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Prepare Now for Windows Phone 7
Alan Reiter's Wireless Web World  
2/26/2010   Post a comment
If your firm uses Windows Mobile on cellphones, it's time to start preparing for a migration to Microsoft's new phone OS
Doctors Aren't Ready for Electronic Medical Records
Larry Medina  
2/26/2010   75 comments
Too many physicians have trouble keeping physical records, making the transition to electronic record keeping a major hurdle
Readers Vent Their Digital Work Woes
Editor's Blog  
2/26/2010   50 comments
Our readers vote for the most annoying aspect of their digital work lives
Quick Notes: Road Pricing in the Netherlands
Adam Christensen  
2/26/2010   Post a comment
I’m simultaneously watching the live video stream of the Smarter Transportation forum in Washington and following the Twitter stream coming out of the event
Digital Signs Point to Marketing Success
Executive Clan Editor's Blog  
2/26/2010   4 comments
Companies cannot ignore the growing range of technological solutions that include hardware, software, and mobility
How Hulu Could Win With Paid Content
Matthew Mikus  
2/26/2010   46 comments
Hulu is planning to offer paid content, but just offering ad-free shows and series won't cut it
Canadian Cellphone Video Calling & the Future
Alan Reiter's Wireless Web World  
2/25/2010   10 comments
Cellular phone video calling is likely to catch on in more places than Canada
Government Still Fumbling With Thumb Drives
IT Clan Editor's Blog  
2/25/2010   16 comments
The lifting of the DoD's longstanding restriction on portable drives raises questions about why the government hasn't acted uniformly
Apple's Censorship Is Dangerously Incompetent
Alan Reiter  
2/25/2010   85 comments
Apple's uneven censorship of 'sexual' content endangers free expression and isn't protecting anyone
P2P 'Community' Responds to FTC Warning
Don Reisinger  
2/25/2010   24 comments
Proponents of file sharing say they're doing their part to be safe, though the FTC has warned of widespread P2P-related security breaches
A Virtual End-of-Life Scheme for Tired Social Networkers
Chris Poley  
2/25/2010   64 comments
If you yearn for the days before Facebook, etc., there's a pair of new sites that guarantee an easy end to your existence on social sites
Cloud Video Tutorial Focuses on Security
Security Clan Editor's Blog  
2/24/2010   9 comments
New risks, governance issues, and the differences between privacy and security get a thorough going-over in our latest video tutorial
Stopping Child Sex Trafficking & Abuse on the Web
Jart Armin  
2/24/2010   30 comments
A recent report offers a disturbing update on online activity related to child sexual abuse
CIOs Delve Into Context-Aware Computing
Executive Clan Editor's Blog  
2/24/2010   Post a comment
Adding time, identity, and activity into next-generation computing systems can boost an enterprise's competitive advantage
Live @ Pulse 2010: Chesapeake's Smarter City
Todd Watson  
2/24/2010   1 comment
At today’s IBM Pulse 2010 event here in Las Vegas, IBM and the City of Chesapeake, Va., announced how they’ve partnered to build a 'smarter city'
Live @ Pulse 2010: Key Announcements
Todd Watson  
2/24/2010   Post a comment
I attended a press conference hosted by IBM Tivoli software general manager, Al Zollar
Objectives Are Key to Social Media ROI
David Vellante  
2/24/2010   19 comments
A method has emerged to justify 'soft dollar' social media marketing activity
Chinese Hacking & the New Cold War
Gideon J. Lenkey  
2/24/2010   21 comments
The recent China hacking incident shows online espionage isn't slowing down, and US businesses should be on guard against it
Live @ Pulse 2010: Security & the Smarter Planet
Todd Watson  
2/23/2010   Post a comment
There is an opportunity presented by integrated service management and its linkage to virtualization, workload optimization, the use of new delivery models, and the need to integrate
Ex-Blogger Broke Unwritten Rules
Robert J. Hansen  
2/23/2010   22 comments
Being two-faced breaks the unwritten rules of online blogging. So InfoWorld's firing of Randall Kennedy is well justified
IE Radio: We're LIVE With Douglas Rushkoff
Editor's Blog  
2/23/2010   Post a comment
Come on down to IE Radio where we are live on the air with Douglas Rushkoff
Live @ Pulse 2010: Second Day Buzz
Todd Watson  
2/23/2010   Post a comment
Greetings from 5:47 A.M. Las Vegas time, live in my room at the MGM Signature
Live @ IBM Pulse 2010: Integrated Service Management
Todd Watson  
2/23/2010   Post a comment
We hear from Al Zollar, the general manager of Tivoli software for IBM, on the subject of integrated service management
Al Gore’s Smarter (and Funnier!) Planet
Todd Watson  
2/23/2010   4 comments
Never mind your political sentiments about Al Gore the politician
Building Smarter Buildings
Todd Watson  
2/23/2010   3 comments
If you've visited this blog with any frequency, you know that I've visited a few cities around the globe in my time
Bank CEOs, It's Time for Social Media
Brett King  
2/23/2010   40 comments
If you're a bank CEO and haven't done so already, it's time to appoint a senior executive to sponsor a social media strategy
Join Us for IE Radio With Douglas Rushkoff at 2 PM ET Today!
Editor's Blog  
2/23/2010   1 comment
We're interviewing media theorist Douglas Rushkoff on IE Radio today. Tune in!
School Spying Probe Highlights Privacy Truth
Robert J. Hansen  
2/23/2010   25 comments
It's time for us to stop relying on the government to protect us from ourselves
Doing the Social Math: Figures Lie
Editor's Blog  
2/22/2010   13 comments
