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Video Is Not The Future of the Internet. It’s the Present.

Auto companies may be going out of business. The Dow Jones Industrial Average is shrinking dramatically, by the day. Consumer confidence is at a post-war low. But Internet traffic is unabated. Notably, it’s led by consumers. And video. "We are living in unprecedented times,’’...

Tags: P2P, Traffic, Video, Consumer Traffic, Corporate Communications, Internet, Marketing, Tom Steinert-Threlkeld

Blog posts 2008-11-20

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Who will manage the smart grid?

Who will manage the smart grid?Smart Grid - who owns itI certainly think that the consumer / home owner will have NO control over the smart grid being connected to their home. They may be able to see what they are consuming, but giving them control defeats the purpose...

Tags: grid, smart grid

Discussion threads 2009-06-26

'Quality Scores' For Web Content: How Numbers Will Create A 'Beautiful Cycle of Greatness for Us All'

Patrick Keane spent four years at Google, before becoming chief marketing officer at CBS Interactive which owns CNet and ZDNet. Now he’s in his third month as chief executive officer at Associated Content, the “people’s media� company. And...

Tags: Keane Inc., Web, Quality, Content, Associated Content, Channel Management, Engineering, Marketing, Tom Steinert-Threlkeld

Blog posts 2009-06-17

New iPhone 3.0 OS available

New iPhone 3.0 OS availableiPhone is AWESOME!!!WOW!!! With Apple Innovated tm features like copy and paste and MMS, this is teh bestest mobile OS EVAR!! Watch, I bet WindowsMobile 6.5 will have copy and paste. Typical of MS to copy Apple. Ooooooo, I hate MS!!! But I love Apple! Honest...

Tags: Digital music, Digital media, Bluetooth, Cellular phones, Wi-Fi, text/MMS, New iPhone 3.0 OS, Apple iPhone, Apple Inc., Apple iTunes

Discussion threads 2009-06-17

The Cost of the Free Internet

The outpouring of interest in and passionate argument about IAC chairman Barry Diller’s declaration last week that the delivery of content over the Internet ‘absolutely’ will become a ‘paid system’ was instructive. First, it shows the power of the “free� Internet, as it is currently constructed. A...

Tags: Payment, Video, Cable, Programming, Internet, TVs, Tv & Home Theater, Personal Technology, Home Entertainment, Tom Steinert-Threlkeld

Blog posts 2009-06-16

Seagate uses social media to 'humanize' storage devices

It was about two years ago that storage device company Seagate realized it had to get into the social media game. The company's initial strategy was to listen, build community and learn. So, the communications team set up a presence on Twitter, Facebook, YouTube, Flickr, and so on, and strapped...

Tags: Storage Device, Storage, Social Media, Twitter, Seagate Technology LLC, Harris, Q., Jennifer Leggio

Blog posts 2009-06-16

Semantic Technology Conference kicks off with Keynotes from Open Calais and Siri

This year's Semantic Technology Conference got fully underway this morning, with Keynote presentations from Tom Tague of Thomson Reuters' Open Calais Initiative and Tom Gruber from Siri. Despite the wider economic situation, attendance for this fifth year of the event feels a little up on last year, and there's...

Tags: Web, Advertisement, Tool, Siri, Tom Tague, Tague, Enterprise Adoption, Virtual Personal Assistant, Virtual Personal Assistant Paradigm, Podcasts, Channel Management, Productivity, Internet, Marketing, Paul Miller

Blog posts 2009-06-16

Morro FUD ...

Morro FUD ...You should've checked your emailPeople with subscriptions that were expiring in the last couple months were getting a free 6 month extension to OneCare.Norton AV 2009 isn't bad though. It's much faster than previous versions, but the Norton toolbar that it installs is garbage. I wouldn't...

Tags: Norton 360, Morro FUD, Norton Co., OneCare, Microsoft Corp.

Discussion threads 2009-06-12

Private sector necessary to achieve infrastructure growth, U.S. CTO says

Private sector necessary to achieve infrastructure growth, U.S. CTO saysCap & TradeYes, and the Cap & Trade errr. Tax & Trade will destroy the economy as well.Good luck...Private investors just got slaughtered over ChryslerAnd you think anyone of them would be dumb enough to get involved w/ government any more?RE:...

Tags: Vertical industries, infrastructure growth, government

Discussion threads 2009-06-11

The cure for YouTube's ills: Charge for uploads

The cure for YouTube's ills: Charge for uploadsyea, right.Business and marketing types will destroy everything. They have destroyed our banks, destroyed our automotive industry and now they want to destroy the internet.The whole country needs a new business model that does not include Wall Street where greed rules.RE: The...

