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Comment: Re: Is the album dead - SecTech - 6/30/2011
Comment: Is the album dead - cbernard - 6/30/2011
And the Winner Is…
Todd Watson  
6/30/2011   1 comment
Spoiler Alert: The company makes real-time data analysis that helps the makers of mobile phones and tablet apps better understand their clients.
Comment: Re: smart! - Rich Adler - 6/30/2011
Comment: Re: smart! - jwallace - 6/30/2011
Comment: Re: smart! - Rich Adler - 6/30/2011
Comment: Re: smart! - jwallace - 6/30/2011
Comment: Re: smart! - Rich Adler - 6/30/2011
Comment: Re: Pie Slice - jwallace - 6/30/2011
Comment: Re: Pie Slice - Rich Adler - 6/30/2011
Comment: Re: smart! - Root Maniac - 6/30/2011
Comment: Re: smart! - The Dream Chaser - 6/30/2011
Comment: keepin it real - jwallace - 6/30/2011
Comment: Re: smart! - jwallace - 6/30/2011
Comment: Re: smart! - KMT568 - 6/30/2011
Comment: Re: why? - Alan Reiter - 6/30/2011
Comment: Re: smart! - jwallace - 6/30/2011
Comment: Re: Pie Slice - jwallace - 6/30/2011
Comment: Re: smart! - KMT568 - 6/30/2011
Comment: Re: smart! - Ron_Miller - 6/30/2011
Comment: Mental exhibitionism - Mashka - 6/30/2011
Comment: why? - Mashka - 6/30/2011
Comment: smart! - Mashka - 6/30/2011
Comment: Re: Pie Slice - Rich Adler - 6/30/2011
Comment: Re: Pie Slice - Rich Adler - 6/30/2011
Comment: Re: Pie Slice - jwallace - 6/29/2011
Comment: Re: Pie Slice - Gigi - 6/29/2011
Comment: Re: Pie Slice - jwallace - 6/29/2011
Comment: Re: Pie Slice - jwallace - 6/29/2011
Comment: Re: Pie Slice - Ron_Miller - 6/29/2011
Comment: The internet as a tool - scucci - 6/29/2011
Comment: Last but not least - jwallace - 6/29/2011
Comment: Tsk Tsk - Chris Poley - 6/29/2011
Comment: Re: Pie Slice - jwallace - 6/29/2011
Comment: Pie Slice - The Dream Chaser - 6/29/2011
Redefining the Chief Service Officer's Role
Executive Clan Editor's Blog  
6/29/2011   4 comments
Executives are finding Internet-enabled technologies can help increase customer retention and overall profitability.
Comment: Say it Riight! - jwallace - 6/29/2011
Google Launches Free Mobile Website Creator
Alan Reiter's Wireless Web World  
6/29/2011   2 comments
Google has expanded a Website design tool to support mobile devices.
Comment: My kinda blog BUT.. - jwallace - 6/29/2011
Comment: Re: Too Old to Learn - kq4ym - 6/29/2011
Comment: Sabre history - ScreenWriter - 6/29/2011
Comment: Too Old to Learn - Paul Whyte - 6/29/2011
Comment: Re: Pull vs. Push - Ron_Miller - 6/29/2011
Comment: Pull vs. Push - Joanne Goldman - 6/29/2011
Comment: Re: What's needed - Ron_Miller - 6/29/2011
Comment: What's needed - Nicole Ferraro - 6/29/2011
Comment: Re: Muzac 2.0 - torriatte - 6/29/2011
Comment: Re: Muzac 2.0 - Ron_Miller - 6/29/2011
Comment: Muzac 2.0 - The Dream Chaser - 6/29/2011
Major Record Labels Could Learn From These Musicians
Ron Miller  
6/29/2011   93 comments
While some record companies continue to struggle against the Internet, some musicians are finding ways to make the most of it.
