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Biodiesel's future

I recently spoke with Innovation Fuels CEO John Fox. His firm already makes biodiesel at plants in Milwaukee and New York Harbor. He says next year will see a growth in bodiesel production in the U.S. The 2010 federal requirement calls for all diesel oil--heating and vehicles--to...

Tags: Biodiesel, Innovation Fuels, John Fox, Soy, Diesel, Harry Fuller

Blog posts 2009-08-13

Fill 'er up: biodiesel company in ship-shape for future

Innovation's Newark plant. I recently spoke with the head of a biodiesel firm that's on the production side of the business. Innovaton Fuels was formed from the merger of smaller start-ups and already has one production plant in operation, and a second on the...

Tags: Biodiesel, Innovation Fuels, John Fox, Harry Fuller

Blog posts 2008-05-29

R.I.A.? S.O.A.? T.L.A.!

In yesterdays interview, I was asked about Web 2.0 apps versus desktop applications. I wanted to talk about that a little more. Back in 1994, I cobbled together a little demo that was shown at a session at the Seybold Conference on Publishing. It...

Tags: Web 2.0, Business, Media, Tech, Design, Web Office, Internet Companies, Web Browsers, Enterprise, Mashups, Two-Way Web, Apple, Sun, Adobe, Web browser

Blog posts 2007-01-24

Guest Blogger Interview: John Fox of GroupSmarts

Guest Blogger Interview: John Fox of GroupSmartsWow, what a great toolfor those like me whose memory synaptic mapped mind is starting a slow fade. The annotations and their connections to other data using MemoryMiner sounds like an exceptional way to organize and document historic data especially given the ability to...

Tags: Microsoft Windows, GroupSmarts, John Fox, MemoryMiner, Guest Blogger

Discussion threads 2007-01-23

Additional Resources

Poll: Analyst Org. You Trust in Enterprise Software - Traditional & Social

Poll: Analyst Org. You Trust in Enterprise Software - Traditional & SocialAnalyst PollPaul Greenberg of course !!Big time conflict of interest in modelI am always skeptical when analysts write evaluations on products from firms that they get large fees. In fact, many firms only cover companies that are pushing...

Tags: Org, revenue, enterprise software

Discussion threads 2009-05-19

No Device Will Save The New York Times. Only The Times Can.

No Device Will Save The New York Times. Only The Times Can.Fancy garbage is still garbage.[B]What really sets the Times apart is its ability to dig in deeply to events and issues that really matter ? and not necessarily in New York. International reporting, national reporting, business and politics.[/B]They stopped...

Tags: news outlet, NYT, New York Times Co.

Discussion threads 2009-05-05

$9 million ATM heist: the dark side of international collaboration

'' The New York Fox News video report above by John Seutzman describes a well coordinated attack on 130 automatic teller machines (ATM's) in 49 cities worldwide within 30 mins, which jeopardized sensitive information and netted over $9 million. Shortly after midnight Eastern Time...

Tags: Card, Phone, Collaboration, FBI, Payroll, ATM, GPS, Network Technology, Networking, Handhelds, Consumer Electronics, Personal Technology, Hardware, Oliver Marks

Blog posts 2009-02-07

Southwest Airlines' Next Competitor? Cisco Systems.

Southwest Airlines likes to tell Americans of all stripes that they are "free to move about the country" because of its cheap fares. But Gary Kelly (at left, in 2004 Halloween costume) and his low-cost airline, born with the mini-skirted stewardesses, still charges...

Tags: John Chambers, Southwest Airlines Co., Cisco Systems Inc., Tom Steinert-Threlkeld

Blog posts 2009-02-06

Tale of the court tape: Apple vs. Palm

Palm has a simple message to Apple's patent bluster as the Pre preps for lift-off: We're not scared. But when you compare the cash balances, which will be used on an army of lawyers, perhaps Palm may want to hang back on the taunting. The news comes...

Tags: Palm Inc., Apple Inc., Intellectual Property, Research & Development, Business Operations, Larry Dignan

Blog posts 2009-01-23

Cook issues veiled threat to iPhone competitors (Updated 2x)

One thing that stuck out to me in Apple's Q1 2009 earnings conference call was Apple COO and acting CEO Tim Cook's multiple mentions of competitors who might "rip off our IP" Intellectual Property relative to the iPhone. Well that and his raspy voice â€" get that man a lozenge!...

