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School Principal Demands Ban on Social Networks
Editor's Blog  
4/30/2010   26 comments
A principal in New Jersey sends a hysterical email to parents demanding they ban their kids from social networking sites
Comment: Re: Horror Movie? - MShellC - 4/30/2010
Comment: Re: Horror Movie? - MShellC - 4/30/2010
Comment: great investment! - ivka - 4/30/2010
Comment: Re: Supreme twits - ScottG - 4/30/2010
Comment: Re: hold the anchovies - kq4ym - 4/30/2010
Comment: Re: Horror Movie? - MShellC - 4/30/2010
Comment: Re: hold the anchovies - AGreen - 4/29/2010
Comment: Horror Movie? - MShellC - 4/29/2010
Comment: Re: Great Potential - Taj Malik - 4/29/2010
Comment: Re: Great Potential - Taj Malik - 4/29/2010
Comment: Re: Great Potential - lek1981 - 4/29/2010
Comment: Re: Great Potential - knoxzoo - 4/29/2010
Comment: Re: User-Created Films - Cayce - 4/29/2010
Comment: Great Potential - knoxzoo - 4/29/2010
Comment: Thanks, Apple... - Cayce - 4/29/2010
Why HP Didn't Overpay for Palm
Chris Poley  
4/29/2010   32 comments
Despite word that $1.2 billion was a substantial premium, HP stands to gain from the purchase of smartphone maker Palm Inc.
HP Gets a Mobile Hand From Palm
Todd Watson  
4/29/2010   Post a comment
Anything that provides a countervailing force to Apple's iPhone juggernaut and the gaining momentum of the Google Android is probably a good thing
IE Radio: We're Live With Victor Koo, Youku Founder!
Editor's Blog  
4/29/2010   Post a comment
We're live on IE Radio with Youku founder and CEO, Victor Koo
 Victor Koo, founder & CEO, Youku.com
IE Radio  
4/29/2010   235 comments
Internet entrepreneur Victor Koo will discuss three-year-old video site Youku.com, which attracts 30 million unique viewers a day. Mr. Koo also built one of China’s leading portals, Sohu.com, before turning his eye to the video realm. He'll talk about the unique aspects of user-generated content in the world's biggest Internet market and the challenges and dynamics of Web 2.0 in China.
Comment: Not a happy thought - mnt.code - 4/29/2010
Comment: Applications in ICT - nasimson - 4/29/2010
Comment: Re: Forgot a thing - lek1981 - 4/28/2010
Comment: Re: Forgot a thing - Paul Whyte - 4/28/2010
Comment: Re: Forgot a thing - lek1981 - 4/28/2010
Comment: Re: Forgot a thing - Paul Whyte - 4/28/2010
Comment: Reason No. 6 - Joe Stanganelli - 4/28/2010
Join Us for IE Radio Tomorrow With Youku Founder!
Editor's Blog  
4/28/2010   Post a comment
Tune in for IE Radio Thursday morning at 10 AM ET when we'll interview Victor Koo, founder of Youku.com
Comment: Forgot a thing - lek1981 - 4/28/2010
Rattling of Cyber Sabers Gets Louder
Security Clan Editor's Blog  
4/28/2010   4 comments
The prospect of widescale, destructive cyber-warfare grows in prominence
Comment: The way markets work - lek1981 - 4/28/2010
Comment: Crowd Power - Murugan - 4/28/2010
Five Reasons Why Apple Let Opera Mini Into Its App Store
Michael Bennett Cohn  
4/28/2010   11 comments
Apple can't be accused of generosity when it comes to its App Store; so its offering of Opera Mini raises questions about its motives
Comment: Re: Great list - Michael Singer - 4/27/2010
Comment: Re: Great list - modza - 4/27/2010
Comment: Open source filming - hounhosp - 4/27/2010
Apple Patent Could Mean Confiscated iPhones
Craig Agranoff  
4/27/2010   33 comments
Apple's concert ticketing plans don't seem to fit with the 'no cameras' policy at most concert venues
Nano Land Down Under
Todd Watson  
4/27/2010   2 comments
IBM researchers have created a 3D map of the Earth so small that 1,000 of them could fit on one grain of salt
Comment: Great post chris! - aum007 - 4/27/2010
Transforming Filmmaking Through Crowdsourcing
Michael Mascioni  
4/27/2010   34 comments
A growing number of filmmakers are turning to the Web for audience input ahead of production
Comment: Black Berry -vs- iPhone - Asad - 4/27/2010
Comment: Iphone in China? - nasimson - 4/27/2010
Comment: Re: Great list - Michael Singer - 4/26/2010
Comment: Great idea! - cbrown - 4/26/2010
Comment: Good move! - smkinoshita - 4/26/2010
Comment: Great list - KMT568 - 4/26/2010
Internet Evolution Presents: The IE 100!
