joel postman

ZDNet Resources

• sort by:
• Relevance
• Date
• Popularity

The social media corporate identity crisis

The recent "hijacking" of the ExxonMobil brand for Twitter use made a whoosh as the news traveled around the socialsphere. It also brought into view a lot of questions around brand validity and responsibility in terms of social networking. Joel Postman, principal of Socialized, authored this guest piece on the...

Tags: brand, social media, twitter, joel postman, popeyes chicken, q., branding, social networking, marketing, online communications, advertising & promotion, jennifer leggio

Blog posts 2008-08-06

Additional Resources

Google says AOL is a lemon, regretting $1 billion investment

Google says AOL is a lemon, regretting $1 billion investmentGoogle says AOL is a LemonYou would think that they would have done a bit more research on the company before making an investment. With all of the knowledge that Google has of the world, even with the ability to predict...

Tags: Social networking, America Online Inc., Google Inc., Google says AOL, investment

Discussion threads 2008-08-08

CBS Evening News: Cyber-security at the Olympics

Overseas travelers are being warned that personal information sent out electronically can be stolen. Bob Orr talks with National Counterintelligence Executive Joel Brenner on cyber-security in China.

Tags: cbs corp., cybersecurity, security, china

Videos 2008-08-08

Podcast: Bomgar believes appliance-based remote control beats software or SaaS solutions hands down

During this podcast, Bill Detwiler speaks with Joel Bomgar about his company's appliance-based remote support solution--the Bomgar Box. Bomgar explains the advantages (easier deployment, better security, lower TCO, increased uptime, client OS flexibility, and more efficient product development) his product has over the competition.You can read more about Bomgar's solutions...

Tags: Software, Software-as-a-service, Remote Support, Bill Detwiler, Bomgar Box, Remote Administration, Podcasts, Product Development, Software As A Service (SaaS), Internet, Research & Development, Business Operations, Emerging Technologies

Download resources 2008-07-17

MobileMe push is limited and subscribers get a 30-day extension

Apple's MobileMe service has been advertised as "Exchange for the rest of us" with support for push email and data. However, if you have MobileMe/.Mac account then you may have received an email this morning detailing a rocky transition from .Mac to MobileMe that clarifies not everything is pushed. Joel...

Tags: Apple iPhone, MobileMe, E-mail, Online Communications, Matthew Miller

Blog posts 2008-07-16

Samsung ships 128GB SSDs with cheaper flash memory

Samsung announced today that it has begun manufacturing 64GB and 128GB SSDs based on a less-expensive type of NAND flash known as MLC. The company also said it was still on track to deliver a 256GB version by the end of this year. Samsung has been shipping...

Tags: NAND Flash, Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd., NAND, Laptop Computer, SSD, Memory, Flash Memory, Semiconductors, Hardware, Components, John Morris

Blog posts 2008-07-09

Microsoft's geeks might miss Gates the most

One of the most disheartening things that can happen in any job is when the boss that inspired you, the one you loved to learn from and who made a grueling job more bearable leaves the building. It may be no different at Microsoft this week, as the "geeks" or...

Tags: Steve Ballmer, Bill Gates, Microsoft Corp., Sales Strategy, Sales Force Management, Tools & Techniques, Government, Recruitment & Selection, Sales, Management, Human Resources, Workforce Management, Deb Perelman

Blog posts 2008-06-26

Do you need to be a programmer to run a software company?

Joel Spolsky, the CEO of Fog Creek Software -- and a one-time member of Microsoft's Excel team back in the early 1990s (Microsoft's "glory days") -- has a really great look back at the significance of the famed "BillG" reviews. by Mary Jo Foley

Tags: Software, Bill Gates, Programmer, Development Tools, Tools & Techniques, Software Development, Software/Web Development, Management, Mary Jo Foley

Blog posts 2008-06-25

Podcast: Fujitsu thinks solid-state drive benefits are more hype than reality (for now)

Solid-state drives are all the rage, but are they worth the significant premium (sometimes $1,000) over machines with convention drives? Current solid-state drives use either NAND Flash memory or SDRAM and contain no moving parts. Proponents tout several benefits of solid-state drives over conventional platter drives--faster startup, shorter seek times,...

Tags: Fujitsu Ltd., Bill Detwiler, Podcasts, Benefits, Internet, Human Resources

Download resources 2008-06-18

Mobile software Monday: SMS-Chat from VITO Technology

While you have companies like HTC and Samsung pushing the limits of the hardware and operating system level software integration on Windows Mobile, there are also several companies providing software applications to enhance your Windows Mobile experience. As readers know, I have been testing out the HTC Touch Diamond and...

