Category: Business
Oil Sands: Fueling the Future
By Marin Katusa, Casey Energy Opportunities For many years, trying to tap an oil sands deposit accomplished about as much as sipping molasses through a straw, but that is changing. So do oil sands companies make a good investment now? Humans and bacteria share a surprising number of features, not least in what they consider
StumbleUpon Founder talks about latest funding round, to buy delicious from Yahoo
Here is an interesting video from the pre-IPO social media space. TechCrunch writer Alexia Tsotsis talks to StumbleUpon fonder Garrett Camp about its latest funding round in which it raised $17 million from August Capital and Accel Partners amongst others in a Series B second stage funding round. StumbleUpon is a social bookmarking service that
Economic Facts of Life about Global Energy
Oil spills, coal mining disasters, concerns over Middle East revolutions and now nuclear meltdowns. What do all these events have in common? As I have written earlier, they are energy-related. They all have to do with desperate efforts to find energy fuels to supply the world’s ever-growing demands. Where is the concern over the horrific civil war now commencing in the Ivory Coast? After all, its population is more than three times larger than Libya’s. Forget it, no oil
Walt Mossberg gives a positive review for the iPad2
In the video below, Walt Mossberg reviews the iPad2 for the Wall Street Journal. He likes what he sees. He says, as far as tablet’s go, it’s "the one to beat" for 2011. Enjoy
Charlie Sheen on a rant
After he was fired from “Two and a Half Men’, Charlie Sheen posted the following video online. Sheen is up to 2.4 million followers on Twitter now
Conan O’Brien: Apple Gets Cocky About The iPad 2
This spoof of Apple product videos for the iPad 2 is spot on. “You’ll buy it no matter what we say.” Great product launch and masterful performance at the launch by Mr. Jobs, though. Here’s a link to Apple’s real iPad 2 video for what it’s worth
Video: Steve Jobs Presents the iPad 2
This thing is pretty cool. Steve Jobs definitely is staying ahead of the pack with the new iPad. It’s the same price as the old one but with a dual processor ad faster graphics, dual cameras and all the bells and whistles. Here’s a spec sheet for the iPad versus the Android tablet competition. I
3000 billion tons of coal off Norway’s coast
Andy Lees writes: http://www.energybulletin.net/node/11901 suggests that Norway is sitting on 3trn tons of coal on the Norwegian shelf which compares with today’s 900bn tons of proven world reserves. “By injecting oxygen we can ignite the coal where it is. This will produce a mix of gas which we can recover and use for energy production.
Charlie Sheen: ‘Don’t be worried’ about me
Sheen is definitely a funny character and has some great quotes. But personally, I think the guy is seriously delusional. Take a look at the Today Show video below. Jeff Rossen is very direct in it. It’s a great interview. What do you think? Take this quiz: Charlie Sheen v Muammar Gaddafi: whose line is
Wadhwa: Google Search Still Needs ‘A Lot More Work’
I am excited about the opportunities ahead that social networking presents. Right now, Facebook is shooting itself in the foot by compromising user trust with dubious moves on privacy issues. However, if Facebook plays its cards right and concentrates on search it could be a winner – and that is a big threat to Google. Google is concentrated on Microsoft as its main competitor. But social networks could end run Google by developing compelling search functionality. Moreover, Google is annoyed by the Facebook walled garden model because it has meant a huge amount of data regarding what users are doing on the web is unavailable to Google but is available to Facebook
The King’s Speech and Other Oscar Winners
The King’s Speech was last night’s big winner at the Oscar’s, taking in Oscars for Best Picture, Director and Actor. I saw the film and thought it was a brilliant piece of cinema – very uplifting. Below is a clip from the film and a list of last night’s winners. Bravo. Best Picture ‘Black Swan’
Charlie Sheen leaves me speechless
I had to post this because I really don’t know what to say about it