Tags: INTERNET, YouTube Inc.

Discussion threads 2009-06-01

LEDs get royal treatment, will they save the planet?

LEDs get royal treatment, will they save the planet?We have mostly CFLs in our house.They are very bright for the wattage the use. They also have different spectrum values. But the mercury is a nasty drawback. I hope the LEDs will have a similar selection of the...

Tags: Engineering, receptical, light-emitting diode, CFL

Discussion threads 2009-05-31

RIM and Google: The Perfect Storm?

RIM and Google: The Perfect Storm?Why not?That's the question to ask.Sounds like it could be a very complimentary 'marriage', but as with any lasting relationship it'll require more give than take on both sides to make it work.Just so long as one party doesn't stand to lose more than the...

Tags: Smart phones, Wireless LANs, Handhelds, Wi-Fi, Now Let, Research In Motion Ltd., Perfect Storm, Apple iPhone, Google Inc.

Discussion threads 2009-05-28

The Web's most dangerous keywords to search for

Which is the most dangerous keyword to search for using public search engines these days? It's "screensavers" with a maximum risk of 59.1 percent, according to McAfee's recently released report "The Web's Most Dangerous Search Terms". Upon searching for 2,658 unique popular keywords and phrases across 413,368...

Tags: Search Engine Optimization, Web, Cybercriminal, Keyword, Search, Marketing Research, Marketing, Dancho Danchev

Blog posts 2009-05-27

Apple tablet: too little, too late?

Apple tablet: too little, too late?Perhaps you need to step away from your publishing job for a while.. because you have clearly fallen into the tired mass media trap of trying to generate controversy as a means to drive traffic."Whatever happened to being nimble and innovative? Has Apple lost its...

Tags: Tablets, Notebooks, Apple Inc., tablet

Discussion threads 2009-05-21

Social PR Survey II: Continued disconnect between clients, agencies

Back in February I published the results of a social public relations survey that attempted to gauge client satisfaction levels with their current PR agencies. What showed up was dismal - and really showed that client trust in their agencies was low. Given that data, and several...

Tags: Agency, Social Media, Client, Survey, Advertising & Promotion, Public Relations, Marketing, Corporate Communications, Jennifer Leggio

Blog posts 2009-05-11

Heartland says malware breach cost $12.6 million

Heartland says malware breach cost $12.6 millionI don't think ..... that cost was calculated in the TCO from their vendors."Heartland says malware breach cost $12.6 million"They just don't want to say it, but i'll say it for them.The malware infested OS is costing them millions.Heartland you're not alone.Everyone has got...

Tags: Spyware, adware & malware, Cyberthreats, SECURITY, PCI auditing, malware, PCI, Heartland, server

Discussion threads 2009-05-08

Using selfishness to put crowds to work for you

Using selfishness to put crowds to work for youGood griefHave we become this ignorant where the concept of Adam Smith's invisible hand is counter-intuitive and surprising?No wonder we've elected a freaking marxist as president.Code without good documentation has difficulty reaching critical massWhile some simple utilities can get by without documentation,...

Tags: Wiki, Investment, Self-Interest, good documentation, selfishness

Discussion threads 2009-05-07

Navigon gets priced out of the North American PND market

Navigon gets priced out of the North American PND marketit's not surprising...I've never heard of Navigon before. So I did a little looking around. I found teo very short comments about three models Navigon released in 2008. The 8100T at $599 (http://www.nerdgrind.com/navigon-releases-8100t-navigator-calls-it-uber-premium/) and two affordable devices both...

Tags: Handhelds, Cellular phones, user guide, Navigon, North American PND, GPS

Discussion threads 2009-05-07

Google on the defensive as book deal starts to come apart

Google on the defensive as book deal starts to come apartall books should be free in electronic formCan't the publishers see the tidal FOSS wipping out proprietary software?They don't realize that there is an analogy between copyrighted books and proprietary software that points to their demise.It's already happening with the...

Tags: INTERNET, Google Just, Google Inc., book deal

Discussion threads 2009-04-29

New LCD monitor watches you

New LCD monitor watches youMissing first part of headlineIn Soviet Russia...Nice idea, but the temptation is there to use this tech as a spy tool, and that turns me off a bit.Can it also auto-lock my PC please? ntntRE: New LCD monitor watches you"Yes, I have the mind of a...

Tags: Monitors & displays, New LCD Monitor, monitor

Discussion threads 2009-04-27