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Comment: Re: Can it Simplify - Carol - 3/31/2010
Comment: facebook fad - osasan - 3/31/2010
Comment: Stay home - nathanwosnack - 3/31/2010
Comment: Re: Can it Simplify - KMT568 - 3/31/2010
Alignment of IT & LOBs Drives 'Internet of Things' Success
Bob Violino  
3/31/2010   7 comments
If IT aligns properly with lines of business on Internet of Things projects, research shows profit levels climb
Comment: Re: Let Freedom Ring! - ivka - 3/31/2010
Comment: Re: Can it Simplify - MShellC - 3/31/2010
Comment: Asking for trouble - jnieusma - 3/30/2010
Comment: Iran - Princess_dascho - 3/30/2010
Comment: Not worth it - bri77 - 3/30/2010
Comment: Texas - dlavie - 3/30/2010
Comment: need to know - dlavie - 3/30/2010
Comment: Being followed/Found - marks - 3/30/2010
Comment: Re: Can it Simplify - MShellC - 3/30/2010
Comment: Re: *shudders* - MShellC - 3/30/2010
Comment: search freedom - Insultant - 3/30/2010
Comment: Can it Simplify - Murugan - 3/30/2010
Facebook Tops Google as Most Visited Website in US
Cirque Du Solez  
3/30/2010   9 comments
Facebook is No. 1. What does that mean for the human race?
Let Freedom Ring!
Internet Evolution Poll  
3/30/2010   18 comments
Which country, if any, should Google turn to next to push the cause of search freedom?
Comment: Foursquare - Paul Geffen - 3/30/2010
Like It or Not, It's All About Location
Editor's Blog  
3/30/2010   29 comments
This year's buzzword may very well be 'location,' a theme that will be covered thoroughly at this week's Where 2.0 show
Comment: Re: with caution - Mr. Roques - 3/30/2010
Comment: Re: *shudders* - Mr. Roques - 3/30/2010
Comment: Re: *shudders* - Murugan - 3/30/2010
Comment: *shudders* - MShellC - 3/30/2010
Comment: Avenues of approach - jnieusma - 3/29/2010
Comment: Re: Science - Nicole Ferraro - 3/29/2010
People Search Finds Profitable Niche
Editor's Blog  
3/29/2010   25 comments
France's yellow pages company, Pages Jaunes, acquires 123People, the people search engine which shows just how much there is to know about us on the Web
Shifting Behavior With Technology
David Hayden  
3/29/2010   1 comment
How would people behave if voice messaging were combined with Twitter and Facebook?
Comment: Re: Who wants to know? - Gabe - 3/29/2010
Comment: Re: with caution - Gabe - 3/29/2010
Comment: Who wants to know? - EJHarnois - 3/28/2010
Comment: Re: with caution - mamaflynny - 3/26/2010
Comment: Re: Science - mamaflynny - 3/26/2010
Comment: Science - Joe Stanganelli - 3/26/2010
Facebook 'Scientists' Determine World's Happiness
what.the.ferraro  
3/26/2010   18 comments
Except their data is worthless, and these people are not scientists.
Comment: Re: with caution - Gabe - 3/26/2010
Comment: Re: with caution - Gabe - 3/26/2010
Comment: Re: with caution - Gabe - 3/26/2010
Comment: Re: with caution - mtechie - 3/25/2010
Comment: Keep it off the web - KMT568 - 3/25/2010
Comment: matter of taste - Hareton - 3/25/2010
Comment: Re: with caution - Gabe - 3/25/2010
The Debatable 'FAQs' About Digital Government
James Lambie  
3/25/2010   3 comments
Meet the UK's latest broadband plan, which replaces last year's, which replaced the one from 2004... and we're not 'there' yet
Comment: Re: with caution - Gabe - 3/24/2010
Comment: Thanks Kim! - Mary Jander - 3/23/2010
Comment: Who needs a desktop? - lek1981 - 3/23/2010
Comment: with caution - mtechie - 3/23/2010
Location Awareness
Internet Evolution Poll  
3/23/2010   21 comments
Have you started using location-aware tools?
