http://www.bizjournals.com/sanjose/stories/2008/06/16/daily53.html
Yahoo launches two new user domains, @ymail.com and @rocketmail.com
They claim that this will finally help people get rid of awkard email ids like kinky88@....com and allow them to choose their own emails.
I am just trying to better understand what this is going to offer the consumer. If the main purpose is to allow you to choose the right name then wouldn't an aliasing function work better? I.e. a function that aliases your email to a different, a little bit better email address. I hope yahoo incorporates a sync function for syncing the old address with the new one, or atleast a forwarding function.
Its also interesting to see that yahoo used ymail which is similar in essense to gmail and rocketmail, which sounds kinda like hotmail. I personally think that rocketmail is so "yesterday". But thats me.
Thursday, June 19, 2008
Monday, June 16, 2008
An excellent report by the RAND corporation on "US competitiveness in Science and Technology"
Executive summary:
The RAND report analyzes demographical data relating to the US technical occupations and academia acquired over years. The main intent of the report is to enlighten the reader of the current state of US competitiveness in the field of science and technology. This includes, academia, IT industry, engineering industry, and other science related fields. The report claims that US has not lost its edge in technological competitiveness, although other major players like India and China have emerged in the past. It also asserts that the ability of the US to attract and retain foreign talent in these fields have greatly supported its success. It indicates that in order for US to remain competitive in these fields, it must continue to foster top quality science and technology education at home, as well as augment its ability to attract and retain foreign talent.
Executive summary:
The RAND report analyzes demographical data relating to the US technical occupations and academia acquired over years. The main intent of the report is to enlighten the reader of the current state of US competitiveness in the field of science and technology. This includes, academia, IT industry, engineering industry, and other science related fields. The report claims that US has not lost its edge in technological competitiveness, although other major players like India and China have emerged in the past. It also asserts that the ability of the US to attract and retain foreign talent in these fields have greatly supported its success. It indicates that in order for US to remain competitive in these fields, it must continue to foster top quality science and technology education at home, as well as augment its ability to attract and retain foreign talent.
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