What You Should Know About Tech IPOs Chris Poley 4/27/2012 48 comments Of the upcoming technology IPOs, the ones who succeed will likely be analytics or software infrastructure firms, not social networks.
Google's Surprising & Scary Revelation IT Clan Editor's Blog 4/26/2012 20 comments The SDN revolution is very real, and Google stands to win dramatically, thanks to its unique position relative to the Internet. That's a scary thought.
Facebook IPO: The Beginning of the End Editor's Blog 4/24/2012 68 comments Facebook's profit has already fallen, ahead of its IPO. That's just one clue that its entrance into the grown-up space may herald its demise.
Environmentalists Clash With Cloud Providers IT Clan Editor's Blog 4/19/2012 6 comments In a report on the use of renewable energy by cloud service providers, environmental group Greenpeace points to the failure of Apple and other leading cloud providers to go green.
Panic Over CISPA Is Stupid Security Clan Editor's Blog 4/18/2012 9 comments Anxieties about CISPA are misplaced, although the bill would benefit from better wording.
How Brands Can Use (& Are Using) Instagram CMO Clan Editor's Blog 4/17/2012 13 comments Now that Facebook has acquired Instagram, marketers should take a closer look at how the photo-sharing service can enhance their social presence.
Support for Cispa Internet Evolution Poll 4/16/2012 7 comments What's your take on the Cyber Intelligence Sharing and Protection Act (Cispa), which would make information sharing between security agencies and private Web firms easier?
10 Scary Quotes From Tech Leaders Editor's Blog 4/13/2012 27 comments In the spirit of Friday the 13th, let's review some of the scariest things our technology leaders have said over the years.
YouTube Decision Undermines DMCA Editor's Blog 4/5/2012 10 comments An Appeals Court decision overturning the ruling against Viacom in the YouTube copyright case has far-reaching implications.
What You Should Know About Tech IPOs Chris Poley 4/27/2012 48 comments Of the upcoming technology IPOs, the ones who succeed will likely be analytics or software infrastructure firms, not social networks.
Google's Surprising & Scary Revelation IT Clan Editor's Blog 4/26/2012 20 comments The SDN revolution is very real, and Google stands to win dramatically, thanks to its unique position relative to the Internet. That's a scary thought.
Facebook IPO: The Beginning of the End Editor's Blog 4/24/2012 68 comments Facebook's profit has already fallen, ahead of its IPO. That's just one clue that its entrance into the grown-up space may herald its demise.
Environmentalists Clash With Cloud Providers IT Clan Editor's Blog 4/19/2012 6 comments In a report on the use of renewable energy by cloud service providers, environmental group Greenpeace points to the failure of Apple and other leading cloud providers to go green.
Panic Over CISPA Is Stupid Security Clan Editor's Blog 4/18/2012 9 comments Anxieties about CISPA are misplaced, although the bill would benefit from better wording.
How Brands Can Use (& Are Using) Instagram CMO Clan Editor's Blog 4/17/2012 13 comments Now that Facebook has acquired Instagram, marketers should take a closer look at how the photo-sharing service can enhance their social presence.
Support for Cispa Internet Evolution Poll 4/16/2012 7 comments What's your take on the Cyber Intelligence Sharing and Protection Act (Cispa), which would make information sharing between security agencies and private Web firms easier?
10 Scary Quotes From Tech Leaders Editor's Blog 4/13/2012 27 comments In the spirit of Friday the 13th, let's review some of the scariest things our technology leaders have said over the years.
YouTube Decision Undermines DMCA Editor's Blog 4/5/2012 10 comments An Appeals Court decision overturning the ruling against Viacom in the YouTube copyright case has far-reaching implications.
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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