After a recent debate about free music, there’s a great post by Fred at A VC today about the fear of change that’s worth a read.

I’ve been encompassed by the workings of an online business since the beginning of this year. While developing this business and trying to understand the different facets of doing business online, I’ve learned the inside secrets of pricing, sales, shipping, and support.

That last step, support, isn’t just what Dell …

Apple Computer Knowledge Navigator
“Apple video from 1988 of what was called the Knowledge Navigator… or what would be the computer of 2010. An interesting look back of where computer technology was thought to be headed. We’re actually not all that far off from this level of interactivity with our computers.”

HUBO, the First Robot to “Ride” a Segway
“HUBO one of the most advanced robots in the world successfully rode a Segway scooter.”

Under stairs storage: brilliant
“A simple yet very clever storage solution. We entrepreneurs should be thinking like this all the time… finding usefulness in everyday things.”

Networking within your Blog Niche: 7 Essential Tips for Bloggers
“A good little write up on 7 tips for bloggers to network and grow their readership and exposure in the blogesphere.”

Top 15 Google Street View Sightings
“I’m sure the list of interesting findings in Google Street Viewer will keep growing, but here are some of the weeks top 15 finds.”

How Ads Really Work: Superfans and Noobs
“Interesting article about online ads in relation to your regular members / readers and your noob visitors.”

Robot lawnmower kills Danish man
“Sort of unrelated to entrepreneurs but tied into this weeks news theme of robots and future technology… ”

Video of Bill Gates Showing off his Expensive Table
“Bill Gates is showing off Microsoft’s fancy new virtual table. This sort of user interface is getting us one step closer to the wall sized computers that you control with hand movements and gestures… ”

The hottest investor in America
“America’s hottest investor is a creative entrepreneur who has helped several big companies make turnarounds.”

Over at Boing Boing they posted a story of a reader who was concerned that the new Google Map Street View allowed the world to see her home and even her cat sitting in the apartment on the couch.

While the first reaction is “whoa cool!” I think a second one is “Oooh this is gonna be bad.”

It is amazing to think about the ability to find a map to a meeting place and not only be able to see the shapes of the buildings on the map… but to be able to literally zoom in to the street view and look around the area to recognize it later. But I wonder what sort of liabilities this new technology is opening up….

What if your cat was being stalked?

UPDATE: The full, horrendous video is available here.

Mark Zuckerberg, founder of Facebook, sweating bullets. Wearing flip-flops on stage, then presenting like you’re reading a brochure aloud. Pick an edge and stick with it next time Mark.

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