Archive for March, 2009
Raționalitate: Regulatory capture in P2P lending
Posted on Mar 31, 2009 11:49:38 PM
There’s also a sort of charity version of this – Kiva – but the difference between P2P lending and Kiva is that Kiva doesn’t return a profit for lenders whereas P2P lending generally does, and also P2P lending is often from people in …
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“超軽負荷型P2P通信により、手軽に映像の配信受信が可能な「KeyHoleTV」および「KeyHoleVideo」(配信ソフト)。地上波アナログテレビの再配信が目立っていたが、4月1日未明、すべての配信が…”
Posted on Mar 31, 2009 11:40:37 PM
“超軽負荷型P2P通信により、手軽に映像の配信受信が可能な「KeyHoleTV」および「KeyHoleVideo」(配信ソフト)。地上波アナログテレビの再配信が目立っていたが、4月1日未明、…
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Australian ‘Net Filtering: Lyle Shelton is a Clueless Idiot
Posted on Mar 31, 2009 11:28:31 PM
His morals start on your PC. As I’ve previously touched on, the Australian Federal Government is currently going through the motions of trying to introduce mandatory internet filtering. Despite various bodies who know better than the Minister for Communications Steven Conroy (such as system administrators, ISPs, tech savvy users, etc) [...]
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Regulatory capture in P2P lending
Posted on Mar 31, 2009 11:08:28 PM
Via The Browser , this article from some Slate affiliate has an excellent example of regulatory capture in action in the peer-to-peer lending industry. For those of you unfamiliar with the concept, essentially it’s a broker who facilitates loans between regular people over the internet. There’s also a sort of [...]
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Voler de la musique: est-ce vraiment mal?
Posted on Mar 31, 2009 10:49:45 PM
Intro d’Alain :Voici un nouveau billet intéressant de Michael (qui suscitera de nombreuses réactions…) sur le sujet et qui prolonge le débat lancé suite au billet sur le sort des startups de musique et aussi la présentation de Mikiane récemment sur la culture libre . Je reprend la question à [...]
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Warner Bros se paye Pirate Bay!
Posted on Mar 31, 2009 10:13:59 PM
Deuxième poisson d’avril coup de coeur de la journée mais sans aucun doute déja mon préféré! Après des années de lutte acharnée Pirate Bay vient tout juste d’annoncer son rachat par Warner Bros pour la modique somme de 10 Milliards d’Euros ! Vous pouvez télécharger le communiqué de presse au [...]
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Conficker Super Anti Vírus Falso
Posted on Mar 31, 2009 10:10:48 PM
Caro leitores(as) Fiquem atentos hoje dia 01/04/2009 dia oficial de novos ataques do Super Vírus Conficker ou Downadup se preferir. Novo Golpe utilizado pelo vírus Conficker Os crimosos estão aproveitando o desespero dos usuários e estão oferecendo Anti Vírus Falso, cuidado você pode comprar um programa que não remove o [...]
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Pertuity Direct Offers New Twist on P2P Lending | Fine-Tuned Finances
Posted on Mar 31, 2009 10:02:29 PM
In 2006 and 2007, a company called Prosper pioneered the business of peer to peer lending. The idea is that consumers lend money to one another and bypass the.
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Pertuity Direct Offers New Twist on P2P Lending
Posted on Mar 31, 2009 10:02:29 PM
In 2006 and 2007, a company called Prosper pioneered the business of peer to peer lending. The idea is that consumers lend money to one another and bypass the entire banking system. Unfortunately, Prosper found that their borrowers had a much higher default rate than originally expected and many investors [...]
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Mininova reaches 2 billion mark
Posted on Mar 31, 2009 09:53:15 PM
Mininova announces that it has achieved its second billionth torrent - that’s almost 7 torrents per person in the US. Even more impressive is the timescale in which the second million has been achieved: less than five months has elapsed since Mininova announced it’s first billionth torrent. In a coy [...]
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