Links to Internet Resources

  • Host of "The Transformation Age", Robert X. Cringely is a writer, speaker and entrepreneur. He writes a weekly column.
  • Anina is the founder of 360Fashion, a network of high level fashion professionals using the latest web 2.0 and mobile technology to create online media in real time.
  • A company with no offices to call home, Point B is a consulting firm providing project leadership services across a wide range of industries.
  • Hewlett Packard is providing real time, face-to-face video conferencing with Halo.
  • Google provides software applications that only exist online, and are accessible from anywhere with Google Apps.
  • At StoreReport, Bill Scott's information technology enables convenience store owners to track every item as it's sold.
  • Every year at RFID Journal Live, companies gather to discuss and exhibit Radio Frequency Identification products for use in business applications.
  • Second Life is a 3D virtual world where users can socialize, connect and create using voice and text chat.
  • The Electric Sheep Company is a creator of 3D virtual world content and solutions.
  • Home to the invention of the digital camera, Kodak is a manufacturer of photographic products and services.
  • Craigslist is an online classifieds site founded by Craig Newmark that provides the means to advertise anything.
  • The E Ink Corporation is a supplier of electronic paper display technologies, such as those used in products made by Sony, Lexar, Motorola and Amazon.
  • The Lime Group is an umbrella organization with several companies such as the Lime Brokerage and Lime Wire.
  • The Mayo Clinic is a not-for-profit medical practice dedicated to the diagnosis and treatment of virtually every type of complex illness.
  • The project MyLifeBits at Microsoft Research is an experiment in lifetime storage and a software research effort.
  • Robert X. Cringely began the program at the Vehicle Assembly Building at Kennedy Space Center in Florida, one of the largest buildings in the world.

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