Comment: Re: Hilarious - Kim Davis - 6/28/2011
Comment: Re: Hilarious - srfernando - 6/28/2011
Comment: Re: Hilarious - Bolingbroke - 6/28/2011
Comment: Re: Hilarious - Kim Davis - 6/28/2011
Comment: Hilarious - Nicole Ferraro - 6/28/2011
Comment: One More - Bolingbroke - 6/28/2011
Comment: Keep it clean - Michael Singer - 6/28/2011
Comment: Re: Gump - Ron_Miller - 6/28/2011
Comment: Gump - knoxzoo - 6/28/2011
The Olympics Will Be Tweeted
Editor's Blog  
6/28/2011   12 comments
The International Olympics Committee encourages athletes to Tweet about their experiences -- but keep it clean.
Business Ethics on the Web: Is Your Enterprise Up to Par?
The Big Report  
6/28/2011   20 comments
The Web is becoming a testing ground for a variety of questionable practices. Here are a few that may force legislation that changes how we interact online.
Comment: Re: End of Hulu? - Mary Jander - 6/28/2011
Comment: New Details Emerge - Ron_Miller - 6/28/2011
Comment: Re: Offline is Key - cvargas - 6/27/2011
Comment: Re: Looking forward - cvargas - 6/27/2011
Microsoft Office 365: Good for Midmarket?
Midmarket Clan Editor's Blog  
6/27/2011   9 comments
CIOs at midtier companies remain decidedly skeptical about deploying cloud-based services companywide.
Comment: Re: Theory! - Alan Reiter - 6/27/2011
IBM SmartCamp New York: Analytics a Common Thread
Todd Watson  
6/27/2011   1 comment
The five finalists developed software to better manage energy consumption, monitor environmental hazards, understand mobile device usage patterns, and track brand sentiment.
Comment: End of Hulu? - Nicole Ferraro - 6/27/2011
Comment: Re: Love it - Alan Reiter - 6/27/2011
Comment: Re: 3D images - Ariella - 6/27/2011
Comment: Re: Disappointing - Mary Jander - 6/27/2011
Comment: Re: Love it - magneticnorth - 6/27/2011
Comment: Re: Wonder why? - Tom Nolle - 6/27/2011
Comment: Re: not the same - Ariella - 6/27/2011
Comment: Re: Disappointing - Ron_Miller - 6/27/2011
Comment: Re: Disappointing - taimur_tz - 6/27/2011
Comment: Wonder why? - nasimson - 6/27/2011
Beware Hulu's Sale!
Second Shooter  
6/27/2011   6 comments
It makes more sense for Hulu's owners to work out a position for OTT video than to sell it off.
Comment: not the same - dbergman - 6/26/2011
Comment: Re: Disappointing - Ron_Miller - 6/26/2011
Comment: Re: Disappointing - aum007 - 6/26/2011
Comment: Re: Hairline Cracks ? - Ariella - 6/25/2011
Comment: Re: Disappointing - Ron_Miller - 6/25/2011
Comment: Re: Disappointing - Ron_Miller - 6/25/2011
Comment: Re: Love it - Alan Reiter - 6/25/2011
Comment: I have a Roku, too - slfisher - 6/25/2011
Comment: Re: Disappointing - aum007 - 6/25/2011
Comment: Leads all the way - nasimson - 6/25/2011
Comment: Re: Disappointing - Mary Jander - 6/24/2011
Comment: Re: Disappointing - Mary Jander - 6/24/2011
Comment: Re: Theory! - Mary Jander - 6/24/2011
Comment: Re: Theory! - Nicole Ferraro - 6/24/2011
Comment: Re: Disappointing - Ron_Miller - 6/24/2011
Comment: Re: Theory! - dcuperus - 6/24/2011
Justice Through Customer Experience Management
Executive Clan Editor's Blog  
6/24/2011   12 comments
Building a cozy relationship with customers through CEM software has suddenly become a hot topic.
Comment: Re: Theory! - Kim Davis - 6/24/2011
Comment: Re: Love it - Nicole Ferraro - 6/24/2011
Comment: Theory! - Nicole Ferraro - 6/24/2011
Comment: Disappointing - Nicole Ferraro - 6/24/2011
Comment: Re: Love it - Alan Reiter - 6/24/2011
Comment: Re: Love it - smkinoshita - 6/24/2011
Comment: Re: Love it - Alan Reiter - 6/24/2011
Why Bill Keller Rarely Tweets
Kim Davis  
6/24/2011   6 comments
Bill Keller sets out to refine his comment that Tweeting makes us stupid.
