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Comment: Signs of growth - magneticnorth - 6/30/2010
Comment: Re: cry me a river... - lek1981 - 6/30/2010
Comment: Re: No. - lek1981 - 6/30/2010
Comment: Pollution - bri77 - 6/30/2010
Comment: Re: DRM doom - Tom Nolle - 6/30/2010
Comment: Re: DRM doom - lek1981 - 6/30/2010
Feds Seek Input on Trusted Identities Plan
Security Clan Editor's Blog  
6/30/2010   6 comments
A first draft of the National Strategy for Trusted Identities in Cyberspace is available for public comment
Comment: Truly heartening - nasimson - 6/30/2010
Comment: Re: semantic porn - Jart Armin - 6/30/2010
Commuters: IBM Feels Your Pain
Todd Watson  
6/30/2010   10 comments
IBM surveyed 8,192 motorists in 20 cities on six continents, the majority of whom say that traffic has gotten worse in the past three years
Comment: Re: Very cool - Mr. Roques - 6/30/2010
Comment: Re: Very cool - Lance Alberto - 6/29/2010
Comment: Re: Very cool - Joe Grimm - 6/29/2010
Comment: Re: Like it - Joe Grimm - 6/29/2010
Comment: Re: Very cool - Joe Grimm - 6/29/2010
Comment: Re: DotXXX Irrelevant? - kenton - 6/29/2010
Comment: Might be useful... - chayes - 6/29/2010
 Loïc Le Meur, Founder, Seesmic
IE Radio  
6/29/2010   147 comments
French entrepreneur Loïc Le Meur worked as an advisor on Internet-related topics to President Nicolas Sarkozy, and is the organizer of Le Web, a tech conference about blogging and the Web. He’s also the founder of Seesmic, a startup that develops social networking clients for Twitter and Facebook. Le Meur will talk about the ins and outs of developing one of the leading Twitter clients, as well as how Twitter’s focus on features could change his business.
DotXXX Is Irrelevant to the Future of the Internet
Jart Armin  
6/29/2010   40 comments
ICANN's decision to proceed on a .XXX domain name really won't affect activity on the Internet, except to open more security hatches
The New Rupee
Todd Watson  
6/29/2010   3 comments
The Indian Finance Ministry initiated this competition in February 2009
Comment: What an escape! - nasimson - 6/29/2010
Comment: FIFA locations - Luke Metcalfe - 6/29/2010
Comment: Like it - jnieusma - 6/28/2010
Comment: Re: Very cool - torriatte - 6/28/2010
Comment: Re: Very cool - Mr. Roques - 6/28/2010
Comment: About time! - Joe Stanganelli - 6/28/2010
Midmarket Ripe for M&A Blitz
Midmarket Clan Editor's Blog  
6/28/2010   4 comments
The sweet spot for deals will be $1 billion to $5 billion and below, with a mega deal or two sprinkled in, according to PwC
Comment: Very cool - Michael P. Kassner - 6/28/2010
Escape From Bandipur
Todd Watson  
6/28/2010   3 comments
I've experienced some crazy things in my life, but that drive south through India was way up there on the crazy list
Map Mashup Surveys World Cup Games
Joe Grimm  
6/28/2010   26 comments
Two UK firms have created a mashup of maps, aerial video, and other elements to create a unique sports 'extra'
Comment: Learning potential - jnieusma - 6/26/2010
Comment: cry me a river... - Chris Poley - 6/25/2010
Viacom Takes a Hit in Copyright Ruling
Editor's Blog  
6/24/2010   10 comments
Viacom loses its legal battle with YouTube in a ruling that sets the stage for the future of infringing materials on the Web
Comment: Re: Not so soon! - SeanFromIT - 6/24/2010
Comment: More Content Control - KMT568 - 6/24/2010
Comment: Reactive forces - Drowlord - 6/24/2010
Comment: Re: too pessimistic - hrcohen - 6/24/2010
Comment: Re: an ad is an ad - Mr. Roques - 6/23/2010
Students to IBM: Think Local, Act Global
Todd Watson  
6/23/2010   2 comments
Both students and CEOs believe that creativity is the most important emerging competency of future leaders
Comment: Re: My Media Room - Mr. Roques - 6/23/2010
Censorship Meets Citizen Regulation in Walled Gardens
Daniel W. Rasmus  
6/23/2010   7 comments
The case of Apple's fight against an illustrated version of James Joyce's Ulysses demonstrates growing trends in online content
Comment: Call me silly, but... - knoxzoo - 6/22/2010
Comment: Who Be The Victims? - kq4ym - 6/22/2010
Comment: have a mercy:)))) - Mashka - 6/22/2010
Comment: Re: DRM doom - Tom Nolle - 6/21/2010
Comment: Re: DRM doom - Tom Nolle - 6/21/2010
Comment: Re: DRM doom - hounhosp - 6/21/2010
Comment: Re: DRM doom - pcharles - 6/21/2010
Comment: Not so soon! - hounhosp - 6/21/2010
Comment: Re: DRM doom - Tom Nolle - 6/21/2010
Comment: Re: DRM doom - Mary Jander - 6/21/2010
Comment: Re: DRM doom - Tom Nolle - 6/21/2010
Comment: DRM doom - Mary Jander - 6/21/2010
Comment: Excellent Points - Vicevicebaby - 6/21/2010
Universal Book Format, Where Art Thou?
