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Man, Woman & Web
Chris Minnick  
5/29/2009   24 comments
Men and women take different approaches to Web interactions, and some parties are likely to capitalize on the distinctions
A US Web Hosting Trade Group Slowly Materializes
Deborah Nason  
5/29/2009   9 comments
The nascent Association of Internet and Hosting Service Providers hopes to succeed where a string of other attempts have failed
Google, Microsoft Tie for Antitrust Trouble
Editor's Blog  
5/29/2009   14 comments
Google and Microsoft may soon be fighting antitrust battles as the Obama administration enforces stricter laws, say Internet Evolution readers
Iran's Internet: The Surprise Behind the Veil
James Lambie  
5/29/2009   11 comments
Despite government suppression of many sites, the Internet is flourishing among young Iranians
An All-Too-Probable Vendor Preso
IT Clan Editor's Blog  
5/28/2009   11 comments
How good are you at distinguishing fact from fancy in vendor presentations? Test yourself on this Internet anomaly
Netbooks Must Breach Enterprise Barriers
Tom Nolle  
5/28/2009   20 comments
Unless enterprises take steps to make netbooks worth their while, they risk being caught in another Microsoft-dominated product spiral
GigaOm to Introduce Subscriptions
Editor's Blog  
5/28/2009   13 comments
More evidence that the Web 2.0 free-for-all is on its way out: GigaOm is introducing subscription services
Cloud Services: How to Tell if They're Worth It
Marc Staimer  
5/28/2009   14 comments
Compare the costs of using an online service to those of doing it yourself. The results might surprise you
Online Gambling Bans Pose Internet Threat
Dan Cypra  
5/28/2009   14 comments
Internet freedom and the right to domain names are put to the test in recent high-profile online gambling cases
White House Redraws Security Lines
Security Clan Editor's Blog  
5/27/2009   12 comments
A new organization chart and a cybersecurity point person are supposed to transform national policy
Online Fraud a Runaway Success, Despite Tech Resistance
David Vellante  
5/27/2009   18 comments
A recent RSA presentation highlights the emergence of 'fraud as a service'
Will Work For...?
Todd Watson  
5/27/2009   11 comments
How to get – and keep – a job in this economy
Facebook Investment Could Lead to Ill-Advised IPO
Chris Poley  
5/27/2009   20 comments
Despite high hopes, the company's burn rate and weakened ad base don't presage IPO success
Download Us: We're an App!
Editor's Blog  
5/27/2009   14 comments
Rejoice! Internet Evolution is now available as an app in the BlackBerry App Store
How Twitter Missed the Point
David Silversmith  
5/27/2009   6 comments
Like Facebook, Twitter isn't recognizing the premium service opportunity right under its nose
Not Blogging on Vacation
Todd Watson  
5/26/2009   1 comment
I survived sharks, sea turtles, anemones, and a major election in Grand Cayman – as well as not blogging for a week
Do You See in Twittervision?
Editor's Blog  
5/26/2009   18 comments
Twitter gets set for a foray into television
Religious Leaders Fault Social Networks
Mathew Ingram  
5/26/2009   49 comments
Islamic and Christian clerics declare Facebook, Twitter, MySpace, and other sites to be potential pathways to sin
Industry Should Help Certify Online Health Records
Daniel Castro  
5/26/2009   8 comments
There is no doubt that vendors should play a huge role in developing certification requirements for electronic health record systems
Social Media Gain Ground in US Military
Rob Salkowitz  
5/26/2009   10 comments
While resisting full-out use of social networks, the US brass are giving ground at the edges
Chain of Trust Takes Aim at the Bad Guys
Jart Armin  
5/26/2009   24 comments
With malware in ascendancy, it's time for government, researchers, and the private sector to join together
LeapFish Looks to Create a 'Lens for the Internet'
Editor's Blog  
5/25/2009   16 comments
Search aggregator LeapFish aims to create a singular, multimedia interface for the Web
Going Boldly Into Space – With the Internet
Alan Reiter  
5/22/2009   38 comments
Astronauts, robots, and even cellphone providers are focused on space exploration these days
Social Networking May Take Away as Much as It Gives
Larry Medina  
5/22/2009   42 comments
Social networking may not be making life either easier or better
Vertical Search, We Hardly Knew Ye
Mike Moran  
5/22/2009   9 comments
Before vertical search engines get a chance to attract users, alternative wares based on text analytics may supersede them
Readers Not Shelling Out for WSJ Content Online
Editor's Blog  
5/22/2009   31 comments
Nearly 60 percent of Internet Evolution readers say they'd be unwilling to make micropayments to read The Wall Street Journal online
Why Most IT Projects Cost Too Much
IT Clan Editor's Blog  
5/21/2009   8 comments
Despite Internet-related progress, IT projects are failing to meet enterprise budgets
Missing Archive Exposes Gov't Security Flaws
Chris Poley  
5/21/2009   31 comments
A boatload of sensitive personal information from the Clinton administration has gone missing without explanation from a National Archives office
How to Be a 'Bad Host' for Internet Safety
Tom Stamulis  
5/21/2009   27 comments
Using a well worn technique, a couple of free browser-based tools can protect you from ads and malware
Google, Microsoft, Yahoo Look to Buff Up Search
Editor's Blog  
