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- 8/31/2009

Internet Evolution Poll 8/31/2009 5 comments
Are Twitter bans at public events enforceable?

- 8/31/2009

Editor's Blog 8/31/2009 21 comments
The US Open sets some rules on what players can and cannot Tweet, in an attempt to keep insider information inside

- 8/31/2009

David Vellante 8/31/2009 29 comments
Google's 'backyard' WiFi network may not be expanding to many cities, but it could serve as a Petri dish for future mobile ad launches

- 8/31/2009

Todd Watson 8/31/2009 1 comment
Lest anyone accuse me of being biased towards golf, I wanted to quickly get this post out to remind everyone that the United States Open tennis championships kick off today

- 8/31/2009

Alan Reiter 8/31/2009 24 comments
Cellphone-based order management software has the potential to transform one of India's traditional industries

- 8/31/2009

- 8/30/2009

- 8/29/2009

- 8/28/2009

Alan Reiter's Wireless Web World 8/28/2009 19 comments
The FCC's scrutiny of the wireless industry could result in benefits for consumers

- 8/28/2009

Dan Cypra 8/28/2009 14 comments
Here are tips to keep your online newsletters fresh and au courant

- 8/28/2009

Executive Clan Editor's Blog 8/28/2009 15 comments
The freshest Mac OS X won't win over most CIOs and may even convert some companies back to Windows

- 8/28/2009

Bill St. Arnaud 8/28/2009 15 comments
Academic and public-sector research projects could provide answers to the FCC's broadband conundrum

- 8/27/2009

Todd Watson 8/27/2009 12 comments
I bought a Dell – then things got strange

- 8/27/2009

Editor's Blog 8/27/2009 9 comments
New industry advocacy group attacks Google's attempt to digitize orphan books as monopolistic

- 8/27/2009

Paul Korzeniowski 8/27/2009 29 comments
Despite drawbacks like reliability, there may be cost benefits that outweigh concerns for enterprise users

- 8/27/2009

Thomas J. Holt 8/27/2009 19 comments
A survey of over 200 college students reveals that some use social network profiles based on phony identities

- 8/27/2009

- 8/26/2009

Alan Reiter's Wireless Web World 8/26/2009 39 comments
Sony's wireless electronic book reader is still lagging in some functions, while demonstrating the wireless future of e-readers

- 8/26/2009

Editor's Blog 8/26/2009 14 comments
Now that it's grown to 60 million monthly visitors, Wikipedia has decided to give this accuracy thing a try

- 8/26/2009

Peter Bowman 8/26/2009 19 comments
How and where you appear in search returns can have a significant impact on both your personal and professional situations

- 8/26/2009

- 8/25/2009

Executive Clan Editor's Blog 8/25/2009 20 comments
Mixing work with Facebook can get a little uncomfortable – not just for employees but for executives as well

- 8/25/2009

David Vellante 8/25/2009 39 comments
Google may not become your phone company just yet, but it's got many cellular network providers worrying

- 8/25/2009

Editor's Blog 8/25/2009 17 comments
Not only will searching for celebrity news and gossip online turn you into a less-smart version of yourself, it will destroy your computer

- 8/25/2009

Andrew Keen 8/25/2009 37 comments
The 'people’s art' is now vulnerable to being destroyed by the new people’s art: free online video

Internet Evolution Poll 8/25/2009 5 comments
With countries like China and, now, the United States, setting up treatment facilities for people with Internet Addiction, we want to know, do you believe it's a real disorder?

