The Macrosite for News, Analysis and Opinion about the Future of the Internet
The Big Report
Cloud Security
The Big Report  
11/7/2009   1 comment
Business users see cost savings from cloud computing, so they’re finding ways to get past this No. 1 concern
The Customer Web
The Big Report  
10/3/2009   3 comments
These organizations – in healthcare, banking, and government – are pushing customer engagement to new levels online
The Internet of Things
The Big Report  
9/5/2009   8 comments
The emerging Internet of Things promises to help businesses spot problems and make decisions. Getting there isn’t easy
Mal-Content: How Markey III Hurts the Internet
The Big Report  
8/21/2009   8 comments
While many of the bill's provisions are good or even commendable, the rest are harmful
Desktop Virtualization
The Big Report  
8/15/2009   1 comment
The ROI isn’t as clear-cut as it is for server virtualization; but deployed well, desktop virtualization can deliver the kind of high-performing, Web-centric PC experience that employees expect
Beyond Censorware: Teaching Web Literacy
The Big Report  
7/23/2009   5 comments
This lesson plan will teach youngsters to navigate the Web without the help or hindrance of censorware
The Right Place for Social Networking?
The Big Report  
7/18/2009   3 comments
IT leaders are wrestling with how to bring informal collaboration into rigorous processes such as global project management and product development
P2P Taste Test
The Big Report  
7/9/2009   11 comments
Three P2P filtering vendors step forward to have their Deep Packet Inspection capabilities tested side by side
Internet ©rapshoot: How Internet Gatekeepers Stifle Progress
The Big Report  
6/18/2009   15 comments
In the Internet age, copyright control is eliminating competition and forcing even big companies into self-defeating patterns
Social Aggregators: Web 2.0's New Trick
The Big Report  
6/3/2009   9 comments
Social aggregators like Friendfeed offer unprecedented convenience, but their future in the social media ecosystem is sketchy
Reputations at Risk
The Big Report  
5/30/2009   14 comments
What's a company to do when its brand takes a beating in online social media? Have a plan of action... but don't overreact
Digital Licensing: Do It Yourself
The Big Report  
5/12/2009   13 comments
Somewhere between Creative Commons and full-blown, lawyerly license negotiation is a rich, untapped source of income for creative people
Transparency 2.0
The Big Report  
5/9/2009   Post a comment
The president says technology can deliver more open government. Watch the Recovery.gov site to see how that pledge plays out in the real world
Big Entertainment Wants to Party Like It's 1996
The Big Report  
4/21/2009   19 comments
But 1996 is gone, and good riddance; the world is populated now by people who no longer believe in big-company politics and secret dealing
Broadband Nation
The Big Report  
4/18/2009   9 comments
Distracted by the quest for universal broadband, the US may be missing out on more lucrative sources of payback on its Internet investment
Venture Funding: State of a Troubled Art
The Big Report  
3/25/2009   17 comments
Venture funding in these troubled times is limited, but key areas are getting an infusion, pointing to future trends in Internet use
Can Enterprise Social Networking Pay Off?
The Big Report  
3/21/2009   4 comments
With no hard ROI metrics, companies are looking for other ways to measure value
Top 10 Ways to Use the Web, Post-Bailout
The Big Report  
3/4/2009   13 comments
As the foundations of our economy shift, countless new ways to use the Web emerge, too
Media-Morphosis: How the Internet Will Devour, Transform, or Destroy Your Favorite Medium
The Big Report  
2/20/2009   31 comments
We may be attached to newspapers, music, books, and movies, but that doesn't make these media commercially viable in the Internet age
The Web 2.0 Balancing Act
The Big Report  
2/14/2009   2 comments
New collaboration tools are a boon in the workplace, but they're making it harder to manage and secure all the shared information. Here's how some companies are coping.
Cloud Control
The Big Report  
1/24/2009   2 comments
A storm is coming, one that pits security groups against business leaders desperate to contain costs. Can we find a middle ground?
Troubled Technologies: An '09 Watch List
The Big Report  
1/15/2009   23 comments
With dried-up VC funding and a lack of working business models, these technologies have cause to worry in 2009
Love/Hate in '08
The Big Report  
12/23/2008   8 comments
A retrospective of the online stuff that made us laugh, weep, cheer, and curse in the last 12 months
Governments' Biggest Online Screw-Ups
The Big Report  
12/18/2008   8 comments
From security breaches and lost emails to threats in cyberspace and plain bad policy decisions, governments around the globe have proven cyber-incompetent
The Web's New Traffic Cop
The Big Report  
12/13/2008   6 comments
Employees get a lot of freedom online, and productivity still often rises. But so do the threats. Better have the right tools to fend them off.
Internet2: Full Speed Ahead
The Big Report  
11/22/2008   6 comments
Internet2 members are heading toward a wide-open future. What’s in it for you?
Green IT Evolutionary Handbook
The Big Report  
11/15/2008   9 comments
Practical tips and formulas for enterprises to get serious about energy consumption controls, carbon footprint reduction, and recycling
Tech Firms Post-Bailout: Dozing or Dead?
The Big Report  
10/31/2008   9 comments
Current economic conditions expose the vulnerabilities of the companies that build and support the Internet and make their challenges more glaring
Patent Reform Pending
The Big Report  
10/24/2008   9 comments
With legislation stalled in Congress and the courts clogged with cases, reforming the patent process has become a grassroots effort
Web 2.0's Biggest $inkholes
The Big Report  
10/16/2008   9 comments
Web 2.0 has seen a lot of squandered investment dollars, with most money focused on targeted advertising, social networking, video, search, and social publishing
Cracking the Internet's Axis of Evil
The Big Report  
10/8/2008   9 comments
Highly organized global networks are hosting massive stores of malware, child porn, and illegal data. Here what is – and isn't – being done to stop them
The Right Search Tool
The Big Report  
9/27/2008   2 comments
It’s mostly a one-search-fits-all world today. Startup activity suggests that could be ready to change
Top 10 Security Blunders of Web 2.0
The Big Report  
9/15/2008   6 comments
It's not just new technology that creates security glitches – there's a human element at work as well
10 Worst Buzzwords of Web 2.0
The Big Report  
9/4/2008   10 comments
Our readers vote on the most overused, massively hyped, underperforming verbiage of the Web 2.0 realm
One Web, One Web ID
The Big Report  
8/30/2008   4 comments
Users want a single Web ID, but businesses are hesitant. So far, OpenID is closest to making this happen, and it's a long way from widespread use
Top 10 Web Politricks
The Big Report  
8/25/2008   10 comments
Through their weird online 'politricks,' the 2008 presidential contenders have proved that the Web can be a help and a hindrance
Top 10 Google Disappointments
The Big Report  
8/11/2008   25 comments
From an anti-social social network, to a ground-ridden partnership with NASA, Google comes up short when search, advertising aren't in play
Web 2.0 Gets Down to Business
The Big Report  
8/2/2008   4 comments
Look at global competition, regulatory pressures, workforce transformations, and greater customer expectations as a golden opportunity to get rich... rich Internet applications, that is

