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Comment: Social waterslide - jwallace - 8/31/2008
Comment: The future will tell - hounhosp - 8/31/2008
Comment: Re: Verbal SAT - Paul Whyte - 8/31/2008
Comment: Re: Verbal SAT - RPR - 8/31/2008
Comment: Re: Verbal SAT - jwallace - 8/31/2008
Comment: Re: Verbal SAT - jwallace - 8/31/2008
Comment: Re: Verbal SAT - Nicole Ferraro - 8/31/2008
Comment: Re: Verbal SAT - chad.mcdonald - 8/30/2008
Comment: Re: Verbal SAT - RPR - 8/30/2008
Comment: Re: middle man? - xihalife - 8/30/2008
Comment: Re: middle man? - Paul Whyte - 8/30/2008
Comment: Re: middle man? - xihalife - 8/30/2008
Comment: Re: middle man? - xihalife - 8/30/2008
Comment: Re: Verbal SAT - Nicole Ferraro - 8/30/2008
One Web, One Web ID
The Big Report  
8/30/2008   4 comments
Users want a single Web ID, but businesses are hesitant. So far, OpenID is closest to making this happen, and it's a long way from widespread use
Comment: Re: The Twits - Root Maniac - 8/29/2008
Comment: Re: The Twits - Michael Singer - 8/29/2008
Comment: Dear Miss Cleo, - Root Maniac - 8/29/2008
Comment: The Twits - Root Maniac - 8/29/2008
The Tweeting of GenX
Rob Salkowitz  
8/29/2008   7 comments
A generation that disdained Twitter now can't live without it
Comment: Re: Verbal SAT - Paul Whyte - 8/29/2008
Comment: Re: Verbal SAT - Catm127 - 8/29/2008
Comment: Re: Verbal SAT - Paul Whyte - 8/29/2008
Comment: Verbal SAT - jwallace - 8/29/2008
Readers Divine Companies' Financial Futures
Editor's Blog  
8/29/2008   14 comments
In a poll last week, the majority of our readers voted Google and Yahoo's financial futures most tenuous, over profitless companies like Facebook, Digg, and Twitter
Comment: playing with words - Mike Acker - 8/28/2008
Predictifying the Internet's Impending Explosion
Editor's Blog  
8/28/2008   7 comments
Predictify, a forward-looking news and prediction site, is just another force pushing against the ever-inflating Web 2.0 bubble
Comment: Makes ya think - Chris.Browne - 8/27/2008
Comment: Just wisdom - jwallace - 8/27/2008
Comment: Re: middle man? - Paul Whyte - 8/27/2008
Comment: Re: That Was Smart! - hounhosp - 8/27/2008
Comment: Re: middle man? - hounhosp - 8/27/2008
Comment: middle man? - Catm127 - 8/26/2008
Comment: Re: Sounds dumb, but - kochsner - 8/26/2008
Jonathan Abrams, Founder & CEO, Socializr
Dialogue  
8/26/2008   5 comments
Friendster founder Jonathan Abrams discusses the unpleasant history of Friendster's technology troubles, the current state of social media, and why his latest startup, Socializr, is better than Evite
Comment: Sounds dumb, but - Root Maniac - 8/26/2008
Comment: Video Consumption - EliteC - 8/26/2008
New Social Site Takes Multilingual Tack
Editor's Blog  
8/26/2008   10 comments
Network with your friend... ahora en español!
Comment: Re: That Was Smart! - jwallace - 8/26/2008
Comment: That Was Smart! - hounhosp - 8/26/2008
Comment: Tweets for the future - Murugan - 8/26/2008
Comment: A New Standard - Murugan - 8/26/2008
Comment: The horizontal - kurniawan - 8/26/2008
Comment: Not what is claimed - unhappy - 8/25/2008
Most Hated Web 2.0 Buzzword
Internet Evolution Poll  
8/25/2008   Post a comment
Plenty of buzzwords have arisen in the era of 'Web 2.0.' Which has been your most detested?
Comment: Password protection - cjon316 - 8/25/2008
Twittering,Texting, and Emailing... Oh, My
Editor's Blog  
8/25/2008   12 comments
The Barack Obama campaign this weekend used its best 'Web politrick' yet to amass an enormous database of email addresses and phone numbers, despite the fact that old media beat it to the punch
Comment: relieved! - Natalies_mommy - 8/25/2008
Top 10 Web Politricks
The Big Report  
8/25/2008   10 comments
Through their weird online 'politricks,' the 2008 presidential contenders have proved that the Web can be a help and a hindrance
Comment: Re: Yup- Silly - jwallace - 8/23/2008
Comment: Goodwill is easier - cjon316 - 8/22/2008
With Sellers, eBay Starts to Lose Ground
Editor's Blog  
8/22/2008   6 comments
Frustrated sellers, unimpressed with eBay's decision to emphasize fix-priced bidding, long for a new site to host auctions
Comment: depends on the reason - Mashka - 8/22/2008
Comment: It is almost there - Mashka - 8/22/2008
Comment: Re: Yup- Silly - peterbowman - 8/21/2008
Comment: Yup- Silly - lpricci49 - 8/21/2008
Comment: Re: Amen Sista! - jwallace - 8/21/2008
Comment: Amen Sista! - robertforsyth - 8/21/2008
One Degree of Change in Video Consumption
Editor's Blog  
8/21/2008   5 comments
Monetizing online video may require interactivity on the users' part, says one executive
Comment: re: Are We Heading - jwallace - 8/20/2008
Are We Heading for a Second Internet Meltdown?
