Netflix on Wii, a tax as opposed to a pox on banks, and Google comes down on China. Reverse the polarity of the Neutron Flow, it’s geek news time!
Career:
What are the hottest jobs for 2010? As you may guess by the presence of a link, someone has an answer. Some unsurprising things – some surprising. A good quick read if you’re evaluating careers.
A few thoughts on starting your own business to give you perspective, especially if you plan to use Venture Capital.
. . . or maybe you’d like to try freelance writing for now?
Is the solution to your job woes Buying a facebook job ad? Not sure, but after this story I figure many people will try.
Economics/Geekonomics:
US Cities facing large shortfalls – Which really moves the burden down the tax chain, but there you go. Remember to follow issues like this if you relocate or plan to. As a guy that lives in California, I assure you our cities vary widely by how they’re handling things . . .
Do we need a Too Big To Fail Tax? Barry Ritholtz thinks so and lays out an interesting case.
Media:
PBS doing a new standalone news website that is Supervertical as opposed to the Hyperlocal movement. Something to watch to see how it goes.
Technology:
Google to exit China? A story of hacking, spying, and more. Probably best to read the whole thing – and follow any updates.
HP and Microsoft make huge partnership on cloud computing – Sounds more high-level and data center oriented. Makes sense for HP, and for Microsoft it can increase their market share in the data center area. May be good job-wise as well.
Sprint partnering with Wal-Mart to build out WiMax? I find this interesting as it seems Wal-Mart is at the center of a lot of technology issues lately – video, game sales, etc.
Video:
Finally, Netflix on Wii. It appears it took awhile to do – and requires a separate disk – but it’s here. Now all 3 major consoles will run Netflix. Good for Nintendo, good for Netflix. Of course what does this mean for competitors potential and current (like, say Wal-Mart’s latest plans)? And as a side note, could Netflix evolve into even more of a video delivery service and carry more indie or even personally-made stuff?
Video Games:
Modern Warfare 2 surpasses $1 Billion in sales. This beats films, and appears to be due to a number of factors. Since bandwagon-jumping is a big sport in the geekonomy today, expect more of it soon. I look forward to the release of Final Borderlands X: Modern Warfare of Zelda.
Are game endings . . . ending? With the change to what games do and what people expect, is the idea of a game ending changing or vanishing?
QUESTION OF THE DAY: Will China’s activities further politicize Google?
– Steven Savage