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Comment: time factor - jwallace - 7/31/2010
Comment: borderlinesite - Chunk4546 - 7/31/2010
Comment: Re: Empathy - Natalies_mommy - 7/31/2010
Comment: FML - bri77 - 7/31/2010
Comment: Re: Empathy - bri77 - 7/31/2010
Comment: one thing I do know... - bri77 - 7/31/2010
Comment: Green Giant Promotion - lek1981 - 7/31/2010
Comment: Wikileaks - JoeFoster - 7/31/2010
Comment: Re: too many risks? - lek1981 - 7/31/2010
Comment: Re: Who ARE you? - Kurtkeys - 7/30/2010
Comment: Re: Umm, yay? - lek1981 - 7/30/2010
Comment: Re: Who ARE you? - jwallace - 7/30/2010
Comment: Re: Who ARE you? - Mary Jander - 7/30/2010
Thumbs Down on 'Like' Button
what.the.ferraro  
7/30/2010   11 comments
Nicole Ferraro: tough on toddlers.
Comment: Who ARE you? - Nicole Ferraro - 7/30/2010
Comment: Re: Empathy - smkinoshita - 7/30/2010
Comment: Social Graph - jwallace - 7/30/2010
Comment: Re: nonody knows - Joe Grimm - 7/30/2010
Comment: nonody knows - Mashka - 7/30/2010
Tweets Show West Is Best
Sweeney Blog  
7/30/2010   16 comments
Hey, Eastern Timezoners: Tweet happier thoughts!
Comment: Re: I agree - torriatte - 7/29/2010
Comment: Re: Multitasking? - hrcohen - 7/29/2010
Comment: Re: Weird! - lek1981 - 7/29/2010
Comment: Re: Good Post Andre! - Ariella - 7/29/2010
Comment: Re: What a question! - lek1981 - 7/29/2010
Comment: Re: Glad you asked. - lek1981 - 7/29/2010
IE Radio: We're Live With Naomi Baron!
Editor's Blog  
7/29/2010   1 comment
We're live on IE Radio with author Naomi Baron. Join us!
 Naomi Baron, Linguistics Professor, American University
IE Radio  
7/29/2010   276 comments
As author of the book, "Always On: Language in an Online and Mobile World," and a professor of linguistics and language at American University in Washington, D.C., Naomi Baron is uniquely qualified to parse the layers of meaning in emoticons and other Net-speak. She'll also assess the quantity vs. quality of communication in our highly mobile and always-on lives
Comment: I called it! - jwallace - 7/29/2010
Comment: Re: Not at All! - AGreen - 7/29/2010
Comment: Personal Encryption - Carol - 7/29/2010
Join Us for IE Radio With Naomi Baron at 2 PM ET!
Editor's Blog  
7/29/2010   Post a comment
Author Naomi Baron joins us for IE Radio at 2 PM ET. Tune in!
Comment: Good Post Andre! - aum007 - 7/29/2010
Hiding in Plain Sight on the Web
André Amoranto  
7/29/2010   19 comments
Several sites shield Web users from the clutches of privacy-busting analytics engines powered by advertisers
Comment: Re: 6DEE or 60DEE - hounhosp - 7/28/2010
Comment: re: WikiLeaks - Brian Newby - 7/28/2010
Comment: Not at All! - hounhosp - 7/28/2010
Get Ready for 60 Days of Executive Education
Executive Clan Editor's Blog  
7/28/2010   13 comments
Master lecturers will give you a strategic advantage in a broad variety of technologies and verticals
Comment: 6DEE or 60DEE - hounhosp - 7/28/2010
WikiLeaks & the End of Secrecy
Security Clan Editor's Blog  
7/28/2010   10 comments
It was only a matter of time before there was some counterweight to the government's penchant for classifying everything
Comment: How do I enroll? - cjon316 - 7/28/2010
Comment: Lights, Camera, Data! - jabailo - 7/28/2010
Comment: Re: Go with the flow - cbrown - 7/28/2010
Comment: A good reminder - Mary Jander - 7/28/2010
Comment: Making me stupider? - chayes - 7/28/2010
Comment: Stupid Internet? - Chris.Browne - 7/28/2010
Comment: Go with the flow - jnieusma - 7/28/2010
Comment: Re: Multitasking? - smkinoshita - 7/28/2010
Comment: Multitasking? - mnt.code - 7/28/2010
Comment: two way process - ivka - 7/28/2010
Using the Web to Clean the Gulf
Wisdom of the Big Chair  
7/28/2010   4 comments
The Internet played a key role in helping with the Gulf cleanup.
