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- Consumer
- Refers to the casual user in contrast to the professional user. Consumer products vary in quality, ranging from flimsy, inexpensive devices to very well made; however, the term implies...
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- AMD: Intel's Otellini 'doesn't get' his consumer disrespect, has 'no remorse'
- After listening to Intel CEO Paul Otellini speak in a brief conference call this morning about the $1.45 billion fine Europe levied against the company this morning, AMD CMO Nigel Dessau has strong words for the chief executive of the world's largest chip maker: "I think he doesn't get,...
- Tags: Consumer, Advanced Micro Devices Inc., Intel Corp., Dessau, Retail, Operational Accounting, Processors, Finance, Semiconductors, Hardware, Components, Andrew Nusca
- Blog posts 2009-05-13
- Getting green consumers to take action
- At the Green: Net '09 conference in San Francisco, Erin Carlson, director of Yahoo for Good, breaks down the demographics of green-minded consumers who visit the Web site. She says most people need something exciting to grab their interest--what she calls the dessert. Then the service can slip in useful...
- Tags: Consumer, Web Site Development, Web Technology, Channel Management, Internet, Marketing, Green, Yahoo
- Videos 2009-03-26
- What is security transparency?
- Guest editorial by Andrew Storms Transparency is a common theme in politics and Wall Street these days. The 2008 elections, dealings of TARP, financial institutions run a-muck are all places where we hear the word transparency bandied about on a daily basis. While many security professionals speak...
- Tags: Information Security, Microsoft Corp., Transparency, Consumer, Security, Ryan Naraine
- Blog posts 2009-03-05
- Microsoft's data privacy balancing act
- How much personal data should consumers share? It depends on where you stand and Microsoft stands in several places at once. Wednesday is national Data Privacy Day and Microsoft will be releasing the results of a survey and also educational materials with tips to help consumers...
- Tags: Consumer, Privacy, Microsoft Corp., Internet, Identity Theft, Security, Tom Foremski
- Blog posts 2009-01-27
- Study: Google uses 21X more bandwidth than it pays for
- Google is by far the largest user of Internet bandwidth, its share of bandwidth usage is rising rapidly, and its bandwidth use is orders of magnitude greater than its payment for its cost, according to a new study by NETCompetition.org, a site committed to Net Neutrality "pro-competition Internet forum funded...
- Tags: Consumer, U.S., Cost, Google Inc., Bandwidth, Study, Broadband, Precursor LLC, Internet, Andrew Nusca
- Blog posts 2008-12-04
- These are individuals, not just consumers, on the Web
- One of the great misconceptions of the Web era is the way people talk about consumer use of the Web as if it's something that's distinct and hermetically separate from business use. The two Webs are not separate universes. The same people inhabit both. by Phil Wainewright
- Tags: Web, Channel Management, Marketing, Phil Wainewright, Consumer, Google Inc., Business People, Strategy, Management
- Blog posts 2008-11-11
- How many distros can a healthy netbook market stand?
- There are two ways to address this problem, consolidation among distros in the consumer space or a consensus among consumer distros on how they will add software. by Dana Blankenhorn
- Tags: Consumer, Tools & Techniques, Management, Dana Blankenhorn, GNOME, KDE, Chances, Linux, Open Source, Operating Systems, UNIX, Software
- Blog posts 2008-10-27
- E-commerce's looming question: Will consumers show up?
- The fourth quarter for e-commerce will be very telling. Will online sales continue to grow even if the consumer is strapped? Or will e-commerce increasingly look like the rest of the retail sector? To wit: Amazon's fourth quarter outlook, which had a range so...
- Tags: Consumer, GSI Commerce Inc., Analyst, Amazon.com Inc., E-business, Web Technology, E-business/E-Commerce, Internet, Larry Dignan
- Blog posts 2008-10-23
- A Guide to Providing Proactive Protection to Consumer Online Transactions
- This is a guide to help online businesses to proactively protect customers. The whitepaper discusses the impact of the continually growing number of consumers conducting business online, authentication trends, and what can be done by businesses to better protect consumers online. ...
- Tags: Consumer, VeriSign Inc., Authentication, Whitepaper, Security
- White papers 2008-08-02
- The edge-centric Internet
- Why isn't the edge of the network the center? More computes and storage gets shipped to consumers than to Internet data centers, so consumers should help power the Internet. And get paid for it. P2P vs Internet data centers A new project, spearheaded by National ICT...
