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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
Forget about Apple Inc. (Nasdaq: AAPL)’s announcements of the new Apple TV, iPods, and Ping. It's kid stuff compared to what Apple has in store for you.
At the Web 2.0 Expo in New York later this month, Complex Spiral Consulting founder Eric Meyer plans to discuss the potential for HTML5 to become the “Flash killer” that Apple and others believe it to be.
A little taste of an apocalyptic scenario occurred last Friday when a large chunk of the Internet was unreachable for up to an hour. Similar to the plot of a Hollywood horror movie, this was an experiment that went wrong -- on one of the most important protocols of the Internet system.
The Internet in all its forms has become a core part of how we communicate, socialize, and handle very personal business every day. But protection of individual privacy is spotty at best, and it seems to be getting worse every day. As we become an increasingly digital nation, do access to, and privacy on, the Internet become civil rights?
At Apple’s announcement fest Wednesday, among the launch of the new iPods and the $99 Apple TV box, was the announcement about Ping, a music-based social network that out-of-the-gate has more than 160 million users, all with credit cards. Of course, it’s only about music today, but there’s nothing to stop Apple Inc. (Nasdaq: AAPL) from expanding it if it suits its purposes down the road.
Getting to Work on Smart Work: How IT Is Transforming the Implementation of the 'Internet of Things' Organizations in all industry sectors are becoming more instrumented, interconnected, and intelligent -- and that's changing the way they approach virtually every facet of their operations. It's up to IT to help organizations adopt a "Three I's" approach that leverages the emerging Internet of Things and enables them to work smarter. READ THIS eBOOK
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RIM is giving in to demands by India to snoop on encrypted BlackBerry data. It's time to develop cheap or free encryption software for BlackBerrys and other cellular phones.
Nielsen’s recent numbers on the increasing use of texting bode well for enterprise networks. Shunning the phone in favor of text messaging could mean reducing bandwidth.
Two studios have filed suit against an ad broker for placing ads to help monetize P2P sites suspected of copyright infringement. That's taking a dangerous step toward what might be a worthy goal.
By 2014, mobile devices will overtake laptops as the appliance of choice for consumers. But device makers still have some wishes to fulfill, including mobile app simplification and the ability to better perform word processing/spreadsheet functions.
Google's foray into pay-for-view movies may be an indicator that the days of free ad-sponsored content are numbered, or at least that ad sponsorship won't fund nearly enough content.
Online education, improving to better replicate the interactions that occur between teachers and students face-to-face, grew in double digits during the recession. Still, there’s more work to be done.