Comment: Re: Love it - smkinoshita - 6/24/2011
Comment: Very interesting... - dcuperus - 6/24/2011
Comment: Fascinating post... - aum007 - 6/24/2011
Comment: Okay - The Dream Chaser - 6/24/2011
Old Web Must Socialize to Survive
Editor's Blog  
6/24/2011   13 comments
Data suggests social is stealing audience from the rest of the Internet at a startling rate, prompting attempts by Websites to transition to communities.
Comment: Re: Love it - Alan Reiter - 6/24/2011
Comment: Re: Hairline Cracks ? - Ariella - 6/24/2011
Comment: Re: Hairline Cracks ? - Ariella - 6/24/2011
Comment: Hairline Cracks ? - Bolingbroke - 6/24/2011
Comment: Re: Love it - smkinoshita - 6/24/2011
Comment: Re: Cool... but - pcharles - 6/24/2011
Comment: Re: Love it - Alan Reiter - 6/24/2011
Comment: Re: Love it - Alan Reiter - 6/24/2011
Comment: Re: Cool... but - Ariella - 6/23/2011
Comment: Re: Cool... but - pcharles - 6/23/2011
Comment: Channel...website - jabailo - 6/23/2011
Comment: Re: Cool... but - Ariella - 6/23/2011
Comment: Re: Cool... but - Ariella - 6/23/2011
Network's Hulu Plan Shows Striking Lack of Vision
Ron Miller  
6/23/2011   48 comments
By trying to sell off Hulu, the NBCU conglomerate could be throwing away a great opportunity.
Comment: Re: Cool... but - Paul Whyte - 6/23/2011
Comment: Cool... but - Nicole Ferraro - 6/23/2011
Comment: Re: Different take - Ariella - 6/23/2011
Comment: Re: Different take - Paul Whyte - 6/23/2011
Comment: Re: Different take - Ariella - 6/23/2011
Comment: Re: Different take - Paul Whyte - 6/23/2011
Comment: Limited but Useful - hounhosp - 6/23/2011
Comment: Re: Different take - Ariella - 6/23/2011
Comment: Re: Different take - Ariella - 6/23/2011
Comment: Re: Starry Night - Ariella - 6/23/2011
Comment: Re: Love it - smkinoshita - 6/23/2011
Google as 'Artist': Impressive but Limited
Ariella Brown  
6/23/2011   93 comments
The GoogleArtProject offers high-resolution reproductions of art in museum settings, taken by Street View, but the overall value is limited.
Comment: Not surprised, no - Mary Jander - 6/22/2011
Silicon Valley CEO Pay Tops Survey
Executive Clan Editor's Blog  
6/22/2011   7 comments
Executive compensation from the California region rose by 37 percent in 2010.
Comment: Love it - Nicole Ferraro - 6/22/2011
IBM Leads in Social Software
Todd Watson  
6/21/2011   7 comments
Social platforms have emerged as one of the leading technology trends for organizations.
Comment: Super CyberSquatting - sbewley - 6/21/2011
Anticipating the 'Joys' of iCloud Sharing
Alan Reiter  
6/21/2011   56 comments
Cloud computing for smartphones sounds terrific -- until you start thinking carefully about the potential for surprise.
ICANN Vanity Domains: A Caution for Midmarket Firms
Midmarket Clan Editor's Blog  
6/20/2011   20 comments
Executives will have to think carefully before shelling out the $185,000 just for the right to apply.
Funnily Enough, Making Money From Online Video
Editor's Blog  
6/20/2011   5 comments
Funny or Die explains how it monetizes humor through branding strategies.
