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Comment: This will fix nothing. - b0101 - 2/29/2008
Comment: Airbourne.... - EliteC - 2/29/2008
Comment: Re: Clarification - Jay Levitt - 2/29/2008
Somebody Get Me a Doctor
Todd Watson  
2/29/2008   2 comments
Google's Marissa Mayer explains all the wonderful benefits of the new Google Health service
Toys Get a Cyber Makeover
Mary E. Shacklett  
2/29/2008   5 comments
Toy makers see the Internet as an opportunity to extend their products' life cycles by pushing the pure 'play' of their toys and games into interactive learning
Comment: Fight Cybercrime - mcp111 - 2/28/2008
Next Up for the Internet: The Attention Rights Movement
Tom Hayes  
2/28/2008   6 comments
Thanks to online marketers engaging in attention theft, we are approaching a 'jump point' in the power balance between product and consumer
Comment: Re: A challenging task - msarro - 2/28/2008
Comment: Re: Scary idea - Mike Acker - 2/28/2008
Comment: Self Defense - BenjaminWright - 2/28/2008
Comment: Good Topic - Mike Acker - 2/28/2008
Comment: Scary idea - gmsc - 2/28/2008
Comment: Re: A challenging task - msarro - 2/28/2008
Comment: You Scare Me - freeasfreedom - 2/27/2008
IBM Partners With Google & NSF on Cloud Computing Research
Todd Watson  
2/27/2008   Post a comment
NFS partners with IBM and Google to enable the scientific and research community to conduct experiments in the cloud computing
Under the Influence: Targeting the Engaged Consumer
Rob Crumpler  
2/27/2008   7 comments
Online marketers should consider the influence of blogs, whose credibility and expertise drive a large and loyal following of Internet users
Unprepared to Fight Worldwide Cyber Crime
Patrick J. Dempsey  
2/27/2008   22 comments
The world’s numerous criminal justice systems just aren’t ready to address international cyber crimes
Comment: Re: A challenging task - Eve - 2/27/2008
Comment: A challenging task - Murugan - 2/27/2008
Comment: Re: Fiber to the rescue - ecsd - 2/26/2008
Comment: Interesting Debate - abdlah - 2/26/2008
Comment: Re: A thin line. - reiter - 2/26/2008
Comment: Re: A thin line. - Eve - 2/26/2008
Comment: Re: A thin line. - reiter - 2/26/2008
Comment: A thin line. - Eve - 2/26/2008
Comment: Re: - ecsd - 2/26/2008
Comment: Re: - EliteC - 2/26/2008
GPS Cellphone Features We’ll Love & Hate
Alan Reiter  
2/26/2008   24 comments
As GPS-enabled handsets become standard, location technology will begin to permeate our lives in ways we’ll love… and hate
Comment: Internet Traffic - awase149 - 2/26/2008
Comment: Fiber to the rescue - ecsd - 2/26/2008
Comment: just for fun - Mashka - 2/26/2008
Microsoft to Test 'Engagement Mapping'
Editor's Blog  
2/25/2008   3 comments
Microsoft announces 'Engagement Monitoring,' a plan to monitor the effectiveness of online ads
Comment: Re: Government? - greenbone - 2/25/2008
Threats to the Internet: Too Much or Too Little Growth?
Andrew Odlyzko  
2/25/2008   13 comments
Internet traffic growth, while still vigorous, has been slowing down, and may be the more serious threat
Comment: Moral ?? - hindsatya - 2/25/2008
Comment: Future Ahead - hindsatya - 2/25/2008
In Indian Villages, a Tantalizing Morsel of Broadband
Chris Murphy  
2/22/2008   4 comments
The way Indian farmers use e-choupal is certainly an Internet success story, and a private-sector-driven one at that
Comment: Re: Name game - Nicole Ferraro - 2/22/2008
Comment: Learning Habit - hindsatya - 2/22/2008
Comment: Why not NoHoo! - experiences - 2/22/2008
Comment: Vive la Difference - M Hulot - 2/21/2008
Comment: Name game - Chris.Browne - 2/21/2008
Users Champion Google/Yahoo Marriage
Editor's Blog  
2/21/2008   6 comments
According to a poll, Internet Evolution readers favor a Google/Yahoo monopoly over any other Yahoo buyout
Comment: technology age gap - robsalk - 2/21/2008
Comment: Technology and Age - Lynngi - 2/21/2008
Comment: Women and leadership - Lynngi - 2/21/2008
