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Steven C. Bennett
Steven C. Bennett   bio   1/27/2012   28 comments
The justices of the Supreme Court agreed on only one thing in the recent case of Jones v. United States, No. 10-1259 (Jan. 23, 2012). (Opinion and commentary available at www.scotusblog.com.) They agreed that an unlawful search occurred when police officers in Washington, DC, obtained a search warrant authorizing a 10-day attachment of a GPS device to a suspect’s car, attached the device after the warrant period had expired (without further court order), and collected data on the suspect’s movements over a 28-day period.
Ron Miller
Ron Miller   bio   1/26/2012   56 comments
By now you've probably heard about Apple's monster earnings report. Suffice to say, the company grew at unsurpassed levels, sold millions of nifty devices, and recorded record profits.
most recent post: pcharles... a little bit of both...
Christopher Olson
Christopher Olson   bio   1/26/2012   2 comments
There are many trade associations in the tech industry, each providing important services to its member companies. Primarily, these groups give member firms an opportunity to speak to policy makers and key figures in the industry, as well as cooperate to strengthen the industry as a whole through advocacy.
Joanne Korman Goldman
Are you skittish about using Facebook’s Timeline because your yearbook picture was inappropriate or growing up you looked like Urkel on Family Matters? Before you dismiss the new format, consider other ways to use Timeline, besides posting your past. In particular, you may find it helps your organization or group to implement social business objectives.
John Myers
John Myers   bio   1/25/2012   22 comments
Here's some food for thought: Installing a Webcam in primary public education classrooms could result in billions of dollars saved annually.
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Friday January 27, 2012 5:32:35 PM
Re: A Couple of Editors. A Singular Chat. 1/27, 4 PM ET.: Oh, Nicole has gone already.  Guess we're done, then.  Thanks for joining us AW.
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Friday January 27, 2012 5:31:34 PM
Re: A Couple of Editors. A Singular Chat. 1/27, 4 PM ET.: Thanks AW.  Polish food and drink are on the agenda.
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Friday January 27, 2012 5:31:14 PM
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Friday January 27, 2012 5:31:08 PM
Re: A Couple of Editors. A Singular Chat. 1/27, 4 PM ET.: Sounds good! Book 1 is more like an essay than a book. Have a nice time Kim, if you can hunt down the icelandic vodka.
Thinkernetter
Friday January 27, 2012 5:28:58 PM
Re: A Couple of Editors. A Singular Chat. 1/27, 4 PM ET.: Okay, good tip.  I wish I had it to read on the G train, but I will make do with the New Yorker.
Thinkernetter
Friday January 27, 2012 5:27:12 PM
Re: A Couple of Editors. A Singular Chat. 1/27, 4 PM ET.: I'd start with book 1 of Clauswitz. It's short. I had to read it for international politics I think...
Thinkernetter
Friday January 27, 2012 5:25:59 PM
Re: A Couple of Editors. A Singular Chat. 1/27, 4 PM ET.: And the tunnels it runs through are perpetually deep in water.
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Friday January 27, 2012 5:25:40 PM
Re: A Couple of Editors. A Singular Chat. 1/27, 4 PM ET.: The G is a strange place. I was sitting on it and these people kept discussing the in's and outs of the vintage postcard industry...
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Friday January 27, 2012 5:25:15 PM
Re: A Couple of Editors. A Singular Chat. 1/27, 4 PM ET.: AW, uncanny.  Greenpoint is whither I'm bound.
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Friday January 27, 2012 5:24:58 PM
Re: A Couple of Editors. A Singular Chat. 1/27, 4 PM ET.: I was looking at it in the library a couple of weeks ago.
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Friday January 27, 2012 5:24:49 PM
Re: A Couple of Editors. A Singular Chat. 1/27, 4 PM ET.: On goodness, I went to greenpoint once...
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Friday January 27, 2012 5:24:34 PM
Re: A Couple of Editors. A Singular Chat. 1/27, 4 PM ET.: Kim, you should. I haven't read all of "On War" but I've read enough of it.
Thinkernetter
Friday January 27, 2012 5:24:09 PM
Re: A Couple of Editors. A Singular Chat. 1/27, 4 PM ET.: AW, I am headed for that hinterland between the boros.  All G and 7 Trains.
Thinkernetter
Friday January 27, 2012 5:23:47 PM
Re: A Couple of Editors. A Singular Chat. 1/27, 4 PM ET.: Oh, Big F had to run out of the room.  What's up?
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Friday January 27, 2012 5:23:38 PM
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Friday January 27, 2012 5:23:24 PM
Re: A Couple of Editors. A Singular Chat. 1/27, 4 PM ET.: Oh, I am interested in Clausewitz.  I was wondering if I should read him.
Thinkernetter
Friday January 27, 2012 5:23:24 PM
Re: A Couple of Editors. A Singular Chat. 1/27, 4 PM ET.: Awilliams thank you, as always, for joining us. Have a wonderful weekend.
IQ Crew
Friday January 27, 2012 5:23:01 PM
Re: A Couple of Editors. A Singular Chat. 1/27, 4 PM ET.: That concludes the week, kids! Thanks for playing.
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Doggonit, someone lost my invitation to the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland, once again.
 
