Entries from June 2009

June 30, 2009

Italians spark electrical aviation records

In aviation circles, the span of time between the two World Wars is remembered as the Golden Age. A global race to speed, range and performance records pushed the limits of technology and pegged countries and manufactures against each other.  It was a great run for Italian engineering too, culminating with the 1934 Schneider Trophy [...]

June 18, 2009

Breaking down a crowdsourcing business model

I have been in looking into crowdsourcing business models for the last couple of months. Personal and professional interest. As often the case, when a subject is on your mind, you stumble upon it. So, when ads like this one started popping up on my Facebook page I clicked through. The ads send you to [...]