Second Shooter  
6/21/2010   10 comments
The combination of DRM and competitive jostling is threatening the e-book market.
A Review of Google's Legal Woes
Don Reisinger  
6/21/2010   20 comments
Google is embroiled in several significant legal battles worldwide. Here's an update
Comment: Still too early - Mary Jander - 6/21/2010
Comment: Not yet convinced - Chris Poley - 6/21/2010
3D Gives Virtual Worlds a Push
Susan Fourtané  
6/21/2010   35 comments
Analysts and experts predict sizeable growth in avatar-driven apps over the next few years
Comment: Re: an ad is an ad - Rich Adler - 6/21/2010
Comment: Shall we be afraid? - hounhosp - 6/20/2010
Comment: Re: an ad is an ad - Rich Adler - 6/20/2010
Comment: too pessimistic - Mashka - 6/20/2010
Comment: Good article - camerones - 6/19/2010
Superhighway to Hell: The Real Future of the Web
The Big Report  
6/19/2010   35 comments
The Internet as we know it will disappear by 2029, replaced by a dystopian Outernet, a virtual Hell on Earth
Comment: Re: an ad is an ad - Mr. Roques - 6/18/2010
Comment: an ad is an ad - Terri Eberle - 6/18/2010
'Promoted' Trending Tweets Miss the Point
Editor's Blog  
6/18/2010   18 comments
Twitter slaps promoted 'trends' onto its Trending Topics list, despite the fact that they are not... umm... trending topics
Comment: Re: Finally - Alan Reiter - 6/18/2010
An Integrated Apps Platform Keeps Delta Flying
Executive Clan Editor's Blog  
6/18/2010   Post a comment
Content management, electronic signature capture, sales playbooks, and SaaS-based workflows helped shorten sales cycles at Delta Airlines
Comment: Re: Finally - pjpugliese - 6/18/2010
Comment: Re: I hope not - Chris Poley - 6/18/2010
Comment: I hope not - dbergman - 6/17/2010
IBM @ Pebble Beach
Todd Watson  
6/17/2010   Post a comment
This year's partnership with the USGA and the US Open continues in the digital realm with some exciting new social media capabilities
Comment: Pay for What? - jabailo - 6/17/2010
Comment: Re: Finally - Alan Reiter - 6/17/2010
Comment: Re: Finally - Alan Reiter - 6/17/2010
Comment: Re: pay to play - Terry Sweeney - 6/17/2010
Comment: Re: pay to play - modza - 6/16/2010
Comment: Re: Finally - pjpugliese - 6/16/2010
Comment: Re: Finally - mamaflynny - 6/16/2010
Comment: Re: pay to play - modza - 6/16/2010
Security Target on Apple's Back Grows Larger
Security Clan Editor's Blog  
6/16/2010   9 comments
Apple's market share gains signal that it's also going to be hit more often by hackers and malicious code writers
Comment: Re: Finally - Alan Reiter - 6/16/2010
Comment: Re: Finally - pcharles - 6/16/2010
Comment: Re: Finally - Alan Reiter - 6/16/2010
CIOs Map Out Revenue With GIS
Executive Clan Editor's Blog  
6/16/2010   5 comments
Many companies are using geographic information systems (GIS) to track shipments, tap new markets, or just make sure mobile workers are on site
Comment: Re: pay to play - modza - 6/16/2010
Comment: Re: Finally - Ariella - 6/16/2010
Comment: Re: pay to play - smkinoshita - 6/16/2010
Comment: Re: pay to play - Ariella - 6/16/2010
Comment: Re: pay to play - modza - 6/16/2010
Comment: Re: pay to play - smkinoshita - 6/16/2010
Comment: pay to play - Chris Poley - 6/16/2010
Comment: Re: Finally - Alan Reiter - 6/16/2010
Comment: Finally - Mashka - 6/16/2010
In Online News, Content Is No Commodity
Michael Bennett Cohn  
6/16/2010   18 comments
