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Comment: that's nice - slfisher - 6/30/2012
Comment: the difference - slfisher - 6/30/2012
Comment: Re: Srsly - KMT568 - 6/30/2012
Comment: Re: Srsly - aum007 - 6/30/2012
Comment: Re: Srsly - KMT568 - 6/30/2012
Comment: Re: Principle - nathanwosnack - 6/30/2012
Comment: Re: Principle - Joe Stanganelli - 6/30/2012
Comment: Re: Principle - DukeW - 6/30/2012
Comment: Re: Principle - nimantha.de - 6/30/2012
Comment: Re: Kim on a Plinth - DukeW - 6/29/2012
Comment: Re: More? - DukeW - 6/29/2012
Comment: Re: Principle - Joe Stanganelli - 6/29/2012
Comment: Re: Principle - abdlah - 6/29/2012
Comment: Re: Principle - Joe Stanganelli - 6/29/2012
Comment: Re: Principle - Joe Stanganelli - 6/29/2012
Comment: Srsly - Joe Stanganelli - 6/29/2012
Comment: Re: Principle - cjon316 - 6/29/2012
Smarter City Solutions for a Small Planet
Todd Watson  
6/29/2012   Post a comment
The latest Smarter City initiatives in Indiana, the Philippines, and France.
Comment: Re: Principle - abdlah - 6/29/2012
Comment: Re: Principle - abdlah - 6/29/2012
Comment: Re: Principle - abdlah - 6/29/2012
Comment: Re: Principle - Mary Jander - 6/29/2012
Comment: Re: Principle - cjon316 - 6/29/2012
Comment: Act 2, Scene 2 - Kim Davis - 6/29/2012
Comment: Re: Privacy report - scbennett - 6/29/2012
Comment: Privacy report - nasimson - 6/29/2012
Comment: Re: Real world - pcharles - 6/28/2012
Comment: Re: Principle - kq4ym - 6/28/2012
Comment: Re: Principle - abdlah - 6/28/2012
Comment: Re: Principle - abdlah - 6/28/2012
Comment: Re: Principle - Nicole Ferraro - 6/28/2012
Comment: Re: Real world - Mike Acker - 6/28/2012
Comment: Re: Principle - Jason Mick - 6/28/2012
Comment: Re: Principle - Kim Davis - 6/28/2012
Comment: Re: Principle - Jason Mick - 6/28/2012
Comment: Re: Principle - abdlah - 6/28/2012
 Reuven Cohen, SVP, Virtustream
Smarter Cloud Clan Radio  
6/28/2012   161 comments
Reuven Cohen is an early innovator in the cloud computing space as the founder of Enomaly in 2004 (acquired by Virtustream in February 2012). He is currently SVP at Virtustream and remains active in cloud policy-making and standards-setting worldwide. Reuven is also the co-creator of CloudCamp, an "unconference" where early adopters of cloud computing technologies exchange ideas.
Comment: Re: Principle - Jason Mick - 6/28/2012
Comment: Principle - abdlah - 6/28/2012
'Mandate Struck Down' Snafu Ignites the Web
Jason Mick  
6/28/2012   39 comments
In a rush to be the first news agency to report on the Supreme Court healthcare decision, a number of organizations jumped the gun, claiming the individual mandate provision had been struck down.
A Lawyer's Look at the FTC's Privacy Report
Steven C. Bennett  
6/28/2012   11 comments
The FTC's final report on privacy isn't law, but its main tenets could become so if they meet with congressional approval.
Comment: Re: Time... - Mary Jander - 6/28/2012
Comment: Re: Time... - Kicheko - 6/28/2012
Comment: Re: Time... - Mary Jander - 6/27/2012
Comment: Upturn in voting - Kim Davis - 6/27/2012
Comment: Re: Scary - Kim Davis - 6/27/2012
Comment: Re: Real world - chuckgregory - 6/27/2012
Comment: Re: Real world - pcharles - 6/27/2012
Comment: Re: Real world - chuckgregory - 6/27/2012
Comment: Re: Time... - abdlah - 6/27/2012
Comment: Re: Time... - hounhosp - 6/27/2012
Comment: Re: Real world - Mike Acker - 6/27/2012
Comment: Re: Real world - chuckgregory - 6/27/2012
Comment: Re: Real world - James Lambie - 6/27/2012
Comment: Re: Sacary - Paul Korzeniowski - 6/27/2012
Comment: The fiber boost - nasimson - 6/27/2012
Comment: Re: Scary - nasimson - 6/27/2012
Join Us for a Webinar on the New World of the CEO
Executive Clan Editor's Blog  
6/27/2012   Post a comment
IBM's recently released study of over 1,700 CEOs worldwide reveals a new focus on collaboration and transparency.
