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China Spoils YouTube Spoiler
Editor's Blog  
7/31/2008   5 comments
Olympics-bound Internet addicts are sure to spend more time over the next few weeks obsessing over Internet censorship than reporting on the games
Comment: Rock the Casbah - Murugan - 7/31/2008
Comment: Power to the People - Murugan - 7/31/2008
Comment: Information is power - cjon316 - 7/30/2008
The Internet Will Forge a New Healthcare Economy
Deborah R. Hagar  
7/30/2008   13 comments
Connecting patients with sources of health information will lead to a consumer-driven healthcare economy
Comment: Re: Cuil or Google - Toastee - 7/29/2008
Comment: Cuil or Google - EliteC - 7/29/2008
Comment: Not So Cuil - RebeccaGill - 7/29/2008
Comment: Re: Not Surprising - jwallace - 7/29/2008
Comment: Buy 1, Get 1 FREE! - Mr. Roques - 7/29/2008
Comment: Re: Not Surprising - Mr. Roques - 7/29/2008
Comment: Re: Sigh - viboons - 7/28/2008
Comment: Sigh - Nicole Ferraro - 7/28/2008
Former Googlers Launch Rival 'Cuil'
Editor's Blog  
7/28/2008   25 comments
Is 'Cuil' the much-anticipated search engine to rival Google? Or will it simply top the pile of forgotten poseurs?
Craig Sherman, CEO, Gaia Online
Dialogue  
7/28/2008   9 comments
Craig Sherman, CEO of Gaia Online, tells Internet Evolution about Gaia's monetization success, the future of 'online hangouts' vs social networks, and why his avatar has blue hair
Comment: when it might happen? - Mashka - 7/28/2008
Comment: The Cut - kurniawan - 7/28/2008
Comment: Community and Brand - lpricci49 - 7/27/2008
Comment: Re: Mixed Feeling - kurniawan - 7/25/2008
Comment: Re: Mixed Feeling - RPR - 7/25/2008
Comment: Limited changes - azbat - 7/25/2008
Poll: Users Are 50% More Cautious With Web Surfing
Editor's Blog  
7/25/2008   10 comments
50 percent of Internet Evolution readers claim they surf 'more cautiously' because of extensive data-gathering by Web services
3D: a New Dimension for the Internet
Todd Barrish  
7/25/2008   13 comments
From U2 concerts to video messaging, 3D seems a sure bet for Web 3.0 and beyond
Comment: Re: Not Surprising - jwallace - 7/25/2008
Comment: Re: Not Surprising - Mr. Roques - 7/25/2008
Comment: Not Surprising - Murugan - 7/25/2008
Comment: Mixed Feeling - kurniawan - 7/25/2008
MySpace on the Brink of Irrelevance
Editor's Blog  
7/24/2008   14 comments
Once the leading global social networking site, MySpace is slipping in more than just its traffic numbers
Comment: Re: would I die??? - Mr. Roques - 7/24/2008
Comment: Re: pizzatracker - guiambros - 7/24/2008
Comment: Re: would I die??? - jwallace - 7/24/2008
Comment: Re: // - Nicole Ferraro - 7/24/2008
Comment: pizzatracker - guiambros - 7/24/2008
Comment: Shocked I survived - EliteC - 7/23/2008
Comment: Re: Webcast - RPR - 7/23/2008
Comment: Webcast - joly - 7/23/2008
Comment: would I die??? - Auntie NoNo - 7/23/2008
Hollywood's Behind the Internet Times
Cyan Banister  
7/23/2008   14 comments
Forget Web 2.0 or 3.0. When it comes to online savvy, many top stars are still in pre-Web mode
Comment: I Will Survive! - hounhosp - 7/23/2008
Comment: Re: // - jwallace - 7/23/2008
Comment: Re: // - Mr. Roques - 7/23/2008
Comment: // - jwallace - 7/23/2008
The Day the Internet Died
Editor's Blog  
7/23/2008   24 comments
The Internet stopped evolving for just a little while here at IE headquarters
Comment: Qik the habit - kochsner - 7/22/2008
Comment: Silly... - Beefykieth - 7/22/2008
Bring in the Noise: Qik Enters Public Beta
Editor's Blog  
7/22/2008   16 comments
With the emergence of mobile streaming video services, like Qik, we can expect more in the way of privacy breaches, ethical dilemmas, and rowdy online noise
Comment: Re: However... - Nicole Ferraro - 7/21/2008
Comment: Re: PKM tools - Brian Newby - 7/21/2008
Comment: Re: order ordeal - Mr. Roques - 7/21/2008
Comment: Re: Web 2.0 - Mr. Roques - 7/21/2008
Comment: However... - TNT - 7/21/2008
Comment: order ordeal - Auntie NoNo - 7/21/2008
Socializing, Online & Off
Internet Evolution Poll  
7/21/2008   Post a comment
How has your offline life been changed by online social networking?
