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From 'Payola' to 'Pay for Say': Will Metrics Aid Honesty or Abet Dishonesty in Online Conversation?

Every medium or twist on a medium seems to spawn its own version of hiding the agenda. For decades, radio has had â€" and apparently continues to have â€" its payola problems. One way or another, music jockeys get paid off to play particular songs. ...

Tags: Conversation, Payment, Social Media, Advertiser, Marketers, Conversation Phrase, BlogHer, Blogging, Internet, Tom Steinert-Threlkeld

Blog posts 2009-05-08

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Tweetie 1.2.4 (Mac)

conversations: Double click on a tweet to view not only that tweet, but the entire conversation history leading up to that tweet. Never lose track of a conversation again. compose: Independent compose windows stay out of your way until you need them. Have as many open at a time as...

Tags: Apple Macintosh, Click, Twitter Inc., Window, Construction

Software downloads 2009-09-30

Are you worried that your cellphone is harming you?

The largest study showed cell users getting less cancerhttp://www.digitalsociety.org/2009/09/half-truths-on-cell-phone-dangers/The largest study showed cell users getting less cancer. I would trust the American Cancer Society before I trust the media who blindly report stories about electrosensitives without any fact checking.All this worry is over a little heat generated from the...

Tags: Cellular phones, Telecom & Utilities, cell phone, phone, radiation

Discussion threads 2009-09-17

Memory "bug" won't delay Windows 7

Memory "bug" won't delay Windows 7One time? When it comes to negative Windows stories...[i]Sorry to disappoint, but this is one time when you shouldn?t believe everything you read on the internet![/i]It's usually safer to assume they're wrong until shown otherwise. Too much FUD about Windows on the Internet.Maybe yes, maybe...

Tags: Operating systems, Microsoft Windows 7, Microsoft Windows, true info

Discussion threads 2009-08-06

Coca-Cola Teaches The World To....

"Participating in the community of the consumer." I love that phrase.  That's the way Jim Keyes, Blockbuster CEO described their Facebook group - which is for the most part, despite all our conversations to the contrary, is what most people think of when you say "community" or "social network"...

Tags: Facebook, Fan, Coca-Cola Co., Beverage, Customer, Machine, Coke, Coca-Cola Freestyle, Food & Beverage, RFID, Manufacturing, Wireless And Mobility, Security, Biometrics, Paul Greenberg

Blog posts 2009-07-15

Troubleshooting Troubleshooting: Yes, There Is Such A Thing As A System Problem

Does your blood pressure rise when you hear the phrase "There is no system problem" being uttered by a tech support rep of an online service? A spike is probably inevitable. Because then you know the conversation will entirely focus on you personal setup. Because, as far...

Tags: Cart, Item, System Problem, E-mail, Online Communications, Tom Steinert-Threlkeld

Blog posts 2009-05-07

IBM's Mills: 'Find me a company not interested in SOA principles'

IBM's Mills: 'Find me a company not interested in SOA principles'SOA is DOAYes, check back a few years and you will see that it WAS me that coined that phrase. I should have said that SOA is RPC.[I challenge anybody in the room to bring forward a company anywhere in...

Tags: Service-oriented architecture (SOA), Web services, Middleware, Enterprise software, IBM Corp., SOA, information technology, application asset

Discussion threads 2009-05-05

Is Google Health falling behind in PHR market?

Is Google Health falling behind in PHR market?Yes, I agree with Roni's postHi Dana. Thoughtful post. I'm not sure exactly what you mean by "passed [my] test" :), but fwiw, what Roni says in that post matches my view of things. I have a strong sense that he...

Tags: Vertical industries, Benefits, HEALTHCARE, E-health, Google Inc., Google Health, health care, PHR market, PHR

Discussion threads 2009-04-27

HTC Touch Diamond (Verizon Wireless)

Editors' note: The Verizon HTC Touch Diamond is similar to the unlocked Touch Diamond in design. For this review, we will be concentrating on the different features and performance compared with the unlocked version as well as the Sprint HTC Touch Diamond. For a full description of the smartphone's design,...

Tags: Smart phones, Flash memory, Handhelds, Cellular phones, Verizon Wireless, Verizon Communications Inc., memory, smart phone, Sprint Communications, HTC Touch, expansion slot, Verizon HTC Touch Diamond, High Tech Computer Corp., microSD expansion slot, performance

Product reviews 2009-04-22

CEO vs. CIO faceoff: Doing more with less has limits

Here's a scenario via TechRepublic that could turn out to be very ugly for this CIO. How do you think this CEO will react? Guest post: Doing more with less has become the phrase of the times as companies struggle to meet financial goals.  The...

Tags: Team, CIO, CEO, Team Management, Strategy, Management, Larry Dignan

Blog posts 2009-02-26

Riding herd on the cloud with DataSynapse's Federator

DataSynapse has launched a beta program for extensions to their DataSynapse Federator 1.5 allowing organizations using that tool to put the flexiblity and power of "cloud computing" to work on their current applications. (I've posted on DataSynapse several times in the past. For more information on the company please see...