Municipal Broadband Gets Fiber Boost
Dana Blouin  
6/27/2012   15 comments
Growing momentum to create broadband networks for specific cities has been boosted by the alliance of Gig.U and Gigabit Squared.
Comment: Re: Sacary - Joanne Goldman - 6/26/2012
Comment: Re: Sacary - Nicole Ferraro - 6/26/2012
Comment: Re: Sacary - Mary Jander - 6/26/2012
Comment: Re: Real world - chuckgregory - 6/26/2012
Comment: Re: Real world - pcharles - 6/26/2012
Comment: Scary - hounhosp - 6/26/2012
Comment: Re: Time... - abdlah - 6/26/2012
World War III Will Be Waged Online
Wisdom of the Big Chair  
6/26/2012   7 comments
Win32.Flame is malicious code that's been developed, not by hackers, but by government agencies.
Comment: Re: Time... - hounhosp - 6/26/2012
Comment: Time... - abdlah - 6/26/2012
New ICANN CEO: 'Public Interest' Comes First
Beau Brendler  
6/25/2012   20 comments
The new chief executive of ICANN acknowledges that the group faces a critical juncture -- and much criticism.
Comment: Re: Turing - Kim Davis - 6/25/2012
Comment: Turing - RamonAntonio - 6/25/2012
Comment: Re: Next Targets? - Brian Newby - 6/25/2012
Comment: Re: This just in .... - Ariella - 6/25/2012
Comment: Re: Real world - chuckgregory - 6/25/2012
Comment: Re: Great article - hounhosp - 6/25/2012
Comment: Re: Texas chimes in - Kim Davis - 6/25/2012
Comment: This just in .... - JayVee - 6/25/2012
Comment: Texas chimes in - Mary Jander - 6/25/2012
Comment: Re: Very sad - Mary Jander - 6/25/2012
Comment: Re: Great article - hounhosp - 6/24/2012
Comment: An interesting fact - Mashka - 6/24/2012
Comment: Re: Great article - Mashka - 6/24/2012
Comment: Re: Great article - hounhosp - 6/23/2012
Comment: Re: Very sad - hounhosp - 6/23/2012
Comment: Re: Very sad - smkinoshita - 6/23/2012
Comment: Re: Real world - pcharles - 6/23/2012
Comment: Re: Next Targets? - Brian Newby - 6/23/2012
Comment: Re: Great article - Kicheko - 6/22/2012
Comment: Great article - lin crampton - 6/22/2012
Comment: Re: Real world - abdlah - 6/22/2012
Comment: Very sad - Nicole Ferraro - 6/22/2012
Comment: possible and desirable - abdlah - 6/22/2012
Comment: Great Minds - kq4ym - 6/22/2012
Louisiana Sex Offender Ban Could Backfire
Robert McGarvey  
6/22/2012   29 comments
In Louisiana, sex offenders will have to give out a ton of information in order to join a social network. But the disincentive could hinder police from finding these criminals.
Comment: Re: Real world - George Taylor - 6/22/2012
Turing's Enduring Influence
Editor's Blog  
6/22/2012   23 comments
2012 is the centenary year of computing pioneer Alan Turing, a man whose brilliant contributions to science were tragically cut short.
Comment: DC school board - 1cuppajoe2go - 6/21/2012
Comment: Re: Real world - Kim Davis - 6/21/2012
Comment: Re: Real world - Mary Jander - 6/21/2012
Comment: Re: The War - Mr. Roques - 6/21/2012
Comment: Re: Real world - Nicole Ferraro - 6/21/2012
Comment: Re: East is east! - Mr. Roques - 6/21/2012
Comment: Re: SOCA - Mr. Roques - 6/21/2012
Comment: Re: Real world - James Lambie - 6/21/2012
Comment: Re: Real world - James Lambie - 6/21/2012
Comment: Re: Real world - DukeW - 6/20/2012
Comment: Re: Next Targets? - DukeW - 6/20/2012
Comment: Re: Real world - Jerry Bishop - 6/20/2012
Comment: Re: Real world - Mary Jander - 6/20/2012
Comment: Re: Next Targets? - Kim Davis - 6/20/2012
Comment: Real world - Kim Davis - 6/20/2012
Comment: Next Targets? - MikeMisechok - 6/20/2012
The Shadow of Stuxnet
Security Clan Editor's Blog  
6/20/2012   6 comments
The White House stands accused of deliberately leaking its involvement with Stuxnet.
