Government 2 point 0 Apps dot Gov Opens its Doors
Image by bensheldon via Flickr Give the government some credit sometimes, the new Apps.gov web site is an open shopping portal based on cloud computing and web 2.0 applications. The web site is clean, sharp, and looks like it will serve a useful purpose if government agencies can get past the old way of doing [...]
1984 or Panopticon
Image via Wikipedia Zoli brings up an interesting point about USA search and seizure of electronic systems at the border: there is always a way around any restriction put in place. What makes this always interesting is that with the modern cloud computing environment, all you really need is a computer to act as your [...]
Virtual Worlds and a Twisted View of US vs. China
We’re obviously focusing on Web Apps here @ CloudAve, but mostly productivity, business apps and their supporting infrastructure – we’re clearly not the destination to come to for news about video, music, games..etc. So consider this a personal rant. <rant> Virtual Worlds, such as World of Warcraft, Entropia Universe, Habbo Hotel, Club Penguin and Second [...]
USA Leading the Broadband Connectivity Index. Really?
Common wisdom is that the US is way behind developed Asian and European countries in Broadband (and also Mobility). Not quite so – says Professor Leonard Waverman of the London Business School, who published a study on the World’s Connectivity Scorecard. His key thesis is that penetration and connection speed is not enough to [...]