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SOPA: Forget Technical, Think Constitutional
1|27|12   |   2:09   |   2 comments

We're getting wrapped around the wrong issues with SOPA. The problem isn't in how it's enforced. It's the fact that the basic concept is a violation of due process.
Reiter's Block
Forget Wristwatches as Internet Devices
1|26|12   |   3:09   |   12 comments

There's a resurgence of interest in using wristwatches as data devices. Forget it!
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Google Pushing Users Onto Google+
1|24|12   |   02:11   |   14 comments

Larry Page is "super excited" now that people are getting Google+ accounts whether they like it or not!
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1|23|12   |   2:09   |   7 comments

The drive to stream TV directly to HD sets, to tablets, or to PCs in the home may create a broader demand for streaming, and this could create a major new source of traffic pressure on mobile networks, mobile pricing, and mobile service policies.
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1|20|12   |   2:30   |   4 comments

As smartphones and tablets forge into the mainstream, vendors can begin work on the next big wave: wearable devices. Apple and Google are two of the heavyweights reportedly investing time, effort, and money here. This broad category spans the range from devices that can be worn like watches to computers integrated with people's clothing.
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1|19|12   |   3:34   |   8 comments

Reporting from "overnight duty" (hmm…) at Internet Evolution, Kim Davis gives an update on the day Wikipedia, Reddit, and BoingBoing went dark to protest SOPA.
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Eliminating Congressional Cockroaches
1|18|12   |   03:05   |   18 comments

The Internet must consider anti-Internet politicians, lobbyists, and their rotten bills the same way we all do cockroaches. Stomp on 'em!
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It's Time for Florida-Fi!
1|17|12   |   02:07   |   4 comments

Forget superFi. The real development in wireless is Florida-Fi! Bright House, a cable company in Florida, wants to wire the state for WiFi and help create a federation of cable players that could offer tablet owners a whole new way of getting online.
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1|13|12   |   2:21   |   6 comments

Increasingly, individuals are taking to their cellphones and tapping out messages to friends and business cohorts. But a study by the University of B.C.’s Sauder School of Business found that when people text, they are much more likely to lie than when they use other communication options.
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1|12|12   |   2:13   |   1 comment

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1|11|12   |   1:56   |   8 comments

As companies begin to embed real-time business analytics and business intelligence in their operations, they'll need more than 24/7 availability. Companies will also need to include BA and BI in their disaster recovery plans.
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1|10|12   |   3:19   |   44 comments

Nicole expresses her true feelings about the Facebook Timeline in this very special episode of what.the.ferraro.
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RIM's CEOs Must Go
1|9|12   |   3:03   |   21 comments

RIM's co-chairmen might be removed from the board. But they need to be removed as CEOs, too.
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Internet Not a Human Right, Says Google
1|6|12   |   1:56   |   9 comments