Tags: Microsoft Windows Mobile, Mobile, Text Messaging, SMS, Chat, Text Messaging/SMS/MMS, Microsoft Windows, Operating Systems, Handhelds, Cellular Phones, Consumer Electronics, Personal Technology, Online Communications, Software, Hardware, Matthew Miller

Blog posts 2008-06-16

Debunking yet another bogus malware study

Here we go again, with yet another round of bogus reporting about the extent of malware infections in the United States. This morning I read a report by Nick Farrell of The Inquirer, which was accompanied by the screamer headline One in Four US computers infected. It links in turn to a much longer...

Tags: Adware, OECD, Malware, Computer, Badware, Spyware, Adware & Malware, Cyberthreats, Spyware, Viruses And Worms, Productivity, Security, Ed Bott

Blog posts 2008-06-02

Did Chinese copy unattended U.S. laptop?

Update: This article was corrected to indicate that the laptop in question was government owned and didn't belong to Commerce Sec. Carlos M. Gutierrez, who doesn't carry a laptop. News flash for high-ranking government officials visiting China: You just don't leave your laptop or PDA unattended –...

Tags: Associated Press, Beijing, Laptop Computer, PDAs, Government, Notebooks, Handhelds, Hardware, Notebooks & Tablets, Richard Koman

Blog posts 2008-05-30

China's cyber-militia behind U.S. blackouts?

Chinese hackers may have been behind power blackouts in Florida and the Northeast, according to a report in the National Journal. The report, penned by Shane Harris for the National Journal, lays out a lengthy case that China has deployed hackers working unofficially and officially for the...

Tags: U.S., China, Blackout, Hacker, Intelligence Official, Takeaway, Government, Hacking, Spyware, Spyware, Adware & Malware, Cyberthreats, Security, Larry Dignan

Blog posts 2008-05-30

Vista screams past XP in gaming tests!

Sorry for the exclamation point in the headline, but my inner media critic, who is taking over for the second half of this post, insisted on it. It's there for a reason, which I'll get to shortly, I promise. [Update: My inner media critic is laughing out loud at the people who completely missed this...

Tags: Game, Page, Performance, Microsoft Windows Vista, Microsoft Windows Vista (Longhorn), Microsoft Windows XP, Operating Systems, Microsoft Windows, Software, Ed Bott

Blog posts 2008-05-27

A robotic brain-computer interface

California Institute of Technology Caltech engineers have developed a robotic device able to act as a brain-computer interface. This is the 'first robotic approach to establishing an interface between computers and the brain by positioning electrodes in neural tissue.' According to the researchers, their approach 'could enhance the performance and...

Tags: Algorithm, Electrode, California Institute Of Technology, Positioning, Telecom & Utilities, Roland Piquepaille

Blog posts 2008-05-21

What is the U.S. doing about security?

I've been terrible busy lately.  Hopefully you all here haven't noticed, as I've been working hard to still keep my posts flowing, but I've just got time to catch up with several blogs that I read often.  One of those blogs is the Emergent Chaos blog...

Tags: Card, Database, President, Blog, Passport Card, RFID, Government, Security, Wireless, Biometrics, Nathan McFeters

Blog posts 2008-05-20

Mobius Seattle 2008: Windows Mobile devices in hand, Zune, and more

One of the best parts of Mobius is getting the chance to touch and feel Windows Mobile devices from around the world that most of use don't see anywhere else. This time we were lucky enough to see the HTC Diamond, Sony Ericsson XPERIA X1, MWg Zinc II, HTC Touch...

Tags: Microsoft Windows Mobile, Mobile, Mobius, Microsoft Zune, Microsoft Windows, Operating Systems, Advertising & Promotion, Handhelds, Software, Marketing, Hardware, Matthew Miller

Blog posts 2008-05-17

Mobius Seattle 2008: SE, MWg, and HTC show off their devices

I was very pleased to be invited to the first Mobius event of 2008, that is actually being held here in the Seattle area. Thus, I had no travel to get to Mobius and that may have made the decision to invite me to this event...

Tags: High Tech Computer Corp., Device, Mobile, Mobius, XPERIA, SE, Panel Technology, Microsoft Windows, Advertising & Promotion, Operating Systems, Software, Marketing, Matthew Miller

Blog posts 2008-05-15

Microsoft's Hailstorm reappearing in the cloud?

Microsoft's Hailstorm reappearing in the cloud?Bring it onThe HailStor... I mean Live-Mesh was a good idea back in 2001, but I seriously believe it might have been a bit ahead of it's time. I'm normally an Apple person, but I love the idea of having all these services co-ordinated and...

Tags: RSS, Microsoft Corp., Hailstorm

Discussion threads 2008-05-12

Microsoft's Hailstorm reappearing in the cloud?

"What is this Windows Live Mesh? It's a way to synchronize files." Joel Spolsky -- in classic Joel Spolsky style -- takes on Microsoft (but Google is also on his "radar") to task for fueling a round of hype around the whole notion of Cloud Computing....

Tags: Hype, Cloud Computing, Microsoft Corp., Microsoft Windows, Operating Systems, Software, Joe McKendrick

Blog posts 2008-05-11