Comment: Re: ads on Twitter - KMT568 - 3/23/2010
Comment: Re: Yes - Paul Whyte - 3/23/2010
Comment: Re: And yet, and yet.. - dlavie - 3/22/2010
Comment: Re: Yes - PatrickBrinksma - 3/22/2010
Comment: I love engines! - Mary Jander - 3/22/2010
Comment: Re: ads on Twitter - KMT568 - 3/22/2010
Comment: Re: stop the madness - hounhosp - 3/22/2010
Comment: stop the madness - Chris Poley - 3/22/2010
Gentlemen, Stop Your Engines
Sweeney Blog  
3/22/2010   10 comments
Search engines have given way to recommendation engines, content suggestion engines... enough!
Comment: Re: Yes - Mr. Roques - 3/21/2010
Comment: Re: Yes - Ariella - 3/21/2010
Comment: Re: Yes - KMT568 - 3/21/2010
Comment: Truth - pjpugliese - 3/21/2010
Comment: Re: Yes - Ariella - 3/20/2010
Comment: Re: Yes - Paul Whyte - 3/20/2010
Comment: Re: Yes - Joe Stanganelli - 3/19/2010
Comment: Tracking Memes - Michael Singer - 3/19/2010
Comment: Yes - Nicole Ferraro - 3/19/2010
Comment: Inside outside - Terry Sweeney - 3/19/2010
Comment: It's all about sports - lek1981 - 3/19/2010
Is Internet Access a Fundamental Right?
Wisdom of the Big Chair  
3/19/2010   2 comments
There are big differences between Internet access and freedom of speech.
How Enterprises Can Capture Elusive Online Data
Mimi Dionne  
3/19/2010   12 comments
Records agility – leading to enterprise data collection of 'memes' from social networks – starts with a good policy
Singularity: When Robots Have Empathy for Humans
Cirque Du Solez  
3/19/2010   3 comments
Computers may seem to care about us – but they don’t really. Someday they will.
Cootchy Cootchy Coo
Todd Watson  
3/18/2010   Post a comment
Puppies and babies. You just can never go wrong with puppies and babies
Comment: Re: ads on Twitter - JC Cameron - 3/18/2010
Comment: If Google did..... - lek1981 - 3/18/2010
Comment: How to create an App: - lek1981 - 3/18/2010
Hunch Hasn't a Clue About My Intentions
Andrew Keen  
3/18/2010   18 comments
A new generation of quacks has founded a school of crowd-sourced intentionality
Comment: Re: ads on Twitter - Ariella - 3/18/2010
That 'Friend' of Yours May Be the Feds
Editor's Blog  
3/18/2010   10 comments
Facebook is most compliant with requests from the government for private user information, says a newly released set of guidelines from the Justice Department
Comment: Yes. - nathanwosnack - 3/17/2010
SXSW Interactive 2010: Smarter Social Media
Todd Watson  
3/17/2010   Post a comment
Thanks again to everyone who showed up yesterday during the LAST time slot of SXSW Interactive
Comment: FB Junked Up? - rjacksix - 3/17/2010
Comment: The Reality is ... - rjacksix - 3/17/2010
Comment: When Worlds Collide - Ariella - 3/17/2010
Comment: the patience of Job - Kurtkeys - 3/17/2010
Comment: Re: ads on Twitter - Ariella - 3/17/2010
Comment: Re: Hahaha - AGreen - 3/16/2010
Comment: Re: sooooo sorry - SteveGNYC - 3/16/2010
Comment: sooooo sorry - Chris Poley - 3/16/2010
Comment: Re: I dunno ... - dvisme - 3/16/2010
Comment: I dunno ... - dvisme - 3/16/2010
Comment: Hahaha - kuhrc - 3/16/2010
Twitter Bores Texas
Editor's Blog  
3/16/2010   11 comments
Twitter's @anywhere platform release was not enough to keep attendees' attention at South by Southwest Interactive
IE Radio: We're LIVE With Jon Fisher!