Web 2.0's Security Infotainment
Paul Doyle  
7/21/2008   7 comments
If everybody's under suspicion, even IT insiders, who can be trusted to run the network?
Comment: Hold the stick - Fabio - 7/21/2008
Comment: Re: I think security - jwallace - 7/20/2008
Comment: I think security - Ken4Wireless - 7/20/2008
Comment: Give it a chance. - Murugan - 7/20/2008
Comment: Re: Result? - homesteadtraders - 7/19/2008
Comment: Re: Result? - homesteadtraders - 7/19/2008
Comment: Re: Result? - Natalies_mommy - 7/18/2008
Comment: Re: Result? - Nicole Ferraro - 7/18/2008
Comment: Result? - burn0050 - 7/18/2008
Comment: Web 3.0 questions - Raza - 7/18/2008
Comment: boo to google - Natalies_mommy - 7/18/2008
Comment: Re: why twitter? - Mr. Roques - 7/18/2008
Comment: Hmmm... - Mr. Roques - 7/18/2008
Comment: PKM tools - jasonpriem - 7/18/2008
The Perils of Ordering Pizza Online
Editor's Blog  
7/18/2008   34 comments
Some things are just not easier on the Internet
Comment: why twitter? - Mashka - 7/18/2008
Comment: just another version - Mashka - 7/18/2008
Comment: And #4 - Kezia - 7/17/2008
Comment: Previous work - jasonpriem - 7/17/2008
Web 3.0 Predictions: Content Will Rule
Sandeep Amar  
7/17/2008   7 comments
New platforms, applications, and search engines will support a kingdom run by content
Comment: this is ridiculous! - Mashka - 7/17/2008
Comment: Classism as well? - Root Maniac - 7/16/2008
Comment: I Agree!! - xirclebox - 7/16/2008
Comment: Re: Open Space - Nicole Ferraro - 7/16/2008
Comment: Interesting read - Raza - 7/16/2008
Comment: Implemention of PKB - abdlah - 7/16/2008
Comment: How lucky am I? - bugma302 - 7/16/2008
Comment: Re: Open Space - dlavie - 7/16/2008
Comment: Re: Open Space - Geekess - 7/16/2008
The Dawn of the PKB (Personal Knowledge Base)
Marc Canter  
7/15/2008   10 comments
It's not too soon to think about the next step in personal information management
Comment: Open Space - Mr. Roques - 7/15/2008
Comment: Dope slaps all around - M Hulot - 7/15/2008
Social Networking & the Art of Personal Discretion
Editor's Blog  
7/15/2008   17 comments
A recent lawsuit calls into question whether the media should be allowed to repurpose and cite content from social networking profiles
Comment: Re: The Hoff!! - Phavanhna - 7/15/2008
Lyle Fong, CEO, Lithium Technologies
Dialogue  
7/15/2008   3 comments
Internet Evolution spoke with Lyle Fong, CEO of Lithium Technologies, about the best and worst practices for establishing external communities around enterprise brands
Comment: Data is Valuable - lpricci49 - 7/14/2008
Comment: Silly Social - lpricci49 - 7/14/2008
Comment: Re: The Hoff!! - Chris.Browne - 7/14/2008
Social Networking Meets Hollywood
Editor's Blog  
7/14/2008   3 comments
Internet Evolution publishes a new report on the 10 Most Gratuitous Social Networks, celebrities infecting cyberspace with more vapid details of their shallow, meaningless lives
Your Budget Could Hang on Your Wiki
David Vellante  
7/14/2008   7 comments
Data is set to become a line item on the budget, and the Web could play a role in how it's valued
Comment: The Hoff!! - Mr. Roques - 7/14/2008
10 Most Gratuitous Celebrity Social Networks
The Big Report  
7/14/2008   19 comments
Lacking sufficient attention and self-gratification on the physical plane, celebrities are going virtual with their own social networking sites. We present the best of the worst
Comment: Re: I forgot - burn0050 - 7/14/2008
Comment: Teens and Text - cjon316 - 7/14/2008
Staying Connected in Web 2.0: The Mobile Angle
Oded Noy  
7/14/2008   7 comments
Web 2.0 connectivity demands a new kind of computing platform
Comment: Re: - Yihong Ding - 7/12/2008
Comment: Re: - Raza - 7/12/2008
Comment: Re: - Yihong Ding - 7/12/2008
Comment: Re: - Raza - 7/12/2008
Comment: Re: 蚁多咬死象 - viboons - 7/10/2008
Comment: oh yeah? - M Hulot - 7/10/2008
Comment: 蚁多咬死象 - Yihong Ding - 7/10/2008
Comment: harsh, terence - M Hulot - 7/10/2008
Yahoo Searches for Enterprise Strategy
IT Clan Editor's Blog  
7/10/2008   14 comments
