American Madness

Intelligent Criticism in the Service of a Better Nation

Google Labs: Wall Street

Picking up on John Battelle’s concept of the database of intentions, I was thinking yesterday about where Google and its rivals will eventually end up in the business world. All the major search portals are adding new features everyday, and acquiring new companies in a race to become the most sought after site on [...]

Why Apple keeps me coming back like an addict

Holy crap, it looks like crap. I mean, it?s 320?240 (1/2 of native TV resolution), DRMed video. I could probably download these episodes off the internet illegally with better resolution.

Clueless Across the Sea

By Matt Friedlander
The British have their own way of saying just about everything, and when they do say things the way we do, they tend to pronounce them funny. But what could be weirder than the old country’s engineers not even knowing the proper Internet jargon?

New Content Please

The blogging community is getting down to the business of making money this fall. Advertising is popping up on blogs everywhere, and the big boys and girls of the blogosphere are striking deals with their favorite mega media conglomerates. All this is fine and I hope to see my associates enriched in the [...]

Gladwell

If you haven’t read any Malcolm Gladwell, catch up!
His most recent piece on healthcare really frames the issue:
The Moral Hazard Myth
A reportorial/research prodigy, Gladwell makes it clear why we need to reform healthcare, a useful focus. Most articles assume we should fix healthcare without really delving into the shame of our system AND how badly [...]

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