Daily Archives: November 8, 2006

Bad incentives lead to bad results

Posted on November 8, 2006 by Rakesh Agrawal

I got an email from United Airlines yesterday announcing a closed beta test of a new version of United.com with enhanced booking, Mileage Plus account information and better award travel booking. (Which is sorely needed.) United offered a carrot of … Continue reading →

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Verizon and Comcast take different paths on user created video

Posted on November 8, 2006 by Rakesh Agrawal

Verizon and Comcast have announced divergent approaches to user-created video. Verizon is working on a deal with YouTube to present videos on Verizon Vcast phones and the TV service that is slowly rolling out. The Wall Street Journal broke the … Continue reading →

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Election night’s big winner: the Internet

Posted on November 8, 2006 by Rakesh Agrawal

Election night is a perfect example of one of the best aspects of the Internet: instantaneous delivery of information to widely fragmented audiences. No waiting for the next day to get results from the newspaper. I didn’t even have to … Continue reading →

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