- 8/25/2009

Todd Watson 8/25/2009 3 comments
I've long been a big proponent of collaborative filtering and what's since come to be known as 'crowd sourcing'

- 8/25/2009

Sandeep Amar 8/25/2009 11 comments
Marketers should take a cue from how some of today's most-viewed videos got that way

- 8/25/2009

- 8/24/2009

Alan Reiter's Wireless Web World 8/24/2009 Post a comment
Nokia's new netbook might disappoint some geeks, but it's headed in the right market direction

- 8/24/2009

Editor's Blog 8/24/2009 15 comments
The Apple v. Google Voice app debate suggests a need for an 'OpenSocial' for the mobile world

- 8/24/2009

Jart Armin 8/24/2009 39 comments
Twitter is far ahead of the mainstream press in reporting on the Arctic Sea mystery that's still unfolding

- 8/24/2009

- 8/23/2009

- 8/22/2009

- 8/21/2009

Alan Reiter's Wireless Web World 8/21/2009 6 comments
Cellphone barcodes don't have a future stateside

- 8/21/2009

Editor's Blog 8/21/2009 30 comments
Risks posed by the Web in the workplace depend largely on who's operating the heavy machinery

- 8/21/2009

The Big Report 8/21/2009 8 comments
While many of the bill's provisions are good or even commendable, the rest are harmful

- 8/21/2009

Jonathan Hochman 8/21/2009 26 comments
Google Cash ads continue to run on Google, and scammers appear to have Adsense words intact on their sites. What gives, Google? UPDATED 8/24 6:05 PM

- 8/21/2009

Dan Cypra 8/21/2009 6 comments
Here are a few tried-and-true steps toward newsletter success on the Web

- 8/20/2009

Alan Reiter's Wireless Web World 8/20/2009 Post a comment
The Southeastern Conference's prohibition on online activities at sports events continues to rankle

- 8/20/2009

Alan Reiter 8/20/2009 71 comments
Farmers in rural India are proving the value of interactive educational modules for mobile phones UPDATED 8/21 3 PM

- 8/20/2009

Executive Clan Editor's Blog 8/20/2009 13 comments
Now there's a place to help people like me who spend waaaay too much time visiting social networks or playing World of Warcraft

- 8/20/2009

- 8/19/2009

Michael Kassner 8/19/2009 15 comments
This program guards against the risk of getting just one point of view when you're looking up disputed information

- 8/18/2009

Editor's Blog 8/18/2009 34 comments
A controversial company called uSocial is upsetting the social Web's forces that be

- 8/18/2009

- 8/17/2009

Alan Reiter's Wireless Web World 8/17/2009 6 comments
Sometimes a cellphone for turn-by-turn navigation isn't the best choice

- 8/17/2009

Chris Poley 8/17/2009 77 comments
AT&T, Verizon, and Comcast are declining grants for rural expansion

- 8/17/2009

Editor's Blog 8/17/2009 17 comments
A study shows that 40 percent of Twitter content is 'pointless babble.' Forty percent... Is that all?

- 8/17/2009

David Silversmith 8/17/2009 12 comments
Many questions surround what happens to your digital assets when your favorite site disappears – or you do

- 8/17/2009

- 8/16/2009

- 8/15/2009

- 8/14/2009

Alan Reiter's Wireless Web World 8/14/2009 3 comments
CourseSmart's iPhone-compatible e-textbooks should herald the start of multimedia e-textbooks with broader capabilities

- 8/14/2009

Editor's Blog 8/14/2009 31 comments
Scientists and Catholics agree: Facebook is bad for you

- 8/14/2009

- 8/13/2009

Editor's Blog 8/13/2009 1 comment
Join us now for an IE Radio broadcast with craigslist founder, Craig Newmark!

- 8/13/2009

David Vellante 8/13/2009 70 comments
Apple's made a habit of closed, proprietary technology, and it's a tactic that won't pay in the long run

Editor's Blog 8/13/2009 6 comments
Internet Evolution kicks off IE Radio today, officially, with special guest Craig Newmark, founder of craigslist

- 8/13/2009

Chris Poley 8/13/2009 44 comments
Professional athletes are finding Twitter a haven for self-promotion and endorsements; sometimes it gets them into trouble

- 8/13/2009

- 8/12/2009

Security Clan Editor's Blog 8/12/2009 16 comments
Time to teach (and re-teach) the importance of professional online comportment