Democracy's Biggest Cyberthreat May Not Be Malware
James Lambie  
6/20/2012   36 comments
The inability to vote online poses an enormous threat to democracy in the West, says security expert.
There's No Balance Yet Between Online Openness & Privacy
Michelle Manafy  
6/20/2012   21 comments
In the wake of the FTC's fining Spokeo for violation of the Fair Credit Reporting Act, companies need to rethink what they do with user data.
Comment: I'm making money - jabailo - 6/19/2012
Facebook's Biggest Problem Is Its Mission
Wagner James Au  
6/19/2012   26 comments
Facebook is faltering because it can't capture the pseudonymous Internet where people feel free to express their true interests.
Comment: Real motives? - Ders - 6/16/2012
IE Radio: We're LIVE With Jody Westby!
Editor's Blog  
6/14/2012   Post a comment
Head on over to IE Radio where we are live with security expert Jody R. Westby.
 Jody R. Westby, CEO, Global Cyber Risk LLC
IE Radio  
6/14/2012   113 comments
Jody R. Westby is the CEO of security consultancy Global Cyber Risk LLC, an adjunct distinguished fellow for Carnegie Mellon CyLab, and a blogger for Forbes. She previously worked for the US Chamber of Commerce and In-Q-Tel. A lawyer, she chairs the American Bar Association’s Privacy and Computer Crime Committee.
Join Us for IE Radio With Jody Westby at 2 PM ET!
Editor's Blog  
6/14/2012   Post a comment
Please tune in for an IE Radio show starring security expert Jody R. Westby at 2:00 p.m. ET.
ICANN Unleashes New Domains & the World Rushes In
Beau Brendler  
6/14/2012   22 comments
Applications are flying fast and furious for ICANN's new domains. Google may be taking a leading role.
Comment: password practice - Mike Acker - 6/13/2012
A Data Mining Route to the White House
Analytics Clan Editor's Blog  
6/12/2012   7 comments
Social data mining can provide focused voter insight, and there are signs that the Obama campaign is exploiting it.
Comment: Re: eHarmony - mhhfive - 6/11/2012
Comment: Re: eHarmony - Kim Davis - 6/11/2012
Comment: Re: eHarmony - mhhfive - 6/11/2012
MPAA Demands Role in Megaupload Resolution
Ron Miller  
6/11/2012   15 comments
The Motion Picture Association of America is claiming a say in the restoration of files to Megaupload users – a say it arguably doesn't deserve.
Comment: Re: Chipping Away - Mashka - 6/10/2012
Comment: x.509 - Mike Acker - 6/10/2012
Comment: Re: How ominous! - cjon316 - 6/8/2012
Comment: Re: How ominous! - Kim Davis - 6/8/2012
Comment: Re: How ominous! - Mary Jander - 6/8/2012
Comment: Re: How ominous! - DukeW - 6/8/2012
Comment: Re: How ominous! - Mary Jander - 6/7/2012
Comment: Re: How ominous! - Kicheko - 6/7/2012
ITU Internet Regulation: Not So Bad!
Second Shooter  
6/7/2012   Post a comment
There's a lot of debate on the wisdom of ceding control of the Internet to the ITU/UN.
Comment: eHarmony - Kim Davis - 6/7/2012
Comment: Re: How ominous! - Mary Jander - 6/6/2012
Comment: How ominous! - Nicole Ferraro - 6/6/2012
Google Warns of 'State-Sponsored' Gmail Hacks
Robert McGarvey  
6/6/2012   20 comments
In what appears to be a long-running tit-for-tat with Google, it seems China's newest move is to target Gmail again.
Comment: Re: Chipping Away - SteveGNYC - 6/6/2012
Comment: Chipping Away - Bolingbroke - 6/6/2012
Comment: Re: Leak Probe - davidmanheim - 6/6/2012
Hacking as Usual
Security Clan Editor's Blog  
6/6/2012   27 comments
Hackers are still at it, with exploits ranging from the absurd to the serious.
