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Erik Martin, General Manager, Reddit.com
Erik Martin is the general manager at Reddit.com, a portal for user-selected content on the Web. Previously, Erik worked for a variety of film and music projects and held positions in online marketing at LEAP Technologies and Foundry Communications and in digital marketing and development at Palm Pictures. He attended Tulane University.
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Steve Garrity, Co-Founder & CTO, Hearsay Social
Steve Garrity is the CTO and co-founder of Hearsay Social, a startup that provides cloud-based solutions for enterprises seeking to increase revenue and deepen customer relationships through social media. Steve is a former Microsoft engineer who worked on mobile search, Live Mesh, and Azure, and he was a product manager at Fortify Software. Steve was a Mayfield Fellow scholar at Stanford University, where he earned BS and MS degrees in computer science.
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Misguided Metrics Lead to Questionable Analytics
Mary E. Shacklett
He was in his mid-20s, and he sat across the table from me in a coffeeshop last week while I interviewed him for a job. He had been working in a call center and had recently left his position there, so I naturally asked him about it.
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Clouds Aren't Just for Outsourcing
Mary E. Shacklett
Organizations are gaining experience and confidence with cloud-based solutions. But are they getting the most out of their cloud investments? “Two or three years ago, we were hearing about data safety and overall control concerns, and companies were in the process of still determining what the cost benefits of cloud would be,” said Vijay Takanti, VP of security and collaboration solutions at Exostar , an aerospace industry cloud services provider. “Now there is a much higher knowledge level in the cloud, and most of these initial concerns, with the exception of security, have been resolved -- but there are still business processes that organizations are hesitant to put into the cloud. They are also not leveraging cloud to get the most out of the technology.”
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Bill Gates Wants to Give It All Away
Ron Miller
A billion here, a billion there, pretty soon it adds up to real money. -- Senator Everett Dirksen
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Clouds Aren't Just for Outsourcing
Mary E. Shacklett
Organizations are gaining experience and confidence with cloud-based solutions. But are they getting the most out of their cloud investments? “Two or three years ago, we were hearing about data safety and overall control concerns, and companies were in the process of still determining what the cost benefits of cloud would be,” said Vijay Takanti, VP of security and collaboration solutions at Exostar , an aerospace industry cloud services provider. “Now there is a much higher knowledge level in the cloud, and most of these initial concerns, with the exception of security, have been resolved -- but there are still business processes that organizations are hesitant to put into the cloud. They are also not leveraging cloud to get the most out of the technology.”
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Timeline Means (Social) Business
Joanne Korman Goldman
Are you skittish about using Facebook’s Timeline because your yearbook picture was inappropriate or growing up you looked like Urkel on Family Matters? Before you dismiss the new format, consider other ways to use Timeline, besides posting your past. In particular, you may find it helps your organization or group to implement social business objectives.
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'Androidophobia' Hits the Web Again
David Harley
George Santayana said a great deal more than “Those who cannot remember the past are condemned to repeat it,” but it’s probably the one quotation that nearly everyone in the security field will remember approximately verbatim.
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New York Mets Climb to the Mountaintop of Bad Marketing
John Barnes
The New York Mets' front office has made itself a villain in its handling of R.A. Dickey's Kilimanjaro mountain-climbing expedition. The solution to the marketing problem: Embrace the villainy.
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Kim Davis
Neil Young Flies a Pirate Flag
2|3|12   |   2:56   |   8 comments

Neil Young has been flying the flag for music piracy, but he says there's a role for the music labels too. Everybody wins!
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Feds Provide Solution to Android's Security Problems
2|2|12   |   2:24   |   4 comments

Malware designed to infect Google Android smartphones has increased dramatically, and now the government is stepping in. The National Security Agency has developed SE Android, a system that tries to close up its security holes.
Mary E. Shacklett
DR Should Include User Empowerment
2|1|12   |   2:59   |   6 comments

Disaster recovery is about restoring service to users, but when restoration times are protracted, companies should empower users so they have maximum flexibility for dealing with their situations.
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Google+ Age Minimum Makes No Difference
1|31|12   |   2:29   |   17 comments

If you're worried sick about 13-year-olds now being allowed on Google+… don't be. Here's why.
Reiter's Block
Twitter Caves to Censors but Isn't the Enemy
1|30|12   |   2:49   |   13 comments

The Internet erupted in rage when Twitter said it could block tweets on a country-by-country basis. But avoid knee jerk reactions!
Second Shooter
SOPA: Forget Technical, Think Constitutional
1|27|12   |   2:09   |   4 comments

We're getting wrapped around the wrong issues with SOPA. The problem isn't in how it's enforced. It's the fact that the basic concept is a violation of due process.
Reiter's Block
Forget Wristwatches as Internet Devices
1|26|12   |   3:09   |   16 comments

There's a resurgence of interest in using wristwatches as data devices. Forget it!
what.the.ferraro
Google Pushing Users Onto Google+
1|24|12   |   02:11   |   15 comments

Larry Page is "super excited" now that people are getting Google+ accounts whether they like it or not!
Second Shooter
Video In-Home & In-Roam
1|23|12   |   2:09   |   7 comments

The drive to stream TV directly to HD sets, to tablets, or to PCs in the home may create a broader demand for streaming, and this could create a major new source of traffic pressure on mobile networks, mobile pricing, and mobile service policies.
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Make Way for Wearable Devices
1|20|12   |   2:30   |   4 comments

As smartphones and tablets forge into the mainstream, vendors can begin work on the next big wave: wearable devices. Apple and Google are two of the heavyweights reportedly investing time, effort, and money here. This broad category spans the range from devices that can be worn like watches to computers integrated with people's clothing.

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