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- 4/30/2011

- 4/29/2011

Editor's Blog 4/29/2011 62 comments
Some researchers say Facebook Friendships translate to real life. Some researchers say they don't. What does it all mean?! Nothing!

- 4/29/2011

Alan Reiter's Wireless Web World 4/29/2011 4 comments
Visa has invested in mobile credit/debit card startup Square, which is something of a renegade in the space

- 4/29/2011

Executive Clan Editor's Blog 4/29/2011 25 comments
Budgets are tight, but CEOs and CIOs are not willing to compromise on innovation

- 4/29/2011

Alan Reiter 4/29/2011 62 comments
Today's spate of tablet computer offerings are really beta products sold to unsuspecting customers as complete

- 4/29/2011

Kim Davis 4/29/2011 16 comments
Hollywood directors are outraged at a deal between major studios and DirecTV.

- 4/29/2011

- 4/28/2011

what.the.ferraro 4/28/2011 28 comments
Cloud computing takes a romantic turn...

- 4/28/2011

- 4/27/2011

Executive Clan Editor's Blog 4/27/2011 22 comments
Bringing app stores in-house helps handle the ever-increasing number of mobile devices coming to the market

- 4/27/2011

Todd Watson 4/27/2011 5 comments
We say pry-vacy, the Brits say priv-acy, you say tomato, I say tomotto

- 4/27/2011

Alexander Wolfe 4/27/2011 38 comments
The PSN outage is affecting millions of users, yet it continues unabated, creating a "cloudpocalypse" that exceeds the scope of Amazon's

Ron Miller 4/27/2011 53 comments
Facebook has followed Google in giving Groupon and LivingSocial some competition in the 'daily deal' coupon space

- 4/27/2011

Todd Watson 4/27/2011 6 comments
I'm no shopping guru, but I do spend money, and I don't mind being offered a good deal

- 4/27/2011

- 4/26/2011

Editor's Blog 4/26/2011 37 comments
The government is mad that Apple is tracking users' location data, but it's not clear that consumers care enough for the debate to be worth it

- 4/26/2011

Ron Miller 4/26/2011 29 comments
Netflix seems on its way to dominating the streaming media market. That may not be the best thing for consumers

- 4/26/2011

Adam Williams 4/26/2011 32 comments
Gamification will soon extend social networking as a socioeconomic force, with a range of possibilities still undreamed of

- 4/26/2011

- 4/25/2011

Dan Cypra 4/25/2011 57 comments
With the three largest US poker sites taken offline, players have taken action on the Web

- 4/25/2011

- 4/24/2011

- 4/23/2011

- 4/22/2011

Editor's Blog 4/22/2011 30 comments
This may be Canada's 'first social media election,' but Canadians Tweeting about the election on Election Day may get slapped with fines

- 4/22/2011

Second Shooter 4/22/2011 4 comments
Apple might end up dominating the pay-for-service online model.

Executive Clan Editor's Blog 4/22/2011 26 comments
Apple is not immune from the problems of the world, and investors and customers are ignoring some serious pitfalls

- 4/22/2011

- 4/21/2011

IE Radio 4/21/2011 136 comments
Susan Crawford is a Visiting Research Collaborator at Princeton's Center for Information Technology Policy. Previously, she co-lead the FCC Agency Review team for the Obama-Biden transition, and served as Special Assistant to the President for Science, Technology, and Innovation Policy. She was a board member at ICANN until 2008, and she is the founder of One Web Day, which seeks to broaden awareness of Internet and Web issues.

Editor's Blog 4/21/2011 Post a comment
We are live on IE Radio with Susan Crawford, founder of One Web Day

- 4/21/2011

Todd Watson 4/21/2011 Post a comment
Hondros was a Pulitzer Prize-nominated photographer whose work has graced the front pages of many newspapers and magazines

- 4/21/2011

Reiter's Block 4/21/2011 9 comments
Toys R Us has begun selling the iPad 2, demonstrating Apple’s foray into the toddler market.

- 4/21/2011

Rob Salkowitz 4/21/2011 52 comments
For the US presidential campaign of 2012, strategists on both sides will be managing political messages on social sites with fresh savvy

- 4/21/2011

- 4/20/2011

Editor's Blog 4/20/2011 15 comments
The president appeared at Facebook headquarters this afternoon for a live town hall, but this time the public didn't get to vote on questions

- 4/20/2011

Executive Clan Editor's Blog 4/20/2011 4 comments
The challenge is moving beyond the simple act of 'checking in'

- 4/20/2011

Michael Bennett Cohn 4/20/2011 18 comments
The entrepreneurial spirit of the Web could be hindered by the recent ban on online poker, this writer maintains

- 4/20/2011

- 4/19/2011

Editor's Blog 4/19/2011 7 comments
Twitter is rumored to be close to sealing a $50 million deal to acquire social world desktop application TweetDeck

- 4/19/2011

Editor's Blog 4/19/2011 4 comments
Internet Evolution examines the best Internet-enabled humanitarian efforts and considers why they've fallen short

- 4/19/2011

- 4/18/2011

Midmarket Clan Editor's Blog 4/18/2011 13 comments
Being aware of what their customers are saying can help midmarket companies strengthen their businesses and prevent negative talk about their brands

- 4/18/2011

John Myers 4/18/2011 73 comments
The truncated slang commonly used in text messages is not suitable for most kinds of online communication

- 4/18/2011

- 4/17/2011

- 4/16/2011

- 4/15/2011

Security Clan Editor's Blog 4/15/2011 8 comments
White House's NSTIC program is little more than a wish-list for cyber-security solutions