Study Highlights Social Web Benefits & Drawbacks
Joe Grimm  
7/28/2010   25 comments
A survey by the Pew Internet & American Life Project shows a sizable minority believes social networking to be detrimental to society
Comment: A Fuzzy Logic - hounhosp - 7/27/2010
Goodbye, Contemplation... Hello, New Digital Mind
Editor's Blog  
7/27/2010   37 comments
Over 75 percent of Internet Evolution poll takers say that the Internet has changed the way they think
Comment: The Union Label - kq4ym - 7/27/2010
Comment: Facebook - Root Maniac - 7/27/2010
Facebook-Salesforce Deal Could Turn Off Users
Pam Baker  
7/27/2010   15 comments
Unless Facebook anticipates the potential problems with its Salesforce deal, the social site could be in for an unpleasant surprise
Comment: charms - angelzhu - 7/26/2010
Turning a Blind Eye to Online Faux Pas
Editor's Blog  
7/26/2010   17 comments
Do we need a law that prohibits employers from making hiring/firing decisions based on their prospective and current employees' online activities?
Comment: Re: Question, Jart - Jart Armin - 7/26/2010
Comment: Re: Great idea - Alan Reiter - 7/26/2010
Comment: Again I say yes... - jnieusma - 7/26/2010
Comment: Great idea - jnieusma - 7/26/2010
Comment: Disappointing outcome - chayes - 7/26/2010
Security Lessons From the 'Adult' Web
Jart Armin  
7/26/2010   23 comments
Enterprises can learn important security lessons from what's happening in the massive online porn industry
Comment: Re: LOVE - mamaflynny - 7/25/2010
Comment: cheeseburger empire - dlavie - 7/24/2010
Comment: Time - pjpugliese - 7/24/2010
Comment: Re: What a Pity! - Paul Whyte - 7/24/2010
Comment: Re: What a Pity! - Rich Adler - 7/24/2010
Comment: Re: What a Pity! - mamaflynny - 7/24/2010
Comment: Re: Glad you asked. - hounhosp - 7/24/2010
Comment: What a Pity! - hounhosp - 7/24/2010
Comment: A double edge sword - hounhosp - 7/24/2010
Comment: Re: The missing tip - Dan Cypra - 7/23/2010
Comment: Re: LOVE - Mary Jander - 7/23/2010
Comment: Re: LOVE - Forrest Christian - 7/23/2010
Facebook Horrors Revealed! Sorta
Editor's Blog  
7/23/2010   36 comments
So, about those Facebook Horror Stories we were going to report back on...
Comment: Re: The missing tip - sbondy - 7/23/2010
Comment: Re: Brilliant!!! - Alan Reiter - 7/23/2010
Comment: Give Me Something!~ - kq4ym - 7/23/2010
Comment: Brilliant!!! - Michael Singer - 7/23/2010
Facebook the Movie... Awful
what.the.ferraro  
7/23/2010   10 comments
Nothing quite says jumping the gun like making a movie about a six-year-old company.