Editor's Blog  
4/26/2010   7 comments
We've narrowed the Internet industry down to 100 names that matter most. Are you on the list?
Comment: In a better world - Mary Jander - 4/26/2010
Comment: Its what you choose - jnieusma - 4/26/2010
Comment: A matter of Taste! - hounhosp - 4/26/2010
The Internet Evolution 100
The Big Report  
4/26/2010   31 comments
Internet Evolution picks the top innovators and influencers in the Internet industry across 10 categories
Comment: Re: Free is key - Alan Reiter - 4/26/2010
Et Tu, Tweetus?
what.the.ferraro  
4/26/2010   14 comments
Some plays are being reproduced in Tweeted format. Joy.
Comment: Re: Supreme twits - Ira Winkler - 4/25/2010
Comment: Spot on, as usual - bri77 - 4/25/2010
Comment: Choose carefully - jnieusma - 4/25/2010
Comment: Free is key - bri77 - 4/25/2010
Comment: Re: Mobile TV potential - bri77 - 4/25/2010
Comment: Re: Instant fame - pcharles - 4/25/2010
Comment: Re: Give GOOG a break. - dlavie - 4/25/2010
Comment: Without orkut, US wins - AGreen - 4/25/2010
Comment: Re: Instant fame - pcharles - 4/24/2010
Comment: Fair Trade - jabailo - 4/23/2010
iPhone's Blossoming Sales in Japan
Alan Reiter's Wireless Web World  
4/23/2010   12 comments
In Japan, Apple's iPhone has captured 72 percent of market for smartphones using a non-Japanese operating system
Comment: No thanks, facebook - Ariella - 4/23/2010
Thanks, Facebook, I Can Personalize My Own Web
Editor's Blog  
4/23/2010   58 comments
Facebook is taking over the whole WWW and dragging your identity along with it
Can We Meet?
Todd Watson  
4/23/2010   Post a comment
IBM and Tungle announced the availability of its Tungle.me software for Lotus Notes
Comment: Re: Supreme twits - RIMMAN - 4/23/2010
Comment: Supreme twits - Terry Sweeney - 4/23/2010
Comment: Give GOOG a break. - Rich Adler - 4/23/2010
Google Buzz: No Humans Here
Editor's Blog  
4/22/2010   18 comments
Almost 90 percent of the content on Google Buzz is coming from bots, claims one report
Excellent News: Google's Photos Inside Businesses
Alan Reiter's Wireless Web World  
4/22/2010   6 comments
Users will finally be able to view the inside of a store that is listed on Google's business directory
 Dave Cullinane, CISO & VP, eBay
IE Radio  
4/22/2010   117 comments
As eBay's senior information security executive, Dave Cullinane knows a lot about keeping one of the world's largest e-commerce sites safe and secure. He'll talk about today's enterprise security challenges as well as his leadership role in the Cloud Security Alliance
Comment: Mobile TV potential - hounhosp - 4/22/2010
Blue Kangaroo
Todd Watson  
4/22/2010   Post a comment
When traveling abroad, it's always good to take along a good laptop and a hard-hitting story to tell
Mobile TV Finally Ready for Takeoff
Alan Reiter  
4/22/2010   54 comments
Mobile TV is taking off – it's simply taking longer than enthusiasts originally anticipated
There Oughta Be a Law: A WTF Moment at the Supreme Court
Rob Salkowitz  
4/22/2010   20 comments
The US Supreme Court's geriatric jurists stop short of competent when it comes to tech questioning
Google Blames It on Brazil. So What?
