Naomi Baron, Linguistics Professor, American University IE Radio 7/29/2010 276 comments As author of the book, "Always On: Language in an Online and Mobile World," and a professor of linguistics and language at American University in Washington, D.C., Naomi Baron is uniquely qualified to parse the layers of meaning in emoticons and other Net-speak. She'll also assess the quantity vs. quality of communication in our highly mobile and always-on lives
Hiding in Plain Sight on the Web André Amoranto 7/29/2010 19 comments Several sites shield Web users from the clutches of privacy-busting analytics engines powered by advertisers
WikiLeaks & the End of Secrecy Security Clan Editor's Blog 7/28/2010 10 comments It was only a matter of time before there was some counterweight to the government's penchant for classifying everything
Turning a Blind Eye to Online Faux Pas Editor's Blog 7/26/2010 17 comments Do we need a law that prohibits employers from making hiring/firing decisions based on their prospective and current employees' online activities?
Businesses Get Scolded for Bad Social Skills Editor's Blog 7/22/2010 8 comments Socially awkward enterprises are putting themselves at risk, according to a self-serving study commissioned by Siemens Enterprise Communications
Hi, My Real Name Is... Internet Evolution Poll 7/20/2010 15 comments Do you think it's a good idea to require people to use their real names as user names when they register for Internet Evolution?
Another Spam Record, Another Shrug Security Clan Editor's Blog 7/14/2010 17 comments Spammers apparently won't be content 'til they push the global email threshold closer to 100 percent
Gamers Revolt Over Real Names in Forums Dee-Ann LeBlanc 7/14/2010 17 comments Blizzard has backed down on a proposal to require real name use in forums, raising issues of security, privacy, and the value of anonymity
Bram Cohen, Founder, BitTorrent IE Radio 7/8/2010 109 comments Bram Cohen is best known as the author of BitTorrent, the peer-to-peer (P2P) file distribution protocol. He is also the co-founder and chief scientist of BitTorrent Inc. He'll discuss his views on anti-piracy laws, his struggles with the MPAA/RIAA, and how he sees P2P sharing developing in the future
All the Security You Can Afford Gideon J. Lenkey 7/8/2010 20 comments Keeping enterprises safe online is a constant tradeoff between what you require and what you can afford
Google & China: On Again Security Clan Editor's Blog 7/7/2010 22 comments The political thriller continues as the search engine giant tries to renew its license for operations in China
Enterprises Start to Unravel Windows Ecosystem Michael Bennett Cohn 7/6/2010 8 comments Enterprises need to start thinking about office technology as a series of interlocking but independent systems, each of which is replaceable
PayPal Unveils Mobile Express Checkout Alan Reiter's Wireless Web World 7/2/2010 6 comments Mobile Express Checkout trues to address m-commerce challenges like security, ease-of-use, and cellular network reliability
Juggling Identities on Social Networks Dee-Ann LeBlanc 7/1/2010 23 comments Many folks can't operate with just one social networking identity, but unfortunately, their situation isn't made easier by site providers
Naomi Baron, Linguistics Professor, American University IE Radio 7/29/2010 276 comments As author of the book, "Always On: Language in an Online and Mobile World," and a professor of linguistics and language at American University in Washington, D.C., Naomi Baron is uniquely qualified to parse the layers of meaning in emoticons and other Net-speak. She'll also assess the quantity vs. quality of communication in our highly mobile and always-on lives
Hiding in Plain Sight on the Web André Amoranto 7/29/2010 19 comments Several sites shield Web users from the clutches of privacy-busting analytics engines powered by advertisers
WikiLeaks & the End of Secrecy Security Clan Editor's Blog 7/28/2010 10 comments It was only a matter of time before there was some counterweight to the government's penchant for classifying everything
Turning a Blind Eye to Online Faux Pas Editor's Blog 7/26/2010 17 comments Do we need a law that prohibits employers from making hiring/firing decisions based on their prospective and current employees' online activities?
Businesses Get Scolded for Bad Social Skills Editor's Blog 7/22/2010 8 comments Socially awkward enterprises are putting themselves at risk, according to a self-serving study commissioned by Siemens Enterprise Communications
Hi, My Real Name Is... Internet Evolution Poll 7/20/2010 15 comments Do you think it's a good idea to require people to use their real names as user names when they register for Internet Evolution?
Another Spam Record, Another Shrug Security Clan Editor's Blog 7/14/2010 17 comments Spammers apparently won't be content 'til they push the global email threshold closer to 100 percent
Gamers Revolt Over Real Names in Forums Dee-Ann LeBlanc 7/14/2010 17 comments Blizzard has backed down on a proposal to require real name use in forums, raising issues of security, privacy, and the value of anonymity
Bram Cohen, Founder, BitTorrent IE Radio 7/8/2010 109 comments Bram Cohen is best known as the author of BitTorrent, the peer-to-peer (P2P) file distribution protocol. He is also the co-founder and chief scientist of BitTorrent Inc. He'll discuss his views on anti-piracy laws, his struggles with the MPAA/RIAA, and how he sees P2P sharing developing in the future
All the Security You Can Afford Gideon J. Lenkey 7/8/2010 20 comments Keeping enterprises safe online is a constant tradeoff between what you require and what you can afford
Google & China: On Again Security Clan Editor's Blog 7/7/2010 22 comments The political thriller continues as the search engine giant tries to renew its license for operations in China
Enterprises Start to Unravel Windows Ecosystem Michael Bennett Cohn 7/6/2010 8 comments Enterprises need to start thinking about office technology as a series of interlocking but independent systems, each of which is replaceable
PayPal Unveils Mobile Express Checkout Alan Reiter's Wireless Web World 7/2/2010 6 comments Mobile Express Checkout trues to address m-commerce challenges like security, ease-of-use, and cellular network reliability
Juggling Identities on Social Networks Dee-Ann LeBlanc 7/1/2010 23 comments Many folks can't operate with just one social networking identity, but unfortunately, their situation isn't made easier by site providers
The US National Security Agency learned the hard way that it can be dangerous to give a contractor too much money and access, with too little scrutiny. The NSA and other government agencies hire tens of thousands of contractors
a year to analyze data. Edward Snowden -- who revealed himself as the NSA leaker after fleeing the country -- was one such contractor, reportedly holding a $122,000 salaried position at Booz Allen Hamilton at the time of his departure.
Midsize businesses rarely achieve the same standards of security in their own datacenters as professional providers that specialize in delivering these services to organizations.
Big-data and analytics tools enable marketers to understand customers as individuals, identifying unmet needs and addressing each customer as a "segment of one," says John Kennedy, VP corporate marketing, IBM.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
The IBM Smarter Commerce Global Summit in Monaco kicked into high gear today, and we've already begun to see news emerging from that lovely city-state by the sea.
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Naomi Baron, Linguistics Professor, American University