Enterprise Lessons From the Old Spice Man
Alan Reiter  
7/23/2010   34 comments
Old Spice's viral Internet ad campaign featuring Isaiah Mustafa is a beacon for enterprise online video
Comment: Re: too many risks? - Ariella - 7/23/2010
Comment: too many risks? - Mary Jander - 7/23/2010
Comment: Re: LOVE - Mary Jander - 7/23/2010
Comment: Re: LOVE - Mary Jander - 7/23/2010
Comment: The missing tip - sbondy - 7/23/2010
A Social Media Marketing Survival Guide
Dan Cypra  
7/23/2010   14 comments
If you're among the many firms competing for consumer attention on social sites, here are few tips to help you stand out
Comment: Re: LOVE - Rich Adler - 7/22/2010
Comment: Re: We'll see! - Chris Poley - 7/22/2010
Comment: Facebook Issues - tuellmom - 7/22/2010
Comment: Re: LOVE - nathanwosnack - 7/22/2010
Businesses Get Scolded for Bad Social Skills
Editor's Blog  
7/22/2010   8 comments
Socially awkward enterprises are putting themselves at risk, according to a self-serving study commissioned by Siemens Enterprise Communications
Comment: Glad you asked. - chayes - 7/22/2010
Comment: save me from myself - M Hulot - 7/22/2010
Comment: Re: LOVE - Mary Jander - 7/22/2010
Comment: LOVE - Rich Adler - 7/22/2010
Sentiment Analysis Goes High-Def
IT Clan Editor's Blog  
7/22/2010   16 comments
If your enterprise suffers from misunderstandings and corporate confusion caused by email, new 'sentiment analysis' tools may help
Comment: We'll see! - Mary Jander - 7/22/2010
Bebo Boo-Boo
The Sole Man  
7/22/2010   2 comments
AOL took a bath when it sold off its social networking site, but it should have kept Bebo’s financing model.
Comment: Oui Oui Oui! - M Hulot - 7/22/2010
Adding AI to Social Networks
Jodee Rich  
7/22/2010   1 comment
The future of social networking lies with data layered on top of artificial intelligence.
Comment: Re: I don't know - mamaflynny - 7/21/2010
Comment: Alternatives - chuckgregory - 7/21/2010
Comment: Re: ridiculous... - Mr. Roques - 7/21/2010
Comment: I also don't know - KMT568 - 7/21/2010
Comment: Re: It's not all bad - chayes - 7/21/2010
Comment: this is not that bad - Mashka - 7/21/2010
Comment: ? - ralph.ortega - 7/21/2010
Comment: Re: this is very sad - Priam - 7/21/2010
Comment: It's not all bad - chayes - 7/21/2010
Comment: this is very sad - Mashka - 7/21/2010
Comment: Re: good or evil? - SteveGNYC - 7/21/2010
Healing the World, One Tweet at a Time
Sweeney Blog  
7/21/2010   4 comments
Modern-day vaudeville acts like Sarah Palin provoke and stab in the name of healing.
Comment: Re: High school horror - Priam - 7/21/2010
Comment: Re: let them eat cake.. - Priam - 7/21/2010
Comment: Shameful - sbondy - 7/21/2010
Comment: Google and privacy - JoeFoster - 7/21/2010
Comment: Re: High school horror - Priam - 7/21/2010
Comment: Drawing the line - Mary Jander - 7/21/2010
Comment: High school horror - Joe Grimm - 7/21/2010
Facebook Draws Ire Over Murderer's Memorial
George Taylor  
7/21/2010   33 comments
Britain's Prime Minister David Cameron is among the critics of Facebook for its refusal to take down pages devoted to Raoul Moat
Comment: I don't know - nathanwosnack - 7/20/2010
Comment: Re: good or evil? - SteveGNYC - 7/20/2010
Comment: Re: good or evil? - Priam - 7/20/2010
Comment: Re: good or evil? - SteveGNYC - 7/20/2010
Comment: Re: good or evil? - Paul Whyte - 7/20/2010
Comment: good or evil? - Terri Eberle - 7/20/2010
Comment: Re: Twiver? - SteveGNYC - 7/20/2010
Comment: Re: Ummmm... hello? - SteveGNYC - 7/20/2010
Comment: Re: Ummmm... hello? - RIMMAN - 7/20/2010
Comment: Re: Ummmm... hello? - Priam - 7/20/2010
Comment: Ummmm... hello? - RIMMAN - 7/20/2010
Comment: Re: Can you leave? - Mike Acker - 7/20/2010
Share Your Facebook Horror Story
Editor's Blog  
7/20/2010   43 comments
While Facebook is busy collecting tales from users on how the site has changed their lives for the better, we want to hear your horror stories
Comment: Can you leave? - KMT568 - 7/20/2010
Hi, My Real Name Is...