Tags: Apple iPhone, Palm Inc., Apple Inc., Pre, Intellectual Property, Network Technology, Smart Phones, Networking, Research & Development, Business Operations, Consumer Electronics, Personal Technology, Jason D. O'Grady

Blog posts 2009-01-23

Breaking News On The Inauguration: Look, Don't Listen (Yet)

Former President George Bush (#41) and wife Barbara engage the Clintons, on Fox News' live stream at 11:18 a.m. It's 10:37 a.m. -- and the video feeds I have been watching from the Inauguration have just frozen up, for the third time. ...

Tags: CNN, Fox News, Internet, Corporate Communications, Marketing, Tom Steinert-Threlkeld

Blog posts 2009-01-20

News to know: Macworld; Windows 7; Snow Leopard; Web 2.0 security; IT strategy

Here are today’s notable headlines. You can get News To Know via email alert and RSS daily: Ed Bott: Five things Steve Ballmer won't tell you about Windows 7 Mary Jo Foley: Macs vs. PCs: Is it still a 'tax' if users happily pay...

Tags: Strategy, Security, Web, Apple Macintosh, Microsoft Windows 7, Information Technology, Twitter, Web 2.0, Software As A Service (SaaS), Microsoft Windows, Desktops, Managed Hosting, Open Source, Internet, Emerging Technologies, Operating Systems, Software, Hardware, Larry Dignan

Blog posts 2009-01-06

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

Election Day '08: Where to get live results

Election Day '08: Where to get live resultsthose are all biased toward obamawatch the real news atwww.johnmccain.comor www.foxnews.comThe rest are unreliable or in bed with the liberals.RE: Election Day '08: Where to get live resultsKudos to the first person who responded, obviously an intelligent and well informed voter. To the...

Tags: Well Let, Election Day, John McCain

Discussion threads 2008-11-04

So about that election

So about that electionwhat are you talking about?While the elitists and the teenagers are 'voting online' and blogging about marxist ideeas, we the real Americans are voting and taking this country in right direction.Tonight, I'll be watching TV and enjoy how Mac comes back and grabs the election from that...

Tags: John McCain, Sarah Palin, Obama

Discussion threads 2008-11-04

Election Day '08: Where to get live results

There's no better time in history to watch election results on the fly. Some, but not all, of us will have access to a television, where you can watch results stream in on ABC, CBS, CNN, NBC or Fox. But for those of you...

Tags: Result, Associated Press, Election Day, Twitter, CNN, Palm Beach Post, Northwestern, Corporate Communications, Blogging, RSS, Web Site Development, Channel Management, Marketing, Internet, Andrew Nusca

Blog posts 2008-11-04

Read and recognize - 10 must-know social business bloggers

I read a lot of blogs. I mean, a lot of blogs. So the other day when David Grober, ZDNet's fearless leader, told us bloggers that we have the option to include a blog roll on our site, my little head started to spin. Who do I choose? ...

Tags: Blog, Social Media, Blogger, Maeve Naughton Maeve, Stuart Robertson Here, Stuart, John Cass John, Blogging, Web 2.0, Internet, Jennifer Leggio

Blog posts 2008-10-24

RealDVD officially launches, so do lawsuits; Is it 'StealDVD'?

Update: RealNetworks announced Tuesday that its RealDVD software, which allows you to rip and burn DVDs easily, officially launched. And the lawsuits weren't far behind. In a statement Techmeme, RealNetworks billed RealDVD as a "watershed" product. The software, which goes for $29.99 on sale, allows you to...

Tags: Lawsuit, Movie, RealNetworks Inc., RealDVD, RealDVD Software, DVD, Consumer Electronics, Personal Technology, Home Entertainment, Larry Dignan

Blog posts 2008-09-30

If McCain skips debate, there's always Google In Quotes

John McCain just called for postponement of Friday's debate until the financial crisis is solved, as the Boston Globe reports. If that happens, there's always Google In Quotes, a Labs project offering up news quotes from the candidates, not only for the U.S. presidential race but also for contests in...

Tags: Google Inc., Health Care, John McCain, Vertical Industries, Benefits, Healthcare, Enterprise Software, Software, Human Resources, Richard Koman

Blog posts 2008-09-24

"Papa Bear"'s take on the Palin Hack

"Papa Bear"'s take on the Palin HackDon't go calling him a "Republican"...The true Republican Party was shot between the eyes in the aftermath of FDR's New Deal; the carcass staggered on for another three-plus decades, when it was put out of its misery by Nixon's "Southern Strategy" that whipped up...

Tags: MSM, O'Reilly, Taft, Bill O'Reilly, Bush Administration

Discussion threads 2008-09-20