Comment: Re: Eco-civic activism - Gabe - 2/21/2008
Comment: Re: Eco-civic activism - Gabe - 2/21/2008
Comment: younger become older - Mashka - 2/20/2008
Comment: sounds great,but... - Mashka - 2/20/2008
Comment: Re: Technology Age Gap - dlavie - 2/20/2008
Comment: Re: Eco-civic activism - dlavie - 2/20/2008
Searching for Women Leaders in the Age of Singularity
Kim Solez, MD  
2/20/2008   29 comments
In the futuristic age of singularity all the rules of leadership will change, and women will emerge better suited to lead
Comment: Eco-civic activism - Murugan - 2/20/2008
Comment: Overkill, but... - Erin - 2/20/2008
Comment: Ageism? Age-ism? Agism? - Erin - 2/20/2008
Lessons Learned From WikiLeaks Censorship
Editor's Blog  
2/20/2008   2 comments
The judge who ordered the Wikileaks shutdown is about to learn some tough lessons about the flow of information in the Internet Age
Comment: Re: Mobile Advertising - reiter - 2/20/2008
Comment: Technology Age Gap - mike772 - 2/20/2008
Blending the Technology Age Gap in the Workplace
Peter Bowman  
2/20/2008   16 comments
Organizations need a new awareness and plan to bridge the technology age gap in order to remain competitive
Comment: Mobile Advertising - hindsatya - 2/20/2008
Comment: Re: WD and DRM - reiter - 2/19/2008
Comment: Re: Time issue - reiter - 2/19/2008
Comment: Re: Government? - greenbone - 2/19/2008
Comment: Re: Government? - dlavie - 2/19/2008
Comment: Government? - greenbone - 2/19/2008
Comment: Moonshot, Internet2 - greenbone - 2/19/2008
The Fallacy of Bandwidth on Demand
Bill St. Arnaud  
2/19/2008   2 comments
No evidence exists yet that big Internet traffic volumes are growing anywhere near what was forecast
Comment: US in Danger of Losing - marks - 2/19/2008
Comment: Re: WD and DRM - Jasper Sluijs - 2/19/2008
Comment: Time issue - Mashka - 2/19/2008
Where’s the 'Killer App' to Stop Climate Change?
Scott Clavenna  
2/19/2008   13 comments
Although the 'greentech' industry is searching for the killer app that would halt climate change, they won't find it
Comment: Re: WD and DRM - reiter - 2/18/2008
Comment: Re: WD and DRM - Jasper Sluijs - 2/18/2008
Comment: Re: WD and DRM - reiter - 2/18/2008
Comment: WD and DRM - Jasper Sluijs - 2/18/2008
Comment: Re: And living - reiter - 2/18/2008
Comment: And living - Murugan - 2/18/2008
Internet Integration: The New Way to Work
Alan Reiter  
2/18/2008   14 comments
Wired and wireless Internet integration is revolutionizing the flexibility and sophistication of our work habits
Comment: Re: No trust for Google - ecsd - 2/17/2008
Comment: Re: Internet2 - Mr. Roques - 2/17/2008
Comment: A reason - kotchie - 2/17/2008
Comment: Availability and Use - abdlah - 2/16/2008
Video Ads to Invade Google Search
Editor's Blog  
2/15/2008   2 comments
Google begins testing out video ads on its search pages because it hates its users
Internet2: Getting the Web Ready for Hyperspeed
Mary E. Shacklett  
2/15/2008   9 comments
Internet2's revolutionary Web technologies are poised to give the commercial Net a boost in speed and bandwidth
Revealing the Pitfalls of Online Voting
Norman J. Ornstein  
2/14/2008   7 comments
When Democrats abroad were allowed to vote online in the primaries, the process had several glitches
Comment: Re: Cloud Routing - JulianaT - 2/13/2008
Rationalizing Online Piracy
Stan Liebowitz  
2/13/2008   11 comments
People who download copyrighted music for free have come up with ways to rationalize the practice
Comment: Internet Leadership. - Alexey - 2/13/2008
Comment: Digital Empowerment - Murugan - 2/12/2008
Comment: Re: Amen! - gbiczok - 2/12/2008
Comment: Useful Standard - abdlah - 2/12/2008
Three Potential Outcomes for Yahoo
Editor's Blog  
2/12/2008   4 comments
Yahoo makes three announcements this week that could either raise its price or give it the online advertising momentum it needs to stand on its own
Comment: Amen! - modza - 2/12/2008
US Is in Danger of Losing Internet Leadership
Garrett M. Graff  
