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Comment: Parental monitoring - Carol - 8/31/2010
Comment: Re: Cutting Cable's Cord - ivka - 8/31/2010
Comment: Re: I like cable - Priam - 8/31/2010
Comment: I like cable - KMT568 - 8/31/2010
Comment: Sextortion - Root Maniac - 8/31/2010
Comment: Cutting Cable's Cord - Ariella - 8/31/2010
Comment: Re: Dangers for Students - ivka - 8/31/2010
Google Shifts From Free Content
Second Shooter  
8/31/2010   6 comments
Its foray into pay-for-view may mean that the days of free ad-sponsored content are numbered.
Comment: I see you - MShellC - 8/31/2010
Comment: No Ipad app? - AGreen - 8/30/2010
Comment: Re: Viral fun! - lek1981 - 8/30/2010
Cutting Cable's Cord
Internet Evolution Poll  
8/30/2010   20 comments
Do you plan to give up your cable/satellite subscription in favor of watching TV over the Web?
Comment: Dangers for Students - Ariella - 8/30/2010
'Back to School' Calls Attention to Online Dangers for Students
Joe Grimm  
8/30/2010   44 comments
Cyber-bullying and sexual exploitation await many young people online
Comment: Re: what if... - Alan Reiter - 8/30/2010
Visualizing the US Open
Todd Watson  
8/30/2010   1 comment
US Open PointStream, powered by IBM, will help tennis fans better follow the action online
Comment: Re: Thanks, James - torriatte - 8/30/2010
Comment: what if... - Mashka - 8/30/2010
Comment: Moving Postally - jabailo - 8/29/2010
Comment: Re: Pros and Cons - Alan Reiter - 8/29/2010
Comment: Re: Eh? - Alan Reiter - 8/29/2010
Comment: Pros and Cons - JC Cameron - 8/29/2010
Comment: Re: Thanks, James - JC Cameron - 8/29/2010
Comment: Eh? - magneticnorth - 8/29/2010
Comment: Re: Thanks, James - abdlah - 8/28/2010
Broadcasters Want FM Radios in All Cellphones
Alan Reiter's Wireless Web World  
8/27/2010   14 comments
The National Association of Broadcasters is flexing its considerable political muscle again
Comment: Re: Great idea - Alan Reiter - 8/27/2010
Comment: On/off switch - jnieusma - 8/27/2010
Comment: Great! - Susan Fourtané - 8/27/2010
Comment: Re: Great idea - nimantha.de - 8/27/2010
Legal Wrangling Over Hyperlink 'Libel' Continues
James Lambie  
8/27/2010   16 comments
Depending on where you live, hyperlinking libelous material can result in unexpected – and nasty – legal consequences
Comment: Bravo! - nathanwosnack - 8/26/2010
New Survey Says IBM Business Partners Expect Social Media to Drive Sales
Todd Watson  
8/26/2010   9 comments
Three out of four companies interviewed by IBM say they are still uncertain how to apply social media as an effective sales tool
Comment: Re: value of a "Like" - Ariella - 8/26/2010
Comment: Re: A positive spin - KimSolez - 8/26/2010
Comment: A positive spin - Mary Jander - 8/26/2010
Comment: I like it... - JC Cameron - 8/26/2010
Advertisers 'Like' New Hybrid Ads
Michael Bennett Cohn  
8/26/2010   18 comments
Facebook 'Likes' typify a new kind of ad that exceeds the traditional online paradigm
Take Control of Your Digital Brain!
Cirque Du Solez  
8/26/2010   7 comments
The Internet’s effect on our brains and lives can be a good thing.
Toolbar Brawl Goes to Court in China
Security Clan Editor's Blog  
8/25/2010   4 comments
Baidu takes software company Qihoo 360 to court over toolbars being labeled as malware
Comment: awareness and age - JC Cameron - 8/25/2010
Comment: Re: FML - JC Cameron - 8/25/2010
Social Distractions Can Make or Break You
Second Shooter  
8/25/2010   10 comments
Social networking distracts a third of knowledge workers but makes the rest more productive.