Internet Evolution Poll  
7/20/2010   15 comments
Do you think it's a good idea to require people to use their real names as user names when they register for Internet Evolution?
Comment: Re: It's our own fault - Priam - 7/19/2010
Comment: Re: tweet out - Nicole Ferraro - 7/19/2010
Comment: Guilty! - Amy Rogers Nazarov - 7/19/2010
Half of Americans Wake Up to Privacy Concerns
Editor's Blog  
7/19/2010   18 comments
A Marist Public Opinion survey shows that half of social networking Americans are worried about privacy and the other half are sleeping
Comment: Re: Google street view - Priam - 7/19/2010
Comment: Re: Other languages - chayes - 7/19/2010
Google Collects Data 'Accidentally on Purpose'
Michael Bennett Cohn  
7/19/2010   20 comments
Google isn't being dishonest about why it's added WiFi to Street View data, but you can bet the info will be used for something later on
Comment: Life-long learning - jnieusma - 7/19/2010
Comment: Re: Redefining words - Ariella - 7/19/2010
Comment: Other languages - jnieusma - 7/19/2010
Comment: Rumors resurface - Mary Jander - 7/19/2010
Comment: Re: Twiver? - AGreen - 7/19/2010
Comment: Re: Virtual getaways - kerryf - 7/18/2010
Comment: Redefining words - taimur_tz - 7/17/2010
Comment: Twiver? - Rich Adler - 7/17/2010
Comment: Re: Post-internet - pjpugliese - 7/17/2010
Comment: Thank you - Leland - 7/17/2010
Comment: One more use .. - nasimson - 7/17/2010
Comment: One more use .. - nasimson - 7/17/2010
Comment: Post-internet - nasimson - 7/17/2010
Comment: Re: Loopt - pcharles - 7/16/2010
Comment: Re: Loopt - Chris Poley - 7/16/2010
Comment: Re: Loopt - pcharles - 7/16/2010
Comment: Re: more dreck - Nicole Ferraro - 7/16/2010
Comment: more dreck - Chris Poley - 7/16/2010
Comment: Re: Loopt - Chris Poley - 7/16/2010
Comment: Re: Loopt - Chris Poley - 7/16/2010
Comment: Re: What a question! - pcharles - 7/16/2010
Comment: Re: Loopt - pcharles - 7/16/2010
Comment: Re: Umm, yay? - Priam - 7/16/2010
Comment: Re: Umm, yay? - Rich Adler - 7/16/2010
Comment: Loopt - Nicole Ferraro - 7/16/2010
Comment: Re: Umm, yay? - Nicole Ferraro - 7/16/2010
Comment: Re: Umm, yay? - Nicole Ferraro - 7/16/2010
Comment: Re: Umm, yay? - Priam - 7/16/2010
Comment: Social capital - Mary Jander - 7/16/2010
Comment: Re: Umm, yay? - Rich Adler - 7/16/2010
The Return of the Bad Buzzwords
Editor's Blog  
7/16/2010   17 comments
We're back with 10 more of the worst Web 2.0 buzzwords
Comment: Re: Umm, yay? - Nicole Ferraro - 7/16/2010
Comment: Re: Umm, yay? - Mary Jander - 7/16/2010
Comment: Re: Umm, yay? - Nicole Ferraro - 7/16/2010
China's Giant Tencent Keeps on Growing
Xuefei (Michael) Peng  
7/16/2010   5 comments
Already an online success story of the first order, China-based Tencent continues its push into enterprise and overseas markets
Comment: Umm, yay? - TechnoBabbler - 7/15/2010
Comment: Re: Reevaluating - Alan Reiter - 7/15/2010
Comment: Re: Reevaluating - Alan Reiter - 7/15/2010
Ford Prepares for the Connected Road Ahead
Editor's Blog  
7/15/2010   11 comments
Ford prepares for a future where cars can Tweet... and do other Internetty things
Comment: Re: Reevaluating - Techmeister - 7/15/2010
Comment: Reevaluating - rjacksix - 7/15/2010
Ten Terrible Web 2.0 Buzzwords
The Big Report  
7/15/2010   53 comments
Marketers and Web users alike have armed themselves with a new suite of made-up buzzwords. We're calling out the 10 most despicable
Comment: Updates are optional - chayes - 7/15/2010
Comment: ridiculous... - Techmeister - 7/15/2010
Comment: Re: Oh please no - Alan Reiter - 7/15/2010
Comment: Oh please no - smkinoshita - 7/15/2010
FarmVille on Gmail? Say It Ain't So!