Comment: Well done Watson - nasimson - 6/20/2011
 Executive Clan Chat: Apple Store Czar Named Penney's CEO
IE Radio  
6/17/2011   163 comments
Ron Johnson, who recently served as Apple's senior vice president of retail, is coming to the iconic department chain. Join Senior Editor Michael Singer as we discuss what lies ahead for both companies and how retail is making a comeback in the digital age.
Comment: Re: - Michael Singer - 6/17/2011
Comment: Re: why twitter? - webmedianat - 6/17/2011
Comment: Bloggnalism...? - RamonAntonio - 6/15/2011
Apple Store Czar Named Penney's CEO
Executive Clan Editor's Blog  
6/15/2011   11 comments
The contemporary notions of brick and mortar vs. e-commerce are breaking down.
HP's TouchPad Videos Highlight Enterprise, Consumer Features
Alan Reiter's Wireless Web World  
6/14/2011   2 comments
HP's new TouchPad tablet, due on July 1, brings some intriguing capabilities.
Comment: Re: And Yet... - Nicole Ferraro - 6/13/2011
Comment: Pizza leads the way - Kim Davis - 6/13/2011
Grabbing a Slice of the Analytics Pie
Midmarket Clan Editor's Blog  
6/13/2011   2 comments
A Boston-based pizza company offers a lesson for midmarket firms struggling with data overload.
Comment: quality or quantity - Mashka - 6/13/2011
Comment: Re: And Yet... - jabailo - 6/13/2011
Comment: Stacy and Clinton - Bolingbroke - 6/13/2011
Comment: Re: And Yet... - Nicole Ferraro - 6/13/2011
Comment: Sorry, no biggy - Chris Poley - 6/13/2011
Comment: Re: And Yet... - Ariella - 6/13/2011
Comment: Re : Watson’s Webby - SunitaT - 6/13/2011
New Jersey Bloggers, Beware
Robert McGarvey  
6/13/2011   20 comments
A landmark ruling by the NJ Supreme Court makes it clear that bloggers and message board posters aren't protected as journalists under the law.
Comment: Re: ok - SunitaT - 6/13/2011
Comment: Re: Looks like fun - Rich Adler - 6/12/2011
Comment: Growing Gap - cbernard - 6/12/2011
Comment: Re: The Cloud - Alan Reiter - 6/12/2011
Comment: Re: ok - SteveGNYC - 6/12/2011
Comment: And Yet... - jabailo - 6/12/2011
Comment: ok - dbergman - 6/11/2011
Comment: Re: Looks like fun - Kim Davis - 6/10/2011
Comment: Looks like fun - Michael Singer - 6/10/2011
Internet Week Slideshow: Looking to the Future!
Editor's Blog  
6/10/2011   25 comments
Internet Evolution's editors snapped some photos of the happenings at Internet Week events. Check out what we uncovered!
Enterprise Needs 'Big Data' Talent
Executive Clan Editor's Blog  
6/10/2011   9 comments
In the next two years, the sexy job will be statistician, according to one analyst report.
Comment: Music City - The Dream Chaser - 6/9/2011
CIOs Dive Into Semantic Web
Executive Clan Editor's Blog  
6/8/2011   16 comments
In applying these semantic technologies, enterprises are solving their particular need for making sense of data.
Comment: Re: Irksome - sbondy - 6/8/2011
Comment: Re: Irksome - Bolingbroke - 6/8/2011
Comment: Re: Irksome - Robert McGarvey - 6/8/2011
Comment: Re: Irksome - audreypeters - 6/8/2011
Comment: Who Knew - Bolingbroke - 6/8/2011
Comment: Re: Irksome - Nicole Ferraro - 6/8/2011
Comment: Re: Irksome - audreypeters - 6/8/2011
Comment: Irksome - Nicole Ferraro - 6/8/2011
Log In, Go to Jail in Tennessee
Robert McGarvey  
6/8/2011   42 comments
Legislation taking effect July 1 makes using another person’s log-in credentials illegal and punishable by jail time.
