FTC, EU Get a Grip on Privacy Security Clan Editor's Blog 11/30/2011 9 comments The FTC and EU together may bring an end to privacy breaches by sites like Facebook.
Pondering a Possible Amazon Phone Reiter's Block 11/30/2011 15 comments Amazon is developing its own cellular phone, but it's a tougher business to crack than selling the Kindle Fire.
From Black Friday to Cyber Monday: It's All in the Clicks Todd Watson 11/28/2011 1 comment Judging from the results of the IBM Coremetrics Benchmark Black Friday e-retailing analysis, you really need not worry about coming into the office anymore, just so you can get yourself an extra slurp of broadband.
Tech Turnarounds: What Works, What Doesn't Executive Clan Editor's Blog 11/23/2011 9 comments Technology firms are undergoing radical shifts in direction as a result of Internet-driven market changes. Here are some lessons learned.
The 'Protect IP' Battle Heats Up Don Reisinger 11/15/2011 15 comments Proponents and opponents are deadlocked over the Protect IP Act of 2011. The decisive factor may be the proposal's constitutionality.
Let's Hear It for Outsiders! Steve Saunders' Outernet 11/15/2011 8 comments Steve and Nicole are at HCL's Unstructure conference at Disneyworld, taking in Malcolm Gladwell.
Ashton Tweets No More what.the.ferraro 11/11/2011 19 comments Ashton Kutcher is handing off the burdensome task of being informed and sensible to a management team.
Amex's $100M Message to Corporate America Executive Clan Editor's Blog 11/9/2011 4 comments By investing $100 million to sponsor new e-commerce startups, American Express is signaling that momentum is building in this key sector.
We Are All Data Scientists Analytics Clan Editor's Blog 11/8/2011 12 comments Business analytics is one indicator of our culture's ever deeper investment in data.
Baby Has a Smartphone Wisdom of the Big Chair 11/8/2011 6 comments A survey found half of children under eight access a mobile device; experts are mulling the ramifications.
Here Comes Santa Claus… With His iPhone! Todd Watson 11/7/2011 Post a comment Based on data from the IBM Coremetrics Benchmark, record numbers of consumers are expected to shift their shopping from their PCs to their mobile devices this holiday season.
Former IBM CEO John Opel Passes Away Todd Watson 11/7/2011 Post a comment John R. Opel was IBM's chief executive officer from January 1981 through January 1985 and chairman of the board from February 1983 through May 1986.
Tweeting for the Feds Editor's Blog 11/4/2011 19 comments News that the CIA is tracking Tweets and other social media posts suggests that the so-called social media revolution will be won, not by the dissidents who started it, but by the government.
YouTube Plus Google+ Editor's Blog 11/3/2011 14 comments Always trying to be more social, Google is now looking to integrate its premier social platform with YouTube.
Calculating the True Cost of a Tablet Daniel P. Dern 11/2/2011 22 comments Doing the math on the purchase of an iPad 2 turns up some basic news about the actual value of the device and the services it requires.
'We the People' & the Age of Faux Transparency Editor's Blog 11/1/2011 19 comments The White House's 'We the People' tool simply highlights the administration's lack of interest in the public's input. That attitude is bad for businesses operating online and it's bad for the government as well.
FTC, EU Get a Grip on Privacy Security Clan Editor's Blog 11/30/2011 9 comments The FTC and EU together may bring an end to privacy breaches by sites like Facebook.
Pondering a Possible Amazon Phone Reiter's Block 11/30/2011 15 comments Amazon is developing its own cellular phone, but it's a tougher business to crack than selling the Kindle Fire.
From Black Friday to Cyber Monday: It's All in the Clicks Todd Watson 11/28/2011 1 comment Judging from the results of the IBM Coremetrics Benchmark Black Friday e-retailing analysis, you really need not worry about coming into the office anymore, just so you can get yourself an extra slurp of broadband.
Tech Turnarounds: What Works, What Doesn't Executive Clan Editor's Blog 11/23/2011 9 comments Technology firms are undergoing radical shifts in direction as a result of Internet-driven market changes. Here are some lessons learned.
The 'Protect IP' Battle Heats Up Don Reisinger 11/15/2011 15 comments Proponents and opponents are deadlocked over the Protect IP Act of 2011. The decisive factor may be the proposal's constitutionality.
Let's Hear It for Outsiders! Steve Saunders' Outernet 11/15/2011 8 comments Steve and Nicole are at HCL's Unstructure conference at Disneyworld, taking in Malcolm Gladwell.
Ashton Tweets No More what.the.ferraro 11/11/2011 19 comments Ashton Kutcher is handing off the burdensome task of being informed and sensible to a management team.
Amex's $100M Message to Corporate America Executive Clan Editor's Blog 11/9/2011 4 comments By investing $100 million to sponsor new e-commerce startups, American Express is signaling that momentum is building in this key sector.
We Are All Data Scientists Analytics Clan Editor's Blog 11/8/2011 12 comments Business analytics is one indicator of our culture's ever deeper investment in data.
Baby Has a Smartphone Wisdom of the Big Chair 11/8/2011 6 comments A survey found half of children under eight access a mobile device; experts are mulling the ramifications.
Here Comes Santa Claus… With His iPhone! Todd Watson 11/7/2011 Post a comment Based on data from the IBM Coremetrics Benchmark, record numbers of consumers are expected to shift their shopping from their PCs to their mobile devices this holiday season.
Former IBM CEO John Opel Passes Away Todd Watson 11/7/2011 Post a comment John R. Opel was IBM's chief executive officer from January 1981 through January 1985 and chairman of the board from February 1983 through May 1986.
Tweeting for the Feds Editor's Blog 11/4/2011 19 comments News that the CIA is tracking Tweets and other social media posts suggests that the so-called social media revolution will be won, not by the dissidents who started it, but by the government.
YouTube Plus Google+ Editor's Blog 11/3/2011 14 comments Always trying to be more social, Google is now looking to integrate its premier social platform with YouTube.
Calculating the True Cost of a Tablet Daniel P. Dern 11/2/2011 22 comments Doing the math on the purchase of an iPad 2 turns up some basic news about the actual value of the device and the services it requires.
'We the People' & the Age of Faux Transparency Editor's Blog 11/1/2011 19 comments The White House's 'We the People' tool simply highlights the administration's lack of interest in the public's input. That attitude is bad for businesses operating online and it's bad for the government as well.
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.
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?
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.
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.
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 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. CLICK FOR MORE
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. CLICK FOR MORE