Alan Reiter  
7/15/2010   68 comments
Google's rumored investment in Zynga spells trouble for enterprises.
Foursquare's Future Open to Question
Chris Poley  
7/15/2010   36 comments
Despite significant new funding, Foursquare could face competition from big players like Twitter and Facebook
Comment: What a question! - hounhosp - 7/14/2010
Comment: Re: defriending - Terri Eberle - 7/14/2010
Comment: Re: Weird! - Mary Jander - 7/14/2010
Comment: Re: Weird! - jwallace - 7/14/2010
Comment: Re: BIG DEAL - Paul Whyte - 7/14/2010
Comment: Re: Weird! - Nicole Ferraro - 7/14/2010
Comment: Re: Weird! - Nicole Ferraro - 7/14/2010
Comment: BIG DEAL - nasimson - 7/14/2010
Comment: Re: Weird! - jwallace - 7/14/2010
Comment: Re: Weird! - Paul Whyte - 7/14/2010
Comment: Casual learning - nasimson - 7/14/2010
Comment: Re: Weird! - Nicole Ferraro - 7/14/2010
Comment: I see both sides - smkinoshita - 7/14/2010
Comment: Re: Virtual getaways - Ariella - 7/14/2010
Comment: Re: Weird! - Ariella - 7/14/2010
Gamers Revolt Over Real Names in Forums
Dee-Ann LeBlanc  
7/14/2010   17 comments
Blizzard has backed down on a proposal to require real name use in forums, raising issues of security, privacy, and the value of anonymity
Comment: Weird! - javeriayounes - 7/14/2010
Ten Ways the Web Is Changing Education
Daniel W. Rasmus  
7/14/2010   21 comments
The basics of learning, at any age and in any context, have been profoundly affected by the Internet
Science Hearts the Internet
what.the.ferraro  
7/14/2010   11 comments
Science says the Internet is really, really good for you. Prince disagrees.
Comment: brain function... - Techmeister - 7/13/2010
Comment: A need of the time - taimur_tz - 7/13/2010
Comment: defriending - Terri Eberle - 7/13/2010
Comment: Yes. - nathanwosnack - 7/13/2010
Muslim Matchmaking Takes Off on the Web
Marsha Weinstein  
7/13/2010   19 comments
The Internet provides a safe and workable alternative for many young Muslims seeking mates
Your Brain on the Internet
Internet Evolution Poll  
7/12/2010   13 comments
Has all your Internet use changed the way you think?
Comment: Mismarketed! - rjacksix - 7/12/2010
Midmarket Could Cash In on Virtual Games
Midmarket Clan Editor's Blog  
7/12/2010   6 comments
iPhone owners, habitual virtual world visitors, and frequent gamers are the heaviest virtual goods buyers
Comment: Nothing new under - JoeFoster - 7/10/2010
Comment: sad - javeriayounes - 7/10/2010
True Tales of Google's 10^100
what.the.ferraro  
7/9/2010   3 comments
An actual 10^100 submitter laments Google's failure to follow through on saving the world.
Comment: Common Sense - knoxzoo - 7/8/2010
Comment: Re: I agree - ferodynamics - 7/8/2010
Time for a (Virtual) Vacation?
Second Shooter  
7/8/2010   11 comments
Why not extend tele-technology to create virtual vacation spots with virtual activities?
