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- 4/30/2012

- 4/29/2012

- 4/28/2012

- 4/27/2012

Steve Francia 4/27/2012 27 comments
After working for years in the field of e-commerce, this exec has compiled a list of false beliefs that are still widely circulated.

- 4/27/2012

Editor's Blog 4/27/2012 6 comments
The FTC's hiring of a heavyweight litigator makes an antitrust lawsuit against Google highly likely.

- 4/27/2012

Todd Watson 4/27/2012 6 comments
Are Amazon's quarterly earnings an indicator for digital trends in general?

- 4/27/2012

Chris Poley 4/27/2012 48 comments
Of the upcoming technology IPOs, the ones who succeed will likely be analytics or software infrastructure firms, not social networks.

- 4/26/2012

CMO Clan Editor's Blog 4/26/2012 10 comments
Equating YouTube advertising with Super Bowl advertising is a stretch, but AdWords for video does present CMOs with opportunities worth exploring.

- 4/26/2012

- 4/25/2012

Mary E. Shacklett 4/25/2012 7 comments
The plan for unmanned police drones in Seattle has sparked a new set of legal concerns.

- 4/25/2012

- 4/24/2012

Alan Reiter's Wireless Web World 4/24/2012 Post a comment
Google Drive for online storage may be of interest to individuals or enterprises.

- 4/24/2012

- 4/23/2012

Todd Watson 4/23/2012 2 comments
Turbo's air conditioning service vendor might do well to attend the IBM Smarter Commerce Global Summit coming up in Madrid.

- 4/23/2012

Wisdom of the Big Chair 4/23/2012 6 comments
Self-check-in has become popular among airlines and is now making its way into the retail marketplace.

- 4/22/2012

- 4/21/2012

- 4/20/2012

Editor's Blog 4/20/2012 73 comments
Netflix and Hulu are both creating original content to serve to their viewers. This strategy, while creative, may just be a waste of time and resources.

- 4/20/2012

what.the.ferraro 4/20/2012 17 comments
The Dream:ON app, intended to influence dreams, has kept Nicole awake most of this week.

- 4/20/2012

- 4/19/2012

Editor's Blog 4/19/2012 26 comments
The television of the future will be a virtual package of content retrievable on any device with a screen.

- 4/19/2012

Dana Blouin 4/19/2012 29 comments
Whether or not Iran is considering cutting Internet access, its citizens need an alternative network.

- 4/19/2012

Editor's Blog 4/19/2012 Post a comment
We're live on IE Radio with Daniel Tunkelang, principal data scientist at LinkedIn.

- 4/19/2012

Editor's Blog 4/19/2012 3 comments
Tune in for an IE Radio show this afternoon starring Daniel Tunkelang, principal data scientist at LinkedIn.

- 4/19/2012

- 4/18/2012

Todd Watson 4/18/2012 Post a comment
Turbo makes his first visit to Fenway Park.

Todd Watson 4/18/2012 5 comments
IBM's Manny Schecter, chief patent counsel, writes on Forbes about the emerging global marketplace for intellectual property.

- 4/18/2012

Ron Miller 4/18/2012 33 comments
Complaints about Comcast from Netflix CEO Reed Hastings reflect some justifiable concerns about unfair Internet caps on streaming video.

- 4/18/2012

Chris Poley 4/18/2012 67 comments
The FCC has ordered carriers to create a serial number database to help deactivate lost or stolen cellphones.

- 4/17/2012

Susan Fourtané 4/17/2012 40 comments
Finland is the launching pad for a mobile app grant program aimed at boosting Nokia development in Europe and elsewhere.

Todd Watson 4/17/2012 3 comments
An IBM study reveals four new "digital personalities."

- 4/17/2012

Beau Brendler 4/17/2012 6 comments
A problem with ICANN's application software has delayed the "big reveal" of new domain names for two weeks.

CMO Clan Editor's Blog 4/17/2012 13 comments
Now that Facebook has acquired Instagram, marketers should take a closer look at how the photo-sharing service can enhance their social presence.

- 4/16/2012

Joe Stanganelli 4/16/2012 28 comments
Facebook's purchase of Instagram may work out for the social network, after all.

- 4/15/2012

- 4/14/2012

- 4/13/2012

Editor's Blog 4/13/2012 27 comments
In the spirit of Friday the 13th, let's review some of the scariest things our technology leaders have said over the years.

- 4/13/2012

Ron Miller 4/13/2012 53 comments
The precipitous decline of Sony's fortunes is proof that even brands that are riding the crest of the wave can fall from grace.

- 4/12/2012

Editor's Blog 4/12/2012 10 comments
CEO Scott Thompson and activist investor Daniel Loeb seem to agree on Yahoo's future, but they may still tear the company apart.

