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MySpace brings online town halls to campuses, but is this just another online debate?

MySpace announced today that it will host a series of "Town Hall" candidates meetings on college campuses, Reuters reports. The meetings will feature all of the major candidates, including Clinton, Obama, McCain, Edwards, Guiliani, Romney and Thompson. The meetings will be broadcast on MySpace video and MySpace users will...

Tags: Instant messaging, MySpace, online debate, Micah Sifry

Blog posts 2007-05-10

Huffington Post wants online debate in 08

The Huffington Post is inviting presdential candidates to an online debate - an Internet first, Reuters reports. "2008 is going to be critical, in terms of the coverage of the election," founder Arianna Huffington said. "We are working to put together the first primary online debate among...

Tags: Government technology, Elections, Web, online debate, Huffington Post

Blog posts 2007-01-12

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Netbooks dead? Not when sales are up 264% percent

My prediction:Intel and MS and the major brands are trying to drag the market upwards in size and cost to maintain their margins. They will shortly face a barrage of products based on ARM class processors and Linux (Chrome?), which will cost much less and have much better battery lives....

Tags: Netbooks, nettops & MIDs, sales, netbook

Discussion threads 2009-11-16

'The Purpose of a Business is to Create a Customer' - Peter Drucker Centenary

This month marks the centenary of Management guru Peter Drucker's birth, and the Harvard Business Review - the Vogue magazine of management fashions - has a terrific section devoted to his legacy and ideas this month. The paper version is a keeper. Drucker's...

Tags: Performance, Knowledge, Drucker, John Hagel, Knowledge Stock, Lloyd, Strategy, Collaboration, Groupware, Management, Enterprise Software, Software, Oliver Marks

Blog posts 2009-11-16

Arguing About the Collaboration Toolkit: Cisco's Enterprise Collaboration Platform

In the aftermath of last week's San Francisco Enterprise 2.0 conference there's been some lively debate about what constitutes '2.0', including some great comments on my previous post. Meanwhile Cisco have literally just announced their Enterprise Collaboration Platform, which will be broad set...

Tags: Collaboration, Enterprise 2.0, Cisco Systems Inc., Tool, Productivity, Oliver Marks

Blog posts 2009-11-08

News to know: Windows 7; Google Dashboard; Driving while texting; Steve Jobs; Droid

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.: Sam Diaz: Ballmer: So far, Windows 7 sales are "fantastic" Dana Blankenhorn: What the Google Privacy Dashboard can...

Tags: Steve Jobs, Google Inc., Web, Dana Blankenhorn, Verizon Communications Inc., Mary Jo Foley, Dashboard, Microsoft Corp., Sam Diaz, Microsoft Windows 7, Microsoft Windows, Channel Management, Operating Systems, Software, Marketing

Blog posts 2009-11-06

Web powerhouses to FCC: We support open Internet

The Internet's big guns have signed their names to a letter of support for a continued open Internet, sending it to the FCC this morning, just days before the agency is slated to vote on network neutrality rules. The letter is actually from the Open Internet Coalition,...

Tags: FCC, Google Inc., Web, Net Neutrality, Internet, Federal Government, Government, Sam Diaz

Blog posts 2009-10-19

News to know: Microsoft, ICANN, Best Buy, RIM, mobile apps, Zimbra

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. Richard Koman: Judge overturns $388m patent verdict against Microsoft CNET: Court reverses Microsoft patent-infringement rulin Sam...

Tags: Best Buy Co. Inc., Research In Motion Ltd., Larry Dignan, Mobile, ICANN, Dana Blankenhorn, Zimbra, Microsoft Corp., Matthew Miller, Sam Diaz, Microsoft Windows 7, Sales Strategy, Advertising & Promotion, Smart Phones, Handhelds, Sales, Marketing, Consumer Electronics, Personal Technology, Hardware

Blog posts 2009-10-01

Why is Mozilla getting involved in the IE/Chrome Frame debate?

Your world must be funYou know the one where someone uses Chrome, thinks that it makes IE a better browser or has even heard of a Chrome frame.Please tell me where this nerd world is?The problem with Chrome......is that it creates its own dependency. It claims to offer "standards compliant"...

Tags: Web browsers, Google Inc., Mozilla Firefox, Microsoft Internet Explorer, Chrome, Web browser, Mozilla Corp.

Discussion threads 2009-09-30

News to know: Dell; Xerox, Android, NewEgg, Win7, Windows Mobile,

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. Andrew Nusca: Dell Latitude Z 16" thin-and-light revealed; Lamborghini angles hide boardroom muscle Gallery: Hands on with the Dell...

