Ideas have power.

They come from dreams, aspirations, goals, and desires. Sometimes they’re built from a desire to do great things and sometimes the opposite holds true. Regardless of what lies beneath, here are some ideas and businesses that are trying to make a dent in this very, very small world…

1. Nicholas Negroponte continues his war of words with his $100 laptop. Intel originally disliked the idea, yet has recently jumped on the bandwagon with a $100 entry of its own. This wouldn’t have anything to do with the fact that Michael Negroponte chose to use AMD processors and leave Intel out in the cold

2. Nathan Keiser of nPost emailed me about his startup. Besides the number of interesting interviews it has (Hint: I’m sure I’ll be interviewed at some point), it also has a solid listing of job positions at tech startup (primarily web 2.0) companies. I look forward to hearing how he plans on competing with some of the bigger job boards like SimplyHired. Nathan, feel free to answer in the comments section. As I mentioned before, I love the ultra-niche business strategy.

3. It looks like Google is set to launch a Mobile MVNO in the UK. Interesting choice of location and I’d love to understand why Google has decided to open an MVNO. For those that don’t know what an MVNO is, it essentially piggybacks on a national wireless provider, allowing you to build your own “T-Mobile” and sell or distribute your own content. We already know how that’s gone for domestic players like ESPN, Helio, Amp’d, etc… It’s been an utter disaster. The market is a bit different in the UK and they are looking for ways to diversify their business and take control of the mobile market. I guess if Google wants to do this, Europe would be a good choice because mobile adoption and penetration is higher than that in the United States.

If you want to let me know about any of your ideas, all you have to do is email me!