- 4/12/2012

- 4/11/2012

Robert McGarvey 4/11/2012 14 comments
Digital wallets haven't really taken off, but if Apple adopts NFC in its next iPhone, that could change.

- 4/11/2012

- 4/10/2012

Editor's Blog 4/10/2012 57 comments
Instagram is a great app. It isn't even close to being worth $1 billion.

- 4/10/2012

- 4/9/2012

Editor's Blog 4/9/2012 21 comments
Google's chief Internet evangelist suggests that we 'start something,' but what?

- 4/9/2012

Todd Watson 4/9/2012 1 comment
Golf's greatest tournament has produced a new champion.

- 4/9/2012

Ron Miller 4/9/2012 17 comments
As the Internet of Things expands, finding apps for the data collected may be a winning strategy.

- 4/9/2012

The Big Report 4/9/2012 26 comments
The Internet as we know it faces a series of interdependent threats that must be addressed if the Web is to avert a hellish future.

- 4/9/2012

- 4/8/2012

- 4/7/2012

- 4/6/2012

Editor's Blog 4/6/2012 29 comments
Opower wants to get you to go green with a little help from your 'Friends.'

- 4/6/2012

Chris Poley 4/6/2012 24 comments
The recent Global Payments breach revealed complexities and dangers involved in third-party processing of credit card transactions.

- 4/6/2012

Kim Davis 4/6/2012 14 comments
With resubmitted Q4 results, an SEC probe, and a lawsuit, GroupOn is floundering badly.

- 4/6/2012

- 4/5/2012

Editor's Blog 4/5/2012 10 comments
An Appeals Court decision overturning the ruling against Viacom in the YouTube copyright case has far-reaching implications.

- 4/5/2012

Todd Watson 4/5/2012 Post a comment
Assessing the first round for Tiger Woods.

Todd Watson 4/5/2012 Post a comment
IBM has built an iPad application for the Masters tournament.

- 4/5/2012

Second Shooter 4/5/2012 9 comments
Yahoo's problems are largely due to the fad nature of online advertising.

Alan Reiter 4/5/2012 22 comments
IBM's "Minds of Modern Mathematics" app showcases a trend toward educational tablet apps that make learning more fun and interactive.

- 4/5/2012

- 4/4/2012

- 4/3/2012

Editor's Blog 4/3/2012 27 comments
Social networking is getting scarier and the consequences greater for all users.

- 4/3/2012

- 4/2/2012

Todd Watson 4/2/2012 Post a comment
This year at The Masters, it's a pretty wide open field. But Rory McIlroy, Phil Mickelson, and Tiger Woods look to be in line for winning.

- 4/2/2012

Xuefei (Michael) Peng 4/2/2012 3 comments
A big interactive entertainment conglomerate in China owns a complex Web of public/private entities.

- 4/2/2012

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Hilary Allison 6/18/2013 7 comments

most recent post: Kim Davis... That's a good insight. I've seen people get offended by messages: if you were only joking, why...

Charlotte Erdmann 6/18/2013 3 comments

Midsize businesses rarely achieve the same standards of security in their own datacenters as professional providers that specialize in delivering these services to organizations.

most recent post: Alison Diana... Surprised when I hear companies say they don't use an attorney to at least read their SLAs. Anytime...

Jeff Kaplan 6/17/2013 3 comments

It was about 10 years ago when a new generation of software-as-a-service (SaaS) alternatives started to gain acceptance and adoption among organizations of all sizes. And it has only been about five years since Amazon Web Services captured the marketplace's attention with Amazon EC2 and Amazon S3, which opened the door to a vast array of infrastructure-as-a-service (IaaS) offerings. Now, the third piece of the cloud computing puzzle is beginning to win over organizations seeking to build their own apps: platform-as-a-service (PaaS).

most recent post: Mitch Wagner... It does seem that security and convenience are at odds. More convenient apps are less secure, and greater...

Mary E. Shacklett 6/14/2013 14 comments

Energy consumption is a primary contributor to global warming. At the end of 2012, 40 percent of energy consumption in the US came from commercial and residential buildings.

most recent post: pcharles... Agreed. You cannot have true privacy if you don't trust those beholden with your information.

Derrick Wood 6/13/2013 11 comments

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John Kennedy
How Big-Data Is Changing Marketing
6|13|13 | 1:07 | 1 comment

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.

Kim Davis
Big-Data Can’t Always Sell Wine
5|21|13 | 2:23 | 10 comments

Whole Foods Global Wine Purchaser Doug Bell told me about some of the constraints on using analytics in the US wine market.

Paul J. Fleuranges
Digital Signage Keeps NYC Subway Straphangers on Track
5|6|13 | 3:51 | 1 comment

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.

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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.

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