2/12/2008   7 comments
Despite being the country most responsible for inventing and building the Internet, the US is now in danger of being overtaken in the world it created
Stop Selling 'Set Menu' When Everyone Wants 'All You Can Eat'
Matt Mason  
2/12/2008   10 comments
The right way to deal with piracy is to monetize the free music coming out of the Internet, using an all-you-can-eat model rather than a set menu service
Comment: friends posts - Mashka - 2/11/2008
Data Portability: The Next Great Frontier for the Web
Yihong Ding  
2/11/2008   11 comments
To achieve widespread data portability, we need to implement consistent ways to present this data and manage its ownership
Comment: Interesting - cerouth - 2/8/2008
Comment: Re: Net cholesterol - M Hulot - 2/8/2008
Comment: Net cholesterol - M Hulot - 2/8/2008
Break Out of Your Web Rut
Chris Minnick  
2/8/2008   7 comments
Follow these five essential tips for rediscovering the remarkable diversity of content that’s available online
Comment: Re: No trust for Google - ecsd - 2/7/2008
Comment: Re: Good or Bad? - Mashka - 2/7/2008
Comment: Cracker! Not Hacker! - Mashka - 2/7/2008
Comment: Re: No trust for Google - ecsd - 2/7/2008
Comment: Re: No trust for Google - ecsd - 2/7/2008
Comment: Re: No trust for Google - ecsd - 2/7/2008
Comment: Re: Good or Bad? - Paul Whyte - 2/7/2008
The New ‘Recommendation Web’
Peter Bowman  
2/7/2008   3 comments
Recommendation systems are rapidly advancing on the Web to become the new 'word of mouth' for the Internet age
A Collective Crackdown on Cybercrime
Erez Liebermann  
2/7/2008   4 comments
If cybercrimes are reported promptly to law enforcement, investigations of such breaches will begin earlier and have greater success.
Comment: Re: code = law - Jasper Sluijs - 2/6/2008
Comment: Re: No trust for Google - ecsd - 2/6/2008
Comment: Re: Take it public? - Lynngi - 2/6/2008
Comment: Take it public? - Lynngi - 2/6/2008
Urban Digital: Designing Virtual Real-World Cities
Mary E. Shacklett  
2/6/2008   5 comments
Virtual renderings of real-world cities are already successfully being deployed and commercialized in a number of areas
Comment: Re: code = law - Paul Whyte - 2/6/2008
Comment: Re: code = law - Jasper Sluijs - 2/6/2008
Comment: Re: code = law - Craig Aaron - 2/6/2008
Comment: code = law - Jasper Sluijs - 2/5/2008
Comment: Level playing field - coltree - 2/5/2008
Comment: No trust for Google - ecsd - 2/5/2008
Google Should Buy 700 MHz Cellular Licenses
Alan Reiter  
2/5/2008   33 comments
Google is uniquely qualified to provide the sort of wireless Internet network many people want
Taking the Web Public
Craig Aaron  
2/5/2008   12 comments
Congress should hold public forums before making the monumental decisions that will shape the future of the Internet for a generation
Comment: Re: My Top Five - EliteC - 2/4/2008
Comment: Cost Benefit Analysis - abdlah - 2/4/2008
Comment: You Lost Me at - rmwilliamsC2C - 2/4/2008
Who Will Be Tech’s Voice in the Oval Office?
Garrett M. Graff  
2/4/2008   4 comments
The president we elect in November 2008 will set much of the tone for America’s technology policy for the coming decades
Comment: Re: No free lunch - Erin - 2/4/2008
Comment: No free lunch - M Hulot - 2/4/2008
Global Warming: Rethinking the Internet’s Role
Jack Uldrich  
2/4/2008   5 comments
People need to begin thinking more broadly about the Internet’s ability to protect the environment
Comment: For Better or Worse - GerwingR - 2/3/2008
Comment: Re: rescue set - Mashka - 2/3/2008
Comment: Re: rescue set - KimSolez - 2/3/2008
Comment: Re: Phonecasting - osibajo - 2/2/2008
Testing Out User-Generated Lies
Editor's Blog  
2/1/2008   2 comments
Putting user-generated reviews on TripAdvisor, TravBuddy, and IgoUgo to the test
Comment: Re: rescue set - Mashka - 2/1/2008
Comment: Re: rescue set - KimSolez - 2/1/2008
Comment: Welcome Development - abdlah - 2/1/2008
Comment: It's interesting - Mashka - 2/1/2008