Google Internet Evangelist Vinton G. Cerf is right to argue that the Internet is not a basic human right. (Though Kim knows he was the one to say it first…)
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M2M Equals Mine-to-Mine
1|5|12   |   2:12   |   2 comments

M2M is a hot acronym, but maybe it should stand for "Mine-to-Mine" because our appliances exist in a zone of personal information. Managing cooperation of the devices within this zone will allow us to create value and understand and mitigate the security risks they pose.
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It's a Happy New Year for Smartphone Hackers
1|4|12   |   2:18   |   4 comments

Bad guys are following the money, according to a recent report from Lookout Mobile Security. The company expects mobile device attacks to increase by 400% in 2012. In addition to traditional attacks, users need to be aware of new attacks, such as SMS fraud.
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Verticals Need Turnkey Cloud Solutions
1|3|12   |   2:28   |   3 comments

65% of CIOs are on board with cloud, but 55% are still thinking about it. Risk is the major barrier to entry. Cloud purveyors can help to address this by providing turnkey cloud solutions targeted at specific vertical industry markets.
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Google May Slip on Ice Cream Sandwich
1|2|12   |   2:01   |   8 comments

Google may give Microsoft an opening for its phone and tablet if it can't induce all the Android handset and tablet vendors to update their OSes to Version 4 (Ice Cream Sandwich). Forcing users to choose between buying a new device and having an obsolete OS is a bad idea.
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GoDaddy Recants on SOPA. Now What?
12|30|11   |   2:59   |   26 comments

GoDaddy has withdrawn support from SOPA, but that won't defeat the awful bill.
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Watch Me Now
12|29|11   |   3:08   |   14 comments

Nicole and Kim celebrate Nicole's receipt of the 2011 People to Watch award from Min's. Those tears in Kim's eyes are tears of joy… right?
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A Facebook Timeline Confession
1|10|12   |   3:19   |   44 comments

Nicole expresses her true feelings about the Facebook Timeline in this very special episode of what.the.ferraro.
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Mobile Operators Prop Up Microsoft & RIM
1|12|12   |   2:13   |   1 comment

If RIM has fallen behind, and Microsoft was never there, smartphone-wise, who's keeping them in the game? The mobile operators! Why? Because mobile operators don't want a few giant handsets controlling their destiny.
Reiter's Block
Eliminating Congressional Cockroaches
1|18|12   |   03:05   |   18 comments

The Internet must consider anti-Internet politicians, lobbyists, and their rotten bills the same way we all do cockroaches. Stomp on 'em!
Second Shooter
It's Time for Florida-Fi!
1|17|12   |   02:07   |   4 comments

Forget superFi. The real development in wireless is Florida-Fi! Bright House, a cable company in Florida, wants to wire the state for WiFi and help create a federation of cable players that could offer tablet owners a whole new way of getting online.
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January 18: A Day of Action
1|19|12   |   3:34   |   8 comments

Reporting from "overnight duty" (hmm…) at Internet Evolution, Kim Davis gives an update on the day Wikipedia, Reddit, and BoingBoing went dark to protest SOPA.
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Lying, Texting Go Hand in Hand
1|13|12   |   2:21   |   6 comments

Increasingly, individuals are taking to their cellphones and tapping out messages to friends and business cohorts. But a study by the University of B.C.’s Sauder School of Business found that when people text, they are much more likely to lie than when they use other communication options.
Reiter's Block
RIM's CEOs Must Go
1|9|12   |   3:03   |   21 comments

RIM's co-chairmen might be removed from the board. But they need to be removed as CEOs, too.
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Real-Time Analytics Needs a DR Plan
1|11|12   |   1:56   |   8 comments

As companies begin to embed real-time business analytics and business intelligence in their operations, they'll need more than 24/7 availability. Companies will also need to include BA and BI in their disaster recovery plans.
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Make Way for Wearable Devices
1|20|12   |   2:30   |   4 comments