Editor's Blog  
3/16/2010   Post a comment
We're live on IE Radio with Jon Fisher. Join us now!
Digital Hollywood Is Almost as Bad as the Real One
what.the.ferraro  
3/16/2010   16 comments
The Digital Hollywood Media Summit this year was just like all the others, which is not a good thing.
Comment: Re: selective wording - RIMMAN - 3/16/2010
Comment: selective wording - Chris Poley - 3/16/2010
Comment: Re: ads on Twitter - jwallace - 3/15/2010
Comment: ads on Twitter - Terri Eberle - 3/15/2010
Ads on Twitter
Internet Evolution Poll  
3/15/2010   19 comments
Will advertisements on Twitter solve its monetization problem?
Comment: Re: Addicted NOT - Mary Jander - 3/15/2010
Comment: Not very surprising - KMT568 - 3/15/2010
What Does Corporate America Think of 2.0?
Todd Watson  
3/15/2010   Post a comment
Web 2.0, and what we've come to call the social media, is all about everything that enterprise companies are often not
Pew: Online Media Still Lack Monetization Path
Editor's Blog  
3/15/2010   15 comments
Advertising is down, search revenues are up, and Rupert Murdoch is likely angrier than ever
Comment: Addicted NOT - Mary Jander - 3/15/2010
When Worlds Apart Collide
Second Shooter  
3/15/2010   6 comments
Why does everyone claim their products are transformative?
Comment: Connectaholics? - RIMMAN - 3/15/2010
SXSW Interactive 2010: Clay Shirky Keynote Debrief
Todd Watson  
3/15/2010   1 comment
The title of NYU ITP professor and author Clay Shirky's Sunday morning keynote: 'Monkeys with Internet Access: Sharing, Human Nature, and Digital Data'
iPads & Rushkoff
Todd Watson  
3/15/2010   Post a comment
OK, so far, I've only had two voters in the 'Should Turbo Buy an iPad' contest
Comment: iphoneaholic - javeriayounes - 3/15/2010
Why Your iPhone Is Not Like Heroin
Sweeney Blog  
3/15/2010   12 comments
Researchers and marketers have to stop with the addiction language.
Comment: Re: Internet TV - Mr. Roques - 3/14/2010
Comment: Twitter != Facebook - dbergman - 3/14/2010
Comment: Keep it in the open - jnieusma - 3/13/2010
Comment: Re: Gross - Paul Whyte - 3/12/2010
Twitter Withers Next to Facebook's 'Net Effect'
Editor's Blog  
3/12/2010   18 comments
While Twitter users have made a habit out of not producing much content, Facebook is benefiting from the 'network effect'
Comment: Not dead yet... - JC Cameron - 3/12/2010
Comment: Re: Gross - Insultant - 3/12/2010
Comment: Gross - Nicole Ferraro - 3/12/2010
SXSWi: Let the Austin Digital Invasion Begin
Todd Watson  
3/12/2010   Post a comment
Twitter is afire with folks getting excited to head to our fair city of Austin for the start of SXSW Interactive
What the Hell Is Wrong With Hollywood?
Steve Saunders' Outernet  
3/12/2010   4 comments
Steve launches a Facebook campaign about the Oscars' revolting goody bag.
Comment: Internet TV - Mr. Roques - 3/11/2010
The Cable Alternative: Web TV
Editor's Blog  
3/11/2010   14 comments
Cable TV is allegedly doing better than ever before, but Web TV could at least give the cable industry reason to stay on guard
Security as a Service
Raimund Genes  
3/11/2010   1 comment
Trend Micro's Raimund Genes examines the need for companies to outsource their security solutions.