Security Clan Editor's Blog  
4/21/2010   14 comments
Google tries to map its way to transparency, and falls a bit short
Comment: hold the anchovies - Ariella - 4/21/2010
Crowdsourcing, Hold the Anchovies
Todd Watson  
4/21/2010   5 comments
Pairing social media with voice-enabled software is creating opportunities for more transparent marketing
Comment: Re: Thanks, Chris - Chris Poley - 4/20/2010
Comment: Buyer Beware - jnieusma - 4/20/2010
Comment: Re: Thanks, Chris - Chris Poley - 4/20/2010
Comment: Re: Advertising model - mehrab - 4/20/2010
Comment: Re: Thanks, Chris - trader2010 - 4/20/2010
Comment: Advertising model - mehrab - 4/20/2010
Court Swats Theflyonthewall – and Other News Aggregators
Chris Poley  
4/20/2010   30 comments
As banks revel in a court order restricting the publication of their stock reports, small traders and research firms prepare for fallout
Comment: How many more? - Terry Sweeney - 4/19/2010
Ning Users Freely Irritated With New Biz Model
Editor's Blog  
4/19/2010   20 comments
Ning gets set to eradicate free networks, to the consternation of its users
Comment: tweet this. - Kurtkeys - 4/18/2010
Comment: Marketers will win. - aum007 - 4/18/2010
Comment: Re: Abusive - cjon316 - 4/16/2010
Brother, Can You Spare a 'Friend'?
Editor's Blog  
4/16/2010   28 comments
Advertisers are starting to find out the answer to that time-worn question: 'What's the ROI of social media marketing?'
Enterprise Twitter Still a Fail Whale
Executive Clan Editor's Blog  
4/16/2010   3 comments
What seems to be most frustrating for enterprise is the slow speed at which Twitter is embracing enterprise-level functionality
Comment: don't be lulzy - M Hulot - 4/16/2010
Comment: Re: I'm not following - KMT568 - 4/15/2010
Comment: Re: Multi-tasking - Alan Reiter - 4/15/2010
Comment: I'm not following - Mary Jander - 4/15/2010
Comment: Re: Multi-tasking - Alan Reiter - 4/15/2010
Comment: Re: Multi-tasking - Alan Reiter - 4/15/2010
Library of Congress Archives Your Mindless Musings
Editor's Blog  
4/15/2010   19 comments
The Library of Congress is now archiving millions of TwitPics of people's lunch... among other things
Comment: Re: Multi-tasking - SteveGNYC - 4/15/2010
Comment: Re: Multi-tasking - sbondy - 4/15/2010
Comment: Re: Multi-tasking - SteveGNYC - 4/15/2010
Comment: Re: Multi-tasking - Alan Reiter - 4/14/2010
Comment: Re: Multi-tasking - sbondy - 4/14/2010
Comment: Re: Another chance - SteveGNYC - 4/14/2010
Comment: Re: Multi-tasking - Alan Reiter - 4/14/2010
Comment: Re: Multi-tasking - Alan Reiter - 4/14/2010
Comment: Re: Multi-tasking - Alan Reiter - 4/14/2010
Vendors Flood the Software Patch Pipeline
Security Clan Editor's Blog  
4/14/2010   8 comments
A bevy of patches on the same day from Oracle, Microsoft, and Adobe challenge IT security pros
Comment: Re: Multi-tasking - JC Cameron - 4/14/2010
Comment: Re: Multi-tasking - sbondy - 4/14/2010
Comment: Abusive - Mary Jander - 4/14/2010
Comment: Multi-tasking - Terry Sweeney - 4/14/2010
Apple's OS 4: Not a Friend to Developers
Sean Gallagher  
4/14/2010   13 comments
