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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.

Singer at C-Level
Connecting Stakeholders: Part 3
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11|18|09 | 2:09 | No comments

Financial management planning does not need to include Voodoo economics, but it does help to tap into the knowledge base of your team through some sort of real-time system. We explore your options.

Singer at C-Level
Connecting Stakeholders: Part 2
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11|4|09 | 2:22 | No comments

Executives from all backgrounds are modifying their best practices to connect stakeholders to all points of their businesses. In this section, we will explore how the supply chain industry is changing with the times.

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.

Singer at C-Level
Connecting Stakeholders: Part 1
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10|23|09 | 2:05 | No comments

More than ever, executives from all backgrounds are modifying their best practices to connect stakeholders to all points of their business. This three-part series will explore how the industry must change with the times, starting with healthcare.

Singer at C-Level
GE's Jeff Immelt Speaks
10|22|09 | 1:06 | No comments

GE CEO Jeff Immelt talks to IE about the difference between his company and organizations like Microsoft and Google (think 'vertical') and how GE plans to take them on in the future.

Singer at C-Level
Call Centers in the Cloud?
10|20|09 | 1:11 | 3 comments

Will cloud computing be the next best answer to building virtual call centers? Vertical industries such as retail and computer services could reap significant benefits from this emerging trend.

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.

Sweeney Blog
GM/eBay Trial to Sell Cars Online Bites the Dust
10|21|09 | 2:07 | 4 comments

GM has pulled the plug on a trial with eBay to sell cars online, underscoring GM's feeble attitude to the Web and ecommerce – and a lot of defensiveness where dealers are concerned.

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.

what.the.ferraro
Two Keys to a Successful Facebook Group
11|9|09 | 2:00 | 4 comments

Most Facebook Groups are fundamentally useless, but Nicole thinks she’s found the two-part formula to making them work.

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.

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.

Steve Saunders' Outernet
The Death of Anonymity: Part 4
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10|29|09 | 1:40 | 7 comments

In the final episode of this series about the death of Internet anonymity, Saunders describes how the Internet of the future will start to attain a level of intelligence that requires no human intervention. Scary.