- Tags: Consumer, Internet Data Center, Data Center, Internet, Data Centers, Internet Service Providers (ISPs), Storage, Hardware, Data Management, Robin Harris
- Blog posts 2008-07-16
- Consumer spending to reach $234 bln by 2012
- Overall global consumer spending both online and by mobile phones is expected to grow 21.8% annually, to $234 bln by 2012, according to Pricewaterhouse. By contrast, spending in the United States will grow at a rate of 16.1%, to $75 bln. by AM
- Tags: Consumer, Advertising & Promotion, Cellular Phones, Telecom & Utilities, Marketing, Consumer Electronics, Personal Technology, AM
- Blog posts 2008-06-17
- 49% of consumers listen to radio for new music
- In 2008, radio is mentioned as the medium “you turn to first to learn about new music” by about half of consumers (49%), with internet at 25%, according to Edison Media Research. In 2002, radio was mentioned by nearly two-thirds of consumers (63%) and only 9% mentioned internet. by NB
- Tags: Consumer, Radio, Music, Internet, Advertising & Promotion, Marketing, NB
- Blog posts 2008-05-12
- How to Instill Consumer Trust and Confidence in your Web Site
- The Internet has fundamentally changed the way people connect, communicate, and conduct commerce. But as the Internet becomes more central to consumers' lives, online fraud continues to evolve -- and consumer concerns about identity theft are pervasive and powerful. The future of e-commerce depends on the ability...
- Tags: Consumer, Web, Web Site, Web Site Development, Web Technology, Channel Management, Internet, Security, Marketing
- Webcasts 2008-04-02
- Americans spend $14.44 bln on Easter in 2008
- US consumers expect to spend $14.44 bln on Easter in 2008 - or, on average, $135.03 each (vs. $135.07 in 2007), according to BIGresearch. 79% of consumers say they will shop for Easter this year. Of those celebrating, the majority will spend the most on Easter meals ($41.09 on average)....
- Tags: Consumer, NB
- Blog posts 2008-04-01
- Hybrid cars and the power grid
- Today, people who care about the environment are attracted by hybrid electric cars. But in 2020, hybrid cars and trucks might represent 25% of all the vehicles in the U.S. Of course, these vehicles will need to be plugged to the power grid to recharge their batteries. A recent Oak...
- Tags: Consumer, Car, Oak Ridge National Laboratory, Grid, Roland Piquepaille
- Blog posts 2008-03-13
- Apple's iPhone SDK and the business halo effect
- Apple on Thursday will unveil its long-awaited iPhone SDK and there are a lot of things we know already. But the real story will be told in the months to come. Will the iPhone SDK kick off what some analysts call "a second halo effect" into businesses? ...
- Tags: Consumer, Apple iPhone, SDK, Apple Inc., Larry Dignan
- Blog posts 2008-03-06
- US consumers are likely to give up packaging for convenience
- More than 50% of US consumers would give up all forms of packaging provided for convenience purposes if it would benefit the environment, including: packaging designed for easy stacking/storing at home (58%); packaging that can be used for cooking, or doubling as a re-sealable container (55%); and packaging designed for...
- Tags: Consumer, Benefits, Human Resources, AM
- Blog posts 2008-03-03
- A tale of two statements: Apple and the EU on iTunes pricing
- Apple has standardized its iTunes pricing across all of Europe and you'd think harmony would be in the air over the pond. Not so fast. Let's read between the lines. First up, is Apple's statement noting that it is leveling iTunes prices across Europe....
- Tags: Consumer, Commission, Europe, Apple Inc., U.K., Pricing Strategy, Apple iTunes, Digital Music, Digital Media, Personal Technology, Consumer Electronics, Larry Dignan
- Blog posts 2008-01-09
- Secure ripping from "episodic DVDs" described in just-published Microsoft patent app
- A major new Microsoft Patent application entitled DVD identification and managed copy authorization describes and illustrates a secure manner in which DVDs could be enabled for "ripping" of selected sections of media. In other words, and as Paragraph 44 of this app...
- Tags: Consumer, Multimedia, Authorization, Activation, Content Provider, Client, Information, Microsoft Corp., Copy, Copy Service, Identification Response, FIG, Authorization Service, Method 1000, Method 1100, Method 1200, DVD, Consumer Electronics, Personal Technology, Home Entertainment, Russell Shaw
- Blog posts 2008-01-03
- Time for a do-not-track list?
- A coalition of privacy groups is calling on the FTC to create a do-not-track list, akin to the do-not-call list, in light of Internet search companies' purchasing Internet advertising outfits, Reuters reports. The "do not track" list would require advertisers that place electronic cookies or...
- Tags: Consumer, Do-Not-Call, FTC, Times, Internet, Advertising & Promotion, Search, Marketing, Richard Koman
- Blog posts 2007-10-31
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