Contains 27 chapters and case studies, written by 44 authors representing 10 nations on topics as diverse as Internet voting, community networks, e-government and competition.
The recent summer surge in gas prices has finally trickled down to American teenagers. The tradition of aimlessly cruising on summer nights appears to be a rapidly disappearing ritual. This distinctly American practice... ... continue reading
A Facebook organized party that was to be held in Torbay, Devon has been cancelled after British police used unprecedented powers to force the whole town to stop selling alcohol. More than 7,000 Facebook... ... continue reading
Kudzu is an extremely fast growing plant, usually considered a weed that can grow up two two inches a day. A native plant of China, it was first introduced to the USA in 1876. It... ... continue reading
Hoping to inspire 9-to-5ers to take advantage of the glory of summertime outdoors, the City of London will be transforming St James's Park into an outdoor office space for two days, from July 3 to... ... continue reading
Kids today are increasingly prone to social, mental and environmental stresses that lead to hyperactivity, ADD, frantic multitasking, and distraction. How can this tide be turned? A program in Bangkok, Thailand called the "Mind and... ... continue reading
San Diego-based Loop'd Network, which operates a number of action sports related web sites, said Tuesday that it has launched a new web site, Beijingbmx.com. According to Loop'd, the new site is being launched in collaboration with online BMX racing
Los Angeles-based Stamps.com has scored a win in a patent infringement suit, Stamps.com announced Tuesday. Stamps.com said that it has received a unanimous jury verdict that its NetStamps feature and technology does not infringe on patents from Kara Technology. Kara
Oxnard-based CalAmp, a developer of wireless hardware and other products, said Wednesday that the firm's products have been deployed by the Grand Bahamas Power Company in Freeport, Grand Bahamas. According to CalAmp, it is in a project to provide island-wide,
San Diego-based Linspire, developer of the Linspire and Freespire Linux operating systems, has been acquired by Xandros, a developer of Linux management products. Xandros announced the acquisition this morning, but did not disclose financial terms of the deal. Linspire--formerly Lindows--developed
To help customers tailor to their unique vacuum drying requirements, Cascade TEK improved the temperature uniformity and automated drying process of its SVO-501. These improvements increase ease of use and batch quality consistency. As well, Cascade TEK incorporated an optional
Incredible developments in small-wind turbine technologies have spawn a number of new turbine designs focused on the under 1 kW segment of the market. Vertical axis wind turbines and squirrel cage designs dominated the small wind category. A new turbine
It's been a banner year for Colorado in the highly competitive state rankings arena. Genome Technology's June publication ranks Colorado as one of the top 20 biotech locations in the world, and the Families USA Global Health Initiative Report ranked
The Sixth Annual IFATS Meeting will be October 24-26, 2008 at the Catholic Institute in Toulouse, France. Investigators in basic and translational science and therapy will share knowledge, ideas, applications and prospective issues in an interactive and collaborative meeting from
Podcasters are joining in the fight to stop a silent killer stalking computer programmers, international travelers, and anyone who spends long periods of time sitting still. A public service announcement about the dangers of DVT (deep veinous thrombosis) is airing
We're excited to have Andrew Hoppin, co-founder of NASA CoLab, joining us at PSFK Conference San Francisco 2008 on our "Collaboration & Co-Working" panel. Alongside Ezra Cooperstein from Current TV, Andrew will be discussing... ... continue reading
Zaha Hadid has created a spectacular pedestrian bridge across the River Ebro at Zaragoza for a festival in Spain. Dezeen features some great shots by Luke Hayes. In the Arts & Architecture blog in... ... continue reading
A French court has ordered online auction house eBay to pay LVMH damages for assisting in the sale of knock offs - while a ruling on a complaint by Tiffany in the US is expected... ... continue reading
Team PSFK visited the waterfalls by Olafur Eliasson last weekend and they failed to make a splash. For a city full of proud architecture, the make-shift looking waterfalls looked rather amateur - the water flow... ... continue reading
Fabien Girardin from MIT SENSEable City Lab has a fascinating presentation available online which describes how cities could become "responsive" thanks to new urban actors that can monitor activity real time. Technology like mobile phones... ... continue reading
