The future of money could be far less about dollars, superpowers or coinage if virtual currencies ever cross the line from virtual to real, writes Charis Palmer. Bitcoin electronic currencies says it is changing finance the same way the web changed publishing.
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Vale LimeWire: US disconnects another file-sharing site
Popular file-sharing website LimeWire, which attracts around 50 million users, has gone to that big copyright infringing server in the sky. A New York judge has sealed its fate, pushing the site into the same online cemetery as Napster and Kazaa.
Google, Fedex, Napster: not all uni students are lazy
University isn’t just for drinking and occasional study, according to many young entrepreneurs. Here’s a round-up of some darlings from the business world that got their big start during college.
E-books: publishers need to get with the program
Book publishers been twiddling their thumbs on e-books for years, but the success of Amazon’s Kindle and the looming Apple Tablet is about to force their hands, writes Mark Davis.
Media briefs” Tele gets it wrong on rental properties, musicians cashing in
Tele gets it wrong on rental properties … Musicians cashing in … Bastion of press freedom goes down … Journalism loses a pioneer … Ethnic-minority journalists jailed in Iran … The Blogging Revolution