As smartphones and tablets forge into the mainstream, vendors can begin work on the next big wave: wearable devices. Apple and Google are two of the heavyweights reportedly investing time, effort, and money here. This broad category spans the range from devices that can be worn like watches to computers integrated with people's clothing.
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Internet Not a Human Right, Says Google
1|6|12   |   1:56   |   9 comments

Google Internet Evangelist Vinton G. Cerf is right to argue that the Internet is not a basic human right. (Though Kim knows he was the one to say it first…)
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Google Pushing Users Onto Google+
1|24|12   |   02:11   |   14 comments

Larry Page is "super excited" now that people are getting Google+ accounts whether they like it or not!
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Video In-Home & In-Roam
1|23|12   |   2:09   |   7 comments

The drive to stream TV directly to HD sets, to tablets, or to PCs in the home may create a broader demand for streaming, and this could create a major new source of traffic pressure on mobile networks, mobile pricing, and mobile service policies.
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M2M Equals Mine-to-Mine
1|5|12   |   2:12   |   2 comments

M2M is a hot acronym, but maybe it should stand for "Mine-to-Mine" because our appliances exist in a zone of personal information. Managing cooperation of the devices within this zone will allow us to create value and understand and mitigate the security risks they pose.
Reiter's Block
Forget Wristwatches as Internet Devices
1|26|12   |   3:09   |   12 comments

There's a resurgence of interest in using wristwatches as data devices. Forget it!
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Kindle Touch Meets the Internet
11|22|11   |   3:08   |   13 comments

Alan's bought Amazon's new Kindle Touch and is testing how good it is at accessing the Internet. Let's watch and find out!
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RIM's Future Becomes Clearer
12|12|11   |   02:21   |   2 comments

More than any other company, Research in Motion has been hurt by the runaway success of Apple’s iPhone and Google’s Android systems. Though it is losing a significant share of the smartphone market, RIM has found a way to possibly stay afloat with "Mobile Fusion," its plan to expand its robust enterprise management functions to other devices.
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Seeking the Truth Online
12|8|11   |   2:10   |   11 comments

The quest for Webpage clicks and ad impressions is creating a market for sensational truths and lies in equal measure. How are we going to get to the bottom of any real issue online – like what's really going on with Carrier IQ, for example – if we can't separate hype from reality?
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12|20|11   |   02:40   |   48 comments

The Internet Evolution editorial staff sings for the holidays yet again.
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Measuring Digital Degrees of Separation
11|29|11   |   02:11   |   21 comments

Latest data shows we're separated by 4.74 degrees, rather than six. But do social connections online really count as connections? Or are we creating, via social networks, more loose and trivial relationships that inhibit the creation of real ones?
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CMAS Alert! Something's Wrong! Or Not!
11|2|11   |   03:18   |   27 comments

If you have a CMAS-enabled handset, be prepared to receive scary alerts from the government.
Reiter's Block
Eliminating Congressional Cockroaches
1|18|12   |   03:05   |   18 comments

The Internet must consider anti-Internet politicians, lobbyists, and their rotten bills the same way we all do cockroaches. Stomp on 'em!
From the Editors
The 2011 Internet Evolution Holiday Spectacular
12|20|11   |   02:40   |   48 comments

The Internet Evolution editorial staff sings for the holidays yet again.
Second Shooter
Seeking the Truth Online
12|8|11   |   2:10   |   11 comments

The quest for Webpage clicks and ad impressions is creating a market for sensational truths and lies in equal measure. How are we going to get to the bottom of any real issue online – like what's really going on with Carrier IQ, for example – if we can't separate hype from reality?
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The Need for 'Do Not Track'
10|20|11   |   2:30   |   6 comments

David Vladeck, Director of the Bureau of Consumer Protection of the Federal Trade Commission, discusses the state of "Do Not Track" and the problem with consumer behavior tracking online.
Kim Davis
The True Cost of a Kindle
10|17|11   |   3:40   |   14 comments

