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- 4/30/2009

Todd Watson 4/30/2009 1 comment
IBM's new My developerWorks site taps into social networking attributes

- 4/30/2009

Editor's Blog 4/30/2009 34 comments
As it turns out, there's nothing appealing about talking to digital strangers

- 4/30/2009

- 4/29/2009

Security Clan Editor's Blog 4/29/2009 18 comments
Whether it's swine flu or Conficker, let's all try to keep our wits about us

- 4/29/2009

Editor's Blog 4/29/2009 11 comments
Prepare to feign shock: New research shows most Twitter users grow bored with the site after one month

- 4/29/2009

Todd Watson 4/29/2009 Post a comment
You need analytics to measure the impact and reach of social commerce

Andrew Keen 4/29/2009 15 comments
Being first with a social network is no indicator of ongoing success. Here's why

- 4/29/2009

- 4/28/2009

James Lambie 4/28/2009 6 comments
But the government hasn't called a halt to data collection by service providers

Editor's Blog 4/28/2009 7 comments
Facebook opens its activity stream API for development, taking one step toward openness and one away from monetization

- 4/28/2009

- 4/27/2009

Rob Salkowitz 4/27/2009 14 comments
It may not be far-fetched to Twitter your thoughts – hands free

- 4/27/2009

Editor's Blog 4/27/2009 15 comments
Over half of Internet Evolution readers believe the Web 2.0 'free content' model is here to stay

- 4/27/2009

Tom Nolle 4/27/2009 16 comments
Incompatibililty across messaging systems isn't a problem that should be left for end users to solve

- 4/27/2009

Peter Bowman 4/27/2009 15 comments
The kinds of online videos being produced don't fit the bill for most businesses. It's time for a new approach

- 4/27/2009

- 4/26/2009

- 4/25/2009

Todd Watson 4/25/2009 4 comments
Social media is a means to evolve from monolithic, top-down communication to a democratic megaphone

- 4/25/2009

- 4/24/2009

Editor's Blog 4/24/2009 29 comments
In putting its hotly contested Terms of Service up for a vote, Facebook finds out that less than 1 percent of its population actually cares how the site is governs

- 4/24/2009

Editor's Blog 4/24/2009 7 comments
With an eye toward profitability, Digg beefs up its advertising efforts and hints at rolling out a recommendation engine for products

- 4/24/2009

- 4/23/2009

Robert D. Atkinson 4/23/2009 14 comments
Broadband is just one of a considerable number of key areas America needs to get right if it's to make digital progress

- 4/23/2009

- 4/22/2009

Tom Nolle 4/22/2009 43 comments
To survive, MySpace should build on its main distinction from Facebook – its user community focus

- 4/22/2009

Editor's Blog 4/22/2009 13 comments
Google releases 'Google Me' to help people beef up their Web presence... if they're willing to disclose more personal data

- 4/22/2009

Rob Salkowitz 4/22/2009 11 comments
Internet-driven technology is seen as the hope of Africa's abundant population of talented young people

- 4/22/2009

Robert J. Hansen 4/22/2009 15 comments
There's a lot of IT infrastructure that's beyond your control, but there are lots of ways to protect what is yours

- 4/22/2009

- 4/21/2009

Mary E. Shacklett 4/21/2009 15 comments
The creation and consumption of art goes online and broadens the collaborative possibilities

- 4/21/2009

Editor's Blog 4/21/2009 12 comments
Plaxo's VP of marketing calls the data portability movement a 'terrible prize to lose' for large Web companies trying to compete

- 4/21/2009

- 4/20/2009

Internet Evolution Poll 4/20/2009 12 comments
Is the Web 2.0 free content model on its way out?

- 4/20/2009

- 4/19/2009

- 4/18/2009

- 4/17/2009

Jart Armin 4/17/2009 16 comments
The Web's most popular sites are riddled with cross-site scripting vulnerabilities; what's the issue when they're so easy to fix?

- 4/17/2009

Chris Poley 4/17/2009 73 comments
The days of free online content are officially over

- 4/17/2009

David Silversmith 4/17/2009 8 comments
The more you post, the less attention you'll get, even if your videos improve

- 4/17/2009

Editor's Blog 4/17/2009 18 comments
This week's Webwide PR disasters starring Amazon.com and Domino's offer case studies into the dangers brands face in the age of social media

- 4/17/2009

- 4/16/2009

Editor's Blog 4/16/2009 17 comments
57 percent of our readers expressed reticence about deploying location-based mobile services

- 4/16/2009

- 4/15/2009

Security Clan Editor's Blog 4/15/2009 7 comments
Internet Evolution's newest video tutorial, 'Mitigating the Insider Threat,' emphasizes practicality

- 4/15/2009

Bryan Pelley 4/15/2009 23 comments
We’ve come to expect and trust the data received is the data we sent, and that the data we receive is just as accurate

Editor's Blog 4/15/2009 10 comments
Simply promising transparency and an interest in leveraging the power of the Web is not enough to get us to Government 2.0

- 4/15/2009

David Vellante 4/15/2009 21 comments
For certain applications, faster flash-based storage will begin to replace spinning disks in the early part of the next decade

