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Credibility in online health care

One reason readers here respond so strongly -- both positively and negatively -- when I mention Google lies in how it finds things for you. (Picture from AlignedStrategy.Com.) The PageRank algorithm, at its heart, is a popularity contest. If all the popular sites point to you then...

Tags: Credibility, Tech, Health Care, Healthcare, Vertical Industries, Benefits, Sales Tools, Branding, Enterprise Software, Software, Human Resources, Sales, Marketing, Dana Blankenhorn

Blog posts 2008-03-04

Are sales pitches reality?

Groklaw has unleashed a blogstorm against Novell, based on a sales pitch being used to push clients toward Novell's SUSE Linux and away from Red Hat. (Picture from Repmanblog.) The claim is bogus on its face, and Matt Asay fisks it good. The idea that one Linux...

Tags: Credibility, Novell Inc., Groklaw, Open Source World, Linux, Sales Strategy, Open Source, Operating Systems, Software, Sales, Dana Blankenhorn

Blog posts 2007-10-01

Small Business Webcast: Sales and Marketing 101: How to Boost Recognition, Improve Credibility, and Develop Customer Trust (Level 100)

The presenter of this webcast runs a New York-based publishing house and is the co-author of the acclaimed book Microsoft Small Business Kit. Her vast knowledge on search engine marketing, direct mail, and brand building will help to discover ways that a user can help boost his company's recognition, improve...

Tags: Credibility, Small Business, Microsoft Corp., Recognition, Search, Sales Strategy, Marketing Research, Sales, Marketing

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Apache's open source governance model

Apache's open source governance modelI give Murph a 10 on this onentMike Cox couldn't beat this one...NTIIS dominates the market, of courseThough Apache has almost half the web servers in use, the more important number is the Fortune 1000 result. There Microsoft has 55% vs Apache's 25%, with Microsoft...

Tags: open source, Microsoft IIS Server, Apache Software Foundation

Discussion threads 2008-07-22

AMD CEO Ruiz out; Can Meyer turn it around?

Updated: AMD CEO Hector Ruiz has stepped down and the chipmaker has named chief operating officer Dirk Meyer as its new leader. The news comes amid the latest financial miss for AMD--a second quarter loss that missed estimates by a wide margin. Meyer's job: Restore credibility. According...

Tags: Advanced Micro Devices Inc., Meyer, Product Momentum, Asset Management, Research & Development, Processors, Operational Planning, Business Operations, Semiconductors, Hardware, Components, Larry Dignan

Blog posts 2008-07-17

Apple sells 1M iPhones; 10M apps downloaded

Apple sells 1M iPhones; 10M apps downloadedDisposable incomes at work and homeSo why do I keep reading the same news over and over again in the headlines about the mortgage industry falling apart and fuel prices and health plans going up? I'm sure the Apple buyers aren't delaying payments...

Tags: Apple Inc., Apple iPhone

Discussion threads 2008-07-14

Google's iPhone app is really good

Google's iPhone app is really goodOMG! How many iPhone stories can ZDNet pump out in 36 hours???C'mon ZDNet this is ridiculous...how many more iPhone / Apple stories are you going to bombard us with??????Then stop reading them!What's so difficult about that concept? There seem to be a lot of things...

Tags: Microsoft Windows, Google Inc., Microsoft strategy, Apple iPhone, Donnieboy, Google iPhone app, people like, Google iPhone

Discussion threads 2008-07-12

FDA warnings in the era of immunity

FDA warnings in the era of immunityThe indoctrination runs deepNote how it is simply assumed as truth now that big pharmaceutical puts money ahead of the well-being of their customer.Not once does the brain engage to consider how big pharmaceutical could make money once all their customers are dead.One of...

Tags: TVs, TV & Home Theater, TV, pharmaceutical company, TV ADS, FDA, environment

Discussion threads 2008-07-10

Measuring IT: "Operational Health"

The subject of IT metrics is an important and sometimes controversial topic. Regardless of one's perspective, metrics do serve the valuable function of connecting business goals to IT operations. A Forrester Research report, written by Craig Symons and titled "The Five Essential Metrics...

Tags: Information Technology, Health Care, Strategy, Management, Michael Krigsman

Blog posts 2008-07-09

Kaminsky and Ptacek comment on DNS flaw

Well, well, well, what a day for security news! I got a chance to get the scoop word of mouth from Dan Kaminsky of IOActive (pictured above [image courtesy of quinnums]) and Thomas Ptacek of Matasano pictured below on the DNS flaw that's been all over the...

Tags: DNS, Flaw, Nate, Domain Names, Networking, Security, Internet, Nathan McFeters

Blog posts 2008-07-08

Apple hasn't learned from past security mistakes

Apple hasn't learned from past security mistakesTo sum upSafari is insecure because other software has exploits.Do you get dizzy much from spinning so fast?RE: Apple hasn't learned from past security mistakesIt probably has more to do with Apple being used to abiding by what is considered normal security obligations on...