Company's bid to launch itself into enterprise search by licensing its own engine to third parties may inadvertently build the case for Microsoft acquisition
Comment: Re: I forgot - Mr. Roques - 7/10/2008
Comment: I forgot - burn0050 - 7/10/2008
Comment: lovely lively googly - viboons - 7/9/2008
Comment: Way to go for Yahoo??? - Raza - 7/9/2008
Four Reasons to Shun Google Lively
Editor's Blog  
7/9/2008   11 comments
Google makes yet another miserable stab at releasing a Web 2.0 product
Comment: Technology cycles - Lynngi - 7/8/2008
Comment: Re: Perspective - Tara Joyce - 7/8/2008
Comment: Re: Perspective - dweiner - 7/8/2008
Comment: Perspective - Tara Joyce - 7/8/2008
Comment: Re: Virtual Insanity - ashy - 7/8/2008
Comment: Re: WOW! - dweiner - 7/8/2008
The MicroHoo Saga Continues
Editor's Blog  
7/8/2008   5 comments
Microsoft teams with Carl Icahn to unseat the Yahoo board and go after a deal once again
Comment: I don't get it... - tech_ed - 7/8/2008
Comment: Re: WOW! - Insultant - 7/8/2008
Comment: WOW! - M Hulot - 7/8/2008
Pondering the Fate of Twitter
Cyan Banister  
7/8/2008   14 comments
Will Twitter go the way of Friendster, or can it be rescued by MySpace and Facebook?
Comment: Re: Virtual Insanity - viboons - 7/8/2008
Comment: Re: A Happy Dream - Tom Nolle - 7/7/2008
Comment: A Happy Dream - M Hulot - 7/7/2008
Comment: Re: Virtual Insanity - Catm127 - 7/7/2008
How to Jump-Start Internet Innovation
Tom Nolle  
7/7/2008   21 comments
The financial industry must help promote tech development by holding off the speculators
Parallel Virtual Worlds: Avatars, Everywhere
Editor's Blog  
7/7/2008   13 comments
RocketOn unveils the first virtual world where avatars can gather on any Website to date each other and toss gnomes
Comment: Re: Moogle - viboons - 7/4/2008
Comment: but it's in the dna - dlavie - 7/3/2008
Why Microsoft Should Forego the Acquisitions Route
IT Clan Editor's Blog  
7/3/2008   3 comments
Redmond needs to unleash its business units from the Windows mothership and start making products users want to use
Comment: Killer App - tech_ed - 7/3/2008
Comment: Freed from email - Murugan - 7/3/2008
Email to Fizzle Out in Five Years?
Editor's Blog  
7/2/2008   23 comments
In an online poll, a majority of Internet Evolution readers foresee using communication tools other than email in the next five years
Comment: viewers - Asad - 7/1/2008
Comment: Re: Give me a break! - Murugan - 7/1/2008
Comment: net narcissism - M Hulot - 7/1/2008




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Paul Korzeniowski
The smartphone market reached a significant milestone, a breakthrough that may cause vendors to celebrate but could strain the capabilities of IT service desks.
Maria Korolov
Maria Korolov   5/21/2013   8 comments
In the fall of 2011, around 160,000 students in 190 countries enrolled in a Stanford-sponsored online course about artificial intelligence. About 23,000 completed the course and got certificates, including 248 who got a perfect score. The university offered the same course the old-fashioned way to students sitting in Stanford classrooms. None of the those students got a perfect score.
Joe Stanganelli
As Mitch Wagner discussed today, Yahoo is acquiring Tumblr. The big Internet debate at the moment is whether Tumblr will be good or bad for Yahoo. Regardless of their stances on the future of Yahoo itself, many claim that Yahoo will somehow ruin Tumblr.
George Taylor
George Taylor   5/20/2013   10 comments
Has China stolen a march on the West, developing an Internet architecture that is not only based on IPv6, but is also inherently secure from both internal and external attack?
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Kim Davis
Big-Data Can’t Always Sell Wine

5|21|13   |   2:23   |   3 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   |   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.
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Yahoo Needs to Break Tumblr in Order to Fix It
Joe Stanganelli
As
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