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Todd Watson   11/20/2009   Post a comment
While Google introduces its new Chrome OS (which I'm hearing will be widely available in one year?  Did I mishear that?), IBM announced 10 new products today to help companies using IBM System z mainframe technology.
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To Cloud or Not to Cloud: IT Vendors Ponder the Question
Gordon Haff
Arms merchant or army? That's a fundamental question for vendors in the cloud computing space. Do they just sell their tooling to any and all comers, who then become the actual purveyors of hosted infrastructure, developer platforms, and software? Or do they offer their own cloud-based services, perhaps even keeping much of their technology in-house for competitive advantage?
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Groups Join Fight to Keep Big Brother Offline
Don Reisinger
Much has been made over the possibility of the U.S. government spying on Web users. There is a fear that through advanced technology, loopholes in federal regulations, and sheer gall, government officials will engage in acts that put the U.S. citizenry at risk. But whether or not the government is actually engaging in any activities online that puts its intentions into question is up for debate.
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Banks Cooperate for Better Risk Analytics
Mary E. Shacklett
With the value of toxic assets on the rise, large U.S. and European banks face many challenges on the road to recovery. Sharing key information may help these firms effectively track the way forward.
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How to Score, Not Bore, With Web Newsletter Graphics
Dan Cypra
A picture is worth a thousand words, or so the old saying goes. So understanding how to use images in e-newsletters effectively is quite important. Here are a few tips to ensure that your images in email newsletters work to your advantage.
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Singer at C-Level
Smart Grid Opportunities
11|20|09   |   2:49   |   No comments

Industry initiatives and government stimulus funds are giving enterprise software vendors a great opportunity to help build out and manage smart grid technologies.
Tom Nolle
Total Telephony Transcends Telepresence
11|20|09   |   2:11   |   2 comments

The problem with telepresence is that it's not universally accepted, because video calling isn't. While we can all do video calling, we also apparently worry too much about how we look. If we want HD telepresence in our future, we have to dress down, mess up our hair, and dive into our online life.
Full Nelson
SanFran.gov
11|19|09   |   8:51   |   No comments

Fritz has an exclusive talk with the mayor and CTO of San Francisco about that city's latest e-government efforts.
Robert D. Atkinson
America Has Much to Learn About Digital Piracy
11|18|09   |   2:09   |   No comments

The US loses about $20 billion a year on pirated software, movies, and music. But public policy can help stem the tide of digital theft. For example, France has recently passed a 'three strikes and you’re out' law, whereby if after two warning letters an individual continues to download pirated software then his Internet access will be cut off. US policy makers should consider adopting similar policies.
Reiter's Block
Tweeting for Customer Support
11|18|09   |   2:20   |   No comments

When Reiter gets incensed over incompetent Verizon FiOS order-taking and support, he broadcasts it via Twitter. Did it do any good? How should your company offer Twitter support? Watch this for all the answers.
The Incredible Hultquist
Tweet Less, Get More Clicks
11|9|09   |   2:24   |   No comments

Evidence shows that you can tweet too much. Sites and services like Twitter and Facebook are a good place to reach your audience, but think quality over quantity.
Steven Peterson
iPhone App Makes Sense of Public Transport
11|5|09   |   1:19   |   No comments

Routesy is an iPhone application that uses the phone’s GPS to let the user know where and when the next train or bus is coming. The application’s developer, Steven Peterson, talks about why a mobile application makes sense, especially given that this transportation information is already available on the Web.
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The Unimportance of Real-Time Search
11|2|09   |   1:36   |   6 comments

The big news at the Web 2.0 Summit was that Twitter partnered with Google and Bing, enabling the search engines to show Tweets in search results. This couldn't possibly be less interesting.
Full Nelson
San Francisco's Web 2.0 Government
10|30|09   |   2:43   |   4 comments

The city of San Francisco is on the leading edge of using the Internet to provide government transparency. It is providing WiFi for its have-nots, and its DataSF.org initiative is putting the city's valuable data back in the hands of its citizens, with innovative results.
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The Ins & Outs of the Net Neutrality Debate
10|29|09   |   2:28   |   2 comments

Net neutrality is pitting fuddy-duddy telco types against the hipster-doofus Web developer brigade. What are telcos going to do with all the DPI and policy gear they've been so busy deploying over the past year? And whose side should Internet users be on?
Aneesh Chopra
Federal CTO of the US
10|28|09   |   01:06   |   4 comments

Aneesh Chopra talks about how President Obama's administration plans to tackle the digital divide.
Singer at C-Level
Bing + Twitter: Wrestling a Tweety Fire Hose
10|27|09   |   2:33   |   2 comments

Now that Bing has struck a deal with Twitter, its search service will have to process a tsunami of Tweets, many of which are worthless junk. Stefan Weitz, director with Bing Search, explains to Michael Singer how his service will make sense of the Twitter mayhem to provide relevant results to end users and enterprises.
Singer at C-Level
Inside the Bing/Twitter Deal
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10|26|09   |   1:43   |   3 comments

Bing, Microsoft’s search service, has struck a deal with Twitter. Here Stefan Weitz, director with Bing Search, talks through how the deal will work from a technical perspective, and what’s in it for users.
Robert D. Atkinson
Americans’ Views of Internet Behavioral Targeting
10|23|09   |   2:04   |   1 comment

A new poll shows that a majority of Americans don’t like behavioral targeting on the Internet, even when it’s done anonymously. But the poll is seriously flawed in that it did not ask Americans about the tradeoffs involved. If we are to make good public policy with regard to the Internet and privacy, it’s important to have a debate that explores all aspects of the issue. This poll failed to do that.
Tom Nolle
Getting Broadband Empowerment Right
10|22|09   |   2:19   |   2 comments

The FCC is throwing money at rural broadband empowerment, but it's dealing with the wrong problem. The real issue is how we get users who could get broadband but choose to reject it to change their minds. The answer lies with mobile technology – but it may surprise you!
Steve Saunders' Outernet
The Coming Internet Bubble: Part 2
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10|16|09   |   3:38   |   18 comments

How do you recognize an Internet bubble when you see one? Saunders explains how all bubbles have four symptoms in common – and takes a swipe at Google and Twitter into the bargain.
Steve Saunders' Outernet
The Coming Internet Bubble: Part 1
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10|14|09   |   1:54   |   16 comments

The sky is falling! And in other news, Saunders explains why he’s predicting a second Internet bubble – this one based around the current craze for social media.
Steve Saunders' Outernet
Global Internet Growth: Part 2
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10|9|09   |   2:28   |   No comments

Saunders predicts the decline and fall of America’s Internet empire, and explains how the Internet of the future will be multi-lingual as well as multi-national.
Steve Saunders' Outernet
Global Internet Growth: Part 1
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10|7|09   |   1:24   |   4 comments

Saunders explains how Internet users in North America are already vastly outnumbered by those in the rest of the world – a situation which is only set to accelerate.
Singer at C-Level
eBay & Business Analytics
10|5|09   |   2:09   |   No comments

eBay has hired data mining expert Eric Brill as its vice president of research and applied science. What does this mean for business analytics?
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