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The YouTube Effect*
Suddenly, Video Everywhere Without it, your site is so last millennium. With it, performance may slow to a crawl. Video embellishes any site, but getting right can be a challenge.

06/04/08

Personal Identity and the Internet
From making and accepting payments, to relying on user generated ratings, reputation and digital credentials, getting it right can be a huge boon for business and users alike. But, getting it wrong can sink a company. This story looks at the state of the art in battle between features, ease of use and privacy.

06/30/08

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Marc Osofsky 5/9/2008 Post a comment

Innovative retailers are challenging four key retailing rules of thumb in favor of an online community approach to e-commerce. This new strategy has been written about both in a recent Harvard Business Review study as well as Business Week and is the latest attempt by e-commerce startups to outperform rivals stuck in the old ways.

Tom Nolle 5/9/2008 2 comments

This doesn’t happen often in surveys: Talking to dozens of enterprises earlier this year, an astounding 100 percent told me they were expecting to host networking or IT services on the Internet. The bad news was that over half said they thought there were serious issues to be overcome in these applications, and a full 30 percent reported explicitly bad experiences.

most recent post: Tom Nolle... I haven't uncovered any indication in surveys that enterprises believed that SaaS in any form would...

Alan Reiter 5/8/2008 9 comments

Companies that develop GPS-based products to determine a person’s location strive for the utmost accuracy because they know these devices not only offer tremendous convenience, but also could save lives in emergencies. What few people realize is it could be just as vital to foil that accuracy. We had better realize the dangers of location data – and how to “fake out” the trackers.

most recent post: reiter... Hi igorpecovnik, If you want to add more reasons to the top ten list, please include them in...

Mary E. Shacklett 5/8/2008 9 comments

Environmental organization Global Action Plan studies show that carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions from the information and communications technology industry exceed the carbon output of the entire aviation industry. From this, it’s estimated that the Internet is generating 5.3 percent of world energy consumption. But, though the Internet is a CO2 contributor to greenhouse gases, it also offers energy and carbon emission alternatives that are more attainable than those in other industries.

most recent post: Mary E. Shacklett... Hi Mashka, This is a complex economic issue--and it is really very hard to argue...

Leo Nederlof 5/7/2008 11 comments

Using electronic stamps on email as a way to filter out spam or, at least cut down on unsolicited commercial email, has been considered by experts for some time now. Whether the discussion is raised in an email hoax or a serious proposal by a fellow ThinkerNetter, a practical solution is currently lacking. But what if the stamp charge is not collected by the government or ISP, but paid to the email recipient? The benefits there could be sufficient motivation to explore possible implementations.

most recent post: Leo Nederlof... I still believe the electronic cash I proposed in this article would be a good candidate. A monetary...

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