links for 2007-04-03

  • In The World is Flat, Thomas L Friedman points out to how technology is driving the emergence of completely new business models. He says that to survive, businesses and industries need models and structures that are highly adaptable to change.
  • HandBrake is an open-source, GPL-licensed, multiplatform, multithreaded DVD to MPEG-4 ripper/converter, available for MacOS X, Linux and Windows.
  • Imagine how blogging could change media’s reporting on modern warfare. This is the site of the Fightin’ 6th Marines who are stationed in the worst sections of Iraq. See the war in Iraq in the eyes of those who are there.
  • Alterian on Monday announced its acquisition of Campaign Calculus 2.0, a contact optimization technology product that is now available in Alterian’s marketing campaign management solution.
  • Executives from Google, Yahoo!, Microsoft and PhoCusWright will be featured speakers at the Hospitality Sales & Marketing Association International’s (HSMAI) 8th Travel Internet Marketing Strategy Conference, to be held in Las Vegas on April 4, 2007.