The real cost of a Kindle may be $30 more than what Jeff Bezos has advertised – plus the price of one's self-esteem.
Reiter's Block
This Year's Best Smartphone Specifications
10|12|11   |   03:07   |   6 comments

This holiday season, whether you're shopping for a personal smartphone or smartphones for your business, it's useful to know the latest and greatest specifications.
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Interpretive Recitations of Reactions to New Facebook
9|22|11   |   02:49   |   23 comments

Based on reactions in Nicole's Newsfeed, everyone hates this version of Facebook. This should matter to Facebook now that there's a real competitor on the scene named Google+.
Reiter's Block
Your Death, QR-Coded
8|18|11   |   2:49   |   39 comments

Quiring Monuments has a useful new service: QR codes for tombstones, urns, and other memorials. Yay!
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Ikea's Avatar Talks Feelings, Not Furniture
7|25|11   |   2:56   |   35 comments

Need proof that humans won't be replaced by computers soon? Meet 'Anna,' Ikea.com's automated online assistant.
Reiter's Block
HP's TouchPad Launch Was a Fake
7|22|11   |   02:43   |   20 comments

If you were one of the first people to purchase on HP TouchPad tablet, it was during the fake launch.
Kim Davis
Google Plus Social! Wow!
6|29|11   |   2:37   |   5 comments

Google has launched a trial version of its social site, the Google+ Project. Kim is enthusiastically unenthused.
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Why Mark Zuckerberg Is Bad for the Human Race
6|27|11   |   2:58   |   12 comments

Facebook has brought about a world where people manufacture their personalities and live inside of Facebook rather than inside their own minds. This is very bad.
Reiter's Block
Wow, QR Codes on Dutch Coins!
6|22|11   |   2:59   |   22 comments

The Dutch are embedding QR codes on commemorative coins. Think of the possibilities!
what.the.ferraro
Calling on Twitter to Remove Hacker Account
6|16|11   |   2:56   |   27 comments

Twitter is letting a hacker group thrive on its site against its own rules. We say it's time to show some courage and take the account down.
what.the.ferraro
Umm... Let's NOT Publish Our Browsing Histories
3|10|11   |   2:38   |   13 comments

Sites like Dscover.me and Voyurl are privacy disasters waiting to happen. Also, the idea of sharing one's browsing history is just plain stupid.
Second Shooter
Enforcing DMCA at the Expense of Rights
3|9|11   |   2:06   |   6 comments

The Sony court decision to compel a jailbreak site to reveal IP addresses of visitors shows that in trying to enforce the DMCA we may be trampling on rights of people who never hacked, jailbroke, or even owned a Sony game product. A better balance of rights and law is needed here.
Richard Stiennon
We Need Threat-Based Security Strategies
2|17|11   |   1:58   |   1 comment

It's time to dump risk-based security strategies and focus on threat-based strategies. US government, take heed!
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iAbsolution
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Need help avoiding eternal damnation? There's an app for that!
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Twitter’s Jumped the Shark
1|28|11   |   2:05   |   3 comments

For users with large numbers of Twitter followers, the service has become irrelevant. Is this the beginning of the end for the short message service we have allegedly loved?
what.the.ferraro
IE Scores Two Mega Awards! YEAH!
1|26|11   |   02:04   |   6 comments

Nicole and Steve mutter incoherently about Internet Evolution winning BIG at the Folio Eddie and Ozzie Awards Gala. They are also entirely off-center.
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As customer expectations shift and business becomes more complex, companies must become more agile to cope with what IBM VP Paul Brunet calls the "new normal." See how IBM customer, American Well, is using technology to technology to build smarter business processes and new healthcare services.
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Commerce Meets the Cloud
12|12|11   |   05:40   |   No comments

Jim Comfort, vice president of global technology services, IBM, discusses the intersection of cloud computing and commerce applications and how this paves the way for better analytics.
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11|18|11   |   9:28   |   No comments

