It's been said that if something can't be measured, it doesn't count. After two decades of rapid growth and extraordinary innovation, the internet no longer falls into that category. In a recent interview, McKinsey Partner Eric Hazan and McKinsey Global Institute senior fellow Michael Chui discuss new research from the McKinsey Global Institute that shines a little light on how much the internet contributes to global GDP, as well as who benefits, why it matters, and what can be done to nurture it.

Declaraciones de Edgar Sánchez autor del último informe elaborado por el Strategic Research Center de EAE Business School: El Comercio Electrónico en España, el trabajo ha sido dirigido por Edgar Sánchez, profesor de EAE con la colaboración de Mariola Rodríguez, investigadora del Strategic Research Center y alumna del Programa en Dirección y Gestión de Empresas. El informe analiza internet como canal de compra, el tipo de productos y servicios que se adquieren a través de la web, el perfil del comprador o los frenos de compra por internet de los españoles.

This year's Web 2.0 Summit, an annual technology conference in San Francisco, featured a reception at a swanky hotel dubbed  Web After Dark. The event was packed with euphoric entrepreneurs toasting their grand plans. Conference veterans noted the contrast with the previous year's summit, which many attendees spent drowning their sorrows as the world economy sank into chaos.

Paul Buchheit, developer of Gmail and founder of FriendFeed, talks with EconTalk host Russ Roberts about the evolution of the Gmail project, how innovation works and doesn't work in a large corporation, how Google has changed as it has grown, and corporate culture generally. The conversation then turns to social networking and what might be coming next. The discussion concludes with Buchheit's observations on Silicon Valley and the power of failure.

Technology and TRUSTe co-hosted a panel discussion exploring behavioral advertising and navigating the policy risks. The panel was moderated by Declan McCullagh, Chief Political Correspondent & Senior Writer for CNET. Speakers: Alissa Cooper, Chief Computer Scientist, CDT, Colin O'Malley, VP of Strategic Business, TRUSTe and Anne Toth, VP of Policy and Head of Privacy, Yahoo!

2009 is the 40th anniversary of the first computer network - the precursor of the internet - and the 20th anniversary of the brilliant idea that led to the creation of the world wide web. What exactly is the internet, and how does it differ from the world wide web? Who were its pioneers, and what technological surprises has it sprung?

Las aseguradoras llevan años invirtiendo en autoservicios online para clientes. Estos serán cada vez más importantes para los segmentos de seguros de vida, propiedad y accidentes, según los clientes vayan demandando cada vez más comodidad, y las entidades aseguradoras busquen reducir sus costes de servicio y mejorar la experiencia de cliente.

Andreas Kluth, corresponsal de The Economist en San Francisco habla sobre fuegos de campamento reales y virtuales, y predice la disolución de redes exclusivamente sociales como MySpace y Facebook.