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What History & the Internet Say About the Economy
Ira Winkler  
9/30/2008   23 comments
History tells us we're headed for economic disaster if Congress doesn't pass a bailout plan. Don't think so? Look it up on the Internet
House Calls 'Time Out' on Incoming Email
Editor's Blog  
9/30/2008   8 comments
The House of Representatives limits incoming email: a clear demonstration of the Internet's inability to fully democratize politics
The Cloud: Your Next IT Test Lab?
George Crump  
9/30/2008   6 comments
Net-based cloud computing can extend the functions of test labs for busy enterprises
Socialtext Goes 3.0
Editor's Blog  
9/30/2008   8 comments
Enterprise tool provider Socialtext releases Socialtext 3.0, bringing social networking, social updates, and microblogs to the enterprise
Top Tips for Greening Your IT Storage
Mike Karp  
9/30/2008   7 comments
No matter how much data you anticipate, you have several options for saving storage electricity
The iPhone Becomes Notesworthy, Momma Gets a New PC
Todd Watson  
9/30/2008   Post a comment
Updates on iPhone's Notes availability and on the fast-selling Lenovo notebook
Don't Tap My Phone, Don't Tap My Internet
Tom Nolle  
9/30/2008   23 comments
Deep packet inspection threatens a fundamental right to privacy
Vysr Puts Portability Into OpenSocial Apps
Editor's Blog  
9/29/2008   2 comments
Vysr releases an update to its RoamAbout product, making OpenSocial applications available from anywhere on the Web
Gambling Groups Cry Foul in Kentucky
Dan Cypra  
9/29/2008   5 comments
Gambling groups lash back at Governor, declaring ban a danger to Internet users
Internet Gets Blame for Market's Plunge
Editor's Blog  
9/29/2008   13 comments
As a result of the rejection of the economic bailout plan in the House, the stock market has plunged 600 points today. And the Internet might be partially to blame
Malware 2.0's Going to Be Murder
Robert J. Hansen  
9/29/2008   20 comments
The potent combination of computational linguistics, social networks, image analysis, and data mining will make for nasty new malware
Too Much Text, Not Enough Social
Todd Watson  
9/29/2008   Post a comment
Study reveals it's time to talk less about corporate social networking and do it more
The Tech Industry's Economic Tolls
Editor's Blog  
9/29/2008   4 comments
Our readers vote on how the economic crisis will hit the tech industry
IP-Based Telepresence Is Spreading
Mary E. Shacklett  
9/29/2008   6 comments
Despite barriers, companies are looking to install this lifelike conferencing technology
Letter Calls for 'Internet-Friendly Debates'
Editor's Blog  
9/26/2008   25 comments
2008 Presidential Debates: Keeping them above the belt and Internet-friendly
IT Will Suffer From the Credit Crisis Fallout
Chris Poley  
9/26/2008   32 comments
The effects of the current situation will be felt throughout the IT world
Hi5 Aims to Boot MySpace From No. 2 Spot
Editor's Blog  
9/26/2008   8 comments
Hi5 plans to extend its international success and unseat MySpace as the second largest social networking site
Why Internet Security Will Remain an Afterthought
Robert J. Hansen  
9/26/2008   15 comments
In short: Complexity, expense, indifference, and the relentless cycles of threat and protection
(Possibly) Surprising Tips for Online Retail
Jason Meugniot  
9/26/2008   4 comments
Success in online retail calls for what some might consider counter-intuitive thinking
The Growing IBM Cloud
Todd Watson  
9/25/2008   Post a comment
IBM has new offerings in cloud computing and green IT
Let's Secure Telecommuting
Deborah Nason  
9/25/2008   23 comments
Telecommuting can be great for green IT, but only if security is a priority
Virtualization Security Crisis Looms for IT
IT Clan Editor's Blog  
9/25/2008   4 comments
An expert advises how to batten down your virtualized hatches to avoid cybercrime attacks
Bot Brings Retailer to Its Knees
Gideon J. Lenkey  
9/25/2008   11 comments
Hidden malware disrupted VOIP and e-commerce during critical, end-of-year shopping season
Almost to Monte Carlo
Todd Watson  
9/25/2008   2 comments
Plane-bound musings on Eastern European Web team, the Ryder Cup, and Internet gambling
Tech, Creative Join Forces for Content Advocacy
Editor's Blog  
9/25/2008   2 comments
Industry creative and technology forces come together to change the course of digital content creation and consumption
Utility Firms Smarten Up With the Internet
David Vellante  
9/24/2008   5 comments
Utility companies are exploiting Web technology to improve customer experience and cut internal costs
Email Password Tradeoff: Simplicity or Strength
Security Clan Editor's Blog  
9/24/2008   8 comments
How much security and support overhead are you or your users willing to absorb?
