Posts Tagged ‘Consumer’

Public interest law firms

A public interest law firm is private, for-profit association of lawyers, like any other private law firm. However, public interest law firms are distinguished from private firms in that their primary mission is to assist under represented people or causes, rather than to make money. This difference in mission creates a difference in billing practices ...

New York Times Lays Foundation for Paywall

The Gray Lady may once again ask for some green if you want to view something that’s black and white and read all over. Reports surfaced over the weekend that The New York Times is about to announce another attempt at a paid-access business model for its Web site, with management apparently deciding that a ...

CES 2010: Consumer-Tech Style Meets Business-IT Substance

Not surprisingly, most folks see CES as a watershed event for tracking the latest in current, emerging and future consumer electronics trends. So why did I travel to CES 2010 in search of products related to business IT? Pure contrariness is one reply, but let’s also toss in the common, if sometimes subtle, linkages between ...

Critics Hammer Away at Google Book Settlement

Google’s (Nasdaq: GOOG) bid to secure the digital rights to millions of books remains under attack from rivals and other critics trying to block a revised legal settlement that would unlock a vast electronic library. The opposition fired its latest salvo Thursday, the deadline for filing objections with U.S. District Judge Denny Chin in New ...