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Did Scoble break EU law on Facebook?

Did Scoble break EU law on Facebook?Scoble and Facebook IssueWhile it is always good to report the news for those of us to learn from, what bothers me about your post was the comment, you were "itching" to write something about this affair.And I have to think ( and I...

Tags: Scoble, terms of service, OTTER, Robert, Facebook

Discussion threads 2008-01-08

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Figuring the value of software

Phil Wainewright's discussion about the cost of running highly scalable SaaS applications like SuccessFactors comes at the right time. He says: Speaking in the opening keynote of SIIA OnDemand in San Jose this morning, SuccessFactors CEO Lars Dalgaard let slip a statistic that set several...

Tags: Software, Software-as-a-service, SuccessFactors Inc., SAP AG, Phil Wainewright, Software As A Service (SaaS), Managed Hosting, Cloud Computing, Emerging Technologies, Dennis Howlett

Blog posts 2009-11-02

Note to CFO: play nice with HR

A post in CFO.com by Rutgers University's Richard Beatty entitled:Memo to CFOs: Don't Trust HR, followed by a post at Gartner blogs: CFOs Should Trust HR, But Do Have Reasons To Be Wary was my cue to renew acquaintance with Gartner analyst and post author Jim Holincheck. ...

Tags: Human Resources, Jim Holincheck, Goodness, Dennis Howlett

Blog posts 2009-03-12

Is Wordpress 2.7 a metaphor for enterprise agile?

Over at About UI, a couple of SAPpers make the point: Somehow we need to find the golden path enabling us to rapidly innovate on the UI layer of our software. Shipping these pieces of software around from system to system, from Vendor to Solution Integrator to Customer is...

Tags: Enterprise Software, Wordpress, Plug-in, Enterprise System, Dennis Howlett

Blog posts 2008-12-15

SuccessFactors ups guidance

SuccessFactors is not a company many ZDN readers may have heard about but you should. This is an on-demand vendor that primarily sells talent management solutions. My Irregular colleagues Jason Corsello and Thomas Otter follow this space. For the last year, they have been saying that talent management represents one...

Tags: Talent, SuccessFactors Inc., On-demand, Talent Management, Workforce Management, Human Resources, Dennis Howlett

Blog posts 2008-11-03

Startup essentials: Dr. Pepper, coffee and accessories

One of my Irregular chums started a GoogleGroup thread about what you need in a job that requires you work from a home office. The same can be said for the 1-3 person startup. The conversation immediately became a discussion of the merits or otherwise of different coffee making facilities...

Tags: Dr., Beverage, Accessory, Food & Beverage, Manufacturing, Dennis Howlett

Blog posts 2008-09-26

Oracle OpenWorld: a view from the cheap seats

While Sam Diaz and Mike Krigsman are slaving away in the Moscone Center in downtown San Francisco at this year's Oracle OpenWorld I get the pleasure of observing from the comfort of my office in downtown Hicksville, Spain some 5,500 miles away. Once more, Oracle dropped...

Tags: Oracle Corp., BEA Beehive, Java Development Tools, Enterprise Software, Development Tools, Software Development, Software/Web Development, Software, Dennis Howlett

Blog posts 2008-09-22

News to know: IE vs Chrome; Microsoft's TV pack; Oracle; Pandora CEO

Here are today’s notable headlines. You can get News To Know via email alert and RSS daily: Mary Jo Foley: Should Microsoft do an IE 8 'Lite'? Larry Dignan: Google: Chrome likely to land on Mac before Linux Ed Bott: TV...

Tags: Google Inc., Larry Dignan, Oracle Corp., Microsoft TV, Microsoft Internet Explorer, Microsoft Corp., TV, E-mail, Open Source, Tv & Home Theater, Online Communications, Personal Technology

Blog posts 2008-09-19

A conversation with Thomas Otter, Gartner analyst and blogger

While away, I briefly saw some comment about Gartner's latest foray into the blogging world. Past efforts have been abysmal but this latest attempt looks much more promising. Carter Lusher at SageCircle interviewed Andrew Spender, Gartner’s VP of Corporate Communications, via email. The answers were somewhat stilted in my opinion....

Tags: Analyst, Blog, Gartner Inc., Blogger, Thomas, Tele-management, Blogging, Internet, Dennis Howlett

Blog posts 2008-09-18

SAP Business ByDesign customers quietly confident

While it is still early days, SAP Business ByDesign customers are quietly confident the service will deliver value. Earlier today, David Suntinger, corporate development at WIMA, a German engineering business with four locations employing 500 person discussed its implementation progress. The project has been running for a...

