Roundup: Web data offers election insight, banks gets big bonuses and more
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Web data offers new info on presidential election — It remains to be seen whether Barack Obama’s tremendous lead over John McCain in Facebook friends will lead to a similar victory on election day. Meanwhile, another study looks at which social networking sites are big in which swing states.
Google CEO stumping for Obama — Eric Schmidt says he’s speaking for himself, not Google, and that he has previously been an informal adviser to the… Continue Reading
Roundup: Microsoft cuts Xbox 360 prices in Japan, Sarah Palin gets a positive spin on Wikipedia and more
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Microsoft cut prices for its Xbox 360 videogame consoles in Japan by as much as 30 percent — The software giant is trying to increase momentum in its most challenging market as the holiday season approaches.
VP candidate Sarah Palin’s Wikipedia bio was cleaned up — The fact that a single user made 30 positive edits to Palin’s bio shortly before the announcement that she’s John McCain’s running mate led to a flurry of online… Continue Reading
McCain unveils his own tech policy proposal
Today, Republican presidential candidate John McCain is introducing a tech agenda that differs from Democrat Barack Obama’s on “net neutrality” laws but has similar viewpoints on tax breaks, high-tech labor laws and other hot tech policy issues.
Obama made his sweep through Silicon Valley last year, connecting with top entrepreneurs like Marc Andreessen, and telling us about his technology policy proposal, that was impressive in its depth. McCain, who has given some interviews this year where… Continue Reading
Can Pickens’ plan swing sentiment to Obama –- and cleantech?
When investing, it helps to have people on your side. Usually that means other business people, and sometimes regulators, but billionaire oilman T. Boone Pickens is taking the sentiment to a new level with a just-announced public campaign aimed at bolstering domestic power sources.
The multi-million dollar media and advertising thrust by Pickens will attempt to swing common opinion away from foreign oil, and toward alternate energy investments –- which includes wind power, as well as… Continue Reading
John McCain fleshes out his climate policy, draws contrast with Obama
John McCain emphasized the role of the private sector and called for a cap-and-trade system in a prepared speech he delivered today in Oregon, indicating that his policies will differ greatly from those of the Bush Administration, if he is elected.
McCain praised wind, solar and other renewable energy technologies as affordable and attractive alternatives to fossil fuels that could help revamp the country’s failed energy policies and significantly reduce its greenhouse gas emissions.
In an effort… Continue Reading