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Google Voice May Be Next on the Chopping Block
Christine Parizo  
5/28/2013   58 comments
Google axed iGoogle and Reader. Recent changes to Voice could mean the VoIP service is next to go.
Banish QR Codes to the Tech Basement – With CueCats
Christine Parizo  
5/7/2013   14 comments
Publishers and marketers experiment with user-friendly text and messages, instead of space-hogging QR boxes.
BlackBerry Crashes the Smartphone Party
Christine Parizo  
3/29/2013   87 comments
BlackBerry needs to open up APIs and lure consumers to truly change the game in the business market.
You'll Have to Pry BlackBerry From My Cold, Zombified Hands
Christine Parizo  
2/26/2013   77 comments
Why at least one Internet Evolution writer will never give up her BlackBerry. Ever.
Best-Practices for Modernizing Apps for the Cloud
Christine Parizo  
1/23/2013   19 comments
Before you charge into the cloud, here are some step-by-step guidelines to modernizing or replacing those legacy systems.
Game-Changers Ahead for Enterprise Content Management
Christine Parizo  
1/14/2013   23 comments
Social media, mobility, and increased security concerns are reshaping ECM.
Planning, Honesty Help Manage B2B Social Media Crises
Christine Parizo  
1/4/2013   26 comments
B2B customers are inclined to be forgiving of snafus if you show them respect.
Planning Leads to Flexible & Efficient Virtual Infrastructures
Christine Parizo  
12/28/2012   35 comments
Virtual infrastructures are a compelling choice for enterprises with aging, outdated equipment.
Policies Protect Employers Against Privacy Intrusion Claims
Christine Parizo  
11/15/2012   24 comments
Every company needs an acceptable use policy that notifies employees that their electronic communications are not private, legal experts agree.
Hurricane Sandy: No Match for Cloud Providers
Christine Parizo  
11/1/2012   28 comments
The East Coast hurricane that devastated New York and New Jersey did not put a stop to leading cloud services.
Why BYOD Is B-A-D for Enterprise IT
Christine Parizo  
10/29/2012   66 comments
BYOD presents a host of problems for IT managers. It may be time for a single, employer-provided platform that leaves no question as to who really owns the device.
5 Ways to Leverage LinkedIn's Company Page Redesign
Christine Parizo  
10/1/2012   8 comments
LinkedIn recently revised its company pages to make them more effective tools for B2B marketers.
The Dangers of Corporate WiFi & How to Sidestep Them
Christine Parizo  
9/27/2012   46 comments
Corporate WiFi presents a range of dangers to organizations. Here are the main ones to avoid.
5 Ways Users Put Themselves (& Their Firms) at Risk
Christine Parizo  
9/5/2012   19 comments
End users who get their identities stolen online jeopardize, not only themselves, but their enterprise networks. Here is one way to educate users about the dangers of online ID theft.
The Danger of Recruiting With LinkedIn
Christine Parizo  
8/31/2012   59 comments
LinkedIn's Hiring Solutions suite is a bestseller. But the site's redesigned résumé format could make it an enterprise HR liability.
5 Dangerous Online Behaviors
Christine Parizo  
8/29/2012   42 comments
For many, online behavior that seems innocent can lead to dire offline consequences, including robbery and murder!
Twitter Wants To Be More Than Microblogging for Narcissists
Christine Parizo  
7/25/2012   45 comments
Twitter is adopting a strategy of page additions to engage users, marketers, and developers.




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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.
Jeff Kaplan
Jeff Kaplan   6/17/2013   3 comments
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).
Mary E. Shacklett
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.
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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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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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Mary E. Shacklett
Energy consumption is a primary contributor to
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