- 8/12/2009

Alan Reiter 8/12/2009 40 comments
Apple and a coterie of music firms plan alternative formats for the sale of tunes and videos

- 8/12/2009

Alan Reiter's Wireless Web World 8/12/2009 10 comments
USAA now allows customers to deposit checks via iPhone, with plans to add other mobile devices

Todd Watson 8/12/2009 1 comment
What a letdown

- 8/12/2009

Tom Nolle 8/12/2009 15 comments
The FCC appears to be bowing to ISP recalcitrance to disclose the real state of their networks

Executive Clan Editor's Blog 8/12/2009 4 comments
GM sticks its big toe in the chilly waters of online sales, while trying to preserve a role for its remaining physical dealerships

- 8/12/2009

Rob Salkowitz 8/12/2009 13 comments
A plan to equip 1 million children with laptops in Portugal is shaping up to be a first-of-its-kind success

- 8/11/2009

Editor's Blog 8/11/2009 28 comments
The White House is looking to overturn a law banning Web-tracking technologies on federal Websites, and 86 people in the US seem to care

- 8/11/2009

Andrew Keen 8/11/2009 12 comments
If old enemies England and France can fight two great wars together, then Bill and Steve can sit on the same corporate board

- 8/11/2009

- 8/10/2009

Editor's Blog 8/10/2009 14 comments
Facebook purchases social-sharing site FriendFeed for no conceivable reason

- 8/10/2009

Editor's Blog 8/10/2009 Post a comment
A recent survey suggests that the fear of data loss via social networks far outweighs the actual risk

- 8/10/2009

Todd Watson 8/10/2009 Post a comment
I'm on another series of Tubes this fine Monday morning, the kind that transport me from one part of the country to another

- 8/10/2009

- 8/9/2009

- 8/8/2009

- 8/7/2009

Alan Reiter's Wireless Web World 8/7/2009 7 comments
In India, Chinese mobile phones are giving many citizens their first taste of wireless, multimedia Internet

- 8/7/2009

Editor's Blog 8/7/2009 11 comments
Jascha Franklin Hodge, who helped spearhead MyBarackObama.com, says enterprises can learn a lot from the campaign's use of social networking

- 8/7/2009

- 8/6/2009

Robert Housman 8/6/2009 19 comments
As a society, Americans may soon have to change their approach to the issues raised by private information disclosed online

- 8/6/2009

IT Clan Editor's Blog 8/6/2009 14 comments
Netbooks – or hybrid thin clients of some sort – could follow a user push for lightweight, portable computing

- 8/6/2009

Editor's Blog 8/6/2009 33 comments
Twitter is fighting against a denial-of-service attack. Care much?

- 8/6/2009

- 8/5/2009

Security Clan Editor's Blog 8/5/2009 11 comments
Two different entities recently took networks or Websites down, reactively and proactively – each had its reasons

- 8/5/2009

Paul Korzeniowski 8/5/2009 22 comments
The lingo of Internet use, including 'Tweet' and 'LOL,' is increasingly an officially accepted part of the English language

- 8/5/2009

Michael Mascioni 8/5/2009 9 comments
UGC is showing up on billboards, in museums, and at your local pub

- 8/5/2009

Editor's Blog 8/5/2009 14 comments
Predictify.com, a 'prediction platform,' gets set to die after a year in operation

- 8/5/2009

- 8/4/2009

Robert J. Hansen 8/4/2009 43 comments
No technological solution to security problems is airtight in the real world – thanks to end users

Alan Reiter's Wireless Web World 8/4/2009 2 comments
Nokia's new phone should be better, for the money it costs

- 8/4/2009

- 8/3/2009

David Vellante 8/3/2009 47 comments
With so much at stake, the FCC's probe of Apple's refusal to carry Google Voice on iPhone could point the way to future decisions

- 8/3/2009

Rob Salkowitz 8/3/2009 13 comments
New cable should boost prospects for economy and overall quality of life throughout Africa

- 8/2/2009

- 8/1/2009