Tom Foremski’s Comments

• Apr 29th, 2011 @ 4:26pm

  Puzzling strategy...

  on Unintended Consequences Of Google's $900 Million Nortel Patent Bid: Creating New Patent Trolls
  I agree. I wrote about it at the time of the announcement, saying:
  
  "Its strategy is puzzling. It's taking a big risk in publicizing its interest in the Nortel portfolio.
  
  Google could have waited until the auction and then made its move. By advertising its interest in the patents it reveals areas in its IP where it is weak.
  
  For example, hedge funds might get together to outbid Google because they could then sell licenses or pursue successful legal challenges and recoup more than their outlay."
  
  http://www.siliconvalleywatcher.com/mt/archives/2011/04/googles_900m_pa.php
• Apr 9th, 2011 @ 7:45pm

  Aggregators or curators?

  on Journalists Are Aggregators Too (And That's A Good Thing)
  I agree with most of your points but wonder about your choice of words. Are aggregators the same as curators?
  
  There seems to be a difference in meaning emerging where aggregation is associated with machines based filters; while curation is the human version of the same. I was wondering if you had noticed something similar...