IBM Fellow Gururaj Rao reveals how companies can create business innovation and client value by optimizing workloads, data, and storage systems.
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Just like businesses, cities compete in a global marketplace. By leveraging technology, they can use information to engage their communities, deliver better services, and lure prospective citizens.
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When it comes to innovation, midmarket firms frequently lead the way. Take the budding field of personalized medicine, where forward-looking organizations like New Jersey's Coriell Institute are laying groundwork for a new generation of drugs that will be uniquely tailored to each individual patient. A small nonprofit with fewer than 200 employees, Coriell is leveraging IBM technology to create a next-generation "DNA bank," a critical tool for constructing tomorrow's "smart" medicines and treatments
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An ever-increasing number of businesses are using social software to enable project managers to efficiently connect to individuals, groups of people and even entire communities. This ability to share knowledge and efficiently leverage people’s interests and skillsets enables companies of any size to remain flexible and agile when it comes to developing new products and ideas. We visited the IBM Research facility in Cambridge, Mass., for a 21st Century take on the old adage: It’s not what you know, but who you know.
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Buzz Aldrin Talks Science, Space & Tech
4|5|11   |   7:09   |   2 comments

An interview with American icon Buzz Aldrin, the second human being to step foot on the moon, filmed at the 50th anniversary of Plantronics.
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Pandora Gives Car Radio a Thumbs Up
1|20|11   |   2:29   |   No comments

Tim Westergren, founder and CEO of Pandora, talks about his company’s push into automotives and the way his Internet music service is enhancing, not destroying, the future of radio.
Executive Takes
Digitizing the Role of the CMO
1|6|11   |   6:45   |   No comments

As the social Web reinvents the way businesses operate and manage customer relations, the role of the chief marketing officer is rapidly evolving as well. Richard Brandon, CMO of MLL Telecom, discusses the ways social media have and have not factored into his role, as well as the challenge of leveraging the Web to serve a targeted audience.
IBM Videos
How Analytics Is Changing Workforce Management in a Borderless World
12|14|10   |   9:50   |   5 comments

As organizations become more global, opportunities to enter new markets and offer new solutions will drive future workforce investment, regardless of the region. In a new study from IBM, some 700 HR executives offer insights into the future of workforce management and leadership in a dynamic global marketplace. We sat down with IBM's VP of HR for workforce analytics to explore these issues.
IBM Videos
Business Agility
12|14|10   |   5:43   |   No comments

Like profitability and market share, business agility is something that every company strives for. But in today’s economic climate, with businesses operating in a highly challenging and ever more complex environment, how flexible you are and how rapidly you can respond to new opportunities and adapt to new challenges may well determine the success or failure of your enterprise.

IBM is a company known for its ability to help other companies streamline their processes and become more agile. To get more insight on this, we sat down with Nancy Pearson, IBM’s vice president for BPM, SOA, and Websphere marketing.

Executive Takes
Alabama Power CIO: Delivering at the Speed of Value
11|8|10   |   7:46   |   No comments

Alabama Power has been wrestling with challenges everyone else is seeing. But it is also trying to be more customer focused, improving upon its delivery time and deploying things like smart metering, which helps the business and the customer.
Executive Takes
Toromont Industries CIO: Technology-Led Innovation
11|8|10   |   10:07   |   No comments

Tomoromont CIO Mike Cuddy has faced, like all CIOs, years of cutbacks, but now all of the deferred work needs to be done in a short amount of time. His team's value has been very apparent as it uses technology to innovate for Toromont customers.
IBM Videos
How Enterprise 2.0 Transforms Business & Empowers the Workforce
7|6|10   |   3:26   |   2 comments

Enterprise 2.0, which encompasses everything from collaboration to knowledge sharing, promises to change corporate culture and how people work. We talked to several people about how these technologies are transforming their organizations.
Executive Takes
Improving Health by Harnessing Data
6|30|10   |   6:11   |   No comments

As CTO of Health and Human Services, Todd Park discusses new demands created by the healthcare bill, and how opening data will improve the country's health.
Executive Takes
An Open Senate
6|30|10   |   8:36   |   No comments

