Evaluating Google+ Minus Businesses Editor's Blog 7/29/2011 15 comments Google is looking to figure out how best to serve businesses before letting them maintain a presence on the site, but it runs the risk of alienating them first.
The Lesson of Netflix Editor's Blog 7/28/2011 4 comments Netflix's insistence on shifting its customer base from analog to digital, despite the pain, shows the way ahead for other content providers.
Privacy Is a Losing Battle Online Editor's Blog 7/26/2011 30 comments Our new Big Report, The Web's War on Privacy, should convince users that it's time to clean up their online acts.
An Apple Store Falls Far From the Tree Editor's Blog 7/22/2011 11 comments Audacious Chinese entrepreneurs go beyond counterfeiting iPhones and accessories and open fully-fledged fake Apple Stores.
Open or Closed, NFC Prospects Abound Chris S. Vargas 7/22/2011 41 comments Near Field Communication can be applied in different ways, heralding interesting apps in the mobile and marketing arenas.
Online Shopping Booms in China Xuefei (Michael) Peng 7/13/2011 15 comments A bit of government help has boosted the online shopping industry in mainland China over the last year, with more growth on the way.
US Supreme Court Addresses Data Mining Steven C. Bennett 7/12/2011 34 comments In a recent judgment, Vermont law was declared unconstitutional in its attempt to hinder the sale of data mined online.
Weak Bitcoin Cryptography Prompts Action Jason Mick 7/11/2011 17 comments Trouble with Mt. Gox serves Bitcoin exchange providers and users with information about what to add and avoid when it comes to password protection.
Wag.com: Another Pets.com? Woof! Reiter's Block 7/7/2011 20 comments Amazon subsidiary says it can avoid the fate of one of the most famous debacles of the first Internet bust.
Evaluating Google+ Minus Businesses Editor's Blog 7/29/2011 15 comments Google is looking to figure out how best to serve businesses before letting them maintain a presence on the site, but it runs the risk of alienating them first.
The Lesson of Netflix Editor's Blog 7/28/2011 4 comments Netflix's insistence on shifting its customer base from analog to digital, despite the pain, shows the way ahead for other content providers.
Password to Beverages Kim Davis 7/28/2011 7 comments Bevvy helps you obtain your nightclub benefits discreetly by using a secret password.
Privacy Is a Losing Battle Online Editor's Blog 7/26/2011 30 comments Our new Big Report, The Web's War on Privacy, should convince users that it's time to clean up their online acts.
An Apple Store Falls Far From the Tree Editor's Blog 7/22/2011 11 comments Audacious Chinese entrepreneurs go beyond counterfeiting iPhones and accessories and open fully-fledged fake Apple Stores.
Open or Closed, NFC Prospects Abound Chris S. Vargas 7/22/2011 41 comments Near Field Communication can be applied in different ways, heralding interesting apps in the mobile and marketing arenas.
Online Shopping Booms in China Xuefei (Michael) Peng 7/13/2011 15 comments A bit of government help has boosted the online shopping industry in mainland China over the last year, with more growth on the way.
US Supreme Court Addresses Data Mining Steven C. Bennett 7/12/2011 34 comments In a recent judgment, Vermont law was declared unconstitutional in its attempt to hinder the sale of data mined online.
Weak Bitcoin Cryptography Prompts Action Jason Mick 7/11/2011 17 comments Trouble with Mt. Gox serves Bitcoin exchange providers and users with information about what to add and avoid when it comes to password protection.
Wag.com: Another Pets.com? Woof! Reiter's Block 7/7/2011 20 comments Amazon subsidiary says it can avoid the fate of one of the most famous debacles of the first Internet bust.
Recently, the Obama administration has been of two minds where privacy rights are concerned. On one hand, you have an administration that vowed to veto CISPA and mandated open data for government websites. On the other hand, you have an increasingly out-of-control Department of Justice on a fishing expedition at AP and demanding legislation to let the FBI wiretap private, encrypted communications and levy fines if a company fails to comply.
The apartment and house sharing service, Airbnb, now requires members to verify their identities by demonstrating a presence on the web, and by either scanning a government ID or entering detailed personal details. Other enterprises should take a close look at Airbnb's verification policies.
Facebook advertising is a lightning rod. It seems neither brands nor consumers are 100 percent happy about the social media site's policies, placement, or procedures. But the real controversy about Facebook ads and promotions is over whether they work.
By now, you've most likely heard about the 3D-printed gun that Texas-based Defense Distributed demonstrated last week. But we haven't heard the last about the censorship war that began soon afterward.
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.
Subsidized handsets, rather than locked handsets, should be the focus of regulators. We're not getting good deals, not fostering innovation, and weakening our power as buyers.
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