Is Cloud Computing a Benefit or Threat? Tom Nolle 4/30/2008 16 comments We may be risking the creation of a fearsome monster in the cloud computing market. Who's watching the big players in cloud computing?
Free Is Not a Business Model Joel Smernoff 4/29/2008 17 comments Ambitious young tech entrepreneurs with promising ideas about offering free services and eventually adding advertising must realize that 'free' is not a business model!
Vista & Apple TV: Losers! Editor's Blog 4/28/2008 3 comments The big losers in last week's reader poll asking which Apple and Microsoft products were the greatest disappointments are Vista and Apple TV
Why Facebook’s Valuation Is So Absurd Andrew Keen 4/28/2008 7 comments Facebook needs to prove that it’s a viable business by becoming accomplished in all that boring stuff – like generating revenues – a real media company does
Vysr Beats Yahoo to the Punch With RoamAbout Editor's Blog 4/22/2008 2 comments Vysr unveils new product RoamAbout at the Web 2.0 Expo, attempting to start the move away from a site-centric Web to one that is user-centric
When Free Content Remains Captive Cyan Banister 4/21/2008 9 comments In today's immature Internet landscape, most everyone is still pursuing the ad-supported business model of the broadcast dinosaurs
In Search of Online Gods & Spaghetti Monsters Chris Minnick 4/16/2008 6 comments From the Church of the Subgenius to the Church of the Spaghetti Monster, the Internet has spawned a plethora of fringe and parody religions
Us vs. Them on ‘The Internets’ Alan Reiter 4/15/2008 21 comments The Internet has become battleground as citizens around the world rally to publicize government abuses while the authorities try to block the attempts
The Internet's Role in Alleviating the Energy Crises Andrew Odlyzko 4/8/2008 3 comments It is likely that the Internet will play a major role in alleviating problems caused by several energy crises that we face, but this will not take place as commonly expected
FTC: Failing The Consumer Ira Winkler 4/8/2008 9 comments The FTC’s settlement with TJX in response to its bad security practices is the worst job of regulatory enforcement in history
Trolling for Dollars With Internet Patents Mary E. Shacklett 4/4/2008 9 comments Internet 'trollers' continue to hinder Web innovation by stepping up their efforts to monopolize patents for the sole purpose of making money
Google Cuts Jobs, Fights Terrorists Editor's Blog 4/3/2008 6 comments Google may be ruining lives with layoffs at DoubleClick, but the search giant is also providing servers to federal intelligence agencies protecting our national security
The Emergence of Micro Social Networks Peter Bowman 4/2/2008 13 comments There is a growing trend to transform micro-sites into micro-social networks to become more in line with Web 2.0 applications
Tasting the Web: I’ll Drink to That! Chris Minnick 4/1/2008 6 comments In my quest for a virtual experience of hanging out with other people and sharing food and drinks, I've settled on my own online whiskey tasting event
Blog Posts
Is Cloud Computing a Benefit or Threat? Tom Nolle 4/30/2008 16 comments We may be risking the creation of a fearsome monster in the cloud computing market. Who's watching the big players in cloud computing?
Free Is Not a Business Model Joel Smernoff 4/29/2008 17 comments Ambitious young tech entrepreneurs with promising ideas about offering free services and eventually adding advertising must realize that 'free' is not a business model!
Vista & Apple TV: Losers! Editor's Blog 4/28/2008 3 comments The big losers in last week's reader poll asking which Apple and Microsoft products were the greatest disappointments are Vista and Apple TV
Why Facebook’s Valuation Is So Absurd Andrew Keen 4/28/2008 7 comments Facebook needs to prove that it’s a viable business by becoming accomplished in all that boring stuff – like generating revenues – a real media company does
Vysr Beats Yahoo to the Punch With RoamAbout Editor's Blog 4/22/2008 2 comments Vysr unveils new product RoamAbout at the Web 2.0 Expo, attempting to start the move away from a site-centric Web to one that is user-centric
When Free Content Remains Captive Cyan Banister 4/21/2008 9 comments In today's immature Internet landscape, most everyone is still pursuing the ad-supported business model of the broadcast dinosaurs
In Search of Online Gods & Spaghetti Monsters Chris Minnick 4/16/2008 6 comments From the Church of the Subgenius to the Church of the Spaghetti Monster, the Internet has spawned a plethora of fringe and parody religions
Us vs. Them on ‘The Internets’ Alan Reiter 4/15/2008 21 comments The Internet has become battleground as citizens around the world rally to publicize government abuses while the authorities try to block the attempts
The Internet's Role in Alleviating the Energy Crises Andrew Odlyzko 4/8/2008 3 comments It is likely that the Internet will play a major role in alleviating problems caused by several energy crises that we face, but this will not take place as commonly expected
FTC: Failing The Consumer Ira Winkler 4/8/2008 9 comments The FTC’s settlement with TJX in response to its bad security practices is the worst job of regulatory enforcement in history
Trolling for Dollars With Internet Patents Mary E. Shacklett 4/4/2008 9 comments Internet 'trollers' continue to hinder Web innovation by stepping up their efforts to monopolize patents for the sole purpose of making money
Google Cuts Jobs, Fights Terrorists Editor's Blog 4/3/2008 6 comments Google may be ruining lives with layoffs at DoubleClick, but the search giant is also providing servers to federal intelligence agencies protecting our national security
The Emergence of Micro Social Networks Peter Bowman 4/2/2008 13 comments There is a growing trend to transform micro-sites into micro-social networks to become more in line with Web 2.0 applications
Tasting the Web: I’ll Drink to That! Chris Minnick 4/1/2008 6 comments In my quest for a virtual experience of hanging out with other people and sharing food and drinks, I've settled on my own online whiskey tasting event
Social networking sites and search engines continue to hone the tools they use to help advertisers spread their messages, measure results, and avoid fraud.
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.
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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