Google Buzz Reconsidered Mike Moran 3/30/2010 30 comments A few weeks after word of Google's 'Buzzcut,' it's clear the move to Buzz signals a strategic initiative on the company's part
Navigating the Minefield of Memes Carla C. Emmons 3/24/2010 25 comments At work and at home, social networkers should beware of participating in online memes, which can expose personal data to the wrong eyes
Digital Cities: The Web & Urbanization The Big Report 3/23/2010 8 comments Here's how Internet is paving the way for more productive cities worldwide, especially in developing nations, where urban growth is fastest
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
Google & China: Let Me Get the Door for You Security Clan Editor's Blog 3/17/2010 17 comments Google accepted the risks when it entered China; the fact that it can't force a rule change means it may have to exit the world's largest market
China's at a Web Crossroads Robert J. Hansen 3/17/2010 9 comments As the Google flap escalates, it's clear that China may be about to shoot itself in the foot
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
Anonymized Doesn't Mean Anonymous Gordon Haff 3/16/2010 29 comments The recent flap over an online contest by Netflix raises questions about the real effectiveness of 'anonymized' data
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
'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
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.
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?
'No SQL' Databases & the Enterprise IT Clan Editor's Blog 3/4/2010 11 comments News that Twitter has adopted Cassandra in place of MySQL raises questions on the wisdom of adopting non-SQL DBs in the enterprise
This Is Your Brain on the Net Amy Rogers Nazarov 3/3/2010 41 comments A recent survey determines that yes, surfing the Web does make you smarter. That may be partly true
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."
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
Google Buzz Reconsidered Mike Moran 3/30/2010 30 comments A few weeks after word of Google's 'Buzzcut,' it's clear the move to Buzz signals a strategic initiative on the company's part
The Web Gets Its Scan On Joe Grimm 3/29/2010 38 comments Online merchants and content providers are waking up to the possibilities of barcodes
Navigating the Minefield of Memes Carla C. Emmons 3/24/2010 25 comments At work and at home, social networkers should beware of participating in online memes, which can expose personal data to the wrong eyes
Digital Cities: The Web & Urbanization The Big Report 3/23/2010 8 comments Here's how Internet is paving the way for more productive cities worldwide, especially in developing nations, where urban growth is fastest
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
Google & China: Let Me Get the Door for You Security Clan Editor's Blog 3/17/2010 17 comments Google accepted the risks when it entered China; the fact that it can't force a rule change means it may have to exit the world's largest market
China's at a Web Crossroads Robert J. Hansen 3/17/2010 9 comments As the Google flap escalates, it's clear that China may be about to shoot itself in the foot
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
Anonymized Doesn't Mean Anonymous Gordon Haff 3/16/2010 29 comments The recent flap over an online contest by Netflix raises questions about the real effectiveness of 'anonymized' data
Ads on Twitter Internet Evolution Poll 3/15/2010 19 comments Will advertisements on Twitter solve its monetization problem?
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
'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
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.
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?
'No SQL' Databases & the Enterprise IT Clan Editor's Blog 3/4/2010 11 comments News that Twitter has adopted Cassandra in place of MySQL raises questions on the wisdom of adopting non-SQL DBs in the enterprise
This Is Your Brain on the Net Amy Rogers Nazarov 3/3/2010 41 comments A recent survey determines that yes, surfing the Web does make you smarter. That may be partly true
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."
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
Social media has been with us for a decade -- but employer policies and the law are anything but firm about the most appropriate usage of this powerful tool.
Businesses often struggle to decide which domain to use. When it comes to purchasing a domain name, you have plenty of extensions to choose from, ranging from .com and .net, to .me, and even .mobi. But which one should you pick?
I've been writing about how the next evolution of the Internet might just be an advertising revolution, and how corporate IT can stay involved as the enablers and providers of the technologies that make this possible.
In the 1970 science fiction thriller Colossus: The Forbin Project, two giant supercomputers from the United States and Soviet Union secretly join forces to take control of the collective nuclear might of the two countries. In the film, the two machines discover each other's existence, communicate back-and-forth, share their collective data, and cut their human creators out of the process. It is the ultimate example of machine-to-machine communications, or M2M.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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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M2M: Rise of the Machines? Not Yet David Weldon In the 1970 science fiction thriller Colossus: The Forbin Project, two giant supercomputers from the United States and Soviet Union secretly join forces to take control of the collective nuclear might of the two countries. In the film, the two machines discover each other's existence, communicate back-and-forth, share their collective data, and cut their human creators out of the process. It is the ultimate example of machine-to-machine communications, or M2M. CLICK FOR MORE
M2M: Rise of the Machines? Not Yet David Weldon In the 1970 science fiction thriller Colossus: The Forbin Project, two giant supercomputers from the United States and Soviet Union secretly join forces to take control of the collective nuclear might of the two countries. In the film, the two machines discover each other's existence, communicate back-and-forth, share their collective data, and cut their human creators out of the process. It is the ultimate example of machine-to-machine communications, or M2M. CLICK FOR MORE
