Nicole Ferraro is the Site Editor and a member of the IQ Crew here at Internet Evolution. As Site Editor/Queen of the Universe, Nicole uses her limitless powers to exercise sarcastic wit through the editor's blog, where one can read about the trials and tribulations of exisiting in an era defined by a dot 0 suffix. When not floating around on "The Internet" she spends her time writing, reading, playing piano, brushing her teeth, and contemplating her unsettling life-long obsession with the Mary Tyler Moore show. She received her M.A. and B.A. from Fordham University in the Bronx.
In big cities or well populated suburban areas of the United States, broadband is ubiquitous. Getting it is as easy as calling the local cable company and asking to send someone over to hook it up. But in other areas around the country, broadband is non-existent. And the sheer number of people without it might surprise some of the luckier Web users who have high-speed Internet connections.
Router hacking and modem security is in the news again, thanks to a presentation at Black Hat in Las Vegas this week and to the associated sensational press response.
The beauty of the digital world is that it offers logs and metrics. This can also be a huge problem. Many organizations base everything, from investment value to performance bonuses to what an author is paid per piece, solely on these metrics.
As the array of cloud computing alternatives expands, the debate regarding industry standards seems to escalate. The idea of standards is not new to the technology industry, but applying these principles to the cloud computing environment poses unique challenges.
Most of us would hate to live in a house made of glass. Yet that is what the Internet is -- a big glass house into which many people can peer and see where you are surfing and what you are up to.
Getting to Work on Smart Work: How IT Is Transforming the Implementation of the 'Internet of Things' Organizations in all industry sectors are becoming more instrumented, interconnected, and intelligent -- and that's changing the way they approach virtually every facet of their operations. It's up to IT to help organizations adopt a "Three I's" approach that leverages the emerging Internet of Things and enables them to work smarter. READ THIS eBOOK
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There's a public-policy war on copyright that nobody is winning, and inconsistencies in viewpoint and interpretation seem to be multiplying. We need to step back and think our policies over again, or we risk having a strategy that fails everyone.
Ultraviolet is an industry-wide attempt to standardize video content delivery across multiple platforms. Apart from the fact that it’s based in the cloud, relies on the DRM system, and isn’t backed by Apple… it sounds great!
The FCC's Sixth Broadband Report has a hidden secret. But here’s a hint: The regulatory body plans to regulate broadband as a telecommunications service.
Once defined by epic journeys, planning, and maps, the phrase "on the road" takes on new meaning in a digital age, where we can make all our decisions using our connected devices en route.