Tags: Payroll, SAP AG, Operational Accounting, Finance, Dennis Howlett

Blog posts 2008-05-20

More on dinosaurs and extinction

Yesterday's post on IT extinction caused quite a ruckus. While preparing my follow-up, fellow Enterprise Irregular and Gartner research director, Thomas Otter, sent this cartoon. Dear reader, please enjoy it as a brief interlude in our discussion. ...

Tags: Extinction, Strategy, Management, Michael Krigsman

Blog posts 2008-03-25

World Of Animals on Subscription Offer for Sony, Nokia, LG, Samsung (Mobile)

Out of the vast and mysterious kingdom of animals, World of Animals brings the relevant and valuable information for children. It is a must have for eager-to ?learn children. This informative guide contains 468 images which make learning, a fun experience for kids.Interesting information like Why Does a Sea Otter...

Tags: Sony Corp., Animal, Nokia Corp., Mobile, Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd., LG Electronics Inc., Advertising & Promotion, Marketing

Software downloads 2008-02-21

Facebook and the CIA

In a piece of carefully researched critique, Guardian Unlimited writer Tim Hodgkinson does a masterful job unpacking the politics of Facebook, implying that the company's backer's real agenda is the realization of the original American dream: Here at last is the Enlightenment state longed for since the Puritans of...

Tags: Facebook, Nature, CIA, Tim Hodgkinson, Corporate Governance, Blogging, Venture Capital, Business Operations, Corporate Law, Internet, Finance, Financing Startups, Dennis Howlett

Blog posts 2008-01-14

Why the '8 things' tag meme is important

Now and again, someone will dream up a tag meme game. The idea is the writer says x-number of things and tags y-number of others to follow suit. Right now the 8 things you didn't know about me tag meme is doing the rounds and yes, I've been tagged on...

Tags: Workplace, Oracle Corp., Idea, Blog, Workforce, OraNA, Cyberthreats, Blogging, Spam, Games, Recruitment & Selection, Security, Internet, Spam And Phishing, Personal Technology, Human Resources, Workforce Management, Dennis Howlett

Blog posts 2008-01-11

DataPortability.org Workgroup is still born

As I write this, the interwebs are kicking off with the news that Plaxo, Facebook, Google and Robert Scoble have joined the DataPortability.org Workgroup. I can hear the cries already. First up Mike Butcher at TechCrunch who in Twitter said this is MASSIVE NEWS and reported that: As TechCrunch...

Tags: Purpose, Law, European Union, Social Networking, Disaster Recovery, Backups, Online Communications, Marketing, Advertising & Promotion, Data Management, Dennis Howlett

Blog posts 2008-01-08

Did Scoble break EU law on Facebook?

I've been itching to get something written about Scoble's antics over on Facebook when he used the Plaxo script to scrape data as a way of pointing up what he believes is an issue around openness and data ownership. Way too much has been written but one aspect that was...

Tags: Plaxo Inc., Facebook, Scoble, Thomas, Disaster Recovery, Backups, Productivity, Data Management, Dennis Howlett

Blog posts 2008-01-08

CES: Mobility at the ShowStoppers event

CES 2008 in Vegas doesn't seem quite as busy on the show floor, but there were a ton of press at the Digital Experience! and ShowStoppers events. There isn't a ton of new and breakthrough devices, but there are some cool products if you look around a bit. I had...

Tags: Mobile, Headset, Mobility, ShowStoppers, Neuros OSD, Advertising & Promotion, Marketing, Matthew Miller

Blog posts 2008-01-08

World Of Animals - Hi Res (Mobile)

Out of the vast and mysterious kingdom of animals, World of Animals brings the relevant and valuable information for children. It is a must have for eager-to ?learn children. This informative guide contains 468 images which make learning, a fun experience for kids. Interesting information like Why Does a Sea...

Tags: Animal, Mobile, Advertising & Promotion, Marketing

Software downloads 2007-12-19

World Of Animals - Low Res (Mobile)

Out of the vast and mysterious kingdom of animals, World of Animals brings the relevant and valuable information for children. It is a must have for eager-to ?learn children. This informative guide contains 468 images which make learning, a fun experience for kids. Interesting information like Why Does a Sea...

Tags: Animal, Mobile, Advertising & Promotion, Marketing

Software downloads 2007-12-19

World Of Animals (Mobile)

Out of the vast and mysterious kingdom of animals, World of Animals brings the relevant and valuable information for children. It is a must have for eager-to ?learn children. This informative guide contains 468 images which make learning, a fun experience for kids. Interesting information like Why Does a Sea...

Tags: Animal, Mobile, Advertising & Promotion, Marketing

Software downloads 2007-12-19