Comment: just a fact - Mashka - 3/11/2010
Comment: Old Austin - JoeFoster - 3/10/2010
Comment: Re: Hogwash - Joe Stanganelli - 3/10/2010
Comment: Re: Hogwash - artfrankmiami - 3/10/2010
Comment: There's Always a Way - kenton - 3/10/2010
'Jihad Jane' Exposes Web's Dark Side
Security Clan Editor's Blog  
3/10/2010   17 comments
Terrorists are using the full array of Web 2.0 and social media tools to communicate and recruit online
Comment: Re: hiring - Ariella - 3/10/2010
Comment: Re: It's a step - jwallace - 3/10/2010
Are WiFi Hotspots an Adult Application?
Second Shooter  
3/10/2010   Post a comment
Apple doesn't want you to get adult entertainment in a WiFi hotspot – at least not with an iPhone.
Comment: Re: Hogwash - Joe Stanganelli - 3/10/2010
Comment: BBQ "in Austin" - RIMMAN - 3/10/2010
Comment: Re: hiring - Susan Fourtané - 3/10/2010
Comment: Hogwash - artfrankmiami - 3/10/2010
Comment: Re: hiring - Ariella - 3/10/2010
Comment: a place for all - Chris Poley - 3/10/2010
Comment: Re: It's a step - AGreen - 3/10/2010
Comment: Re: hiring - Susan Fourtané - 3/10/2010
Comment: Re: Designs for less - nasimson - 3/10/2010
How Valuable Is That Archive?
Lee H. Berke  
3/10/2010   3 comments
If you're a sports content provider, your archives have value, but the shelf life is short.
Comment: Places in Austin - JoeFoster - 3/9/2010
Comment: Nice review - lpricci49 - 3/9/2010
Comment: It happens... - JC Cameron - 3/9/2010
IE Radio: We're LIVE With Larry Rosen
Editor's Blog  
3/9/2010   Post a comment
Join us NOW for an IE Radio interview with Larry Rosen
How Good Is ‘Kindle for BlackBerry’?
Reiter's Block  
3/9/2010   4 comments
Reiter couldn't wait to get Amazon's Kindle for BlackBerry app. Was it worth the wait?
Comment: Re: Journalism? - Paul Whyte - 3/9/2010
Comment: Journalism? - Auntie NoNo - 3/9/2010
Join Us for IE Radio With Larry Rosen at 3 PM ET!
Editor's Blog  
3/9/2010   Post a comment
Tune in for IE Radio at 3 PM ET when we interview Larry Rosen, author of Rewired
SXSW Interactive: Turbo's Austin Tips 'n' Tricks
Todd Watson  
3/8/2010   6 comments
For those of you on your way to Austin later this week for SXSW Interactive, this is *my* recommendations and tips list and nobody else's!
Comment: Rights... - nathanwosnack - 3/8/2010
Comment: Right to access - Ariella - 3/8/2010
NYC Lets Bloggers Halfway In
Editor's Blog  
3/8/2010   10 comments
New York City invites bloggers a little bit closer to the table of professional journalists
Comment: Re: It's a step - Paul Whyte - 3/8/2010
Comment: Re: Toyota Tweets - Paul Whyte - 3/8/2010
Comment: Re: It's a step - jwallace - 3/8/2010
Life, Liberty & Internet Access
Internet Evolution Poll  
3/8/2010   45 comments
Is Internet access a human right?
Not Enough Ink
Todd Watson  
3/8/2010   Post a comment
I think my Oscar picks came in at around 50% (of those categories I picked)
Comment: It's a step - Mary Jander - 3/8/2010
Comment: Toyota Tweets - javeriayounes - 3/8/2010
Twoubled Twoyota Twurns two Twitter
what.the.ferraro  
3/8/2010   9 comments
Toyota launches a site on TweetMeme where it's aggregating Toyota-related Tweets, hoping to repair its image.
Comment: Compliance - Joe Stanganelli - 3/7/2010
Comment: Personas - jnieusma - 3/6/2010
Comment: Post-Privacy Era - Rich Adler - 3/6/2010
Comment: A suggestion - javeriayounes - 3/6/2010
Comment: Truth and lies - javeriayounes - 3/6/2010
Comment: Anonymity - Augury - 3/5/2010
Comment: I know you believe - RIMMAN - 3/5/2010
Poll: We Are Who We Say We Are (Sometimes)
Editor's Blog  
3/5/2010   24 comments
More than one third of our poll takers say 'every word' of what they post about themselves online is true... but who can believe them?
