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Do data breaches really hurt retailers?

Do data breaches really hurt retailers?3 in 4 people saythey never masturbate too. Pfffttt....The simple answer is:If nothing happens to someone, they tend to forget easily, but if something does happen, they never forget.There are very few people in this world who remember things like this that didnt directly...

Tags: Retail, Food & Beverage, Marketing research, Branding, data breach, Joe Blow, retail company

Discussion threads 2007-04-11

Digital culturus interruptus: Right here, right now, the almighty copyright finally comes home to roost

Digital culturus interruptus: Right here, right now, the almighty copyright finally comes home to roostI liked this article so much...I bought the domain! (theothertube.com)Excellent reporting!Thanks David,this is the sort of in-depth article that ZDNet needs - factual, up-to-date, informative and entertaining. Too often lately others have posted rehashed old non-news....

Tags: Advertising & Promotion, Strategy, recording industry, Joe Blow, Viacom Inc., media company, Roy Orbison, YouTube Inc.

Discussion threads 2007-03-13

U.S. 'Joe Blow' tracks Iraq war dead

U.S. 'Joe Blow' tracks Iraq war deadyeah, so what?For every *single* casualty in Iraq, there are *dozens* in Sudan and Somalia.Oh, that's right, nobody gives a rats ass about the hundreds of thousands of dead, dying, and displaced, starving people in *those* countries.No secular-progressive/bleeding-heart liberals, anyway. After all, it's not...

Tags: rats ass, Joe Blow, Iraq War

Discussion threads 2006-12-28

Walk this way--or your phone won't work

Walk this way--or your phone won't workCliches come to lifeIt's funny: For the past several decades we've seen countless science-fiction stories in books, movies, and video games about technology gone wrong. What's funny is how hard people are trying to turn these tired cliches into reality.Some of the negative effects...

Tags: Telecom & Utilities, phone, Joe Blow

Discussion threads 2005-10-13

Additional Resources

McCarran-Ferguson and a cross-state health market

Las Vegas?"But if you?re going to let New Yorkers buy from Vermont why not let them buy from Las Vegas?"Uh, because Las Vegas is NOT A STATE.We are the united states of america and not the united cities of america.I could have written Nevada, trueBut Las Vegas is funnier and...

Tags: HEALTHCARE, Benefits, Vertical industries, Corporate governance, Insurance, Delaware, health care, health insurance

Discussion threads 2009-10-16

Patch Tuesday: MS plugs critical IE, Windows Media Player holes

Is MS going to pay for my Gb/month overage?With ISPs grasping for profits I see the day when the "download cost" of these mega-patches become an issue!RE: Patch Tuesday: MS plugs critical IE, Windows Media Player holesWow, my Microsoft software is sure to be secure now.GOOD JOB!If only other manufacturers...

Tags: Patches, Microsoft Internet Explorer, media player, patch management, Adobe Systems Inc., Microsoft Corp.

Discussion threads 2009-10-13

News to know: AT&T; Apple; Google; Verizon; Microsoft

Here are today’s notable headlines. You can get News To Know via email alert and RSS daily. For continuous updates see BNET’s around-the-Web tech coverage. Dancho Danchev: Weak passwords dominate statistics for Hotmail's phishing scheme leak Larry Dignan: The Android army: Verizon Wireless, Google...

Tags: Google Inc., Microsoft Windows Mobile, Verizon Communications Inc., AT&T Corp., Apple Inc., Microsoft Corp., Wireless, Wireless Coverage Data, Microsoft Windows, Mobile Operating Systems, Operating Systems, Microsoft Windows 7, Wireless And Mobility, Handhelds, Wi-Fi, Mobile Applications, Software, Hardware, Larry Dignan

Blog posts 2009-10-07

Will advances in the Mac OS tip the scales for BYOPC?

Yes indeedy... It's a good time to know how to support Macs.It's not too late guys... If you like your IT careers, it's a good time to pick up a Mac and start tinkering / learning... You UNIX guys should take to it like a fish to water (considering 10.5...

Tags: Apple Mac OS X, Operating systems, Desktops, Apple Mac OS, operating system, Apple Inc., rev, Apple Macintosh

Discussion threads 2009-08-24

Verizon changes tune on handset exclusivity. Will AT&T follow? Will it even matter?

Verizon changes tune on handset exclusivity. Will AT&T follow? Will it even matter?End all exclusive dealsI do not feel I should be forced to shop at WalMart to purchase Bruce Sprinsteen's anthology of songs.If you are going to scutinize or limit one industry, you must apply it to all.RE: Verizon...

Tags: Telecom & Utilities, Cellular phones, Verizon Communications Inc., AT&T Corp., carrier, handset exclusivity, phone, handset

Discussion threads 2009-07-17

Social media: Pondering the corporate ROI

Social networking can deliver returns to enterprises as long as companies devote some time to them. Joe McKendrick at Smart Planet details some of the ROI discussions going on. Citing Natalie L. Petouhoff, Ph.D., an analyst at Forrester, and her study titled The ROI Of Online Customer...