Andrew Hoppin, CIO of the New York State Senate, details his stance on cloud computing and the IT challenges he faces as the Senate moves forward in opening data and collaborating with the public online.
IBM Videos
Exploring IBM Research Labs (Part 2)
1|27|10   |   9:10   |   No comments

Part 2: IBM's research labs are like a candy shop for technologists. In Part 2 of this 2-part series, we take a look at Many Eyes, a solution in data visualization and Smart Surveillance Solution (S3), a tool in physical security.
IBM Videos
Exploring IBM Research Labs (Part 1)
1|23|10   |   7:39   |   2 comments

Part 1: IBM's research labs are like a candy shop for technologists. In Part 1 of this 2-part series, we take a look at Artemis and Blue Spruce, tools used for healthcare analytics and real-time collaboration.
Executive Takes
Santiago’s E-Mayor
1|8|10   |   7:53   |   No comments

An interview with Claudio Orrego Lorrain, the Mayor of Penalolen, a municipality in Santiago that is leading the world in transparent e-government.
Executive Takes
Priorities in Financial Risk Management
1|7|10   |   4:28   |   No comments

Edward Schreiber, Executive VP and Chief Risk Officer at TD Bank, provides insight into some of the top risk management priorities that banks face.
Second Shooter
SOPA: Forget Technical, Think Constitutional
1|27|12   |   2:09   |   2 comments

We're getting wrapped around the wrong issues with SOPA. The problem isn't in how it's enforced. It's the fact that the basic concept is a violation of due process.
Reiter's Block
Forget Wristwatches as Internet Devices
1|26|12   |   3:09   |   12 comments

There's a resurgence of interest in using wristwatches as data devices. Forget it!
what.the.ferraro
Google Pushing Users Onto Google+
1|24|12   |   02:11   |   14 comments

Larry Page is "super excited" now that people are getting Google+ accounts whether they like it or not!
Second Shooter
Video In-Home & In-Roam
1|23|12   |   2:09   |   7 comments

The drive to stream TV directly to HD sets, to tablets, or to PCs in the home may create a broader demand for streaming, and this could create a major new source of traffic pressure on mobile networks, mobile pricing, and mobile service policies.
Wisdom of the Big Chair
Make Way for Wearable Devices
1|20|12   |   2:30   |   4 comments

As smartphones and tablets forge into the mainstream, vendors can begin work on the next big wave: wearable devices. Apple and Google are two of the heavyweights reportedly investing time, effort, and money here. This broad category spans the range from devices that can be worn like watches to computers integrated with people's clothing.
Kim Davis
January 18: A Day of Action
1|19|12   |   3:34   |   8 comments

Reporting from "overnight duty" (hmm…) at Internet Evolution, Kim Davis gives an update on the day Wikipedia, Reddit, and BoingBoing went dark to protest SOPA.
Reiter's Block
Eliminating Congressional Cockroaches
1|18|12   |   03:05   |   18 comments

The Internet must consider anti-Internet politicians, lobbyists, and their rotten bills the same way we all do cockroaches. Stomp on 'em!
Second Shooter
It's Time for Florida-Fi!
1|17|12   |   02:07   |   4 comments

Forget superFi. The real development in wireless is Florida-Fi! Bright House, a cable company in Florida, wants to wire the state for WiFi and help create a federation of cable players that could offer tablet owners a whole new way of getting online.
Wisdom of the Big Chair
Lying, Texting Go Hand in Hand
1|13|12   |   2:21   |   6 comments

Increasingly, individuals are taking to their cellphones and tapping out messages to friends and business cohorts. But a study by the University of B.C.’s Sauder School of Business found that when people text, they are much more likely to lie than when they use other communication options.
Second Shooter
Mobile Operators Prop Up Microsoft & RIM
1|12|12   |   2:13   |   1 comment

If RIM has fallen behind, and Microsoft was never there, smartphone-wise, who's keeping them in the game? The mobile operators! Why? Because mobile operators don't want a few giant handsets controlling their destiny.

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