A Short Route to Customer Turnoff Dee-Ann LeBlanc 11/30/2010 38 comments Making online life difficult for B2B partners or customers isn't good for business. Here are some cautionary tales
The Road to the 'World Computer' Dan Gordon 11/29/2010 29 comments Over the next few years, we'll see a transition from isolated computers to a networked computing fabric the writer calls the 'world computer'
Merchants Looking to Cash In on Check-Ins CMO Clan Editor's Blog 11/24/2010 18 comments Services like Foursquare and Gowalla are trying to sell merchandise directly through social media, and big companies including Pepsi and Safeway are jumping on
Movie Studio CIO Spotlights Cloud Executive Clan Editor's Blog 11/24/2010 4 comments Lionsgate is one of a handful of companies migrating previously standalone support systems towards on-demand services
Phone or Tablet? Acer's 4.8-Inch Device Alan Reiter's Wireless Web World 11/23/2010 6 comments A new 'tablet/smartphone' from Acer points to how we'll need to start changing the definitions for various devices
Keeping It Kosher on the Web Editor's Blog 11/23/2010 13 comments An Internet provider in Israel is trying to develop a 'Kosher Internet,' but opinion is divided on what that means
Shop ‘Til You Drop Todd Watson 11/23/2010 8 comments Forget Black Friday – the e-shopping madness is going to kick into full gear on Thanksgiving day this year
Tutorial Addresses Midmarket Innovation Midmarket Clan Editor's Blog 11/22/2010 6 comments Companies that can shorten development times, improve quality controls, and find that right balance will have the competitive edge
A Provider's Lessons on SaaS Security Scott Koegler 11/22/2010 7 comments It's time to acknowledge that adopting a SaaS application doesn't mean you’re any more -- or any less -- safe from security threats
Superfast Analytics Todd Watson 11/21/2010 6 comments IBM's latest storage architecture design converts terabytes of pure information into practical insights twice as fast as was previously possible
MySpace Concedes to Facebook Editor's Blog 11/19/2010 28 comments MySpace mashes up with Facebook in a desperate attempt to populate its users' profiles with actual information
Retail Execs Seek Improved Search Executive Clan Editor's Blog 11/19/2010 Post a comment CEOs and SEO managers complain that search results are still not relevant and not personal enough to be effective
BlackHat SEO Poisons the Web Security Clan Editor's Blog 11/17/2010 22 comments Criminals are deploying search engine optimization techniques to lasso users into their malware webs
Youku IPO: Buyer Beware R. Scott Raynovich 11/17/2010 5 comments Youku may be China's leading online video provider, but it's burning cash, making its IPO a risk for investors
Recently, the Obama administration has been of two minds where privacy rights are concerned. On one hand, you have an administration that vowed to veto CISPA and mandated open data for government websites. On the other hand, you have an increasingly out-of-control Department of Justice on a fishing expedition at AP and demanding legislation to let the FBI wiretap private, encrypted communications and levy fines if a company fails to comply.
The apartment and house sharing service, Airbnb, now requires members to verify their identities by demonstrating a presence on the web, and by either scanning a government ID or entering detailed personal details. Other enterprises should take a close look at Airbnb's verification policies.
Facebook advertising is a lightning rod. It seems neither brands nor consumers are 100 percent happy about the social media site's policies, placement, or procedures. But the real controversy about Facebook ads and promotions is over whether they work.
By now, you've most likely heard about the 3D-printed gun that Texas-based Defense Distributed demonstrated last week. But we haven't heard the last about the censorship war that began soon afterward.
New York's Metropolitan Transit Authority is conducting a pilot test of digital kiosks to guide subway users to where they want to go more efficiently and at lower cost.
The whole Amazon.reader debate is a double-stupid. It's stupid to think that there's any e-book buyer who doesn't know Amazon's URL, and it was stupider to let ICANN launch the whole free-form TLD initiative to start with.
While NFC's original goal was to enhance mobile commerce applications, it is finding its way into a number of other uses, which is creating both opportunity as well as challenges for IT departments.
Enterprises would like to move to cloud computing but are hesitant because they are concerned about providers’ ability to secure company data. Here are some tips that help to ensure that if breaches occur, the business is not left holding the bag.
Edmunds separates customers into segments based on the info it collects on its site and from partners, and uses that to push out custom content, said Brian Baron, director of business analytics for Edmunds.com, at Predictive Analytics Innovation Summit.
The automotive website uses propensity modeling to target ads and customer registration forms, said Brian Baron, director of business analytics for Edmunds.com, at Predictive Analytics Innovation Summit.
Subsidized handsets, rather than locked handsets, should be the focus of regulators. We're not getting good deals, not fostering innovation, and weakening our power as buyers.
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