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1609: The forgotten history of Hudson

With just a slight twist of fate, New York might have been called Nouveau Paris. The English sailor Henry Hudson, who sailed to America on the ship Half Moon four hundred years ago on behalf …

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Mastering the Hype Cycle

The two Gartner technology analysts Jackie Fenn and Mark Raskino make a convincing argument with their book β€˜Mastering the Hype Cycle’, using the stock market graphs for Amazon and investments in China, namely that the …

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Silicon Dragon

China is currently at the centre of attention, not only due to the Olympics but also on account of the country’s incredible economic growth. Two books recently appeared about the role of China in realising …

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The Long Tail

The very readable book β€˜The Long Tail’ by Chris Anderson is a discussion of a relatively new phenomenon. Namely that the sales of products in small numbers in particular yield huge proceeds due to the …