10 Most Gratuitous Celebrity Social Networks
The Big Report  
7/14/2008   19 comments
Lacking sufficient attention and self-gratification on the physical plane, celebrities are going virtual with their own social networking sites. We present the best of the worst
Top 10 Ways YouTube Has Ruined Life for Good
The Big Report  
6/9/2008   14 comments
The world's busiest video site encourages and rewards the compulsion to be seen and heard, not to mention some of the darker aspects of human nature
Top 10 Ways Web 2.0 Sites Are Changing Society
The Big Report  
5/14/2008   3 comments
Wikis, social networks, video portability, and broadband wireless collude to make today's online experience richer, faster, and more personalized
Peer-to-Peer Filters: Ready for Internet Prime Time?
The Big Report  
3/27/2008   9 comments
More than two dozen companies sell P2P filters, but only five entered our ground-breaking test, conducted by EANTC, and three then dropped out because of problems with their products
The Internet & the Developing World
The Big Report  
1/24/2008   7 comments
Web tools are revolutionizing philanthropy, giving fundraisers the opportunity to cut out the middlemen, harness social networking tools, and increase transparencies of NPOs
Can the Internet Save the Planet?
The Big Report  
1/8/2008   18 comments
Solar arrays and wind farms grab all the green technology kudos. But the Web is quietly providing other ways to reduce energy use – and cool the climate
Terror in Telco Town
The Big Report  
12/14/2007   5 comments
Telecom operators know they have to make big changes to keep their place as service providers in an all-IP world, but they're still trying to figure out how to make those changes happen
Close Ties
The Big Report  
11/23/2007   7 comments
Lessons from FedEx, Schwab, eBay, and others on the customer-driven Web economy
Call Off the Wolves
The Big Report  
11/12/2007   3 comments
It's time to give consumers a say over all that data you're collecting on them. Otherwise, a Do Not Track list or worse could be in the future
Web 2.0 Gets Business Chops
The Big Report  
10/31/2007   14 comments
Wikis, mashups, social networking, and even Second Life can have a place in business, but only if they improve legacy interoperability and overcome skepticism
The New Content Ecosystem: Resistance Is Futile FATAL!
The Big Report  
10/1/2007   16 comments
Banning YouTube from corporate networks may seem like the smart move now, but IT planners have to adapt to new digital content realities – or put their organizations at serious long-term risk