Comment: Leak Probe - Kim Davis - 6/6/2012
Comment: FB sold short - Mary Jander - 6/6/2012
Big-Data, Big Anxiety
Analytics Clan Editor's Blog  
6/5/2012   6 comments
The ever-increasing sophistication of social analytics means we are all living in the big-data spotlight.
IBM Expands Collaborative Software Development Solutions to Cloud, Mobile Technologies
Todd Watson  
6/5/2012   Post a comment
To address the need for shared, data-consistent context across organizational boundaries, IBM is introducing a new version of its integrated software Collaborative Lifecycle Management (CLM) solution with extended design management capabilities.
Flame No Game
Todd Watson  
6/5/2012   Post a comment
If you ever had the question as to when or whether the digital realm would meet that of the physical, Stuxnet and, now, Flame, are perfectly good examples of how that intersection is being brought about.
Comment: Re: air gap - Mike Acker - 6/4/2012
Comment: Devil's Advocate - Kim Davis - 6/4/2012
Comment: Re: Hits the innocent - DukeW - 6/3/2012
Comment: Re: air gap - DukeW - 6/3/2012
Comment: A bunch of paranoids - Mashka - 6/2/2012
Comment: Re: not the first time - DukeW - 6/1/2012
Comment: Re: Wow - Kim Davis - 6/1/2012
Comment: Re: Wow - Jason Mick - 6/1/2012
Comment: Re: Wow - Kim Davis - 6/1/2012
Comment: Re: Wow - Jason Mick - 6/1/2012
Comment: Re: Wow - lin crampton - 6/1/2012
Comment: Re: Wow - RufusJones - 6/1/2012
Comment: Re: Wow - lin crampton - 6/1/2012
Comment: Very good piece - RufusJones - 6/1/2012
Comment: Re: Wow - Jason Mick - 6/1/2012
Comment: Re: Wow - Kim Davis - 6/1/2012
Comment: Re: Wow - Kim Davis - 6/1/2012
Comment: Re: Wow - lin crampton - 6/1/2012
Comment: Re: Wow - Mary Jander - 6/1/2012
Comment: Re: Go IDL! - Alan Reiter - 6/1/2012
Comment: Go IDL! - Nicole Ferraro - 6/1/2012
Comment: Re: Wow - Nicole Ferraro - 6/1/2012
The Internet Defense League: Foiling Villains
Reiter's Block  
6/1/2012   2 comments
When villains threaten the Internet with evil legislation, the IDL wants to sound an alarm.
Comment: Re: Wow - Kim Davis - 6/1/2012
Comment: Wow - Nicole Ferraro - 6/1/2012
Comment: Re: Question - Joe Stanganelli - 6/1/2012
Obama Said to Authorize Cyberwar
Editor's Blog  
6/1/2012   20 comments
According to reports, the Stuxnet virus was part of a cyberwar operation directed by the Oval Office and still underway.
Comment: Re: air gap - scbennett - 6/1/2012
Comment: Re: air gap - Mary Jander - 6/1/2012
Comment: Re: air gap - scbennett - 6/1/2012
Comment: air gap - Mike Acker - 6/1/2012
Comment: Re: OUTRAGE - Chris Poley - 6/1/2012
Data Vulnerability Toughens Lawyers' Confidentiality Rules
Steven C. Bennett  
6/1/2012   28 comments
In the age of big-data, the precautions expected of lawyers to protect confidentiality may not be up to par.
Stuxnet, Flame May Be Tip of Iceberg
Internet Evolution Security Clan Poll  
6/1/2012   Post a comment
With the revelation that a more dangerous exploit than Stuxnet – Flame – has been loose in the wild since at least 2010, security experts are wondering what else is out there.




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Mary E. Shacklett
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.
Dan Cypra
Dan Cypra   5/23/2013   18 comments
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?
Matt Heusser
Matt Heusser   5/23/2013   7 comments
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.
David Weldon
David Weldon   5/22/2013   15 comments
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.
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Kim Davis
Big-Data Can’t Always Sell Wine

5|21|13   |   2:23   |   4 comments


Whole Foods Global Wine Purchaser Doug Bell told me about some of the constraints on using analytics in the US wine market.
Paul J. Fleuranges
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.
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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.

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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.

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