Tracking Facebook's Evolution as a One-Stop Social Shop
Don Reisinger  
8/25/2010   11 comments
Video, gaming, geo-location, and third-party apps boost Facebook's 'do-all' status, but could attract scrutiny about user privacy
Comment: Re: Need help - Xuefei Peng - 8/24/2010
Comment: Re: Need help - AGreen - 8/24/2010
Comment: Need help - Michael P. Kassner - 8/24/2010
Comment: Follow Me If You Dare - kq4ym - 8/24/2010
China's Xinhua Expands With Mobile TV Search Venture
Xuefei (Michael) Peng  
8/24/2010   3 comments
China's state press agency is going global, adding financial media, and offering mobile TV channels; and a mobile search venture is underway
57 Channels & Nothin’ On
Todd Watson  
8/23/2010   Post a comment
I just want to watch TV. On demand. When I want to watch
Geo-Tags Tell Quite a Tale on You
Editor's Blog  
8/23/2010   27 comments
Posting photos online is fun... but accidentally giving away location data? Not so much
Midmarket Wrestles With Mobility Management
Midmarket Clan Editor's Blog  
8/23/2010   Post a comment
Getting a handle on smartphones means breaking down the enterprise mobility management lifecycle into separate parts
Comment: Re: Google Me... - pjpugliese - 8/22/2010
Comment: Second Life - DavidSilversmith - 8/22/2010
Comment: Re: Something good. - Ariella - 8/21/2010
Comment: questionable motive? - dbergman - 8/21/2010
Comment: untapped - dbergman - 8/20/2010
Comment: Cheer Up! - Princess_dascho - 8/20/2010
Comment: Re: Something good. - Ariella - 8/20/2010
Comment: Something good. - chayes - 8/20/2010
3D Sucks
The Sole Man  
8/20/2010   4 comments
Come on Martin – tell us what you really think.
Oh, the Places You’ll Go
Todd Watson  
8/20/2010   8 comments
Is it my imagination, or is Google starting to get way out-innovated by Facebook?
Linden Lab Supports Cancer Survivors on Second Life
Susan Fourtané  
8/20/2010   30 comments
Virtual Relay for Life wins real dollars for cancer research, while drawing communities in Second Life together to celebrate survivors
Comment: I'm not Surprised - hounhosp - 8/19/2010
Comment: Re: Skewed Report - Todd Watson - 8/19/2010
Comment: Skewed Report - smkinoshita - 8/19/2010
Comment: it's human nature - Mashka - 8/19/2010
Comment: sounds great but... - Mashka - 8/19/2010
Comment: a strange feeling - Mashka - 8/19/2010
Pink Floyd Hits The Wall (Geddit?!)
The Sole Man  
8/19/2010   5 comments
Bad news for Pink Floyd fans as the band goes all sulky on iTunes.
Comment: Re: All is safe.... - ChrisTOP - 8/18/2010
Comment: All is safe.... - Leland - 8/18/2010
Relax, Hollywood... Google TV Is No iTunes
Security Clan Editor's Blog  
8/18/2010   14 comments
Google's got more money than sense, and it's about to gamble anew with Google TV
NY Museum Maps Your Location via WiFi
Alan Reiter's Wireless Web World  
8/18/2010   12 comments
A new iPhone/iPod Touch app helps visitors navigate the enormous American Museum of Natural History in NYC
The Web Is Dead, Long Live the iPad
Todd Watson  
8/18/2010   5 comments
I want my iPad and iPhone apps! I want my Netflix! I want them now, and I don’t want to have to work to get to where I need the Information Superhighway to take me!
Comment: Re: i love my books - JoeFoster - 8/18/2010
Twitter Takes Next Step in User Tracking
Dee-Ann LeBlanc  
8/18/2010   24 comments
The Tweet Button gives Twitter embedded tracking, allowing it to watch how a particular link populates across its service
Comment: not yet - dbergman - 8/17/2010
Comment: more buzzkill - M Hulot - 8/17/2010
Comment: Re: i love my books - tnieusma - 8/17/2010
Comment: i love my books - Terri Eberle - 8/17/2010
Comment: One factor - Michael P. Kassner - 8/17/2010
Digital Books: The Question Is 'When?'
Matthew Bernius  
8/17/2010   42 comments
Digital books will overtake physical ones in time, but predictions can't be set in stone, despite Nicholas Negroponte's pontifications
Comment: The Masters 2010 - DHagar - 8/16/2010
Comment: Re: Slide - taimur_tz - 8/16/2010
Midmarket Ripe for RFID Evolution
Midmarket Clan Editor's Blog  
8/16/2010   Post a comment
Overall growth in this area is expected to outpace other automatic identification technologies like bar codes
YouTube Supersizes Public Shaming
Sweeney Blog  
8/16/2010   6 comments
Shaming is back with a vengeance, thanks to surveillance videos and YouTube.
Comment: crass-pollenation - KCramer - 8/14/2010
Comment: Impressive - javeriayounes - 8/14/2010
Comment: marketing... - IsaiF - 8/14/2010
Comment: Re: Slide - Nicole Ferraro - 8/13/2010
Comment: Re: Alternatives - J DAmbrosio - 8/13/2010
Comment: Re: Viral fun! - KCramer - 8/13/2010
Comment: Re: Viral fun! - Ariella - 8/13/2010
IBM to Acquire Marketing Software Firm Unica
Todd Watson  
8/13/2010   2 comments
The acquisition will expand IBM’s ability to help organizations analyze and predict customer preferences and develop more targeted marketing campaigns
Comment: Re: Viral fun! - KCramer - 8/13/2010
Comment: Viral fun! - Mary Jander - 8/13/2010
That's Advertainment!
