Amazon now sells chapters of books. For students and anyone who wants a part of book, its a good move. CEO Bezos made a ton of money on Google who've tried scanning books to publisher objections. Amazon is leading the way in deconstructing books so that individuals pick what they want. Music CD publishers found out some [...]

Amazon has introduced the Mechanical Turk named after an 18th century hoax. Business Week thinks “it could have great potential for tapping into the wisdom of crowds” Exactly. Amazon are asking the hordes to help them complete tasks that are necessary for a computer to proceed. At every level the big web companies are probing for opportunities to turn in [...]

Who owns the information about where you go, what you look at, or do, or for how long on the internet?  The information's valuable. It allows advertisers to target you. it allows outsiders to understand your interest and personalities. It means someone get to know you; either individually (follow the clicks) or as a class, (people [...]