WikiLeaks Gets Owned Security Clan Editor's Blog 8/31/2011 38 comments WikiLeaks is defending itself against an anonymous hack attack. The irony is not hard to detect.
Executive Pay Raises Eyebrows & Hackles Executive Clan Editor's Blog 8/31/2011 13 comments Many US CEOs are paid too much, according to several sources. It may be time for companies to rethink their compensation strategy.
Don't Let Your Business Become a Disaster Todd Watson 8/30/2011 1 comment In light of recent disasters, natural and otherwise, businesses and individuals should be assessing their disaster recovery plans.
Watson Redux Todd Watson 8/30/2011 Post a comment Jeopardy will broadcast an encore presentation of its 'Watson' episodes.
AT&T LTE Signals Spotted in Atlanta, Chicago Alan Reiter's Wireless Web World 8/30/2011 Post a comment AT&T Mobility LLC's LTE signals have been spotted in Atlanta or Chicago, although the network is probably just in the testing stage.
#Irene's Contributions to the Web Editor's Blog 8/29/2011 27 comments Hurricane Irene may not have been a Category 3, but Web users created content in her honor in three pertinent categories: the relevant, the incorrect, and the snarky.
A Co-Pilot Seat for Midmarket CIOs Midmarket Clan Editor's Blog 8/29/2011 5 comments The rapidly increasing importance of enterprise IT in front-office functions will inevitably lead to the day when CIO, CMO, and CEO functions are so intertwined that it may be hard to tell one from the other.
Future Beckons in Online Hotel Services Susan Fourtané 8/29/2011 60 comments Anticipating a trend, Omena Hotels has launched hotel concierge services based on automated systems driven by a Web interface.
NYC Websites Go Down in Advance of Hurricane Editor's Blog 8/26/2011 41 comments Government Websites fell victim to too much traffic in advance of the impending hurricane, leaving East Coasters without access to critical information.
UK Police Use Social Media Against Rioters Editor's Blog 8/26/2011 9 comments The UK government seems to have dropped the threat to block social media against the backdrop of extensive use by police of Facebook, Twitter, and Flickr to identify, convict, and expose rioters.
A Noble Website Aims to Halt Famine Jason Mick 8/26/2011 26 comments FreeRice.com sets up trivia games as a means of garnering donor support for rice to feed developing nations with hunger crises.
The Legacy of Steve Jobs Todd Watson 8/25/2011 9 comments Steve Jobs set a high standard for himself and for everyone around him, forcing other industries to up their game.
Verizon Offers Intuit Mobile Card Reader Alan Reiter's Wireless Web World 8/25/2011 Post a comment Verizon Wireless will sell Intuit Inc.'s GoPayment mobile credit/debit card reader, highlighting progress in wireless payment gear.
Life After Jobs Editor's Blog 8/25/2011 14 comments The resignation of Steve Jobs as Apple's CEO for health reasons was widely anticipated. Nevertheless, it's an event of major symbolic impact and is bound to provoke reflection on Apple's long-term future.
German Official Bans Facebook 'Likes' Joe Stanganelli 8/25/2011 42 comments A German official has ordered that all federal institutions within his state remove their Facebook pages and all Facebook plug-ins.
How Not to Succeed in China Executive Clan Editor's Blog 8/24/2011 17 comments Despite high expectations of the burgeoning China Internet market, many firms have met disappointment and even failure in the People's Republic.
When It Rains, It Pours Todd Watson 8/24/2011 Post a comment IBM and the University of Texas at Austin are announcing applied advanced analytics solutions to help with flood prevention.
Government Backs Away From the Cloud Security Clan Editor's Blog 8/24/2011 15 comments The vision of moving government to the cloud, with all the efficiencies and cost savings that would likely produce, is being hindered by understandable security concerns.
Facebook Changes Posting Interface Editor's Blog 8/23/2011 18 comments Facebook announced upcoming changes which will make it much clearer, at the posting interface, to tell who you're sharing your life with.
Old New Toys Todd Watson 8/23/2011 5 comments HP may be exiting the PC market, but there's room for improvement in personal computers.
Three More Facebook Pet Peeves Editor's Blog 8/23/2011 25 comments Facebook gets more unbearable by the day. Here are three things people are doing to make that so.
Facebook Attorneys Play to the Gallery Joe Stanganelli 8/23/2011 7 comments Recent motions in Facebook's legal wrangle with Paul Ceglia show the company's attorneys are posturing for the press.
Using Wireless Internet After the Earthquake Alan Reiter's Wireless Web World 8/22/2011 8 comments In the wake of the recent Mid-Atlantic earthquake, at least one mobile network failed, but other mobile communications were helpful.
Meet Me in the Clouds Midmarket Clan Editor's Blog 8/22/2011 4 comments Skype's purchase of GroupMe opens up intriguing opportunities for the integration of its existing business telecommincations services with rapid group conferencing functions. It's a sign, too, that business meetings will increasingly migrate to the cloud.
ACLU Battles School Web Filtering Robert McGarvey 8/22/2011 28 comments Citing First Amendement rights, the ACLU is calling out school districts for restricting student access to Websites deemed "inappropriate."
UK Setting Scary Precedents on Socially Stirred Riots Editor's Blog 8/19/2011 32 comments Looters in London need to be punished, but the UK needs to not overreact to the Web's involvement, or it will set an example for governments worldwide seeking to do the same.
IT Faces Specter of Insider Threats IT Clan Editor's Blog 8/18/2011 14 comments The threat of insider tampering and sabotage seems to be rising; and naturally, it's become IT's responsibility to stem the tide.
Midsize businesses rarely achieve the same standards of security in their own datacenters as professional providers that specialize in delivering these services to organizations.
It was about 10 years ago when a new generation of software-as-a-service (SaaS) alternatives started to gain acceptance and adoption among organizations of all sizes. And it has only been about five years since Amazon Web Services captured the marketplace's attention with Amazon EC2 and Amazon S3, which opened the door to a vast array of infrastructure-as-a-service (IaaS) offerings. Now, the third piece of the cloud computing puzzle is beginning to win over organizations seeking to build their own apps: platform-as-a-service (PaaS).
Energy consumption is a primary contributor to global warming. At the end of 2012, 40 percent of energy consumption in the US came from commercial and residential buildings.
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.
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 IBM Smarter Commerce Global Summit in Monaco kicked into high gear today, and we've already begun to see news emerging from that lovely city-state by the sea.
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