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A Decade on the Web: A Look Back & Ahead
Chris Minnick  
12/17/2009   13 comments
The first decade of the new millennium brought some Web highlights we may ponder in a different light in 2019
Get Smart About Monitoring Employees
Chris Minnick  
9/21/2009   22 comments
Emerging tools enable firms to track trouble on their intranets without having to peer over workers' shoulders
An Internet Gullibility Quiz
Chris Minnick  
8/5/2009   13 comments
See if you can pass this simple 'truth test' about Internet-generated legend and rumor
Apple's Rejection of Google Voice Raises Governance Question
Chris Minnick  
7/29/2009   7 comments
DOJ scrutiny could be a factor in Apple's decision to nix plans for an iPhone version of Google Voice
Phony Reviews Highlight Nature of Community Content
Chris Minnick  
7/28/2009   10 comments
'Astroturfing,' or the practice of placing self-serving reviews of products on third-party sites, took center stage recently
Facebook Tale Opens World of Possibilities
Chris Minnick  
7/17/2009   12 comments
A new, embellished version of Facebook's founding shows how anyone's Web story can be magically spun
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
ICANN Moves Closer to Domain Name Glut
Chris Minnick  
4/16/2009   6 comments
Companies that stand to make money from domain name registrations will gorge on profits while domain owners fret over brand names
Twitter Gets 'Sensored'
Chris Minnick  
4/2/2009   21 comments
A trend toward linking real-world objects to Twitter status reports could lead to some interesting applications
Test Yourself for Web 2.0 Savvy
Chris Minnick  
3/16/2009   12 comments
If you think you're keeping up with the Web 2.0 flow, you may be behind the times already
In Search of Domain Name Riches
Chris Minnick  
3/10/2009   19 comments
The writer describes his mission to redeem big bucks for site names he's picked out over the years
Broadband Stimulus Raises Speed Question
Chris Minnick  
2/23/2009   20 comments
With lots of stimulus money allocated to broadband Internet, it's time to ask what exactly is meant by 'broadband'
Desperate Job Seekers Get Creative on the Web
Chris Minnick  
2/9/2009   15 comments
Job seekers flood the Web with their creative, and disturbing, 'hire me' pleas
An Armchair Traveler Hits the Internet
Chris Minnick  
1/12/2009   9 comments
If you can't afford to travel, the Internet could act as a replacement... sort of
Citizen Journalists Aren't News Anchors Yet
Chris Minnick  
1/6/2009   7 comments
Good as a couple citizen journalists have become, the approach is still no replacement for traditional journalism
Lifecasting Raises Ethical Questions
Chris Minnick  
12/2/2008   17 comments
Shouldn't observers move to help out, just as they would offline?
Are You One of the Tech Elite? Take This Test
Chris Minnick  
11/12/2008   30 comments
Find out where you score on total Internet savviness
Web-Smart Job Hunting: Some Dos & Don’ts
Chris Minnick  
10/30/2008   18 comments
When it comes to getting a job, an online resumé is just the start
The Web: Incubator for Big Ideas
Chris Minnick  
10/15/2008   2 comments
Got an outlandish idea? Take it to the Internet and watch it grow
Putting Your Best Face Forward Online
Chris Minnick  
8/5/2008   18 comments
Social networking can block your advancement -- or help you get that job, depending on how you use it
Social Search: An Entertaining & Limited Niche
Chris Minnick  
7/22/2008   8 comments
Twitter's Summize and other social search engines may contribute to pop culture, if not to the progress of search itself
Confessions of a Bandwidth Hog
Chris Minnick  
7/11/2008   10 comments
It may take some effort to get 'throttled' by your service provider
Of Gold Grills & E-Commerce
Chris Minnick  
7/1/2008   5 comments
Rapid prototyping and custom manufacturing allow you to order completely unique products from the comfort of your laptop
The State of Selling Surplus Items on eBay
Chris Minnick  
6/16/2008   11 comments
State governments are becoming eBay PowerSellers by auctioning off assorted items confiscated at airport security check points
The Mother of All Twitter Lists
Chris Minnick  
6/10/2008   6 comments
Here's my meta-list of some of the best lists of ways to use Twitter
Distinguishing Journalism From Infotainment
Chris Minnick  
6/3/2008   11 comments
With the advent of 'citizen journalism,' high-quality journalism is a dying (or dead) art
Speaking Out Against Synthesized Voices
Chris Minnick  
5/30/2008   7 comments
The latest text-to-speech technology over the Web still isn't good enough to not be annoying
In Web 2.0, You Still Get What You Pay For
Chris Minnick  
5/19/2008   5 comments
Trusting your business to random startups offering free services on the Web is a bad idea
Privacy Breach: Behavioral Targeting Needs Closer Look
Chris Minnick  
5/12/2008   2 comments
If you’ve been living under the impression that what you do on the Web is your own business, behavioral targeting is about to make you lose that feeling for good
Is Print Alive & Well, Dying, or Already Dead?
