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Comment: Re: Interesting Move - aum007 - 9/30/2011
Comment: Interesting Move - abdlah - 9/30/2011
Comment: Re: Very smart strategy - ivka - 9/30/2011
Comment: Re: Nook Loyalty - torriatte - 9/30/2011
Comment: Nook Loyalty - Rich Adler - 9/30/2011
Comment: Inlegible? - abdlah - 9/29/2011
Comment: Re: Very smart strategy - modza - 9/29/2011
Comment: Very smart strategy - modza - 9/29/2011
Amazon Starts a Tablet Fire
Editor's Blog  
9/29/2011   37 comments
Amazon's Kindle Fire is well positioned to steal a large segment of potential iPad customers.
Comment: Re: Seriously - Mary Jander - 9/29/2011
Comment: Re: YASN??? - Ron_Miller - 9/29/2011
Comment: Re: YASN??? - magneticnorth - 9/29/2011
Comment: Re: Seriously - knoxzoo - 9/28/2011
Comment: I Like It - knoxzoo - 9/28/2011
Comment: Re: pipe dreams - Kim Davis - 9/28/2011
Comment: pipe dreams - Chris Poley - 9/28/2011
Comment: Absolutely - Nicole Ferraro - 9/28/2011
'Opaque Transparency' an Emerging Threat
Security Clan Editor's Blog  
9/28/2011   20 comments
The biggest noncriminal threat to the security of your personal information today is data-grabbing under a false guise of transparency.
Comment: Re: Growing up* - Ron_Miller - 9/27/2011
Comment: Re: Seriously - Mary Jander - 9/27/2011
Comment: Re: Seriously - Mary Jander - 9/27/2011
Comment: Re: Growing up* - Mary Jander - 9/27/2011
Comment: Re: Seriously - Mary Jander - 9/27/2011
Comment: Re: Seriously - Nicole Ferraro - 9/27/2011
Comment: Congratulations! - smkinoshita - 9/27/2011
Comment: Seriously - The Dream Chaser - 9/27/2011
Comment: And We're Surprised? - kenton - 9/27/2011
Comment: Oh man - The Dream Chaser - 9/27/2011
Comment: Hip Hip Huzzah - Bolingbroke - 9/27/2011
Comment: Roll out 7DEE - Paul Whyte - 9/27/2011
Internet Evolution & 6DEE Win Big at Min Awards
Editor's Blog  
9/27/2011   30 comments
Internet Evolution is proud to add Best Customized Website/Microsite and the WOW Award for 60 Days of Executive Education (6DEE) to its growing list of industry accolades!
Comment: Re: Growing up* - kq4ym - 9/27/2011
Comment: Re: Growing up* - Ron_Miller - 9/26/2011
Comment: Re: YASN??? - Ron_Miller - 9/26/2011
Comment: Growing up* - Joe Stanganelli - 9/26/2011
Comment: YASN??? - magneticnorth - 9/26/2011
Comment: Re: Spot on - Joe Stanganelli - 9/25/2011
Comment: HuffPo - Joe Stanganelli - 9/25/2011
Comment: Re: Spot on - taimur_tz - 9/25/2011
Google Favoring Mobile Websites for Cellphone AdWords
Alan Reiter's Wireless Web World  
9/23/2011   Post a comment
Google is pointedly pursuing a strategy of favoring Websites optimized for mobile devices when it comes to AdWords.
Comment: Re: Way to go - Mr. Roques - 9/23/2011
Comment: RE:IMHO - Ron_Miller - 9/23/2011
Comment: RE:IMHO - Mr. Roques - 9/23/2011
Comment: Re: Spot on - Mr. Roques - 9/23/2011
Comment: Re: Way to go - Mary Jander - 9/23/2011
Comment: RE:IMHO - Ariella - 9/23/2011
Comment: Re: Way to go - Kim Davis - 9/23/2011
Comment: Re: no surprise - Mr. Roques - 9/23/2011
Comment: RE:IMHO - Ron_Miller - 9/23/2011
Comment: Re: Way to go - nasimson - 9/23/2011
Comment: Way to go - nimantha.de - 9/23/2011
Comment: RE:IMHO - Kicheko - 9/23/2011
Candidates Bring Messages to Twitter
Editor's Blog  
9/23/2011   9 comments
Twitter is accepting political ads for the first time this election season, and its demographics make it a canny choice for candidates.