Comment: Re: Designs for less - PaulJ - 3/5/2010
Comment: Re: Designs for less - Ariella - 3/4/2010
Comment: whack a mole - Mike Acker - 3/4/2010
IE Radio: We're LIVE With Don Tapscott!
Editor's Blog  
3/4/2010   Post a comment
We're live with Don Tapscott on IE Radio. Join us or regret it forever!
Comment: Re: Designs for less - modza - 3/4/2010
Comment: Re: Designs for less - PaulJ - 3/4/2010
Comment: Re: Designs for less - modza - 3/4/2010
Comment: Re: Designs for less - PaulJ - 3/4/2010
Join Us for IE Radio With Don Tapscott at 2 PM ET!
Editor's Blog  
3/4/2010   Post a comment
Be sure to tune in today at 2 PM ET for an IE Radio interview with Don Tapscott
Comment: a good example - Mashka - 3/4/2010
Comment: Re: Mostly... - nathanwosnack - 3/4/2010
Comment: Re: CPM? - Rob Leathern - 3/4/2010
Comment: CPM? - jabailo - 3/4/2010
Fractional Expertise: The Next Step in Crowdsourcing
Rob Leathern  
3/4/2010   31 comments
Fractional expertise sites have experts contributing slices of time to solve customers' specific problems online
Comment: American Accents - mhhfive - 3/3/2010
USA Sics Ashton Kutcher on Russia
Steve Saunders' Outernet  
3/3/2010   9 comments
The US's technology delegation to Russia turns into a mortifying embarrassment.
Comment: Silly at best - javeriayounes - 3/2/2010
Comment: Re: social media - SteveGNYC - 3/2/2010
Comment: Re: online news - Alan Joch - 3/2/2010
Department of Defense Goes Social, Invites Risk
Editor's Blog  
3/2/2010   27 comments
The Department of Defense lifts a three-year ban on social networking from military computers
Comment: Re: social media - kerryf - 3/2/2010
Comment: Re: online news - Alan Joch - 3/2/2010
Finding the Green: An IT Roadmap
The Big Report  
3/2/2010   3 comments
Common sense – and smart, selective use of server virtualization – still drives green savings
Comment: Re: online news - Terri Eberle - 3/2/2010
A Multigenerational Look at the iPad
Marc Staimer  
3/2/2010   22 comments
The trade press got it wrong about the iPad; by drawing oldsters and youngsters into specific online markets, it's becoming a big deal
Social Networking for Burglars
Sweeney Blog  
3/2/2010   9 comments
Using information easily gleaned from Twitter, PleaseRobMe.com posts lists of "Recent Empty Homes."
Comment: social media - Terri Eberle - 3/1/2010
Comment: online news - Terri Eberle - 3/1/2010
Internet Takes the Lead With News Consumers
Editor's Blog  
3/1/2010   19 comments
The Internet beats out newspapers as the preferred news medium of choice, but news consumers still prefer 'traditional' news over blogs, Tweets, and social news sites
Are You Lazy & Crazy? There's an App for That!
what.the.ferraro  
3/1/2010   9 comments
There's no shortage of silly press releases in my inbox. Here are two favorites.
Forecast for Broadcast
Internet Evolution Poll  
3/1/2010   8 comments
How soon will ABC, CBS, NBC, and Fox transition to Web-only operations?
Comment: Re: Mostly... - nathanwosnack - 3/1/2010
Risks & Rewards of Cyber Screening Job Candidates
Mary E. Shacklett  
3/1/2010   45 comments
Turning to cyber resources to screen job candidates can be effective but also exposes companies and potential employees to new risks




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Ron Miller   5/17/2013   15 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.
Harry Hawk
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
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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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