Chris Minnick  
5/6/2008   12 comments
I asked a variety of people at the Western Publications Association conference last week about the health of print media
Support Your Social Network!
Chris Minnick  
4/28/2008   3 comments
Social networking sites are tapping into a growing trend of creating communities to help members advance professionally or just become better people
Is OpenID Being Exploited by Big Internet Companies?
Chris Minnick  
4/22/2008   6 comments
The Big Four may be pursuing it for their own selfish interests, but their nefarious plans should end up benefiting all Web users
In Search of Online Gods & Spaghetti Monsters
Chris Minnick  
4/16/2008   6 comments
From the Church of the Subgenius to the Church of the Spaghetti Monster, the Internet has spawned a plethora of fringe and parody religions
Protecting the Children vs Freedom of Information
Chris Minnick  
4/7/2008   11 comments
I’m an advocate of the right to look at whatever we want to online, but I also believe that parents should be concerned about what their kids are viewing on the Web
Tasting the Web: I’ll Drink to That!
Chris Minnick  
4/1/2008   6 comments
In my quest for a virtual experience of hanging out with other people and sharing food and drinks, I've settled on my own online whiskey tasting event
Spring Cleaning: The Green Way to Remove Your E-Junk
Chris Minnick  
3/25/2008   4 comments
This spring, I’m going to find something more creative to do with my e-junk, and I’m not going to ship, truck, or trash anything
Using More of Our Senses Online
Chris Minnick  
3/18/2008   8 comments
I’m wondering whether it’s possible to work on the Web and, at the same time, use more of the senses that make me human
Time to Think Differently About Plagiarism?
Chris Minnick  
3/10/2008   12 comments
With so much published work becoming available on the Internet, should we revise our ideas about online writing and plagiarism?
Expertise in the Internet Age
Chris Minnick  
3/3/2008   7 comments
Highly specialized knowledge is increasingly becoming available on the Internet to anyone who seeks it out
Break Out of Your Web Rut
Chris Minnick  
2/8/2008   7 comments
Follow these five essential tips for rediscovering the remarkable diversity of content that’s available online
Social Networking: What's the Point?
Chris Minnick  
2/1/2008   7 comments
I started thinking about the real motivation behind visiting social networking sites.
Online Gambling: Just Legalize It, Already!
Chris Minnick  
1/28/2008   12 comments
Rather than pursuing a futile crusade to prohibit online gambling, the US should legalize it
OpenID: Simplifying Your Sign-On
Chris Minnick  
1/22/2008   8 comments
OpenID is a huge step forward for the future of the Web and the best alternative yet to managing too many passwords
Anti-Social Networks for Unhappy People
Chris Minnick  
1/14/2008   8 comments
Anti-networking sites are tailormade for expressing your dislikes
Taking Control of Your Online Identity
Chris Minnick  
1/9/2008   10 comments
There’s a way you can avoid being a target of personalized spam: Scrub yourself
Spammers Are Getting Way Too Personal
Chris Minnick  
1/2/2008   9 comments
What do spammers know about you and how do they find it out?
Exploring the Porn Side of the Web
Chris Minnick  
12/19/2007   21 comments
Are pornography sites are on the cutting edge of Web technologies? To find out, I selflessly volunteered to visit the dark side of the Web
Is the Semantic Web Doomed?
Chris Minnick  
12/14/2007   11 comments
The W3C's current vision of a Semantic Web appears doomed to spend its life in niche applications and academia
Is Web 2.0 a Culture Killer?
Chris Minnick  
11/23/2007   22 comments
Some insight into Andrew Keen's anti-Web 2.0 book, 'The Cult of the Amateur'
Developing Trust Along the Way to Web 4.0
Chris Minnick  
11/14/2007   6 comments
Negotiating the tradeoff between validating user-generated content and maintaining a modicum of personal privacy




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Mary E. Shacklett
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.
Dan Cypra
Dan Cypra   5/23/2013   17 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   5 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.
David Weldon
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
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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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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