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Amanda Chapel, aka "Strumpette," needs some tough love

Amanda Chapel, aka "Strumpette," needs some tough loveTough love indeedI had a similar experience with "Amanda" that bled/blended with the whole hacker debate and ended in a congruent way to your interaction. The strange thing was that I wasn't even talking about the hacker ethic at all, but rather...

Tags: Advertising & Promotion, Amanda Chapel, Strumpette

Discussion threads 2008-07-14

Amanda Chapel, aka "Strumpette," needs some tough love

I had a strange Twitter back-and-forth with "Amanda Chapel," the pseudonymous authors of a PR blog called "Strumpette," about the nature of the hacker ethic. I personally don't think the hacker ethic is very effective as a counterpoint to the system of intellectual property it decries, because hackers seem intent...

Tags: Hacker, Twitter, Amanda Chapel, Hacking, Security, Mitch Ratcliffe

Blog posts 2008-07-14

Consumers as producers: Disintermediation without a net

Most of you know that I've been tracking closely the inversion of control seemingly being ushered in en masse by the Web. That the interesting parts of the Web are increasingly contributed by its users directly, or indirectly, apparently establishing that the sheer mass of innovation is in...

Tags: Amanda Chapel, Web

Blog posts 2006-07-18

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Is Linux really worth $10.8 billion?

Is Linux really worth $10.8 billion?View Code"Makes you wonder what Windows is worth, but McPherson can’t find out.“I haven’t seen this done with proprietary software because you can’t download the code.” Another advantage of code visibility is value visibility."FYI, you can request to view the Windows and other MS applications...

Tags: UNIX, Operating systems, OPEN SOURCE, Linux, IS LINUX, Microsoft Corp.

Discussion threads 2008-10-23

Social media consultants: snake oil or value add?

Social media consultants: snake oil or value add?Think ComprehensiveSocial networks are only one part of any strategy for anyone on the 'net. Simply put, you don't make money off of them directly, so they are there to bring people into something that does drain their wallet. What's that...

Tags: social media, value-add

Discussion threads 2008-10-20

The cloud finally comes to education

Cloud computing is one of those great buzzwords in IT that, so far, has meant very little to the average Ed Tech customer. We all have a pretty good idea what it means: lots of computers somewhere (we don't actually care where) doing lots of processing to deliver services...

Tags: Education, PC, Thin Client, Computer, Cloud, SIMtone Corp., Desktops, Productivity, Thin Clients, Cloud Computing, Hardware, Christopher Dawson

Blog posts 2008-10-06

Wall Street's Pain = Tech's Gain

The Dow is down just 28 points, to 10,993, as this gets typed at midday Friday. Maybe everyone who wanted to head to the exits already has. In meantime, the dysfunction on Wall Street should redound to New York's advantage -- in technology. The reason: Wall Street...

Tags: New York, Wall Street, Venture Capital, Investment, Workforce Management, Finance, Financing Startups, Human Resources, Tom Steinert-Threlkeld

Blog posts 2008-09-26

Picking the Fleas from Community

Just how many people can we be "close" to online? Clive Thompson's piece on the New York Times site, "Brave New World of Digital Intimacy," raises some interesting points about digital relationships for those of us engaged in remote work with thousands of community members. Just how many "grooming" relationships...

Tags: Bond, Relationship, Clive Thompson, Community Member, Investment, Finance, Joe Brockmeier

Blog posts 2008-09-10

'Conversation Prism' helps corporations visualize social media strategies

'Conversation Prism' helps corporations visualize social media strategiesreality before cute prismsBefore any manager worth his/her salt spins fortune's wheels or cute prisms, they address the real challenges.Forrester's Jeremiah Owyang, who like Solis is more typically associated with beating the promotional drum, has his feet on solid ground in his recent...

Tags: Jeremiah, social media, Conversation Prism, helps corporation, social media strategy

Discussion threads 2008-08-07

Car chase: Chrysler CIO to run treasury dep't.

Car chase: Chrysler CIO to run treasury dep't.It sort of makes sense.Considering that Accounting uses some of the most expensive and time consuming IT systems, and they usually work extremely close on IT projects across a variety of departments. Maybe it will work or it will be a failure that...

Tags: Strategy, Operational accounting, Financial services, Investment, Financial accounting, Chrysler LLC, information technology, accounting, treasury, treasury function, Cerberus Capital Management, car

Discussion threads 2008-08-07

Mulling the impact of new Reg FD guidance

Mulling the impact of new Reg FD guidanceThe press release isn't dead, it's evolvingIt's just one ruling, albeit one that caused people to sit up and listen because the SEC is not usually thought of as progressive or flexible. The bad news for the "death of the press release" kids...