Thus Spake Mr. Cramer  
8/13/2010   7 comments
Marketers want to sell you stuff, and they need your help. It's crass, but it's fun! It's the art form of the new millenium.
Santa Wants an iPad
Todd Watson  
8/12/2010   2 comments
US retailers of electronics and appliances are expected to increase sales of those products by $739M in September and October alone
Comment: Google Social A Gamble? - kq4ym - 8/12/2010
Comment: Re: Slide - RIMMAN - 8/11/2010
Comment: Re: Slide - RIMMAN - 8/11/2010
Comment: Re: Thank you - kq4ym - 8/11/2010
Comment: Re: Google Me... - Rich Adler - 8/11/2010
Comment: Halal Market - javeriayounes - 8/11/2010
Comment: Re: Slide - SteveGNYC - 8/11/2010
Comment: Re: Thank you - nathanwosnack - 8/10/2010
Comment: Google Me... - Techmeister - 8/10/2010
Comment: Re: Thank you - Kurtkeys - 8/10/2010
Comment: Re: Thank you - knoxzoo - 8/10/2010
Comment: Re: Thank you - davidmanheim - 8/10/2010
Comment: Re: Thank you - knoxzoo - 8/10/2010
Comment: Re: Slide - Nicole Ferraro - 8/10/2010
Comment: Re: Slide - Nicole Ferraro - 8/10/2010
Comment: Re: Slide - audreypeters - 8/10/2010
Comment: Re: Thank you - Kurtkeys - 8/10/2010
Comment: Thank you - Kurtkeys - 8/10/2010
Comment: Re: Slide - Terri Eberle - 8/10/2010
Muslim Consumers Flood the Web
Marsha Weinstein  
8/10/2010   17 comments
The Internet has become a haven for the enormous worldwide market in Islamic goods and services
Comment: Re: Slide - SteveGNYC - 8/10/2010
Comment: Slide - Ariella - 8/10/2010
The 'Google Me' Picture Gets Clearer
Editor's Blog  
8/10/2010   35 comments
The still-inchoate 'Google Me' will focus on social gaming, if Google's latest moves are any indication
For Whom the Kindle Tolls
Reiter's Block  
8/9/2010   9 comments
Amazon CEO says great literature won't be enhanced by video.
Comment: tread lightly - Chris Poley - 8/9/2010
Publications Ponder Paywalls
Dee-Ann LeBlanc  
8/9/2010   27 comments
When it comes to getting readers of magazines and newspapers to pay online for content, special features seem to be key
Comment: Some use cases .. - nasimson - 8/7/2010
HP Developing eStation Zeen Tablet + Printer
Alan Reiter's Wireless Web World  
8/6/2010   2 comments
HP is integrating a tablet and a new printer, but the enterprise use is still questionable
Digital Economy Act Is Full of Holes
The Sole Man  
8/5/2010   2 comments
New UK legislation to protect copyright seems more likely to punish the innocent.
Comment: Re: Torch! ? - Alan Reiter - 8/5/2010
Comment: Re: Torch! ? - hounhosp - 8/5/2010
Comment: Re: Torch! ? - Alan Reiter - 8/5/2010
Comment: Torch! ? - nasimson - 8/5/2010
Comment: Good Luck RIM - nasimson - 8/4/2010
Comment: Re: i love new york - nasimson - 8/4/2010
Comment: Your searched quote - knoxzoo - 8/3/2010
Comment: Re: Orkut with apps - Kurtkeys - 8/3/2010
RIM's BlackBerry Torch 9800 Catchup Phone
Alan Reiter's Wireless Web World  
8/3/2010   6 comments
Consumers won't likely flock to RIM's new 9800, though some business people might find it attractive
Comment: Awesome concept? - dlavie - 8/3/2010
Comment: Doesn't sound good - jnieusma - 8/3/2010
Comment: Re: FML - Nicole Ferraro - 8/3/2010
Apple, Facebook Could Get Google Comeuppance
Scott Koegler  
8/3/2010   50 comments
Apple and Facebook, having treated customers poorly despite their superior products, could soon face a showdown with Google
Some Questions About 'Facebook Questions'
Lynda W. Moulton  
8/3/2010   32 comments
A new feature that lets Facebook users search out answers from others online brings up a range of issues
Comment: Re: FML - Terry Sweeney - 8/3/2010
Comment: Re: Empathy - J DAmbrosio - 8/2/2010
Comment: Pixlr - Asad - 8/1/2010




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David Weldon   5/22/2013   9 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.
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   15 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.
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Kim Davis
Big-Data Can’t Always Sell Wine

5|21|13   |   2:23   |   3 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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M2M: Rise of the Machines? Not Yet
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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M2M: Rise of the Machines? Not Yet
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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M2M: Rise of the Machines? Not Yet
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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M2M: Rise of the Machines? Not Yet
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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Yahoo Needs to Break Tumblr in Order to Fix It
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.

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