Peter Bowman  
8/20/2008   8 comments
A recent Website launch event spurs some industry soul-searching
Comment: Re: it is unethical - hounhosp - 8/19/2008
Comment: Re: it is unethical - viboons - 8/19/2008
Comment: it is unethical - Asad - 8/19/2008
Comment: Sweet deals - Asad - 8/19/2008
For Those Who Think They're Password Protected
Editor's Blog  
8/19/2008   17 comments
In a recent poll, 42% of Internet Evolution readers claim to have signed into someone's email or social networking account without permission
Financially Fragile
Internet Evolution Poll  
8/19/2008   Post a comment
Which company's financial future do you find most fragile?
Twitter's Money Troubles
Editor's Blog  
8/18/2008   2 comments
In its search for a profitable business model, Twitter resorts to eliminating outbound tweets via SMS in the UK
Alex Payne, Software Engineer, Twitter
Dialogue  
8/18/2008   5 comments
Internet Evolution spoke to Twitter's Alex Payne about Twitter's plans for profitability, its frequent outages, and its efforts to attract a broader demographic
Comment: Google,who? - Mashka - 8/18/2008
Comment: Re: Come on - Insultant - 8/17/2008
Comment: Let's Face It! - hounhosp - 8/16/2008
Comment: Master Rice Cooker - jwallace - 8/16/2008
Comment: Some More... - hounhosp - 8/16/2008
Comment: time killing - Mashka - 8/16/2008
Comment: Re: Come on - hounhosp - 8/15/2008
Top 10 Time-Wasting Websites
Editor's Blog  
8/15/2008   15 comments
The Web is chock full of areas to spend endless amounts of time doing nothing productive
Comment: Re: Splitting Hairs - Drowlord - 8/15/2008
Comment: Be Careful! - lpricci49 - 8/15/2008
Behavioral Targeting: Who Wins, Who Loses
Sandeep Amar  
8/14/2008   8 comments
Your privacy is being infringed as you use the Web. A battle is brewing
Comment: Re: Come on - Nicole Ferraro - 8/14/2008
Comment: Re: Come on - Raza - 8/14/2008
Comment: Apple Did Work Hard - lpricci49 - 8/14/2008
Comment: Re: Come on - Nicole Ferraro - 8/14/2008
Comment: The Game - Mr. Roques - 8/13/2008
Comment: Re: Come on - greenbone - 8/13/2008
Comment: Re: Come on - Mr. Roques - 8/13/2008
Social Networking at Ford: Community Is Job One
Rob Salkowitz  
8/13/2008   7 comments
At Ford, Twitter tops the list of business communication tools
Jay Adelson, CEO, Digg
Dialogue  
8/13/2008   2 comments
Internet Evolution spoke with Digg's CEO, Jay Adelson, about Digg's community managers, future plans for partnerships and acquisitions, new plans for expanding overseas, and his relationship with Jason Calacanis
Comment: simpler by choice? - jwallace - 8/13/2008
Facebook's Simpler Newsfeeds: Simply Unexciting
Editor's Blog  
8/13/2008   4 comments
In the spirit of making its interface simpler, or simply confusing, Facebook has updated its News Feed feature
Comment: Re: Come on - jwallace - 8/13/2008
Comment: Re: Come on - Raza - 8/13/2008
Twitter for VP
Todd Watson  
8/13/2008   3 comments
Barack Obama's campaign indicates that they will announce his VP choice over email
Comment: Re: Uh OH - jwallace - 8/13/2008
Comment: Re: Come on - jwallace - 8/13/2008
The Great God Linux Won't Save Wireless Internet
Alan Reiter  
8/13/2008   31 comments
Wishful thinking abounds where Linux and mobility are concerned; the reality is the handset business is nasty and cutthroat
Comment: Come on - Raza - 8/13/2008
Comment: Seamless storage - Tom Coughlin - 8/13/2008
Comment: Re: Not Gmail - greenbone - 8/12/2008
Comment: Cloud and the PAN - lpricci49 - 8/12/2008
Comment: Splitting Hairs - Drowlord - 8/12/2008
Comment: Re: Not Gmail - Nicole Ferraro - 8/12/2008
Comment: Re: Not Gmail - jwallace - 8/12/2008
Comment: Re: Not Gmail - Murugan - 8/12/2008
Comment: Re: Not Gmail - Natalies_mommy - 8/12/2008
Comment: Re: Not Gmail - chuckgregory - 8/11/2008
Comment: Re: Not Gmail - Mr. Roques - 8/11/2008
Fawning Over Google Ends Here
Editor's Blog  
8/11/2008   14 comments
In a new report, Internet Evolution peals backs the layers on the Top 10 Google Disappointments
Comment: Not Gmail - Murugan - 8/11/2008
Top 10 Google Disappointments
The Big Report  
8/11/2008   25 comments
From an anti-social social network, to a ground-ridden partnership with NASA, Google comes up short when search, advertising aren't in play
Virtual Breaking & Entering
Internet Evolution Poll  
8/11/2008   4 comments
Whether out of malice or sheer curiosity, we want to know: Have you ever logged into someone's email or social networking account without his or her knowledge?
