IT to the Rescue of Both Retail Worlds IT Clan Editor's Blog 11/29/2012 25 comments Despite growing evidence of the importance of integrating physical and virtual stores, most retailers keep the two worlds separate. Given the green light, IT could fix this.
BI Gets Mobile & Collaborative Executive Clan Editor's Blog 11/28/2012 15 comments Enterprises are enhancing BI with collaboration and mobile capabilities, looking to bolster their analytics investments and return on investment.
Websites Simplify A/B Testing David Strom 11/21/2012 23 comments Several organizations are taking some of the pain out of A/B testing by enabling Website testing -- a process that can deliver powerful results.
Taking on Amazon Midmarket Clan Editor's Blog 11/19/2012 47 comments Midsized retailers succeed against even their largest rivals by tightly integrating their sales channels.
The Changing Face of SEO Dan Cypra 11/19/2012 34 comments Search engine optimization has matured -- and that means IT and marketing professionals must learn new techniques and tips to leverage this tool.
A Smarter Food System IBM Videos 11/16/2012 Post a comment Consumers are more demanding than ever when it comes to food safety, freshness, and price. Growers, processors, and retailers are using innovative and collaborative technologies to improve safety, distribution, and revenue opportunities, while also reducing waste. Find out how specialty food retailer Fairway Market is creating a smarter food network using advanced technologies from IBM.
Construction Firms Build on Web, Social Media Midmarket Clan Editor's Blog 11/9/2012 15 comments The promise of new business is encouraging construction companies and suppliers to create Web-based marketing materials. But they must not forget the broad adoption of tablets.
Staking a Claim for Internet Real Estate Sharon Fisher 11/8/2012 34 comments When ICANN rolled out thousands of gTLDs (for tens of thousands of dollars), it generated some Internet real estate headaches for businesses, patent holders, and brands.
TweetDeck Gets a Second Life Mitch Wagner 11/5/2012 13 comments A quick walk-through of the new TweetDeck, to show you why it should be atop your Twitter toolkit.
Get on Facebook Right Now Wisdom of the Big Chair 11/1/2012 Post a comment A growing number of HR managers are suspicious of individuals who do not take part in social media.
IT to the Rescue of Both Retail Worlds IT Clan Editor's Blog 11/29/2012 25 comments Despite growing evidence of the importance of integrating physical and virtual stores, most retailers keep the two worlds separate. Given the green light, IT could fix this.
BI Gets Mobile & Collaborative Executive Clan Editor's Blog 11/28/2012 15 comments Enterprises are enhancing BI with collaboration and mobile capabilities, looking to bolster their analytics investments and return on investment.
Websites Simplify A/B Testing David Strom 11/21/2012 23 comments Several organizations are taking some of the pain out of A/B testing by enabling Website testing -- a process that can deliver powerful results.
Taking on Amazon Midmarket Clan Editor's Blog 11/19/2012 47 comments Midsized retailers succeed against even their largest rivals by tightly integrating their sales channels.
The Changing Face of SEO Dan Cypra 11/19/2012 34 comments Search engine optimization has matured -- and that means IT and marketing professionals must learn new techniques and tips to leverage this tool.
A Smarter Food System IBM Videos 11/16/2012 Post a comment Consumers are more demanding than ever when it comes to food safety, freshness, and price. Growers, processors, and retailers are using innovative and collaborative technologies to improve safety, distribution, and revenue opportunities, while also reducing waste. Find out how specialty food retailer Fairway Market is creating a smarter food network using advanced technologies from IBM.
Construction Firms Build on Web, Social Media Midmarket Clan Editor's Blog 11/9/2012 15 comments The promise of new business is encouraging construction companies and suppliers to create Web-based marketing materials. But they must not forget the broad adoption of tablets.
Staking a Claim for Internet Real Estate Sharon Fisher 11/8/2012 34 comments When ICANN rolled out thousands of gTLDs (for tens of thousands of dollars), it generated some Internet real estate headaches for businesses, patent holders, and brands.
TweetDeck Gets a Second Life Mitch Wagner 11/5/2012 13 comments A quick walk-through of the new TweetDeck, to show you why it should be atop your Twitter toolkit.
Get on Facebook Right Now Wisdom of the Big Chair 11/1/2012 Post a comment A growing number of HR managers are suspicious of individuals who do not take part in social media.
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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