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Todd Watson
Posts posted in August 2009
US Open Tennis, Anyone?
Todd Watson  
8/31/2009   1 comment
Lest anyone accuse me of being biased towards golf, I wanted to quickly get this post out to remind everyone that the United States Open tennis championships kick off today
Web Insecurities
Todd Watson  
8/28/2009   2 comments
Earlier this week, IBM released results from its X-Force 2009 Mid-Year Trend and Risk report
Dude, I Got a Dell... Barely
Todd Watson  
8/27/2009   12 comments
I bought a Dell – then things got strange
Iowa Caucuses With IBM
Todd Watson  
8/25/2009   2 comments
Following up on yesterday's post, I watched one of those flicks I had mentioned that was referred to me from my 'Toddsourcing' episode on Netflix
Toddsourcing
Todd Watson  
8/25/2009   3 comments
I've long been a big proponent of collaborative filtering and what's since come to be known as 'crowd sourcing'
Lotus Wants to Know What You Know
Todd Watson  
8/19/2009   1 comment
For a number of years, IBM has held numerous 'jams' to elicit input and ideas across a garden variety of initiatives
Hacking in the Heartland
Todd Watson  
8/18/2009   2 comments
Two dudes have been charged in the latest and greatest hacker scam, whereby they stole 130 million credit card numbers via the Internet
Clone That Chip
Todd Watson  
8/17/2009   1 comment
Just back from Silicon Valley and still trying to process all the data I consumed at the Search Engine Strategies conference last week
Peace, Love & Free Tweets
Todd Watson  
8/14/2009   5 comments
Woodstock took place 40 years ago this weekend
Word Up
Todd Watson  
8/13/2009   1 comment
I'm still here in San Jose, findin' my way
We Can Search Dance if We Want To
Todd Watson  
8/12/2009   1 comment
What a letdown
Making New Friends
Todd Watson  
8/11/2009   Post a comment
No sooner did I land at SFO yesterday than I started getting the pings about Facebook Friending FriendFeed in a really big way
Search Marketing My Way to San Jose
Todd Watson  
8/10/2009   Post a comment
I'm on another series of Tubes this fine Monday morning, the kind that transport me from one part of the country to another
Outliers on the Beach
Todd Watson  
8/6/2009   Post a comment
I'm taking the next couple of days off to go sit on the Redneck Riviera and contemplate the oil rigs out in the Texas Gulf
NFL on Twitter: Down & Out
Todd Watson  
8/4/2009   2 comments
The NFL doesn't currently have a social media policy, but is apparently working on one that would apply to the use of social media sites on game day
The South Texas No-Rain Blues
Todd Watson  
8/3/2009   Post a comment
It's a good thing Bob Dylan, John Mellencamp, and Willie Nelson will be paying a visit to Corpus Christi this week for their minor league ballpark tour across the country




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George Taylor
Has China stolen a march on the West, developing an Internet architecture that is not only based on IPv6, but is also inherently secure from both internal and external attack?
Ron Miller
Ron Miller   5/17/2013   18 comments
Recently, the Obama administration has been of two minds where privacy rights are concerned. On one hand, you have an administration that vowed to veto CISPA and mandated open data for government websites. On the other hand, you have an increasingly out-of-control Department of Justice on a fishing expedition at AP and demanding legislation to let the FBI wiretap private, encrypted communications and levy fines if a company fails to comply.
Alan Reiter
Alan Reiter   5/16/2013   30 comments
The apartment and house sharing service, Airbnb, now requires members to verify their identities by demonstrating a presence on the web, and by either scanning a government ID or entering detailed personal details. Other enterprises should take a close look at Airbnb's verification policies.
Harry Hawk
Harry Hawk   5/15/2013   20 comments
Facebook advertising is a lightning rod. It seems neither brands nor consumers are 100 percent happy about the social media site's policies, placement, or procedures. But the real controversy about Facebook ads and promotions is over whether they work.
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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.
Second Shooter
Locked Handsets Aren't the Problem – Subsidies Are the Problem

3|13|13   |   2:09   |   10 comments


Subsidized handsets, rather than locked handsets, should be the focus of regulators. We're not getting good deals, not fostering innovation, and weakening our power as buyers.
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Todd Watson   5/17/2013   1 comment
It's been 17 years since I've visited the city of Dublin, but I still have some very distinct impressions from my one and only visit.
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IT Suffers From Obama Admin's Jekyll & Hyde Approach to Privacy Rights
Ron Miller
Recently, the Obama administration has been of two minds where privacy rights are concerned. On one hand, you have an administration that vowed to
veto CISPA and mandated open data for government websites. On the other hand, you have an increasingly out-of-control Department of Justice on a fishing expedition at AP and demanding legislation to let the FBI wiretap private, encrypted communications and levy fines if a company fails to comply.

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Websites Should Consider Tougher ID Verification Policies
Alan Reiter
The apartment and house sharing service,
Airbnb, now requires members to verify their identities by demonstrating a presence on the web, and by either scanning a government ID or entering detailed personal details. Other enterprises should take a close look at Airbnb's verification policies.

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