5/21/2009   14 comments
Search's three top players are scrambling to arrive first at the 'Deep Web'
Try These Browser-Based Tools to Steer Clear of Bad Sites
Gideon J. Lenkey  
5/21/2009   9 comments
Two technologies based on the blackhole DNS concept can help you avoid trouble on the Internet
Police Lawsuit Rings Online Alarm Bells
Ira Winkler  
5/21/2009   18 comments
Police in St. Paul, Minn., are suing a range of people and organizations over Internet disclosures they made themselves
Conficker Replicates, Industry Speculates
Security Clan Editor's Blog  
5/20/2009   12 comments
The worm is infecting 50,000 new PCs a day, with a 6 million-strong reach worldwide
The Matrix Approach to Securing Your Net Personas
Larry Medina  
5/20/2009   7 comments
Defining your multiple Net personalities is a first step toward better personal security online
Three Reasons Napster Won't Regain Relevance
Editor's Blog  
5/20/2009   17 comments
Napster reinvents itself again with a new pricing plan, but the service may still not stand up to competitors
Twitter, Facebook & the 'Power of Now'
David Vellante  
5/20/2009   39 comments
Twitter and Facebook are on a collision course that will match them on the basis of the kinds of social community they foster
Public-Private Sector Gap Threatens Cybersecurity
Mary E. Shacklett  
5/20/2009   8 comments
The US government appears to be stonewalling some private-sector contractors and partners, to the detriment of all
Guatemala: The Revolution Will Be Tweeted
Deborah Nason  
5/19/2009   27 comments
Twitter is playing a major role in civil unrest over a corruption-tinged president and his alleged allies
Wolfram Alpha Is Not a Search Engine
Editor's Blog  
5/19/2009   19 comments
Despite the better wishes of the blogosphere, Wolfram Alpha is not a 'Google killer,' because it's not a search engine
Facebook's Ecosystem Thrives: Listen Up, Twitter
Mathew Ingram  
5/19/2009   5 comments
Developers using Facebook's APIs are likely to generate over $500 million in revenues this year
Online Business Isn't a Substitute for Offline
Peter Bowman  
5/19/2009   9 comments
Retailers looking to cut offline sales and marketing costs with their online presence are in for a tough lesson
Web-Based Fan Film Raises IP Questions
Rob Salkowitz  
5/18/2009   15 comments
The Hunt for Gollum not only raises the bar on fan-film quality, it raises it on the use of intellectual property
Email Loses Ground to Social Nets
Editor's Blog  
5/18/2009   23 comments
Email may be falling behind social networks in global reach, but numbers suggest that all of our communications platforms only do part of their jobs well
It's Time for Enterprise IT to Play Big Brother
Ira Winkler  
5/18/2009   15 comments
A grammar-school storage problem prompts soul-searching about users who burden their enterprises with personal data
Diving for Some Rays
Todd Watson  
5/18/2009   4 comments
Time out for some fun in the sea
Data Mining: In Search of Semantics
Tom Nolle  
5/18/2009   5 comments
Semantic Web standards could enable data mining, helping enterprises make better use of the masses of data they're generating
Pirated Windows 7 Fuels Malware-as-a-Service
Jart Armin  
5/18/2009   12 comments
Pirated software contains trojan that was infecting as many as 550 machines per hour
Beware of Cellular Operators Bearing Netbooks
Alan Reiter  
5/15/2009   69 comments
Think twice before you or your company agrees to rely on netbooks subsidized by cellular service providers
We're Still Wary of the Open Web
Editor's Blog  
5/15/2009   17 comments
In a poll, 40 percent of Internet Evolution readers expressed hesitance about decentralized social networking
Grow Up, Mark Zuckerberg
Andrew Keen  
5/15/2009   27 comments
The author says Mark Zuckerberg should take a stand on the content of his site and stop hiding behind a smokescreen debate about Nazis and Hitler
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Jason Mick   6/19/2013   7 comments
The US National Security Agency learned the hard way that it can be dangerous to give a contractor too much money and access, with too little scrutiny. The NSA and other government agencies hire tens of thousands of contractors a year to analyze data. Edward Snowden -- who revealed himself as the NSA leaker after fleeing the country -- was one such contractor, reportedly holding a $122,000 salaried position at Booz Allen Hamilton at the time of his departure.
Charlotte Erdmann
Midsize businesses rarely achieve the same standards of security in their own datacenters as professional providers that specialize in delivering these services to organizations.
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John Kennedy
How Big-Data Is Changing Marketing

6|13|13   |   1:07   |   1 comment


Big-data and analytics tools enable marketers to understand customers as individuals, identifying unmet needs and addressing each customer as a "segment of one," says John Kennedy, VP corporate marketing, IBM.
Kim Davis
Big-Data Can’t Always Sell Wine

5|21|13   |   2:23   |   10 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   |   1 comment


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.
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NSA Leaks Shine Spotlight on Perils of Contractor Partnerships
Jason Mick
The US National Security Agency learned the
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