- 4/15/2011

Editor's Blog 4/15/2011 10 comments
Google is spending big to position itself as a competitor in the social space, but it may be too late, and the company may find it's digging itself into a hole

Alan Reiter 4/15/2011 40 comments
American Express has launched a PayPal-like credit service that it plans to combine with a newly purchased mobile payments processing platform

- 4/15/2011

Alan Reiter's Wireless Web World 4/15/2011 Post a comment
RIM's PlayBook isn't yet ready for prime time enterprise use, and it's certainly not ready for consumers

- 4/15/2011

- 4/14/2011

Robert McGarvey 4/14/2011 23 comments
Unless its old-media parents recognize their future in its success, Hulu could meet its demise this year

- 4/14/2011

Ron Miller 4/14/2011 41 comments
Cisco's Flip was the first social video tool, even though it's been superseded by the smartphone

- 4/14/2011

- 4/13/2011

Executive Clan Editor's Blog 4/13/2011 2 comments
Gamification is used by social networking and location-based services to help retailers connect with customers. Here are some tips for extending it into the enterprise

- 4/13/2011

- 4/12/2011

Alan Reiter's Wireless Web World 4/12/2011 Post a comment
An online sales training course could be highly useful for anyone looking for useful information on the RIM PlayBook tablet

- 4/12/2011

Editor's Blog 4/12/2011 17 comments
Leading is about looking at emerging tech trends and not simply following competitors, as too many of today's alleged leaders are doing today, says consultant Scott Klososky

- 4/12/2011

John Barnes 4/12/2011 31 comments
What is likely to become the next great interface to the Web? This blogger has a pretty detailed idea

- 4/12/2011

Robert McGarvey 4/12/2011 7 comments
Viacom sees the future in the hands of content providers and is ditching cable firms in an effort at dominance in this new market

- 4/11/2011

Editor's Blog 4/11/2011 10 comments
PICU Without Walls is an effort to allow doctors all over the world to collaborate around caring for critically ill children

- 4/11/2011

- 4/10/2011

- 4/9/2011

- 4/8/2011

Editor's Blog 4/8/2011 4 comments
Internet Evolution users can't seem to agree on whether to store their music libraries with Amazon in the cloud

- 4/8/2011

Todd Watson 4/8/2011 Post a comment
IBM's Impact 2011 starts this weekend and kicks into high gear on Monday

- 4/8/2011

Executive Clan Editor's Blog 4/8/2011 22 comments
The impending shutdown would have a large impact on tech, as the government relies far more on contractors now than in the past

- 4/8/2011

Todd Watson 4/8/2011 1 comment
Ah, Larry, welcome to the world of complex organizations rife with competing interests, internal cooperation and 'coopetition,' and massive complexity

- 4/8/2011

Joe Stanganelli 4/8/2011 38 comments
Social networks are creating comment systems that integrate user comments across Websites

- 4/8/2011

Internet Evolution Poll 4/8/2011 18 comments
Are you in favor of the US government publishing terror alerts using Facebook and Twitter?

- 4/8/2011

- 4/7/2011

Todd Watson 4/7/2011 3 comments
A new discovery could greatly improve the effectiveness of medication

- 4/7/2011

Todd Watson 4/7/2011 3 comments
IBM continues its longtime technology partnership with The Masters, a golf tournament revered around the globe

- 4/7/2011

IE Radio 4/7/2011 125 comments
A former research scientist at Xerox PARC, Crista Lopes was instrumental in developing interserver teleporting for OpenSim virtual worlds. As an associate professor of informatics at the Donald Bren School of Information and Computer Sciences, University of California at Irvine, Dr. Lopes continues to explore "ubiquitous computing," focused on methods of human communication that are "pervasive, secure and intuitive for humans to perceive and interact with."

Editor's Blog 4/7/2011 Post a comment
We are live on IE Radio with Crista Lopes. Come along and join us!

- 4/7/2011

Alan Reiter 4/7/2011 28 comments
Dish's purchase of Blockbuster could disappoint Dish and its customers, thanks to Blockbuster's late-to-the-party track record

- 4/7/2011

what.the.ferraro 4/7/2011 13 comments
It’s clear the microblogging company is in trouble. Watch us gloat.

- 4/7/2011

Editor's Blog 4/7/2011 Post a comment
Tune in for an IE Radio show starring Crista Lopes, professor of informatics at the Donald Bren School of Information and Computer Sciences, University of California, at 3 PM ET

- 4/7/2011

- 4/6/2011

Security Clan Editor's Blog 4/6/2011 16 comments
Online games and consoles are providing a pathway to malware, ID theft, and worse for many children with Internet connectivity

- 4/6/2011

Executive Clan Editor's Blog 4/6/2011 14 comments
In the wake of Japan's tragedy, the global electronic industry will have to learn how to manage disruptions in various regions

- 4/6/2011

Scott Koegler 4/6/2011 3 comments
Distinguishing pranks from real news stories is increasingly difficult on the Web.

- 4/6/2011

- 4/5/2011

Editor's Blog 4/5/2011 12 comments
Pandora is one of several mobile app developers currently under scrutiny by the feds

- 4/5/2011

- 4/4/2011

Midmarket Clan Editor's Blog 4/4/2011 13 comments
Quick action is critical for protecting your reputation and your customers

- 4/4/2011

- 4/3/2011

- 4/2/2011

- 4/1/2011

Editor's Blog 4/1/2011 19 comments
Google's +1 product is so great! (April Fools)

- 4/1/2011

Executive Clan Editor's Blog 4/1/2011 17 comments
Even a well-crafted email, text message, or social media post can be misinterpreted by the reader

- 4/1/2011