Tags: security, Apple Safari, Apple Inc., security mistake

Discussion threads 2008-07-08

Windows Vista, meet my Mother-In-Law.

Windows Vista, meet my Mother-In-Law.Truth must be toldYou have to be honest with her. Just tell her the truth and she will understand. It might take a longer time but once she knows how to use a PC I bet you she will get the point.Try this:The computer is fine....

Tags: Microsoft Windows Vista (Longhorn), Windows Software, Microsoft Windows Vista, Microsoft Windows, Microsoft Windows XP, Apple Macintosh

Discussion threads 2008-06-30

Eclipse Foundation delivers Ganymede train with 23 cars, but where are the cloud on-ramps?

Eclipse Foundation delivers Ganymede train with 23 cars, but where are the cloud on-ramps?Saleforce cloud has an on-rampEclipse-based and it got "deploy to cloud" http://wiki.apexdevnet.com/index.php/Force.com_IDEReally need something like this to work across a multi-cloud deployment though.RE: Eclipse Foundation delivers Ganymede train with 23 cars, but where are the cloud on-ramps?Where's...

Tags: Java development tools, OPEN SOURCE, Eclipse, Ganymede, Eclipse Foundation

Discussion threads 2008-06-27

Intel stays behind the curve ... again

Intel stays behind the curve ... againsorry analysisSo Intel's behind the curve because XP works just fine for them. Maybe they have better things to do than upgrade all workstations for marginal improvements.The Inquirer presented a biased article against Windows?Say it isn't so! Who would have thought! If the Inquirer...

Tags: Microsoft Windows Vista (Longhorn), Microsoft Windows XP, Intel Corp., Microsoft Windows Vista

Discussion threads 2008-06-26

iSuppli: iPhone 3G costs about $173 to build

iSuppli: iPhone 3G costs about $173 to buildiPhone 3G costs as litle as $100 to make....http://www.eetimes.com/rss/showArticle.jhtml?articleID=208403011The raw cost of materials to build the iPhone 3G could be nearly half that of the original model, according to Portelligent Inc. Austin that conducted a teardown analysis of the first handset. The first...

Tags: Cellular phones, Apple iPhone, iPhone 3G, 3G, Apple Inc., iSuppli Corp.

Discussion threads 2008-06-25

An answer to AP's anti-blog policy: quote freely but carry adtribution link

An answer to AP's anti-blog policy: quote freely but carry adtribution linkAssaults on Fair Use benefit no oneThe AP is hurting themselves as well as their consumers by this short-sighted action. While use of an entire article or other substantial body of work is copyright infringement, there is an important...

Tags: adtribution, fair use, news article

Discussion threads 2008-06-21

Why is Microsoft sponsoring the Open Source Census?

Why is Microsoft sponsoring the Open Source Census?Microsoft sees RedHat and Novell making...money with open source. They are looking to see if it is a market they can tap into as well. Microsoft would rather make money from Open Source than try to kill it - something they have found...

Tags: Microsoft Windows, Operating systems, Microsoft Corp., open source, Winux

Discussion threads 2008-06-16

News to know: Open source adventures; Jerry Yang; IBM; Digital TV

Notable headlines: Adrian Kingsley-Hughes: Adventures with open source apps on Linux - Part 2 Gallery right. Tom Steinert-Threlkeld: Look Now: Digital TV Transition Already Here Jason Perlow: The reality TV series we all really want to watch Dana Blankenhorn: Closed...

Tags: Jerry Yang, Yahoo! Inc., Dana Blankenhorn, Digital Television, IBM Corp., Open Source, TVs, Personal Technology, Home Entertainment, Larry Dignan

Blog posts 2008-06-16

MySpace announces redesign; fights for credibility with adults

News Corp.'s MySpace is attempting to climb out from behind its current state of clutter with a redesign. But in the wake of Facebook's steady popularity with the "grown-up" networking audience, can MySpace earn the trust of business users? by Jennifer Leggio

Tags: MySpace, Makeover, Internet, B2B, Marketing Research, E-business/E-Commerce, Marketing, Jennifer Leggio

Blog posts 2008-06-13

"Reliability is a management issue" [podcast]

The Enterprise 2.0 conference currently being held in Boston reminds us that mission-critical web-based applications require high availability. Unfortunately, some enterprise 2.0 application vendors take development shortcuts resulting in poor reliability, which angers users and damages the developer's credibility. In  this podcast, I speak with Rod Boothby,...

Tags: Enterprise 2.0, Podcasts, Cloud Computing, Internet, Michael Krigsman

Blog posts 2008-06-12