When it comes to selling online news content, a pay model is elusive because the business basics still haven't been nailed down
Starbucks to Offer Free WiFi, Free Content
Alan Reiter's Wireless Web World  
6/14/2010   12 comments
No more confusing policies: Starbucks is planning to offer completely free WiFi access, starting July 1
Comment: Which developers? - Mary Jander - 6/14/2010
Mobile App Development Needs Collaboration
Midmarket Clan Editor's Blog  
6/14/2010   8 comments
The pressure is on to support the business benefits of mobility to midmarket companies
Comment: Re: Strong argument - SteveGNYC - 6/13/2010
Comment: Re: software solution - dlavie - 6/13/2010
Comment: Re: software solution - kerryf - 6/12/2010
Comment: software solution - dlavie - 6/12/2010
Comment: Re: My Media Room - Alan Reiter - 6/11/2010
Comment: Re: My Media Room - Alan Reiter - 6/11/2010
Comment: Re: My Media Room - Mr. Roques - 6/11/2010
Comment: Re: My Media Room - Mr. Roques - 6/11/2010
Comment: A Different Internet - rjacksix - 6/11/2010
Comment: Re: truth and lies - pcharles - 6/11/2010
5 Pillars for an Enterprise Semantic Web
Executive Clan Editor's Blog  
6/11/2010   5 comments
Companies like Boeing, and US government entities like NASA and the TVA, are using semantic-based technologies to improve their IT systems
Comment: Strong argument - Mary Jander - 6/11/2010
An Argument for Walled Gardens on the Web
Chris Poley  
6/11/2010   41 comments
A spreading virtual 'slum' encourages thoughts of safer 'gated communities' for online users
Creeped Out by 'Checking-In'
Editor's Blog  
6/11/2010   13 comments
Checking-in and earning rewards is not worth giving up location data, say Internet Evolution readers
Opening Research on the Web: Hastening the Inevitable
Stevan Harnad  
6/10/2010   23 comments
Today's peer-reviewed research journals must stop being locked behind toll-barriers by subscription demanders. Here is the way to change
Comment: Rob, Rob Rob... - Bill The Cat - 6/9/2010
Comment: Diggin Ms. iPad - Bill The Cat - 6/9/2010
Comment: Re: truth and lies - RIMMAN - 6/9/2010
Spokeo Co-Founder Opts Out of Own Invasive Services
Security Clan Editor's Blog  
6/9/2010   14 comments
More technology companies excuse themselves from the invasiveness of personal information sharing from which they profit
Comment: The Spainish Option - sbondy - 6/9/2010
Lime Wire Decision Could Change File Sharing's Future
Chris Poley  
6/9/2010   25 comments
Still in question is whether P2P music file-sharing service Lime Wire stays in business at all after losing a battle with the RIAA
Comment: Re: Sprint 3/4G - Alan Reiter - 6/8/2010
Comment: Re: Sprint 3/4G - hrcohen - 6/8/2010
Comment: Re: Sprint 3/4G - Alan Reiter - 6/8/2010
Comment: Re: Sprint 3/4G - hrcohen - 6/8/2010
Comment: Re: Sprint 3/4G - Alan Reiter - 6/8/2010
Comment: Re: Sprint 3/4G - Alan Reiter - 6/8/2010
Comment: Re: Sprint 3/4G - hrcohen - 6/8/2010
Comment: Re: Sprint 3/4G - Alan Reiter - 6/8/2010
Media Futures Panel Tells Us Lots About the Past
Editor's Blog  
6/8/2010   8 comments
The future of media is... really awesome advertising
Comment: Re: Sprint 3/4G - Alan Reiter - 6/8/2010
Comment: Re: Sprint 3/4G - Rich Adler - 6/8/2010
Comment: Re: Sprint 3/4G - Alan Reiter - 6/8/2010
Comment: Re: Sprint 3/4G - Rich Adler - 6/8/2010
Comment: Re: Sprint 3/4G - Alan Reiter - 6/8/2010
Comment: Sprint 3/4G - Rich Adler - 6/8/2010
Why You Should Worry About Cellular Data Caps
Alan Reiter  