Apple will block iPhone developers from using a number of cross-platform tools to create applications
Apple OS 4: A Friend to the Enterprise
Alan Reiter  
4/14/2010   20 comments
Apple's new OS 4 heralds better usefulness for enterprise users and more threat to other cellular phone vendors
Comment: smart applications - nasimson - 4/14/2010
Comment: Re: Paid Reviews - mhhfive - 4/14/2010
Comment: Re: Paid Reviews - Mr. Roques - 4/13/2010
Comment: Re: Paid Reviews - Rich Adler - 4/13/2010
Comment: Ratings a factor - Mary Jander - 4/13/2010
Comment: Another chance - Mary Jander - 4/13/2010
Comment: Paid Reviews - jarret23 - 4/13/2010
Microsoft's Kid-Friendly, Enterprise-Horror Kin Phones
Alan Reiter's Wireless Web World  
4/13/2010   12 comments
Redmond's new Kin phones may not be enterprise-ready, but they'll resonate with younger users
Yelp Changes Policy Amid Litigation
Craig Agranoff  
4/13/2010   22 comments
The local-business review site shows how one firm is coping with the potential loss of trust in its online brand
Fashion Site Adopts Crowd-Sourced Model... Sort Of
Christopher Olson  
4/13/2010   14 comments
Fashion Stake is aiming to base its business on crowd sourcing, raising questions about whether it's actually using that model
Here Come the Devices
Internet Evolution Poll  
4/12/2010   13 comments
Which event is bound to shake up the competitive landscape for end-user devices?
Comment: Re: a la carte - Mary Jander - 4/12/2010
Comment: Re: I wondr if... - Joe Grimm - 4/12/2010
Comment: Re: a la carte - Terri Eberle - 4/11/2010
Comment: Re: RIM != fun - Alan Reiter - 4/10/2010
Comment: othe options - dbergman - 4/10/2010
Comment: RIM != fun - dbergman - 4/10/2010
Comment: some non-shared spaces - Mashka - 4/10/2010
Comment: iPad and evolution - JoeFoster - 4/10/2010
Comment: innovations - JohanN - 4/10/2010
Comment: Re: a la carte - pjpugliese - 4/9/2010
Comment: Re:New Line - Alan Reiter - 4/9/2010
Comment: Re:New Line - Princess_dascho - 4/9/2010
Comment: Re: new line - Alan Reiter - 4/9/2010
Comment: Re: Big RIM Fuss - Alan Reiter - 4/9/2010
Comment: Re: RIM - Alan Reiter - 4/9/2010
Comment: Re: new line - Alan Reiter - 4/9/2010
Comment: Re: RIM - Alan Reiter - 4/9/2010
Comment: a la carte - Terri Eberle - 4/9/2010
Comment: Re: new line - cbrown - 4/9/2010
Comment: Big RIM Fuss - Terry Sweeney - 4/9/2010
Comment: Re: RIM - modza - 4/9/2010
Comment: new line - Chris Poley - 4/9/2010
Comment: RIM - jopocop - 4/9/2010
RIM Needs to Get a Move On
Alan Reiter  
4/9/2010   61 comments
RIM needs to break out of its habit of incrementally improving its products and move boldly into exciting redesigns
Comment: Re: lol - David Vellante - 4/8/2010
Comment: Re: Eh tu! Robot!... - DHCIR - 4/8/2010
Comment: lol - nathanwosnack - 4/8/2010
Comment: I robot... - RamonAntonio - 4/7/2010
Comment: Focus Pocus... - RamonAntonio - 4/7/2010
Employers Get Slapped on Personal Privacy
Security Clan Editor's Blog  
4/7/2010   21 comments
New Jersey court says employees have 'reasonable expectation of privacy' where work PCs are concerned
If Yahoo Buys Foursquare...
