Instagram Acquisition: Not So Insta(nt)

Just over a month after Facebook’s widely-reported acquisition of Instagram for one billion dollars, there are strong signals that the purchase may be delayed by the FTC.  Although Facebook’s CEO (and majority shareholder) Mark Zuckerberg was able to...

A Call to Sunny Arms

Solar panels use sunlight to provide clean, renewable power. And in contrast to the days when solar energy was only feasible for use in small electronics like calculators, today the technology has advanced to the point where it has far greater potential.  The White...

On the internet, relevance is worth more than privacy.

The Wall Street Journal recently announced that two U.S. companies are once again exploring a technology called “deep packet inspection” (DPI) as a means to specifically target online ads at consumers. The technology, which has come under fire in the past...