Comment: RE:IMHO - Ron_Miller - 9/22/2011
Comment: Do I hear.... - Mary Jander - 9/22/2011
Comment: RE:IMHO - dcuperus - 9/22/2011
Comment: Re: Nice in theory - Ron_Miller - 9/22/2011
Comment: Re: Nice in theory - Kim Davis - 9/22/2011
Comment: RE:IMHO - Ron_Miller - 9/22/2011
Comment: RE:IMHO - Kicheko - 9/22/2011
Comment: Re: Spot on - Kim Davis - 9/22/2011
Comment: Re: Spot on - Paul Whyte - 9/22/2011
Comment: Re: Spot on - Paul Whyte - 9/22/2011
Comment: Re: IMHO - Ron_Miller - 9/22/2011
Comment: Re: Nice in theory - Ron_Miller - 9/22/2011
Comment: Re: IMHO - Nicole Ferraro - 9/22/2011
Comment: Re: IMHO - Ron_Miller - 9/22/2011
Comment: RE:IMHO - Ron_Miller - 9/22/2011
Comment: Re: IMHO - Gigi - 9/22/2011
Comment: Re: Here to stay... - abdlah - 9/22/2011
Comment: Re: Spot on - Gigi - 9/22/2011
Comment: Re: Here to stay... - Kicheko - 9/22/2011
Comment: Re: Spot on - Kicheko - 9/22/2011
Comment: Re: Spot on - Kicheko - 9/22/2011
Comment: RE:IMHO - Kicheko - 9/22/2011
Comment: Here to stay... - abdlah - 9/21/2011
Comment: Re: IMHO - Ron_Miller - 9/21/2011
Comment: Re: IMHO - Mary Jander - 9/21/2011
Comment: Re: IMHO - Ariella - 9/21/2011
Comment: Re: IMHO - dcuperus - 9/21/2011
Comment: Re: IMHO - Ron_Miller - 9/21/2011
Comment: Still? - The Dream Chaser - 9/21/2011
Comment: Re: IMHO - dcuperus - 9/21/2011
Comment: Re: IMHO - Ron_Miller - 9/21/2011
Comment: Re: IMHO - dcuperus - 9/21/2011
Comment: Re: Nice in theory - Ron_Miller - 9/21/2011
Comment: Re: Great attitude - Ron_Miller - 9/21/2011
Comment: Nice in theory - Nicole Ferraro - 9/21/2011
Comment: Re: Great attitude - Ariella - 9/21/2011
Comment: Re: Spot on - Paul Whyte - 9/21/2011
Comment: Re: Great attitude - Ron_Miller - 9/21/2011
Comment: Re: IMHO - Ron_Miller - 9/21/2011
Comment: Great attitude - Kim Davis - 9/21/2011
Comment: IMHO - Chris Poley - 9/21/2011
Comment: Re: Spot on - Kim Davis - 9/21/2011
Another Look at the Telecommuting Controversy
Executive Clan Editor's Blog  
9/21/2011   26 comments
Recent research does nothing to alleviate executive fears about telecommuting.
Social Startup Takes Aim Against Facebook
Ron Miller  
9/21/2011   51 comments
Unthink aims to put users in charge of social networking. But its business model may not sustain its ambitions.
Comment: Re: Spot on - Mary Jander - 9/21/2011
Comment: Idiocracy - nasimson - 9/21/2011
Comment: Re: Spot on - Paul Whyte - 9/21/2011
Comment: Re: Spot on - Paul Whyte - 9/21/2011
Comment: Re: Spot on - nasimson - 9/21/2011
Comment: Re: Spot on - Mary Jander - 9/21/2011
Comment: Re: Spot on - Paul Whyte - 9/21/2011
Comment: Spot on - Nicole Ferraro - 9/21/2011
Comment: But they are dead... - jabailo - 9/21/2011
Comment: Re: What leveraged - SunitaT - 9/21/2011
How Not to Reinvent an Internet Company
Paul Whyte  
9/21/2011   30 comments
AOL is following the path forged by MySpace and possibly Yahoo: The garden path to ongoing deterioration via a content-centric strategy.
Comment: Re: Very confused - Gigi - 9/21/2011
Comment: Re: Very confused - Kim Davis - 9/20/2011
Comment: Forest - knoxzoo - 9/20/2011
Comment: Very confused - Nicole Ferraro - 9/20/2011
Comment: I Blame the Lawyers - Kim Davis - 9/20/2011
Comment: Re: Keylogger - Mary Jander - 9/20/2011
Carmaker Email Stunt Prompts Lawsuit
Joe Stanganelli  
9/20/2011   15 comments
An online advertising stunt that involved sending increasingly disturbing emails over a five-day period has backfired for Toyota.
Comment: Re: You have a choice - jkaplan - 9/19/2011
Comment: You have a choice - dbergman - 9/19/2011
Comment: Greed is good - dbergman - 9/19/2011
Comment: Re: Keylogger - Brian Newby - 9/19/2011
Comment: Re: Keylogger - Mary Jander - 9/19/2011
Comment: Oops! - knoxzoo - 9/19/2011
Comment: Re: Keylogger - Brian Newby - 9/19/2011
Comment: Re: Really weird move - RIMMAN - 9/19/2011
Comment: Re: Really weird move - dlavie - 9/19/2011
Comment: Keylogger - Michael P. Kassner - 9/19/2011
Netflix Apology Heralds More Change & Controversy
Joe Stanganelli  
9/19/2011   47 comments
Netflix CEO's online apology this weekend comes with yet more change that could drive customers even further away.
Why Tracking Cloud User Behavior Is a 'Plus'
Jeff Kaplan  
9/19/2011   9 comments
Today’s SaaS or cloud-based services have a unique ability to capture actual application utilization data.