Tags: Network, Social Media, ROI, Social Networking, Online Communications, Marketing, Advertising & Promotion, Larry Dignan

Blog posts 2009-07-17

And Windows 7's killer feature is ...

And Windows 7's killer feature is ...Invitation to Ed Bott:What is the killer feature, according to you?(note: has to be a feature for regular Joe Blow - not something that only admins get wet dreams about)RE: And Windows 7's killer feature is ...My bet for businesses would be XP mode....

Tags: Operating systems, Microsoft Windows 7, killer feature, Microsoft Windows, Microsoft Windows XP

Discussion threads 2009-06-29

Apple's secret society

Apple's secret societyI think people......have the right to know if he was bumped ahead on a waiting list just because he has money or if he legitimately waited his turn.They do not give livers, or other healthy organsto a person who has one removed due to cancer, so chances are...

Tags: Benefits, Financial accounting, Apple Inc., secret society

Discussion threads 2009-06-24

A reminder: Win 7 testers, your beta is about to expire

A reminder: Win 7 testers, your beta is about to expireSo get your wallets out freetardsIt's time to be a paytard.Annoying but says a lot for the quality of Win7While I've installed the RC on my desktop, I'm still running Beta on my laptop. I really wish I'd been given...

Tags: Operating systems, Microsoft Windows 7, Microsoft Corp., operating system

Discussion threads 2009-06-23

EMC CEO Tucci pens dear Data Domain workers letter

NetApp and Data Domain have agreed to merge in a stock and cash deal valued at $1.9 billion, but the deal is in limbo as shareholders weigh a $1.8 billion all cash offer from EMC. In between there's a lot of campaigning for the various Data Domain interests. Enter an...

Tags: NetApp Inc., EMC Corp., Worker, Storage, Hardware, Larry Dignan

Blog posts 2009-06-09

Will ARM netbooks be competitive?

Will ARM netbooks be competitive?One killer app not mentionedRemote client. With a remote client you basically have the power of your main computer at home or work with the all mobility and power longevity a netbook would imply.If you can get a remote client that can connect to any desktop...

Tags: Netbooks, nettops & MIDs, netbook, Arm Netbooks

Discussion threads 2009-04-27

Friday Rant - Conficker worm hype

Friday Rant - Conficker worm hypeHey...come on now......Chicken Little has made a pretty good living with this tactic...what's your problem? ;-)RE: Friday Rant - Conficker worm hypeI agree with you, my boss watched CNN and came in afraid to go online, I even had to run scans again on...

Tags: Cyberthreats, Viruses and worms, SECURITY, Spyware, adware & malware, Conficker Worm, Friday Rant, worm, paranoia, Y2K, USB flash drive

Discussion threads 2009-04-03

(Photos: Terrafugia's flying car flies)

(Photos: Terrafugia's flying car flies)Terrafugia?I'm geeky enough to appreciate the latin, but that name sucks. It's too geeky even for a geek.This is pretty cool, but there is no way I'd subject it to road driving with the morons I dodge on a daily basis. Can you imagine the...

Tags: Terrafugia, car, car fly, photograph

Discussion threads 2009-03-19

News to know: Firefox, Palm, AT&T, Sprint, Facebook friends

Here are today’s notable headlines. You can get News To Know via email alert and RSS daily.  For continuous updates see BNET’s around-the-Web tech coverage. Paula Rooney: Firefox 3.1 beta 3 "done," Firefox 3.5 beta 4 due April 14 Sam Diaz: Palm to SEC:...

Tags: Google Inc., Facebook, Larry Dignan, Mozilla Firefox, Palm Inc., Mary Jo Foley, AT&T Corp., Microsoft Corp., Matthew Miller, Sprint Communications, Sam Diaz, Web Browsers, Microsoft Windows, Notebooks, Mice, Internet, Operating Systems, Software, Hardware, Notebooks & Tablets, Peripherals

Blog posts 2009-03-11

News to know: Microsoft's reversal, Obama's policies, MySpace, Apple netbook

Here are today’s notable headlines. You can get News To Know via email alert and RSS daily.  For continuous updates see BNET’s around-the-Web tech coverage. Mary Jo Foley: Microsoft lets laid-off employees keep overpayments Sam Diaz: Microsoft backpedals on severance payback ...

Tags: Larry Dignan, Citrix Systems Inc., Mary Jo Foley, Apple Inc., SOA, Microsoft Corp., Sam Diaz, Netbook, MySpace, HL7, Service-Oriented Architecture (SOA), Netbooks, Nettops & MIDs, Web Services, Middleware, Enterprise Software, Software, Hardware

Blog posts 2009-02-24

Microsoft offers to just 'Fix it'

Microsoft offers to just 'Fix it'Message from the future... "HELP! My Fix It button is BROKEN!"I guess I really am an Oracle. :)the mother of all fixes1.Download and burn a Linux distro on a cd.2.Format your drive and install Linux.How about just fixing the Talkbacks?At least 2 articles have broken...

Tags: Linux, Microsoft Windows Vista (Longhorn), Operating systems, Fix-It, Microsoft Corp.

Discussion threads 2009-02-05