USPS Plan Undercuts Time Stamp Security
Paul Doyle  
9/24/2008   5 comments
Letting electronic postmark licensees self-certify sets the bar real low where security's concerned
Yes, Hard to Believe: Narcissism on Facebook
Editor's Blog  
9/24/2008   9 comments
Have a lot of friends on Facebook? Scientists say you may be a narcissist
Google v. Apple: Open Phone or Closed Phone?
Mathew Ingram  
9/23/2008   9 comments
Apple customers may choose to stay with the iPhone, but having more options will be attractive to many Android fans
Palin Hack Points to Weak Security & Accountability
Ira Winkler  
9/23/2008   14 comments
The Yahoo! email hack of Sarah Palin's private email account raises red flags on several fronts
Your Appliances Are Smarter Than You
Editor's Blog  
9/23/2008   24 comments
Newly formed alliance, the IP for Smart Objects (IPSO) Alliance, hopes to promote the adoption of IP-enabled inanimate objects
Bring On the Invasion of the Google Maps Views
Alan Reiter  
9/23/2008   14 comments
Forget about privacy; Google's 'street view' should be even more granular, not less so
Virtual Worlds: New Life for Interactive TV
Michael Mascioni  
9/22/2008   1 comment
How the Web can enhance and even change your favorite TV shows
Don't Judge New Media by Old Rules
Cory Doctorow  
9/22/2008   19 comments
The 22-minute sitcom and 90-minute feature film shouldn't stand as a model for content on YouTube and Twitter
GooHoo: Should We Fear It?
Editor's Blog  
9/22/2008   21 comments
In a poll last week, our readers, like the rest of the industry, proved to be split on the Google-Yahoo advertising deal
Wall Street & the Web: Time to Reevaluate
Chris Poley  
9/19/2008   21 comments
The events of the past week are a call for action regarding financial news on the Web
On the Web, It's Politics on Steroids
Editor's Blog  
9/19/2008   13 comments
With any luck, the Internet's role in politics will be about more than Facebook Friends going forward
Internet Gambling Teeters on the Edge
Dan Cypra  
9/19/2008   8 comments
The future of online gambling in the US could depend on whether a bill passes the House in the next 10 days
Big Browsers Make Love, Not War
Editor's Blog  
9/19/2008   5 comments
An Internet Explorer platform architect says this time around it's not a war
Tomorrow's Libraries Will Be Online
Tom Coughlin  
9/18/2008   9 comments
Someday, you'll bring your Kindle to the online service to check out more than fiction
New Group to Quantify Value of Social Networks
Thomas August Gerace  
9/18/2008   7 comments
A new group of advertisers and social networkers plans to standardize metrics for marketing campaigns on social networks
Enterprises Still Slow to Turn Green
IT Clan Editor's Blog  
9/18/2008   7 comments
Basic metrics are lacking, and few organizations have solidified strategy
It's Not Information Overload; It's Filter Failure
Editor's Blog  
9/18/2008   5 comments
Newsflash: The Internet has not increased information overload
Internet Customers Must Change Expectations
Jon Emmons  
9/18/2008   8 comments
The all-you-can-eat buffet must close when it comes to Internet service
Luck o' the Irish Data Center
Todd Watson  
9/18/2008   1 comment
IBM opens data center that's 'green' in more ways than one
The Obstacle Course of Internet Filters
Security Clan Editor's Blog  
9/17/2008   7 comments
There are more and more barriers between the browser and the enterprise Web server
Amazee Looks to Ignite 'Social Collaboration'
Editor's Blog  
9/17/2008   4 comments
Swiss startup Amazee launches in the US, challenging Web users to tap social networking for collaboration on life projects
Thumb Your Nose at HIPAA, Save $100K
Ira Winkler  
9/17/2008   14 comments
The odds of regulators coming after you are so minute that it's hard to justify heroic efforts to be HIPAA-compliant
Are US Internet & Telecom Falling Behind?
Mary E. Shacklett  
9/17/2008   7 comments
Experts say the US isn't really falling behind, even though it's not making the most of existing infrastructure
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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   18 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?
Matt Heusser
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
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In the 1970 science fiction thriller
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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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