6/8/2010   22 comments
Forget iPhone 4 WiFi: As cellular operators stop 'all you can eat' Web access, trouble is brewing for future-conscious app users
Comment: a use case - nasimson - 6/8/2010
Comment: Revloutionary? Uh... - cbrown - 6/8/2010
FiveThirtyEight & the End of the Amateur Blogosphere
Rob Salkowitz  
6/8/2010   9 comments
An era is drawing to a close as Nate Silver agrees to publish his influential blog with The New York Times
Comment: BP should be sued!!! - mcp111 - 6/7/2010
Why I'm Digging My iPad
Todd Watson  
6/7/2010   4 comments
I can't wait to see people's reaction to me 'driving' on an airplane
'Web-Print Revolution' Misses the Point
Editor's Blog  
6/7/2010   15 comments
To jump-start Internet Week, HP unveiled printers that allow consumers to print from smartphones. Sorry, trees
Comment: e-readers - Robert McGarvey - 6/7/2010
Comment: Re: Nice list, Dan - Joe Grimm - 6/7/2010
Research Shows E-Book Market Brawl Just Starting
Robert McGarvey  
6/7/2010   11 comments
Readers are only just starting to buy dedicated devices to read e-books, but the market is starting to take shape
Comment: Re: Foursquare - mamaflynny - 6/6/2010
Comment: Re: No. - nathanwosnack - 6/6/2010
Comment: Good list - mhhfive - 6/6/2010
Comment: Re: FIFA Fever - javeriayounes - 6/5/2010
Comment: Re: FIFA Fever - nasimson - 6/5/2010
Comment: Tweet twat - javeriayounes - 6/5/2010
Comment: Checking In - DHagar - 6/4/2010
Comment: Re: No. - Susan Fourtané - 6/4/2010
Comment: Re: Nice list, Dan - Dan Cypra - 6/4/2010
Comment: Newsgathering - Mary Jander - 6/4/2010
A Primer for Generating Newsletter Content
Dan Cypra  
6/4/2010   10 comments
Pondering how to populate your marketing newsletter? Here are some basic sources of eye-catching content
Comment: FIFA Fever - javeriayounes - 6/4/2010
Investors Take to the Net to Self-Manage Portfolios
Matthew Mikus  
6/3/2010   13 comments
If you're tired of dealing with commercial brokers, the Internet offers a range of options for investing without them
World Cup Digital
Todd Watson  
6/3/2010   4 comments
Expect this to be the largest demonstration of global social media in the history of mankind
Comment: Oh you said it. - Bill The Cat - 6/2/2010
Comment: It depends... - Mary Jander - 6/2/2010
Comment: No. - nathanwosnack - 6/2/2010
Comment: Re: Thanks, Alan - Alan Reiter - 6/2/2010
Oil Spill Relief & Info Efforts Mobilize on the Net
Alan Reiter  
6/2/2010   50 comments
The Gulf oil spill has mobilized wired and wireless relief and information efforts on the Web
Comment: Re: Foursquare - Ariella - 6/2/2010
Comment: Foursquare - javeriayounes - 6/2/2010
Comment: statistics .. - nasimson - 6/1/2010
Checking In
Internet Evolution Poll  
6/1/2010   19 comments
Do you intend to use mobile services that allow you to "check in" at establishments and receive perks as a result?
Why Methodology Matters With Software
Daniel W. Rasmus  
6/1/2010   8 comments
'Lean development' offers enterprises more agility in the wake of numerous variables and intangibles
Comment: Et tu Brutus? - javeriayounes - 6/1/2010




a moderated blogosphere of internet experts
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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In the 1970 science fiction thriller
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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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