Science says 133 Facebook profiles can't be wrong. Lying on the Internet is sooooo last decade
Midmarket Key to Windows 7 Migration
Midmarket Clan Editor's Blog  
2/22/2010   7 comments
While large enterprise demand is not expected to gain momentum until the end of 2010, midmarket companies have more cash and fewer restrictions
Chatroulette: A Temptation Worth Resisting
Andrew Keen  
2/22/2010   21 comments
This author sees the new site as a pornographic abomination that shouldn't be subsidized with VC cash
@ Pulse 2010: Getting Things Going
Todd Watson  
2/22/2010   Post a comment
One of the great things about attending IBM's major customer events like Pulse is the opportunity to visit face-to-face with customers and also to see some familiar and friendly faces from across IBM
Smarter Software, Better Business
Todd Watson  
2/22/2010   Post a comment
Be forewarned, this is a lengthier post than usual, so settle in
T-Mobile May Offer Fastest Cellular Network in US
Alan Reiter's Wireless Web World  
2/22/2010   18 comments
Starting in March, T-Mobile will offer network services with theoretical speeds up to 21 Mbit/s
The FCC's Not Square on '100 Squared'
Tom Nolle  
2/22/2010   21 comments
FCC Chairman Julius Genachowski's proposal to deliver 100 Mbit/s of broadband to 100 percent of Americans is riddled with flaws
Stop 'Monkeying' Around on Facebook
James Lambie  
2/22/2010   22 comments
A British scientist has put our capacity for "friending" at no more than 150 people. Take that, Facebook!
Nokia/Intel MeeGo & the Multi-Platform Wars
Alan Reiter's Wireless Web World  
2/19/2010   2 comments
Nokia and Intel have a tough road ahead to make a go of their combine MeeGo platform
Uncivil Liberty
Stephen Saunders  
2/19/2010   70 comments
A frightening incident on the New York City subway has me thinking about the trade-off between surveillance and civil liberties
Readers Vote to Kill MySpace, Facebook, Twitter
Editor's Blog  
2/19/2010   59 comments
Over 40 percent of Internet Evolution readers voted to eliminate the three biggest sites for social networking
Seven Keys to BPM Project Success
Executive Clan Editor's Blog  
2/19/2010   5 comments
Many organizations find business process management difficult, despite its flexibility and benefits
ICANN & Its 'Whois' Black Hole
Jart Armin  
2/19/2010   24 comments
ICANN-commissioned study confirms what many already suspected: Domain registrants falsify information
Take the Pain Out of Plain Text E-Newsletters
Dan Cypra  
2/19/2010   7 comments
Here are some tips to ensure your plain text e-newsletters will get read by those who can't retrieve them in html
Cellular Operators' Standards Will Sink Like Spanish Armada
Alan Reiter  
2/19/2010   39 comments
There are so many points of failure with the Wholesale Applications Community, it's guaranteed to fail
Government Sector 'Smartens' Up With IT
IT Clan Editor's Blog  
2/18/2010   16 comments
Local governments in the US are courting – and being courted by – IT suppliers intent on sustainable infrastructures and new 'smart' apps
Turbo Fa Milano
Todd Watson  
2/18/2010   1 comment
Did I inadvertently tick off Anna Wintour?
IE Radio: We're LIVE With RJ Pittman
Editor's Blog  
2/18/2010   Post a comment
We're live on IE Radio with Google's RJ Pittman: Come on doooowwwnnn
Software Woes Proliferate Despite the Web
Deborah Gage  
2/18/2010   17 comments
The Web should be helping developers create better software to run and maintain critical systems. Instead, it seems to be spreading problems
Bill Gates Calls for an Energy Transformation
David Vellante  
2/18/2010   45 comments
Microsoft founder hopes to eliminate carbon from the energy equation – but that will require a move to nuclear fuel
Join Us for IE Radio With Google's RJ Pittman at Noon ET!
Editor's Blog  
2/18/2010   Post a comment
IE Radio interviews Google's RJ Pittman at 12 noon ET. Don't miss out!
Supporters Call for Nationwide 'Community Network'
Pam Baker  
2/18/2010   9 comments
State and local governments, research groups, and others want the federal government to subsidize the hookup of multiple community links
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Social media has been with us for a decade -- but employer policies and the law are anything but firm about the most appropriate usage of this powerful tool.
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Dan Cypra   5/23/2013   26 comments
Businesses often struggle to decide which domain to use. When it comes to purchasing a domain name, you have plenty of extensions to choose from, ranging from .com and .net, to .me, and even .mobi. But which one should you pick?
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Matt Heusser   5/23/2013   7 comments
I've been writing about how the next evolution of the Internet might just be an advertising revolution, and how corporate IT can stay involved as the enablers and providers of the technologies that make this possible.
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David Weldon   5/22/2013   15 comments
In the 1970 science fiction thriller Colossus: The Forbin Project, two giant supercomputers from the United States and Soviet Union secretly join forces to take control of the collective nuclear might of the two countries. In the film, the two machines discover each other's existence, communicate back-and-forth, share their collective data, and cut their human creators out of the process. It is the ultimate example of machine-to-machine communications, or M2M.
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Kim Davis
Big-Data Can’t Always Sell Wine