Comment: Re: 2011 - Kim Davis - 9/14/2011
Comment: Re: C-E-Liability - Mary Jander - 9/14/2011
Comment: C-E-Liability - jabailo - 9/14/2011
Comment: Re: 2011 - Ariella - 9/14/2011
Market Ignorance Hobbles Tech CEOs
Executive Clan Editor's Blog  
9/14/2011   20 comments
When CEOs ignore marketing, failure tends to follow, as recent executive debacles in the tech sector demonstrate.
Comment: Re: 2011 - Kim Davis - 9/13/2011
Comment: Re: 2011 - Ron_Miller - 9/13/2011
Comment: Re: 2011 - Ron_Miller - 9/13/2011
Comment: Re: 2011 - dlavie - 9/12/2011
Comment: Re: 2011 - knoxzoo - 9/12/2011
Comment: Re: Boohoo! - Mary Jander - 9/12/2011
Comment: Re: Boohoo! - mhhfive - 9/12/2011
Comment: Re: You're me right?? - Ariella - 9/12/2011
Comment: Re: Unsubscribe! - knoxzoo - 9/11/2011
Comment: You're me right?? - Kato - 9/11/2011
Comment: you've got to wonder - slfisher - 9/11/2011
Comment: Re: 2011 - SteveGNYC - 9/10/2011
Comment: Uh Oh - The Dream Chaser - 9/9/2011
Comment: Re: 2011 - Ron_Miller - 9/9/2011
Comment: Re: 2011 - jabailo - 9/9/2011
Comment: Re: 2011 - Ron_Miller - 9/9/2011
Ad Industry Distracts With 'Self-Regulation'
Editor's Blog  
9/9/2011   9 comments
The Interactive Advertising Bureau has implemented a "code of conduct" for the online ad industry that it hopes will keep the federal government away.
Comment: 2011 - jabailo - 9/9/2011
Comment: Unsubscribe! - tmclarty - 9/8/2011
Google Buys Guidebook Firm Zagat
Alan Reiter's Wireless Web World  
9/8/2011   Post a comment
Google today announced it has purchased the well known restaurant reviews and guidebook company Zagat.
Comment: Re: Boohoo! - Mary Jander - 9/8/2011
Comment: Re: Boohoo! - Nicole Ferraro - 9/8/2011
Comment: Got the the T-shirt - Ariella - 9/8/2011
Comment: Re: ponderous - knoxzoo - 9/7/2011
Comment: Re: ponderous - knoxzoo - 9/7/2011
Comment: Re: Boohoo! - Mary Jander - 9/7/2011
Comment: Re: Boohoo! - Nicole Ferraro - 9/7/2011
Comment: Re: Boohoo! - Mary Jander - 9/7/2011
Comment: Boohoo! - Nicole Ferraro - 9/7/2011
JC Penney Halts Social Media Firestorm
Ron Miller  
9/7/2011   55 comments
The introduction of a controversial JC Penney T-shirt prompted a recent Twitter storm. Luckily, the company listened and took action.
Yahoo Turns a Corner With Bartz Firing
Executive Clan Editor's Blog  
9/7/2011   12 comments
With CEO Carol Bartz out at Yahoo, it looks as if the Web firm may be heading for a long-overdue reckoning.
Comment: Re: ponderous - knoxzoo - 9/6/2011
Comment: Re: ponderous - Mary Jander - 9/6/2011
Comment: Re: ponderous - knoxzoo - 9/6/2011
Comment: Re: ponderous - knoxzoo - 9/6/2011
Comment: Re: ponderous - knoxzoo - 9/6/2011
Comment: Re: ponderous - knoxzoo - 9/6/2011
Comment: Re: Yes. - dcuperus - 9/6/2011
Comment: Re: ponderous - SteveGNYC - 9/6/2011
Comment: Re: ponderous - Mary Jander - 9/6/2011
Comment: why else? - Mashka - 9/6/2011
Comment: ponderous - Chris Poley - 9/5/2011
Online Newsletter Tracking Moves From Scary to Ridiculous
John Myers  
9/5/2011   29 comments
A favorite tech newsletter has turned into a "spamvertisement" laden with spyware. Enough already!
Comment: Just curious - Joe Stanganelli - 9/2/2011
Comment: Re: Yes. - Nicole Ferraro - 9/2/2011
Comment: Re: Yes. - Kim Davis - 9/2/2011
Comment: Re: Yes. - magneticnorth - 9/1/2011
Comment: Take that Apple - Chris Poley - 9/1/2011
Comment: Re: Yes. - Kim Davis - 9/1/2011
FT Walks Out on Apple Apps
Editor's Blog  
9/1/2011   7 comments
The Financial Times has walked out on the Apple App store, showing that its priority is mining readers' data for marketing purposes.
Comment: Re: Yes. - Nicole Ferraro - 9/1/2011
Salesforce.com Debuts HTML5 for Mobile Devices
Alan Reiter's Wireless Web World  
9/1/2011   Post a comment
Salesforce.com has debuted its new HTML5 Web service for laptops, tablet computers, and cellphones.




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George Taylor   5/20/2013   2 comments
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?
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Ron Miller   5/17/2013   18 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.
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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.
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Harry Hawk   5/15/2013   20 comments
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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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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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