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Ron Miller   5/17/2013   14 comments
Recently, the Obama administration has been of two minds where privacy rights are concerned. On one hand, you have an administration that vowed to veto CISPA and mandated open data for government websites. On the other hand, you have an increasingly out-of-control Department of Justice on a fishing expedition at AP and demanding legislation to let the FBI wiretap private, encrypted communications and levy fines if a company fails to comply.
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Alan Reiter   5/16/2013   30 comments
The apartment and house sharing service, Airbnb, now requires members to verify their identities by demonstrating a presence on the web, and by either scanning a government ID or entering detailed personal details. Other enterprises should take a close look at Airbnb's verification policies.
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Harry Hawk   5/15/2013   20 comments
Facebook advertising is a lightning rod. It seems neither brands nor consumers are 100 percent happy about the social media site's policies, placement, or procedures. But the real controversy about Facebook ads and promotions is over whether they work.
Rasheen A. Whidbee
By now, you've most likely heard about the 3D-printed gun that Texas-based Defense Distributed demonstrated last week. But we haven't heard the last about the censorship war that began soon afterward.
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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.
Second Shooter
Locked Handsets Aren't the Problem – Subsidies Are the Problem

3|13|13   |   2:09   |   10 comments


Subsidized handsets, rather than locked handsets, should be the focus of regulators. We're not getting good deals, not fostering innovation, and weakening our power as buyers.
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IT Suffers From Obama Admin's Jekyll & Hyde Approach to Privacy Rights
Ron Miller
Recently, the Obama administration has been of two minds where privacy rights are concerned. On one hand, you have an administration that vowed to
veto CISPA and mandated open data for government websites. On the other hand, you have an increasingly out-of-control Department of Justice on a fishing expedition at AP and demanding legislation to let the FBI wiretap private, encrypted communications and levy fines if a company fails to comply.

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IT Suffers From Obama Admin's Jekyll & Hyde Approach to Privacy Rights
Ron Miller
Recently, the Obama administration has been of two minds where privacy rights are concerned. On one hand, you have an administration that vowed to
veto CISPA and mandated open data for government websites. On the other hand, you have an increasingly out-of-control Department of Justice on a fishing expedition at AP and demanding legislation to let the FBI wiretap private, encrypted communications and levy fines if a company fails to comply.

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IT Suffers From Obama Admin's Jekyll & Hyde Approach to Privacy Rights
Ron Miller
Recently, the Obama administration has been of two minds where privacy rights are concerned. On one hand, you have an administration that vowed to
veto CISPA and mandated open data for government websites. On the other hand, you have an increasingly out-of-control Department of Justice on a fishing expedition at AP and demanding legislation to let the FBI wiretap private, encrypted communications and levy fines if a company fails to comply.

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Websites Should Consider Tougher ID Verification Policies
Alan Reiter
The apartment and house sharing service,
Airbnb, now requires members to verify their identities by demonstrating a presence on the web, and by either scanning a government ID or entering detailed personal details. Other enterprises should take a close look at Airbnb's verification policies.

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