5|21|13   |   2:23   |   4 comments


Whole Foods Global Wine Purchaser Doug Bell told me about some of the constraints on using analytics in the US wine market.
Paul J. Fleuranges
Digital Signage Keeps NYC Subway Straphangers on Track

5|6|13   |   3:51   |   No comments


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.
Kim Davis
Fast Forward to the Future

4|23|13   |   2:29   |   20 comments


A look back at tech writing in the 90s makes us wonder where enterprise IT will be 20 years from now.
Mitch Wagner
Google Launches Its Most Depressing Service Yet

4|15|13   |   2:59   |   10 comments


Google's new Inactive Account Manager lets you control how Google disposes of your accounts when you die.
Second Shooter
Argument Over Top-Level Domains Is 'Stupid'

4|11|13   |   2:07   |   3 comments


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.
Kim Davis
Ladies, Your Tablet Awaits

3|21|13   |   2:22   |   37 comments


ePad Femme is the world’s first tablet “made exclusively for women.”
Wisdom of the Big Chair
NFC Moves Into the Mainstream

3|20|13   |   2:16   |   No comments


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.
Wisdom of the Big Chair
Integrating Security Into Your Cloud Contract

3|19|13   |   3:35   |   No comments


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.
Brian Baron
How Edmunds.com Collects Customer Information

3|18|13   |   1:15   |   No comments


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.
Brian Baron
How Edmunds.com Uses Analytics to Customize Site

3|14|13   |   0:47   |   No comments


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.
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M2M: Rise of the Machines? Not Yet
David Weldon
In the 1970 science fiction thriller
Colossus: The Forbin Project, two giant supercomputers from the United States and Soviet Union secretly join forces to take control of the collective nuclear might of the two countries. In the film, the two machines discover each other's existence, communicate back-and-forth, share their collective data, and cut their human creators out of the process. It is the ultimate example of machine-to-machine communications, or M2M.

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M2M: Rise of the Machines? Not Yet
David Weldon
In the 1970 science fiction thriller
Colossus: The Forbin Project, two giant supercomputers from the United States and Soviet Union secretly join forces to take control of the collective nuclear might of the two countries. In the film, the two machines discover each other's existence, communicate back-and-forth, share their collective data, and cut their human creators out of the process. It is the ultimate example of machine-to-machine communications, or M2M.

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