E-julhandeln upp 30 procent

Holiday e-tail watchers sing 'ka-ching'. Internetbutikerna hade en bra julhandel i år och ökningen från 2003 verkar ha varit runt 30 procent.

The American Solider

TIMEs Person of the Year är The American Solider . "They swept across Iraq and conquered it in 21 days. They stand guard on streets pot-holed with skepticism and rancor. They caught Saddam Hussein. They are the face of America, its might and good will, in a region unused to democracy. The U.S. G.I. is TIME's Person of the Year". Lagom amerikanskt självgott.

Napster Runs For President in '04

Napster Runs for President in '04. Artikel i New York Times om Howard Deans presidentkampanj. "Rather than compare Dr. Dean to McGovern or Goldwater, it may make more sense to recall Franklin Roosevelt and John Kennedy. It was not until F.D.R.'s fireside chats on radio in 1933 that a medium in mass use for years became a political force. J.F.K. did the same for television, not only by vanquishing the camera-challenged Richard Nixon during the 1960 debates but by replacing the Eisenhower White House's prerecorded TV news conferences (which could be cleaned up with editing) with live broadcasts."