Topic: Business
Moira speaks with psychologist and author Dr. Ken Dychtwald, about re-writing the script for aging, especially in these economic times.
Jim Cramer, co-founder of TheStreet.com, talks about the democratization of financial data access and its impact of on the investment landscape. He discusses how the information advantages that once underpinned hedge fund activities have given way to a freer flow of data. Cramer dissects the fate of players that failed to grasp the significance of the changes caused by the web. He also shares why he regards tech stocks as poison.
Dr. Moira Gunn speaks with John Holady of QRX Pharma. He reviews the company's work in creating new applications for old blockbuster drugs.
Dr. Moira Gunn interviews Rohit Shukla, CEO of the LARTA Institute. He discusses how some governments are helping struggling biotech start-ups.
This week host Jon Udell interviews IT Conversations executive producer Phil Windley. His new company, Kynetx, provides structured, contextualized browsing experiences. In this interview Phil explains how Information Cards, jQuery, a universal browser extension, and a cloud-based ruleset work together to connect otherwise isolated web episodes.
Changes in the size, speed, and capabilities of databases underlie every major technology change in capital markets. Investors want to store more, do it faster, and be able to compare the present to any arbitrary period in the past--and do it all in real-time. While that has never been possible, entrepreneur and computer scientist Dr. Michael Stonebraker gives a talk about data, traditional database vendors, the next generation of database engines, and what it all means--on and off Wall Street.
Sara Nelson of Publishers Weekly takes a closer look at some of the things you think you know about the book business. She also raises the questions, "Why should we care about books any more?" and doesn't anyone read books for pleasure today? Topics range from what kinds of books we read, how the book industry advertise its products, the issue of piracy in today's electronic society, and why we are a long way from doing away with books completely.
Susan RoAne, author of the book Face to Face: How to Reclaim the Personal Touch in a Digital World, talks to Moira Gunn about how basic conversational and social skills have deteriorated. RoAne's book offers simple steps to more effective communication.
Jim Van Meggelen gives a talk about Asterisk, the world's leading open source PBX telephony engine and telephony applications toolkit, as well as the tough challenges of running a telecom business and how one can deliver telephony infrastructure to small companies. He shares with us his insights into the telecom industry, its current state, and where he wants it to go in the future.
John Ingram, Chairman of Ingram Book Group, discusses the challenges facing the publishing industry today. How do publishers decide how to divide investments between the physical printing of materials and digital publishing? What questions must be asked in order to effectively allocate resources toward these two goals? Is there a way to incorporate both goals into a cost efficient strategy?