a moderated blogosphere of internet experts
Dan Cypra
Dan Cypra   11/20/2009   2 comments
A picture is worth a thousand words, or so the old saying goes. So understanding how to use images in e-newsletters effectively is quite important. Here are a few tips to ensure that your images in email newsletters work to your advantage.
Gordon Haff
Gordon Haff   11/20/2009   Post a comment
Arms merchant or army? That's a fundamental question for vendors in the cloud computing space. Do they just sell their tooling to any and all comers, who then become the actual purveyors of hosted infrastructure, developer platforms, and software? Or do they offer their own cloud-based services, perhaps even keeping much of their technology in-house for competitive advantage?
Mary E. Shacklett
With the value of toxic assets on the rise, large U.S. and European banks face many challenges on the road to recovery. Sharing key information may help these firms effectively track the way forward.
Matthew Fraser
Matthew Fraser   11/19/2009   5 comments
Most of us go through life knowing that we’re expected to learn from our mistakes and improve. Those who are more conscientious about learning and personal improvement usually reap greater rewards.
Mike Moran
Mike Moran   11/19/2009   11 comments
Marketers are known for exaggerated claims and stretching the truth just a wee bit. But most marketers I know truly believe in what they sell. Their aggressiveness is based on a confidence that what they are promoting truly benefits the customer.
IETV: the thinkerNet on film
5
of
2pm EST
Tue
Dec 1st
an IBM information resource
sponsored content
big blue blog
Todd Watson
Todd Watson   11/20/2009   Post a comment
While Google introduces its new Chrome OS (which I'm hearing will be widely available in one year?  Did I mishear that?), IBM announced 10 new products today to help companies using IBM System z mainframe technology.
white papers & case studies
an IBM information resource
sponsored content
Smarter Collaboration: How to Thrive in a Challenging Business Environment
Market conditions are changing faster than ever, and organizations need to improve their agility and adaptability in order to provide better service and improve processes. The ability to work with customers, business partners, and employees as effectively as possible - while at the same time holding down costs - is a key to success.

READ THIS eBOOK
your weekly update of news, analysis, and
opinion from Internet Evolution - FREE!

REGISTER HERE
Wanted! Site Moderators
Internet Evolution is looking for a handful of readers to help moderate the message boards on our site – as well as engaging in high-IQ conversation with the industry mavens on our thinkerNet blogosphere. The job comes with various perks, bags of kudos, and GIANT bragging rights. Interested?

Please email: moderators@internetevolution.com
Copyright © 2009 United Business Media Limited - All rights reserved.      About Us  |  Privacy Policy and Terms of Use  |  Contact Us
CMP Media LLC
Internet Evolution – not for thickies
what.the.ferraro
Facebook Lacks Social Skills

11|20|09   |   1:53   |   No comments


Facebook's 'Suggestions' for users demonstrate how little social networking sites understand about true social relationships.
Singer at C-Level
Smart Grid Opportunities

11|20|09   |   2:49   |   No comments


Industry initiatives and government stimulus funds are giving enterprise software vendors a great opportunity to help build out and manage smart grid technologies.
Tom Nolle
Total Telephony Transcends Telepresence

11|20|09   |   2:11   |   2 comments


The problem with telepresence is that it's not universally accepted, because video calling isn't. While we can all do video calling, we also apparently worry too much about how we look. If we want HD telepresence in our future, we have to dress down, mess up our hair, and dive into our online life.
what.the.ferraro
ThinkerNet Wins Min's Award for Best Blogs!

11|19|09   |   1:13   |   4 comments


ThinkerNet wins the Min's award for 'Best Blogs' – Internet Evolution's fifth award this year!
Full Nelson
SanFran.gov

11|19|09   |   8:51   |   No comments


Fritz has an exclusive talk with the mayor and CTO of San Francisco about that city's latest e-government efforts.
Robert D. Atkinson
America Has Much to Learn About Digital Piracy

11|18|09   |   2:09   |   No comments


The US loses about $20 billion a year on pirated software, movies, and music. But public policy can help stem the tide of digital theft. For example, France has recently passed a 'three strikes and you’re out' law, whereby if after two warning letters an individual continues to download pirated software then his Internet access will be cut off. US policy makers should consider adopting similar policies.
Singer at C-Level
Connecting Stakeholders: Part 3

Part 3 of 3   |  
See complete series
11|18|09   |   2:09   |   No comments


Financial management planning does not need to include Voodoo economics, but it does help to tap into the knowledge base of your team through some sort of real-time system. We explore your options.
Reiter's Block
Tweeting for Customer Support

11|18|09   |   2:20   |   No comments


When Reiter gets incensed over incompetent Verizon FiOS order-taking and support, he broadcasts it via Twitter. Did it do any good? How should your company offer Twitter support? Watch this for all the answers.
what.the.ferraro
Dogster.com More Popular Than Gov 2.0

11|17|09   |   2:05   |   1 comment


A lot of attention is being paid to launching Gov 2.0 Websites, but these sites aren't attracting a lot of visitors.
Reiter's Block
Is the BlackBerry 9700 'Bold' Enough?

11|17|09   |   3:07   |   4 comments


The successor to the BlackBerry Bold 9000 – the Bold 9700 – will be available soon in the US. Is it worth upgrading? Reiter's got one, and offers advice.
TechWeb The Global Leader In Technology Media