Tags: Xerox Corp., Google Inc., Larry Dignan, Dell Computer Corp., Microsoft Windows Mobile, Mobile, Storage, Andrew Nusca, Newegg.com, Apple Inc., Microsoft Corp., Adrian Kingsley-Hughes, Sam Diaz, Dell Latitude, EC, Microsoft Windows 7, Microsoft Windows, Notebooks, Operating Systems, Software, Hardware, Notebooks & Tablets

Blog posts 2009-09-29

Debate over different forms of online advertising misses the point

I'm worried about online advertising in general.I'm worried about online advertising in general.Well, not so much advertising itself, but this trend to want so much stuff for free. Especially online stuff. I don't think an ad-driven economy is sustainable.

Tags: online advertising

Discussion threads 2009-09-28

Debate over different forms of online advertising misses the point

Publishers have been debating the merits of one type of online advertising over another, but they are missing the point: none of it works. . . by Tom Foremski

Tags: Online Advertising, Tom Foremski

Blog posts 2009-09-28

Fads vs Business Value: Knowledge Management & Enterprise 2.0

Anyone with a computer and access to stock photos can put together a slide presentation and upload it to sites such as slideshare, and sometimes it seems like everyone and his brother is doing just that on social media, enterprise 2.0 and other 2.0-ish subjects. ...

Tags: Knowledge, Training, Originality, Knowledge Management, Harassment, Strategy, Training And Certification, Business Intelligence, E-learning, Workforce Management, Enterprise Software, Software, Human Resources, Gender And Diversity, Management, Data Management, Oliver Marks

Blog posts 2009-09-27

Amazon: Congress, not Google, should make digital book policy

not so fastneither congress, nor google should determine it. The free market should determine it. It's ok, for everyone to have their own format and compete. but when a clear winner arises, that becomes the standard. What's the difference if Google sets the standard or the...

Tags: Government, Google Inc., U.S. Congress, Amazon.com Inc., digital book policy, book policy

Discussion threads 2009-09-03

Color-coding wikipedia: how's that for legitimacy?

OK, this is my last Wikipedia post for a bit. There's lots of other good stuff happening in Ed Tech that I'm ignoring in favor of weighing in on the whole Wikipedia debate. However, today's headlines on a color-coded rating system for the online encyclopedia's authors simply reinforces...

Tags: Wikipedia, Wiki, Online Communications, Christopher Dawson

Blog posts 2009-08-31

Apple Store down; has Snow Leopard arrived?

re: Apple Store downI'm only asking because I don't know... Why does the Apple store seem to go down every time they add something new? I think it's the only online store I've ever seen that from.Yup, Ordered it already.Will be here Friday....Waiting for the flames...This could be fun.Well...

Tags: Microsoft Windows, Blogging, Apple Inc., Apple Store

Discussion threads 2009-08-24

Good riddance: Digital music sales to surpass CDs in 2010?

Sorry kid. There are plenty of us who buy CDs. You might want to read this:http://blogs.zdnet.com/BTL/?p=22862They are folks who don't give a rat's a$$ about being on the bleeding edge of technology.They have CD players in their cars, and most likely in their homes, and the purchase of an MP3...

Tags: Sales strategy, Digital media, digital music, CD, music, sales, Apple iTunes

Discussion threads 2009-08-18

Let me say it again: Stop sharing music!

They're being bankrupted because they choose......to be bankrupted. I believe both defendants are being offered manageable settlements to this day. Only their "principles" prevent them from doing so.When you don't like the price......of a product, that doesn't give you the right to steal it. Gee, I want a Ferrari...

Tags: Ferrari, RIAA

Discussion threads 2009-08-17

What happens if Google's Edu Apps aren't free anymore?

There is no difference, Chris...With paid services, you always run the risk that they will suddenly start costing *more*.The price risk is therefore the same, with paid and free services alike. :-)RE: What happens if Google's Edu Apps aren't free anymore?I've moved completely to Open Office and haven't regretted...

Tags: OpenOffice, Linux, OPEN SOURCE, Strategy, Word processors, price risk, Google Inc., Google Edu Apps, Microsoft Corp.

Discussion threads 2009-08-14

News to know: Microsoft; Apple; Palm; Twitter as botnet command channel

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 Exchange 2010 buzz grows louder Ryan Naraine: Brazilian ID thieves using Twitter as botnet command channel...

Tags: Google Inc., Larry Dignan, Palm Inc., Microsoft Zune, Apple Inc., Microsoft Corp., Twitter, Sam Diaz, Tablets, Notebooks, Digital Cameras, Digital Music, Digital Media, Hardware, Notebooks & Tablets, Consumer Electronics, Personal Technology

Blog posts 2009-08-14