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Crossing Gaps » bing http://crossinggaps.com A Digital Storytelling Firm Wed, 24 Jun 2009 02:19:18 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.7.1 en hourly 1 From Atoms (GM) to Bits (Bing) It is … http://crossinggaps.com/updates/from-atoms-gm-to-bits-bing-it-is/ http://crossinggaps.com/updates/from-atoms-gm-to-bits-bing-it-is/#comments Mon, 01 Jun 2009 12:07:23 +0000 Quang Tran http://crossinggaps.com/updates/from-atoms-gm-to-bits-bing-it-is/ From Atoms (GM) to Bits (Bing)

It is an interesting juxtaposition to have GM file for bankruptcy the same day that Microsoft launches its new search engine bing. It would be difficult to find a clearer illustration of how the shift from atoms to bits is transforming industries. It is not just the recession that is causing a smaller demand for cars — the demand will never be the same. Using the net, we can share cars more efficiently. Video conferencing reduces the need to drive for business. And streaming video (search for it on bing) may cut out a few trips to the movies.

- Albert Wenger

]]> http://crossinggaps.com/updates/from-atoms-gm-to-bits-bing-it-is/feed/ “The Time Warner Board approves the AOL… http://crossinggaps.com/updates/the-time-warner-board-approves-the-aol/ http://crossinggaps.com/updates/the-time-warner-board-approves-the-aol/#comments Fri, 29 May 2009 13:16:42 +0000 Quang Tran http://crossinggaps.com/updates/the-time-warner-board-approves-the-aol/ “The Time Warner Board approves the AOL spinoff ending the disastrous merger that marked the top of the Internet bubble. The spinoff will likely mark the bottom for traditional media companies.”

Albert Wenger - What A Day in Tech/Net News! (5/28)

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