Comment: Re: Winner by default? - Gigi - 6/8/2011
Comment: The Apple backend... - mhhfive - 6/7/2011
Comment: The Cloud - The Dream Chaser - 6/7/2011
Comment: Re: Classy - smkinoshita - 6/7/2011
 Midmarket Clan Chat: Apple's Future in the Midmarket
IE Radio  
6/7/2011   155 comments
CEO Steve Jobs took the stage Monday to announce the company's next generation Mac OS X operating system, code-named Lion; the next version of Apple's mobile operating system, which powers iPad and iPhone; and iCloud, Apple's upcoming cloud services offering. Join Senior Editor, Michael Singer, in an online discussion and live chat about this means for midmarket companies.
IBM Promotes Collaboration, Reduces Complexity Using Jazz
Todd Watson  
6/7/2011   Post a comment
IBM's open software development platform supports sharing and interactions among software and systems design and development teams.
Comment: Co-opting Apps - Bolingbroke - 6/7/2011
Apple Bets Big on iCloud Strategy
Alan Reiter  
6/7/2011   47 comments
For Apple, the cloud will be the main storage system, serving as the source of data and updates across all devices.
Comment: I am your Apple - Mashka - 6/7/2011
Comment: the end of the era - Mashka - 6/7/2011
Comment: Re: - Michael Singer - 6/6/2011
Comment: Other musings - Michael Singer - 6/6/2011
Apple's Future in the Midmarket
Midmarket Clan Editor's Blog  
6/6/2011   3 comments
Lions and iPads and iClouds... Oh, my!
Comment: Classy - sbondy - 6/6/2011
Comment: Re: Impressive - Ron_Miller - 6/6/2011
Comment: Impressive - Nicole Ferraro - 6/6/2011
Shaq Retirement Tweet Shows Celebs How It's Done
Ron Miller  
6/6/2011   42 comments
Shaquille O'Neal's well planned retirement tweet touting Tout shows the power of social media when celebs use it right.
Comment: Easy to use - DavidSilversmith - 6/4/2011
Comment: Sustainability Goals - Ariella - 6/3/2011
Enterprises Chase Sustainability Goals
Executive Clan Editor's Blog  
6/3/2011   2 comments
Sustainability has become a mandate supported by nations and business owners alike.
Windows 8: Destined for Tablets
Second Shooter  
6/3/2011   6 comments
Microsoft's early comments about Windows 8 suggest that its real focus is tablets.
Watson’s Webby
Todd Watson  
6/3/2011   4 comments
The IBM supercomputer that outplayed Jeopardy! champions was just named person of the year by voters.
Comment: Re: Open doors? - Paul Whyte - 6/2/2011
Comment: Re: Hmm - Michael Singer - 6/2/2011
Comment: Re: Open doors? - Paul Whyte - 6/2/2011
Comment: Re: Hmm - Paul Whyte - 6/2/2011
Comment: Hmm - Nicole Ferraro - 6/2/2011
Comment: Open doors? - Kim Davis - 6/1/2011
Executives Addicted to Smartphones, Tablets
Executive Clan Editor's Blog  
6/1/2011   18 comments
Whether you call it consumerization, pro-sumer, or bring-your-own-device, it's causing headaches for some enterprises.




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Paul Korzeniowski
The smartphone market reached a significant milestone, a breakthrough that may cause vendors to celebrate but could strain the capabilities of IT service desks.
Maria Korolov
Maria Korolov   5/21/2013   7 comments
In the fall of 2011, around 160,000 students in 190 countries enrolled in a Stanford-sponsored online course about artificial intelligence. About 23,000 completed the course and got certificates, including 248 who got a perfect score. The university offered the same course the old-fashioned way to students sitting in Stanford classrooms. None of the those students got a perfect score.
Joe Stanganelli
As Mitch Wagner discussed today, Yahoo is acquiring Tumblr. The big Internet debate at the moment is whether Tumblr will be good or bad for Yahoo. Regardless of their stances on the future of Yahoo itself, many claim that Yahoo will somehow ruin Tumblr.
George Taylor
George Taylor   5/20/2013   9 comments
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?
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Kim Davis
Big-Data Can’t Always Sell Wine

5|21|13   |   2:23   |   1 comment


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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