Comment: Re: competition - audreypeters - 7/8/2010
Comment: competition - dlavie - 7/8/2010
Comment: Re: the people - SteveGNYC - 7/7/2010
Comment: Re: the people - SteveGNYC - 7/7/2010
Comment: Re: Bad security - SteveGNYC - 7/7/2010
Comment: Re: what is needed - SteveGNYC - 7/7/2010
Supreme Court: Privacy's Limited When You're on the Job
Steven C. Bennett  
7/7/2010   12 comments
There is a growing need for a more uniform, predictable set of rules regarding appropriate limits on employee privacy expectations
Comment: Makes me hopeful - chayes - 7/7/2010
Twitter Tries Its Hand at Location-Based Services
Don Reisinger  
7/7/2010   5 comments
Twitter Places has been revived and is available on the Website and within Twitter's mobile apps
Comment: Hmmmm - dbergman - 7/6/2010
Comment: the people - dbergman - 7/6/2010
Comment: Incorrect - Michael P. Kassner - 7/6/2010
Comment: a patern emerging - dbergman - 7/6/2010
Comment: how google works - The Philter - 7/6/2010
Comment: Re: Poll Results - kenton - 7/6/2010
Comment: Poll Results - ralph.ortega - 7/6/2010
Comment: Duplicated effort - sbondy - 7/6/2010
Google's Facebook Killer – & Other Fictions
Editor's Blog  
7/6/2010   18 comments
Speculation that 'Google Me' will defeat Facebook is silly, especially since the product doesn't yet exist
'Citizen Scientists' Tap Web to Gaze Beyond Our Galaxy
Mary E. Shacklett  
7/6/2010   10 comments
SetiQuest is expanding its search corps to include Internet-inspired technologies and social innovations like global communities, open-source, and collaboration
IBM Leads Social Platform Software Market
Todd Watson  
7/6/2010   3 comments
The use of social software can transform the way people work increasing the speed of business
Comment: Google THIS... - RIMMAN - 7/6/2010
What My Bank Could Learn From World of Warcraft
Dee-Ann LeBlanc  
7/6/2010   22 comments
Why aren't all financial services companies issuing the same physical authenticators used in massively multiplayer online games?
Comment: Re: Question, Daniel - aum007 - 7/6/2010
Comment: Re: are you kidding? - Mashka - 7/6/2010
Comment: Re: are you kidding? - AGreen - 7/6/2010
Comment: Re: are you kidding? - Mashka - 7/6/2010
Comment: Great - dbergman - 7/4/2010
Comment: what is needed - dbergman - 7/4/2010
Comment: are you kidding? - Mashka - 7/4/2010
Comment: humans are humans - Mashka - 7/4/2010
Comment: "Dip"lomacy - Lawyers Inc. - 7/4/2010
Comment: Re: a very witty post - AGreen - 7/4/2010
Comment: Even LI... - Joe Stanganelli - 7/3/2010
SNAD, Revisited
Editor's Blog  
7/2/2010   20 comments
As the Web's social side progresses, so does our Social Networking Anxiety Disorder
Comment: Why not? - Susan Fourtané - 7/2/2010
The Basics of Banner Advertising
Dan Cypra  
7/2/2010   16 comments
Banner ads are a staple of Web advertising. Here is a primer on how to use them to best advantage
Comment: Re: Odd situation - nasimson - 7/2/2010
Comment: Re: social nightmare - ivka - 7/1/2010
Comment: Re: social nightmare - MShellC - 7/1/2010
Comment: Re: Pieces of Me - Ariella - 7/1/2010
Comment: Amen, Nicole - Fiercesome - 7/1/2010
Comment: Re: Really? - mtechie - 7/1/2010
Comment: Pieces of Me - KMT568 - 7/1/2010
Comment: Re: Hmmm - Sandeep Amar - 7/1/2010
Comment: Re: Hmmm - hrcohen - 7/1/2010
Juggling Identities on Social Networks
Dee-Ann LeBlanc  
7/1/2010   23 comments
Many folks can't operate with just one social networking identity, but unfortunately, their situation isn't made easier by site providers
Comment: social and networking - dlavie - 7/1/2010
Comment: Re: social nightmare - ivka - 7/1/2010