily of data center operational expenses, as well as credit card processing charges, increased to $223 million, or 8% of revenues, in the third quarter of 2006, compared to $204 million, or 8% of revenues, in the second quarter.
So their raw production costs (which includes the the worlds largest datacenter) is 8% of revenues.

Well, even the title is hilarious, so check out this speech by Sumner Redstone [pdf], chairman and founder of Viacom at a conference about “Progress and Freedom”. Some noteable quotes…
– “Copyright is even more right in the digital age because copyright compels creativity. It furnishes the incentive to innovate. Therefore, limiting the protection of copyrights threatens innovation.”
– “Finally, at the risk of sounding naive, let me state the obvious: copyright is, well, right. It’s inherently right for both the creator and the consumer. It’s …

People across the world connecting via blogs. Iconic post/comment if it’s for real.