- 4/14/2009

- 4/13/2009

Editor's Blog 4/13/2009 11 comments
While it can't cite an economic ROI for its social media efforts, Ford says there would be repercussions for not engaging socially with customers

- 4/13/2009

Rob Salkowitz 4/13/2009 26 comments
Bookseller's move to re-classify gay authors and gay-themed works as 'adult' backfires spectacularly

- 4/13/2009

Andrew Keen 4/13/2009 8 comments
The chatroom's come a long way since the anonymous hangouts of the old America Online

- 4/13/2009

- 4/12/2009

- 4/11/2009

- 4/10/2009

- 4/9/2009

James Lambie 4/9/2009 9 comments
In the UK, legislation passed this week forces ISPs to save tons of email and VoIP call records on private citizens

- 4/9/2009

IT Clan Editor's Blog 4/9/2009 14 comments
Enterprise constituents choosing to bypass the IT department can wreak havoc on the organization as a whole

- 4/9/2009

Todd Watson 4/9/2009 1 comment
The average email contact is worth $948 in revenue, according to a joint study conducted by IBM and MIT

- 4/9/2009

Slide Shows 4/9/2009 Post a comment
At the Web 2.0 Expo last week, Internet Evolution sought out signs of the recession

Editor's Blog 4/9/2009 8 comments
Internet Evolution took some snapshots at the Web 2.0 Expo last week

- 4/9/2009

- 4/8/2009

Todd Watson 4/8/2009 Post a comment
Facebook surpasses 200 million users, as Turbo Todd and Scott Laningham check in with a podcast update

- 4/8/2009

Editor's Blog 4/8/2009 16 comments
Twitter's massive growth can be attributed to the older Web community, which has adopted the tool as a means of self-promotion and marketing

- 4/8/2009

David Vellante 4/8/2009 9 comments
Focus and complex measurements are the way to the future of social networks that are used to manage brands

- 4/8/2009

- 4/7/2009

Rob Salkowitz 4/7/2009 9 comments
The tactics used by Web-based comic strips can profit other kinds of businesses as well

- 4/7/2009

Deborah Nason 4/7/2009 19 comments
Obstacles for immigrant workers could ultimately hinder tech innovation stateside

- 4/7/2009

Internet Evolution Poll 4/7/2009 Post a comment
Mapping software, GPS services, and wireless networks are changing the pedestrian and vehicular navigation game. What do you really think about location-based services?

- 4/7/2009

Editor's Blog 4/7/2009 23 comments
There's only so much crazy talk one person can handle

- 4/7/2009

- 4/6/2009

Chris Poley 4/6/2009 14 comments
Many Internet firms can learn from mobile applications and micropayment systems

- 4/6/2009

Todd Watson 4/6/2009 Post a comment
Earthquake in Italy, a deal for Sun falls apart, and the spring sports season's in full bloom

- 4/6/2009

David Silversmith 4/6/2009 5 comments
Facebook and social media are increasingly being used to gather evidence and punish lawbreakers

Editor's Blog 4/6/2009 5 comments
Jeremiah Grossman, CTO of WhiteHat Security, says tomorrow's Websites must be built differently

- 4/6/2009

- 4/5/2009

- 4/4/2009

- 4/3/2009

Todd Watson 4/3/2009 Post a comment
Soccer, G20, and Conficker while hopscotching from Seoul to Tokyo and Dallas

- 4/3/2009

Editor's Blog 4/3/2009 6 comments
Nokia sent media people, armed with GPS-enabled N85 phones, on a scavenger hunt about San Francisco

- 4/3/2009

- 4/2/2009

Editor's Blog 4/2/2009 10 comments
Why do we love Twitter so darned much and push it to do things for which it was never intended?

- 4/2/2009

Chris Minnick 4/2/2009 21 comments
A trend toward linking real-world objects to Twitter status reports could lead to some interesting applications

- 4/2/2009

Editor's Blog 4/2/2009 5 comments
And now's the time for individuals to reclaim their power over content, corporations, and even currency, says author Doug Rushkoff

- 4/2/2009

Editor's Blog 4/2/2009 2 comments
Consider yourself a regular person? Then back far, far away from that computer

- 4/2/2009

Editor's Blog 4/1/2009 1 comment
Tim O'Reilly likens the Web to a baby - the kind that gets older and smarter

- 4/1/2009

Security Clan Editor's Blog 4/1/2009 14 comments
Conficker's a bust... Now what are we supposed to be afraid of?

- 4/1/2009

Security Clan Editor's Blog 4/1/2009 2 comments
UPDATED 5:25 PM -- What do the president, Twitter, this publication's founder, and our corporate CEO have in common? Read on

- 4/1/2009

Editor's Blog 4/1/2009 3 comments
Twitter's lead developer Alex Payne attributes the 'fail whale's' return to the traffic Twitter is getting from third-party applications

- 4/1/2009

Todd Watson 4/1/2009 4 comments
Despite the dark clouds on the global economic horizon, the upside in the Asian Internet sector is still ridiculously enormous

- 4/1/2009

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How Edmunds.com Uses Analytics to Customize Site

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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.

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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.

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4|11|13 | 2:07 | 3 comments

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How Edmunds.com Collects Customer Information
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How Edmunds.com Uses Analytics to Customize Site
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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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