Comment: Revolution Ahead - hindsatya - 8/8/2008
Comment: Re: SAY What?!?! - Mashka - 8/8/2008
Comment: Re: SAY What?!?! - jwallace - 8/8/2008
Comment: Re: SAY What?!?! - Mashka - 8/8/2008
Comment: Re: SAY What?!?! - jwallace - 8/8/2008
Comment: Re: What?!?! - Mashka - 8/8/2008
Comment: COTS and PANS? - lpricci49 - 8/7/2008
Comment: Re: What?!?! - Mr. Roques - 8/7/2008
Comment: iPans - viboons - 8/7/2008
Comment: IBM - Austin - jwallace - 8/6/2008
First Adam Sandler Movies, Now This
Editor's Blog  
8/6/2008   20 comments
Wi-Fly is coming soon to an airline nearest you, but will you shell out for it?
A New Breed of Storage for Mobile Internet Users
Tom Coughlin  
8/6/2008   10 comments
Tiny hard drives with massive capacity may boost the Internet experience of mobile workers
Comment: Re: If Only… - Mr. Roques - 8/6/2008
Notes From Google Earth... and the Antikythera Mechanism
Todd Watson  
8/6/2008   1 comment
Musings and learnings from a recent visit to Google corporate HQ
Comment: Speaking of Cool - jwallace - 8/6/2008
Comment: Re: If Only… - jwallace - 8/5/2008
Comment: Re: Well put! - Mark Odiorne - 8/5/2008
Comment: Re: What?!?! - splowman - 8/5/2008
Comment: Re: If Only… - Mr. Roques - 8/5/2008
Comment: Well put! - Natalies_mommy - 8/5/2008
Comment: What?!?! - MAJEsq@SRC - 8/5/2008
With Its VC Arm, Google Plays Both Sides
Editor's Blog  
8/5/2008   10 comments
Two industry experts weigh in on Google's potential addition of a VC arm
Comment: If Only… - Gary W. Griffin - 8/5/2008
Comment: 'working' Title - jwallace - 8/5/2008
Putting Your Best Face Forward Online
Chris Minnick  
8/5/2008   18 comments
Social networking can block your advancement -- or help you get that job, depending on how you use it
RIAs: Crucial Step for Business Leaders
Editor's Blog  
8/4/2008   2 comments
In a new Big Report on Internet Evolution, Rob Geier, co-founder and a principal consultant at The SOA Monitor, says Rich Internet Applications are necessary for today's leading companies
Discerning the Pro From the Poseur
Paul Doyle  
8/4/2008   6 comments
In highly specialized jobs, it can be really tough to tell the difference between the two
Comment: Re: pizzatracker - Mr. Roques - 8/4/2008
Comment: Re: Complacency! - reiter - 8/2/2008
Comment: Complacency! - RMaverick69 - 8/2/2008
Web 2.0 Gets Down to Business
The Big Report  
8/2/2008   4 comments
Look at global competition, regulatory pressures, workforce transformations, and greater customer expectations as a golden opportunity to get rich... rich Internet applications, that is

Comment: Re: pizzatracker - viboons - 8/1/2008
Comment: Re: Bravo!! Bravo!! - reiter - 8/1/2008
Comment: Re: Bravo!! Bravo!! - jwallace - 8/1/2008
Comment: Re: Bravo!! Bravo!! - reiter - 8/1/2008
Comment: Bravo!! Bravo!! - jwallace - 8/1/2008
Lifting the Fog of Meatspace Ignorance
Alan Reiter  
8/1/2008   48 comments
The doors of perception are set to open on a world where virtual and physical are no longer separate




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Ron Miller   5/17/2013   14 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.
Alan Reiter
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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Todd Watson   5/17/2013   1 comment
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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
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
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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