The classic definitions of innovation include:

1. the process of making changes to something established by introducing something new
2. the act of introducing something new: something newly introduced (The American Heritage Dictionary).
3. the introduction of something new. (Merriam-Webster Online)
4. a new idea, method or device. (Merriam-Webster Online)
5. the successful exploitation of new ideas (Dept of Trade and Industry, UK).
6. change that creates a new dimension of performance Peter Drucker (Hesselbein, 2002)

In economics, business and government policy,- something new - must be substantially different, not an insignificant change. In economics the change must increase value, customer value, or producer value. Innovations are intended to make someone better off, and the succession of many innovations grows the whole economy.

The term innovation may refer to both radical or incremental changes to products, processes or services. The often unspoken goal of innovation is to solve a problem. Innovation is an important topic in the study of economics, business, technology, sociology, and engineering. Since innovation is also considered a major driver of the economy, the factors that lead to innovation are also considered to be critical to policy makers.

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Sat, 05 Jul 2008 03:30:43 -0000
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Sat, 05 Jul 2008 02:47:02 -0000
The move brings Google into clear compliance with a California law that requires many Web sites to have a link to their privacy policy on their home page.
Google Told to Turn Over User Data of YouTube
Fri, 04 Jul 2008 04:30:23 -0000
The order raised concerns that the online video viewing habits of tens of millions of people could be exposed.
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Sat, 05 Jul 2008 02:47:41 -0000
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Bits: Justice Looks Further at Google-Yahoo Deal
Fri, 04 Jul 2008 21:43:09 -0000
The Justice Department’s antitrust division has begun issuing subpoenas as it probes further into whether a planned Google-Yahoo partnership in search advertising is anticompetitive.

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NerdTV #13: Judy Estrin
Mon, 10 Apr 2006 12:00:00 -0700
Judy Estrin's career ranges from founder of Bridge Communications to CTO of Cisco to running Packet Design LLC. Quite the girl geek, eh?Download video:Entire Show:MPEG-4 | TorrentNerdy Bit:MPEG-4 | TorrentJuicy Bit:MPEG-4 | TorrentDownload subtitled video:Entire Show:With Subtitles | Torrent w/ SubtitlesNerdy Bit:With Subtitles | Torrent w/ SubtitlesJuicy Bit:With Subtitles | Torrent w/ SubtitlesDownload audio:Entire Show:MP3 | TorrentAAC | TorrentOgg Vorbis | Torrent
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Court order on YouTube user data fans privacy fears
Fri, 04 Jul 2008 15:56:37 -0400
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Fri, 04 Jul 2008 15:00:11 -0400
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Thu, 03 Jul 2008 12:59:23 -0400
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