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Comment: Re: I for one... - Mary Jander - 7/29/2011
Comment: Re: I for one... - Kim Davis - 7/29/2011
Sprint Works With LightSquared for LTE Network
Alan Reiter's Wireless Web World  
7/29/2011   Post a comment
Sprint Nextel has forged a complex agreement with LightSquared that faces some hurdles.
Comment: Not just "trolls" - Mary Jander - 7/29/2011
Comment: Re: Scare Tactic... - hounhosp - 7/28/2011
Comment: Re: I for one... - Mary Jander - 7/27/2011
Comment: Re: How ironic - Mr. Roques - 7/27/2011
Comment: Re: I for one... - Kim Davis - 7/27/2011
Comment: I for one... - Mary Jander - 7/27/2011
Eyeing the Debt Crisis From the C-Suite
Executive Clan Editor's Blog  
7/27/2011   6 comments
The possibility looms that the US will default on its debt. Here's what C-suite-ers are thinking and doing about that.
Comment: Scare Tactic... - dcuperus - 7/27/2011
Comment: Not Invented Here - kq4ym - 7/27/2011
Comment: Re: Patent lawsuits - KMT568 - 7/26/2011
Comment: Patent lawsuits - nasimson - 7/26/2011
Patent Lawsuits Could Discourage Stateside Developers
Susan Fourtané  
7/26/2011   29 comments
Fearful of getting sued by Lodsys, some developers have withdrawn their mobile apps from the market. There must be a better way.
Comment: Re: How ironic - KMT568 - 7/25/2011
 IT Clan Chat: Parting Shots from the Federal CIO
IE Radio  
7/25/2011   195 comments
As Vivek Kundra leaves his post as US Federal CIO for a Harvard fellowship, his outspoken comments resonate not just for government IT but for enterprise professionals as well. A key point: Abandon old ways of thinking about technology and its procurement.
DoD Embraces Clouds for Work & Warfare
Jeff Kaplan  
7/25/2011   11 comments
One of the most traditional agencies in the US government is embracing cloud computing in defiance of popular myth.
Comment: Re: How ironic - Kim Davis - 7/25/2011
Comment: Re: How ironic - Gigi - 7/25/2011
Comment: How ironic - Chris Poley - 7/24/2011
Comment: Re: Black Ops - scucci - 7/22/2011
Comment: Re: Black Ops - Jart Armin - 7/22/2011
Comment: Re: Black Ops - Jart Armin - 7/22/2011
Comment: Easy, now... - Mike Acker - 7/22/2011
Comment: Re: Black Ops - scucci - 7/22/2011
Comment: Job safety and greed - mnt.code - 7/22/2011
Comment: Re: Black Ops - kq4ym - 7/22/2011
Comment: Black Ops - scucci - 7/21/2011
Comment: Big News Update - Jart Armin - 7/21/2011
Comment: Re: Justice - pcharles - 7/21/2011
Comment: Re: Justice - Jart Armin - 7/21/2011
Comment: Worse Than Murdoch - Tex - 7/21/2011
Comment: Re: Justice - abdlah - 7/21/2011
Comment: Re: Justice - Mary Jander - 7/21/2011
Comment: Re: Justice - abdlah - 7/21/2011
Comment: Re: Justice - abdlah - 7/21/2011
Comment: Re: Justice - Mary Jander - 7/21/2011
Comment: Re: Justice - Nicole Ferraro - 7/21/2011
Comment: Re: Justice - Mary Jander - 7/21/2011
Comment: Re: Justice - Jart Armin - 7/21/2011
Comment: Re: Justice - abdlah - 7/21/2011
Comment: Re: Justice - modza - 7/21/2011
Parting Shots From the Federal CIO
IT Clan Editor's Blog  
7/21/2011   18 comments
The outgoing federal CIO has some choice words for his soon-to-be-former employer that apply to other enterprises as well.
Murdoch's 'Hackgate' Moves From Spark to Firestorm
Jart Armin  
7/21/2011   42 comments
The next conflagration touched off by the News International firestorm could involve email hacking – and engulf the US-based News Corp.
Comment: Justice - abdlah - 7/21/2011
Comment: Womenn sports - nasimson - 7/16/2011
Comment: Inspiring to us - ashady - 7/15/2011
 Security Clan Chat: The Cybersecurity Glasnost Hotline
IE Radio  
7/15/2011   157 comments
The White House's announcement of 24/7 communications links with Russia on cybersecurity issues is welcome but lacks substance.
Comment: Re: data sources - Mary Jander - 7/14/2011
Comment: Re: data sources - modza - 7/14/2011
Comment: data sources - robsalk - 7/14/2011
Comment: Great example - Mary Jander - 7/13/2011
CitiVox Pushes Data-Driven Government
Rob Salkowitz  
7/13/2011   12 comments
Open-source tools purport to make governments of all kinds more effective and honest.
AT&T to Offer LTE Modems This Summer
Alan Reiter's Wireless Web World  
7/12/2011   Post a comment
AT&T Mobility customers may be able to end their envy of Verizon Wireless LTE subscribers this summer.
Comment: Re: Startup America - jabailo - 7/11/2011
Comment: Re: Startup America - Kim Davis - 7/11/2011
US Women Win a Beautiful Game
Todd Watson  
7/11/2011   2 comments
Congrats to the US Women's soccer team!
Comment: entrepreneur skills - dbergman - 7/8/2011
Comment: Startup America - jabailo - 7/8/2011
Comment: Re: Great stuff - Gigi - 7/8/2011
Comment: Re: Great stuff - pcharles - 7/7/2011
Comment: Re: Great stuff - SteveGNYC - 7/7/2011
Comment: Re: Great stuff - robsalk - 7/7/2011
Comment: Great stuff - Nicole Ferraro - 7/7/2011
Comment: Re: Smartphones - Alan Reiter - 7/7/2011
Five 'Young World' Tech Innovators to Watch
Rob Salkowitz  
7/7/2011   16 comments
These youthful entrepreneurs are driving Web startups set to improve the lot of their respective nations.
Comment: Smartphones - nasimson - 7/7/2011
Comment: mobile payments - Mashka - 7/7/2011
Juniper Predicts $670B Mobile Payments in 2015
Alan Reiter's Wireless Web World  
7/5/2011   4 comments
Global mobile payments will total $670 billion in 2015, according to Juniper Research.
Smartphones Outselling Feature Phones in US
Alan Reiter's Wireless Web World  
7/1/2011   2 comments
Nielsen reports that smartphones in the US are outselling feature phones. Here are the ramifications.




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Ron Miller   5/17/2013   9 comments
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.
Alan Reiter
Alan Reiter   5/16/2013   30 comments
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.
Harry Hawk
Harry Hawk   5/15/2013   20 comments
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.
Rasheen A. Whidbee
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.
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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.
Second Shooter
Locked Handsets Aren't the Problem – Subsidies Are the Problem

3|13|13   |   2:09   |   10 comments


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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Todd Watson   5/17/2013   1 comment
It's been 17 years since I've visited the city of Dublin, but I still have some very distinct impressions from my one and only visit.
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IT Suffers From Obama Admin's Jekyll & Hyde Approach to Privacy Rights
Ron Miller
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.

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IT Suffers From Obama Admin's Jekyll & Hyde Approach to Privacy Rights
Ron Miller
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.

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IT Suffers From Obama Admin's Jekyll & Hyde Approach to Privacy Rights
Ron Miller
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.

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Websites Should Consider Tougher ID Verification Policies
Alan Reiter
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.

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