Paying With Our Lives for Web Service Mark Andrejevic 8/31/2010 30 comments Companies provide information services in exchange for detailed data collection about an increasingly broad swath of our lives
Virtual Apologies Don't Cut It Chris Poley 8/27/2010 83 comments New 'apology sites' offer tips and techniques for saying 'I'm sorry.' But nothing beats good old face-to-face apologies
Within Cooee Todd Watson 8/24/2010 2 comments IBM's latest executive study reveals 98 percent of CEOs say they need to restructure the way their organizations work
North Korea Gives Social the Cold Shoulder Editor's Blog 8/24/2010 7 comments North Korean government claims Twitter, Facebook, and YouTube accounts are not connected with the Democratic People's Republic of Korea, despite numerous reports
Oh, the Places You'll Share! Internet Evolution Poll 8/23/2010 15 comments Facebook just rolled out its own location-based mobile application, Facebook Places. Do you plan to use it?
Facebook's Going 'Places' Editor's Blog 8/19/2010 9 comments Facebook lets users 'check in' with Friends, find local highlights... and get tracked by more advertisers
NY Museum Maps Your Location via WiFi Alan Reiter's Wireless Web World 8/18/2010 12 comments A new iPhone/iPod Touch app helps visitors navigate the enormous American Museum of Natural History in NYC
Booking Flights on Facebook Editor's Blog 8/16/2010 15 comments Delta's Facebook-based 'Ticket Window' hints at a future where flight-booking, and the like, are done away from airlines' destination sites
IBM to Acquire Marketing Software Firm Unica Todd Watson 8/13/2010 2 comments The acquisition will expand IBM’s ability to help organizations analyze and predict customer preferences and develop more targeted marketing campaigns
That's Advertainment! Thus Spake Mr. Cramer 8/13/2010 7 comments Marketers want to sell you stuff, and they need your help. It's crass, but it's fun! It's the art form of the new millenium.
Santa Wants an iPad Todd Watson 8/12/2010 2 comments US retailers of electronics and appliances are expected to increase sales of those products by $739M in September and October alone
'Team-Buy' Websites Flourish in China Xuefei (Michael) Peng 8/12/2010 15 comments Spurred by easy entry and big demand, China's team-buy Websites are multiplying, though it's likely just a handful will survive long-term
Muslim Consumers Flood the Web Marsha Weinstein 8/10/2010 17 comments The Internet has become a haven for the enormous worldwide market in Islamic goods and services
Celebrating Failures Internet Evolution Poll 8/9/2010 19 comments Which product or acquisition best demonstrates Google's inability to profit or succeed outside of search?
The US Senate Dives Into Privacy Issues Richard Bennett 8/4/2010 11 comments Last week the US Senate conducted its most serious hearing to date on the issues related to the handling of personal data on the Net
Do Not Track Internet Evolution Poll 8/2/2010 8 comments The Federal Trade Commission is now considering establishing a "Do Not Track" list (similar to the "Do Not Call" list) for the Internet, which would limit Web users' trackability. Is this a good idea?
Why Disney Nabbed Playdom Robert McGarvey 8/2/2010 10 comments Disney's purchase of Playdom could herald a new era for the company in the hot 'free to play' social gaming sector
Paying With Our Lives for Web Service Mark Andrejevic 8/31/2010 30 comments Companies provide information services in exchange for detailed data collection about an increasingly broad swath of our lives
Virtual Apologies Don't Cut It Chris Poley 8/27/2010 83 comments New 'apology sites' offer tips and techniques for saying 'I'm sorry.' But nothing beats good old face-to-face apologies
Within Cooee Todd Watson 8/24/2010 2 comments IBM's latest executive study reveals 98 percent of CEOs say they need to restructure the way their organizations work
North Korea Gives Social the Cold Shoulder Editor's Blog 8/24/2010 7 comments North Korean government claims Twitter, Facebook, and YouTube accounts are not connected with the Democratic People's Republic of Korea, despite numerous reports
Killer Tweet Sweeney Blog 8/24/2010 8 comments Tweeting while driving may very well kill you.
Oh, the Places You'll Share! Internet Evolution Poll 8/23/2010 15 comments Facebook just rolled out its own location-based mobile application, Facebook Places. Do you plan to use it?
Facebook's Going 'Places' Editor's Blog 8/19/2010 9 comments Facebook lets users 'check in' with Friends, find local highlights... and get tracked by more advertisers
NY Museum Maps Your Location via WiFi Alan Reiter's Wireless Web World 8/18/2010 12 comments A new iPhone/iPod Touch app helps visitors navigate the enormous American Museum of Natural History in NYC
Booking Flights on Facebook Editor's Blog 8/16/2010 15 comments Delta's Facebook-based 'Ticket Window' hints at a future where flight-booking, and the like, are done away from airlines' destination sites
IBM to Acquire Marketing Software Firm Unica Todd Watson 8/13/2010 2 comments The acquisition will expand IBM’s ability to help organizations analyze and predict customer preferences and develop more targeted marketing campaigns
That's Advertainment! Thus Spake Mr. Cramer 8/13/2010 7 comments Marketers want to sell you stuff, and they need your help. It's crass, but it's fun! It's the art form of the new millenium.
Santa Wants an iPad Todd Watson 8/12/2010 2 comments US retailers of electronics and appliances are expected to increase sales of those products by $739M in September and October alone
'Team-Buy' Websites Flourish in China Xuefei (Michael) Peng 8/12/2010 15 comments Spurred by easy entry and big demand, China's team-buy Websites are multiplying, though it's likely just a handful will survive long-term
Muslim Consumers Flood the Web Marsha Weinstein 8/10/2010 17 comments The Internet has become a haven for the enormous worldwide market in Islamic goods and services
Celebrating Failures Internet Evolution Poll 8/9/2010 19 comments Which product or acquisition best demonstrates Google's inability to profit or succeed outside of search?
The US Senate Dives Into Privacy Issues Richard Bennett 8/4/2010 11 comments Last week the US Senate conducted its most serious hearing to date on the issues related to the handling of personal data on the Net
Do Not Track Internet Evolution Poll 8/2/2010 8 comments The Federal Trade Commission is now considering establishing a "Do Not Track" list (similar to the "Do Not Call" list) for the Internet, which would limit Web users' trackability. Is this a good idea?
Why Disney Nabbed Playdom Robert McGarvey 8/2/2010 10 comments Disney's purchase of Playdom could herald a new era for the company in the hot 'free to play' social gaming sector
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.
The smartphone market reached a significant milestone, a breakthrough that may cause vendors to celebrate but could strain the capabilities of IT service desks.
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