Tags: Blogging, new Reg FD guidance, Reg FD guidance, Reg FD

Discussion threads 2008-07-31

Venturing into Semantic Technologies ?

One of the most interesting sessions at the consistently engaging Semantic Technology conference in San Jose back in May was the 'Semantic Venture Panel: Investor Opportunities and Pitfalls.' Alex Iskold did a good job of capturing the essence of the session for ReadWriteWeb and I recommend a...

Tags: Infrastructure, Venture Capital, Semantic Web, Investment, Corporate Communications, Financial Accounting, Finance, Financing Startups, Internet, Marketing, Paul Miller

Blog posts 2008-07-29

News to know: Intel; Oracle; Microhoo; iPhone; Online video

Notable headlines: Dancho Danchev: Remote code execution through Intel CPU bugs Nate McFeters: Symantec says Microsoft Access ActiveX attacks to increase Robin Harris: FTP: untrustworthy file transfer Dennis Howlett: Enterprise 2.0 looking more like 1.0? Dana Blankenhorn:...

Tags: Apple iPhone, Oracle Corp., Online Video, Video, Microsoft Corp., Intel Corp., 3G, Corporate Communications, Cellular Phones, Wireless, Consumer Electronics, Personal Technology, Marketing, Larry Dignan

Blog posts 2008-07-15

Apple's Grand Central threat to Microsoft

Apple's quiet preview of OS X.6 - Snow Leopard - promises ". . . unrivaled support for multi-core processors . . . " through a "new set of technologies" named Grand Central. What makes Grand Central so powerful - and how can Microsoft respond? Fresh from Google's...

Tags: Performance, Apple Inc., Microsoft Corp., Multi-core, Processors, Semiconductors, Hardware, Components, Robin Harris

Blog posts 2008-06-16

Revinetix DISK2DISK2DISK Backup Appliances Boost Reliability and Cut Backup Time for University of Utah Chemistry Department

The University of Utah serves as the flagship public research institution in the state of Utah and is credited with numerous advancements in business, science, and technology. The University IT staff sought a more reliable and less time-consuming backup solution over their former AMANDA Advanced Maryland Automatic Disk Archiver tape...

Tags: University Of Utah, Revinetix, Backups

Case studies 2008-06-06

The power of you: Siemens recognizes green efforts of three U.S. communities

I've been remiss in following up some admirable community sustainability awards that are being sponsored by Siemens in conjunction with the Business Civic Leadership Center and the U.S. Chamber of Commerce. While these projects aren't strictly green technology initiatives, they ARE being pushed forward by advances in alternative energy and...

Tags: Community, Green Technology, Siemens AG, Heather Clancy

Blog posts 2008-05-16

Writing is important...LOL

A new study conducted by the Pew Internet & American Life Project and the National Commission on Writing suggests that both students and their parents believe that writing is extremely important their future success. It also suggests that kids draw a distinction between the electronic communications text and IM...

Tags: Online Communications, Internet, Instant Messaging, Christopher Dawson

Blog posts 2008-04-25

Social networking, IBM, Microsoft etc: the Twitterverse debates

Charles Cooper's article noting the rise of Twitter as part of the media fabric is a cue for surfacing a long conversation I had yesterday with some of my 800 Twitter followers. The pretext was my post about the end of software and the number of thanks folk posted on...

Tags: Social Networking, Consultant, Network, Information Technology, Microsoft SharePoint, Microsoft Corp., Twitter, IBM Corp., E-mail, Knowledge Management, Groupware, Business Intelligence, Strategy, Enterprise Software, Online Communications, Software, Data Management, Management, Dennis Howlett

Blog posts 2008-03-21

Webcast: IT productivity challenges: Google surveyed IT professionals to find out more

Listen to this recorded TechRepublic Webcast, sponsored by Google, to learn about the results from Google's annual survey of 575 global IT professionals questioned about their message security and compliance priorities and concerns. The survey included questions about what productivity challenges IT faces and asked, "Who is...

Tags: Security, Google Inc., Webcast, Information Technology, Compliance, Survey

Webcasts 2008-03-07

Leave Jonathan Schwartz alone!

Snark alert. Amanda McPherson, marketing director at the Linux Foundation, has taken apart Sun CEO Jonathan Schwartz' arguments for Open Solaris on her blog. At his company's Global Summit, Schwartz defended Sun's open source strategy and said he will be targeting "Web 2.0" companies...

Tags: Sun Microsystems Inc., Jonathan Schwartz, Linux, Open Source, UNIX, Microsoft Windows, Operating Systems, Software, Dana Blankenhorn

Blog posts 2008-02-19