David Vellante  
4/7/2010   21 comments
Location, location, location: The rumor that Yahoo might purchase Foursquare follows the typical Silicon Valley hot startup pattern
Comment: Re: No TV on the iPad - AGreen - 4/6/2010
Comment: Re: An iPad IE? - Alan Reiter - 4/6/2010
Comment: Compromise - Erin - 4/6/2010
Comment: When This Happens... - knoxzoo - 4/6/2010
Comment: Re: amaing - Alan Reiter - 4/6/2010
Comment: Re: Paradox - Mary Jander - 4/6/2010
Comment: Re: Paradox - Jason Kirk - 4/6/2010
Comment: Paradox - sbondy - 4/6/2010
Comment: amaing - Mashka - 4/6/2010
Why TV Everywhere Needs to Be Everywhere
Jason Kirk  
4/6/2010   29 comments
Cable and satellite TV broadcast companies shouldn't limit their TV Everywhere content to sites only they control
Comment: An iPad IE? - lpricci49 - 4/6/2010
Comment: Re: birds of a feather - DHCIR - 4/6/2010
Comment: Re: Yikes - Mr. Roques - 4/6/2010
iPad Unboxed
Full Nelson  
4/5/2010   7 comments
It's flat and shiny. And Fritz likes it.
Comment: Re: Time to change - tsaleem - 4/5/2010
The Masters 2010
Todd Watson  
4/5/2010   2 comments
If you have a 3D-enabled TV set, you're in for a special treat with this year's tournament
Nokia Releases Cellphone Bots That Learn
Alan Reiter's Wireless Web World  
4/5/2010   6 comments
Nokia's new, good, white-hat bots run in the background to add capabilities to your smartphone
Comment: Re: Time to change - tsaleem - 4/5/2010
Comment: Resurgance of 3-D - jabailo - 4/4/2010
Comment: I wondr if... - mathemagician - 4/4/2010
Comment: Portals Are Doomed - jabailo - 4/4/2010
Comment: Re: Yikes - Brian Newby - 4/4/2010
Comment: not for everyone - tsaleem - 4/4/2010
Comment: Re: *shudders* - Mr. Roques - 4/3/2010
Comment: so touching... - Mashka - 4/3/2010
Comment: Re: Yikes - AGreen - 4/2/2010
Comment: Re: different strokes - dlavie - 4/2/2010
Comment: Re: Yikes - Amy Rogers Nazarov - 4/2/2010
Location-Based Apps, We Need to Talk...
Editor's Blog  
4/2/2010   13 comments
Location-based apps are stepping up to the self-aggrandizement plate
Cry Havoc & Allow BBC Mobile Apps!
Alan Reiter's Wireless Web World  
4/2/2010   Post a comment
The BBC will delay release of cellphone apps for competitive reasons, but maybe it's time for those threatened to prove their online worth
Comment: just chatting - Mashka - 4/2/2010
Comment: subscribe package - Mashka - 4/2/2010
A Journey to the Center of SharesPost
Chris Poley  
4/2/2010   10 comments
This private equity trading site is only for those with gilded wallets
Comment: Re: Yikes - KimSolez - 4/1/2010
Comment: Re: Time to change - DHCIR - 4/1/2010
Comment: Re: Time to change - Joe Grimm - 4/1/2010
Publishers Anxiously Develop iPad Payment Models
Alan Reiter  
4/1/2010   72 comments
The upcoming launch of the iPad is forcing magazine publishers to rethink their strategies for delivering digital versions
Comment: not - Mike Acker - 4/1/2010
Comment: A tangle indeed - Mary Jander - 4/1/2010
Comment: Time to change - Mary Jander - 4/1/2010
Users Will Trade Privacy for Value, Say Industry Leaders
Editor's Blog  
4/1/2010   5 comments
The industry mantra is: Users are willing to sacrifice privacy for value. But is it true?
Comment: Yikes - magneticnorth - 4/1/2010
No Foolin': The News Robots Are Coming
Andrew Keen  
4/1/2010   30 comments
Look out, Katie Couric... you may be replaced by a machine