Tags: DataSynapse, Cloud Computing, Dan Kusnetzky

Blog posts 2009-02-12

CRM 2009 - Companies to Watch For - Part Tree, er...Three

To Recap We're heading into the homestretch.  Which is why the Giants need to beat the Panthers....last night.  Oh, snap. This isn't my NFL blog. I don't have one. This is the final episode in that hilarious sitcom, Greenberg's Fools Gold.  For those of you who missed the previous...

Tags: Software-as-a-service, CRM, Greenberg, Connectbeam Management, Zuora, LucidEra, Advertising & Promotion, Customer Relationship Management (CRM), Enterprise Software, Marketing, Software, Paul Greenberg

Blog posts 2008-12-22

Business Service Automation: HP and Virtualization

Michel Feaster, Director of Products, Business Service Automation, of HP and I had an interesting conversation about managing, automating and orchestrating workloads and system resources. Although a cringe a bit when HP uses "BSA" as an acronym because it makes me think of things such as the BSA Motorcycles or...

Tags: Hewlett-Packard Co., Virtualization, Business Service, Automation, Strategy, Management, Dan Kusnetzky

Blog posts 2008-11-28

Ascendo English-to-Spanish, Spanish-to-English Dictionary and Phrase Book for BlackBerry (Mobile)

Ascendo English-to-Spanish, Spanish-to-English Dictionary and Phrase Book is the most comprehensive product of its kind for BlackBerry.Includes 625,501 entries with long definitions comprised of context, parts of speech, gender and several meanings for most words.Incorporates keywords, compound forms, travel phrases, vocabulary quiz and more. Whether for business or leisure, Ascendo...

Tags: Phone, Mobile, RIM BlackBerry, Phrase Section, From/To, Telecom & Utilities

Software downloads 2008-10-30

Ascendo English-to-German, German-to-English Dictionary and Phrase Book for BlackBerry (Mobile)

Ascendo English-to-German, German-to-English Dictionary and Phrase Book is the most comprehensive product of its kind for BlackBerry.Includes 611,157 entries with long definitions comprised of context, parts of speech, gender and several meanings for most words.Incorporates keywords, compound forms, travel phrases, vocabulary quiz and more. Whether for business or leisure, Ascendo...

Tags: Phone, Mobile, RIM BlackBerry, Phrase Section, From/To, Telecom & Utilities

Software downloads 2008-10-30

Ascendo English-to-French, French-to-English Dictionary and Phrase Book for BlackBerry (Mobile)

Ascendo English-to-French, French-to-English Dictionary and Phrase Book is the most comprehensive product of its kind for BlackBerry.Includes 679,372 entries with long definitions comprised of context, parts of speech, gender and several meanings for most words.Incorporates keywords, compound forms, travel phrases, vocabulary quiz and more. Whether for business or leisure, Ascendo...

Tags: Phone, Mobile, RIM BlackBerry, Phrase Section, From/To, Telecom & Utilities

Software downloads 2008-10-30

Ascendo English-to-Italian, Italian-to-English Dictionary and Phrase Book for BlackBerry (Mobile)

Ascendo English-to-Italian, Italian-to-English Dictionary and Phrase Book is the most comprehensive product of its kind for BlackBerry.Includes 664,895 entries with long definitions comprised of context, parts of speech, gender and several meanings for most words.Incorporates keywords, compound forms, travel phrases, vocabulary quiz and more. Whether for business or leisure, Ascendo...

Tags: Phone, Mobile, RIM BlackBerry, Phrase Section, From/To, Telecom & Utilities

Software downloads 2008-10-30

The color that shall not be named. AMD's Vertal downplays green credentials, plays up efficiency arguments

I realize Advanced Micro Devices has some news in the offing this week that likely will supersede the urgency of this blog's content, but I wanted to recount some high points from a conversation I had about two weeks ago with Larry Vertal, the company's senior strategist when it comes...

Tags: Energy Efficiency, Advanced Micro Devices Inc., Larry Vertal, Heather Clancy

Blog posts 2008-10-06

Dell repair adventure, conclusion

Dell repair adventure, conclusion"less than optimal or expected"The phrase I have heard for this is "opportunity for improvement." Glad to hear your machine got fixed.Dell serviceDell has no where near the skill level of the old DEC field service reps and probably never will.I have had 3rd parties from...

Tags: Manufacturing, NEXT BEST, outsourced tech, Dell Computer Corp.

Discussion threads 2008-09-05

Linux under attack: Compromised SSH keys lead to rootkit

Linux under attack: Compromised SSH keys lead to rootkitLinux under attack: Compromised SSH keys lead to rootkitLOL! And the hits to linux just keep coming! So thats 4 different incidents within a week's time of how badly linux sucks. Poor linus must be hiding under his bed trying...

Tags: Operating systems, UNIX, Rootkits, OPEN SOURCE, Linux, SSH, attack, Compromised SSH, Compromised, Microsoft Windows, rootkit, security

Discussion threads 2008-08-26