Digg Founder Joins Online Ratings Game Michelle Manafy 10/27/2011 18 comments Kevin Rose, founder of Digg, has launched Oink, a ratings site with a few twists that may -- or may not -- catch on with consumers.
Do No Evil… Except When It Pays Todd Watson 10/20/2011 8 comments Google's choice to block referrer and keyword data from search results coming through encrypted connections does a disservice to users and marketers.
The Need for 'Do Not Track' David Vladeck 10/20/2011 6 comments Director of the FTC Bureau of Consumer Protection discusses the problem with consumer behavior tracking.
Verizon Opens Up Customer Data Editor's Blog 10/14/2011 4 comments Verizon is the latest company to follow in Facebook's footsteps and change its privacy policy to free up subscriber data for third parties.
Steve Jobs's Legacy of Failure Executive Clan Editor's Blog 10/12/2011 42 comments Steve Jobs didn't just leave executives a model for unbroken success. His failures have a lot to teach us as well.
Google Plays 'Darts' Michael Bennett Cohn 10/12/2011 20 comments Google has given the same name to two different but related products, showing an unintentionally hilarious lack of coordinated marketing.
The Pop-Up Debate Persists, & So Do Pop-Ups Mary E. Shacklett 10/4/2011 26 comments Despite Google's warning against them, advertisers continue to make money from pop-up ads. But advertising with them may be getting riskier.
Digg Founder Joins Online Ratings Game Michelle Manafy 10/27/2011 18 comments Kevin Rose, founder of Digg, has launched Oink, a ratings site with a few twists that may -- or may not -- catch on with consumers.
Do No Evil… Except When It Pays Todd Watson 10/20/2011 8 comments Google's choice to block referrer and keyword data from search results coming through encrypted connections does a disservice to users and marketers.
The Need for 'Do Not Track' David Vladeck 10/20/2011 6 comments Director of the FTC Bureau of Consumer Protection discusses the problem with consumer behavior tracking.
Verizon Opens Up Customer Data Editor's Blog 10/14/2011 4 comments Verizon is the latest company to follow in Facebook's footsteps and change its privacy policy to free up subscriber data for third parties.
Steve Jobs's Legacy of Failure Executive Clan Editor's Blog 10/12/2011 42 comments Steve Jobs didn't just leave executives a model for unbroken success. His failures have a lot to teach us as well.
Google Plays 'Darts' Michael Bennett Cohn 10/12/2011 20 comments Google has given the same name to two different but related products, showing an unintentionally hilarious lack of coordinated marketing.
The Pop-Up Debate Persists, & So Do Pop-Ups Mary E. Shacklett 10/4/2011 26 comments Despite Google's warning against them, advertisers continue to make money from pop-up ads. But advertising with them may be getting riskier.
Has China stolen a march on the West, developing an Internet architecture that is not only based on IPv6, but is also inherently secure from both internal and external attack?
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.
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.
Expert Integrated Systems: Changing the Experience & Economics of IT In this e-book, we take an in-depth look at these expert integrated systems -- what they are, how they work, and how they have the potential to help CIOs achieve dramatic savings while restoring IT's role as business innovator. READ THIS eBOOK
your weekly update of news, analysis, and
opinion from Internet Evolution - FREE! REGISTER HERE
Wanted! Site Moderators Internet Evolution is looking for a handful of readers to help moderate the message boards on our site – as well as engaging in high-IQ conversation with the industry mavens on our thinkerNet blogosphere. The job comes with various perks, bags of kudos, and GIANT bragging rights. Interested?
To save this item to your list of favorite Internet Evolution content so you can find it later in your Profile page, click the "Save It" button next to the item.
