It's become something of a ritual - every year, Google publishes its year-end summary of what the world wants, and every year I complain about how shallow it is, given what Google really knows about what the world is up to.

Where one industry stumbles, another rises up.

The old internet is shrinking and being replaced by walled gardens over which Google's crawlers can't climb.

Search, a marketing method that didn't exist a decade ago, provides the most efficient and inexpensive way for businesses to find leads.

It's become something of a ritual - every year, Google publishes its year-end summary of what the world wants, and every year I complain about how shallow it is, given what Google really knows about what the world is up to.

WordPress makes it drop-dead easy to start a site. Take my advice and go do it.

We overthrew the feudal system in the 1600s, and the theocracy in the 1700s. But currently, corporations play similar roles in many of our lives, either directly or indirectly.