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- Social giving for charity begets social giving for community
- Normally I don't write about specific events but I'm making an exception as this is almost a mini overview for how charity in social media can turn into a benefit for the social Web community. In May I launched a Social Media Charity Auction that raised about...
- Tags: social media, greg verdino, inbound marketing summit, jennifer leggio
- Blog posts 2008-08-07
- The cleantech bubble--true or false?
- There is a serious cleantech investment bubble in the making. That's the view of an opinionator on our sister site, CNET. Steve Tobak warns, they're blowing smoke, and smoke gets in your eyes. A counter view--from an involved cleantech VC--is that there is much more to be done,...
- Tags: clean technology, steve tobak, harry fuller
- Blog posts 2008-08-07
- Dell now ships XPS and Studio notebook with Ubuntu Linux 8.04 factory installed
- Dell has launched an XPS and Studio notebook with Ubuntu Linux 8.04 factory installed. The two models are the Dell XPS M153On and Studio 15n. Dell "recommends Windows Vista Home Premium" for both of these models, according to the Dell web pages for similar models. Here's the quick blurb...
- Tags: ubuntu, dell computer corp., ubuntu linux, notebooks, blogging, hardware, notebooks & tablets, internet, paula rooney
- Blog posts 2008-08-07
- MS Patch Tuesday: Critical IE, Office, Excel patches coming
- Next Tuesday (August 12th), Microsoft will ship 12 security bulletins with fixes for serious vulnerabilities in a wide range of of widely deployed products. Seven of the 12 bulletins will be rated "critical," Microsoft's highest severity rating. The critical bulletins will cover remotely exploitable...
- Tags: microsoft access, vulnerability, patch management, activex control, microsoft internet explorer, microsoft corp., microsoft excel, microsoft windows, activex/com/com+/dcom, microsoft office, security, operating systems, software, software development, software/web development, office suites, ryan naraine
- Blog posts 2008-08-07
- Nokia Email service drastically improves the email experience on S60 devices
- The Nokia S60 Nseries and Eseries devices are incredible mobile devices, but the email client is very basic and has a rather plain look and feel to it aka BlackBerry look. The default Messaging client does a poor job with hyperlinks, doesn't display my messages forwarded from other services, and...
- Tags: device, nokia corp., mobile, client, service, nokia email service, e-mail, online communications, matthew miller
- Blog posts 2008-08-07
- Time Warner's Olympic boost, courtesy NBC
- If you're Jeff Bewkes, the chief executive of Time Warner, you might get pleasantly surprised over the next couple weeks at the number of your Time Warner Cable subscribers who use their Internet connections to access streams of video of the 25 sports being sent live via www.nbcolympics.com. ...
- Tags: nbc, time warner inc., cablevision systems corp., corporate communications, business ethics, internet, digital video, marketing, leadership, management, personal technology, tom steinert-threlkeld
- Blog posts 2008-08-07
- Google doubles its cookie tracking: Will you opt out?
- Google on Thursday rolled out improvements to its ad network and will add DoubleClick tracking across its sites. Google also made it easy to opt out of its double dose of cookies with one click. The larger question is whether users will choose to go cookie free. ...
- Tags: google inc., advertisement, doubleclick inc., cookie, larry dignan
- Blog posts 2008-08-07
- I went to Moscone Center and all I got was this stupid T-Shirt
- Where's the hot chicks? Yeah you heard it, Summer LinuxWorld Expo sucked. Again. No, I didn't go this year. In fact, I haven't gone in two years. So how can I say it sucked? Because everyone who I know...
- Tags: booth, trade show, webcast, linux, internet, rss, web site development, web technology, operating systems, software, jason perlow
- Blog posts 2008-08-07
- News to know: Mozilla; Windows Server; LinuxWorld; Apple
- Notable headlines: Ryan Naraine: Talking Firefox security with Mozilla's Window Snyder Mary Jo Foley: What's next for Windows Server Microsoft finalizes SQL Server 2008 TechRepublic: 10 questions and answers about Microsoft Live Mesh Dancho Danchev: Today's...
- Tags: google inc., larry dignan, microsoft windows server, server, apple inc., mozilla corp., linux, phishing, smart phones, service-oriented architecture (soa), cyberthreats, microsoft windows, operating systems, unix, open source, software, security, spam and phishing, consumer electronics, personal technology, web services, enterprise software
- Blog posts 2008-08-07
- Intel: Linux has 'no place' on desktop
- Intel: Linux has 'no place' on desktopIt's GainingI think Ubuntu and Wubi have made big strides in putting Linux on the desktop. My first encounter with Linux was back in the early(?)/mid 90s. I installed an early Slackware version of Linux on my 486 (along with OS/2, PC/DOS, Win 3.1...
- Tags: operating systems, unix, open source, intel corp., ubuntu, wubi, newbie, linux, microsoft windows, desktop
- Discussion threads 2008-08-06
- Talking Firefox security with Mozilla's Window Snyder
- LAS VEGAS -- Mozilla security chief Window Snyder wants to open-source much more than the Firefox browser. During a sit-down chat at the Black Hat security conference here, Snyder announced plans to launch three new initiatives around threat modeling, training and vulnerability metrics that push the envelope...
- Tags: mozilla firefox, window, training, web browser, mozilla corp., window snyder, web browsers, security, internet, ryan naraine
- Blog posts 2008-08-06
- Expert: SOA vulnerable to DNS security flaw, too
- This just in from the Black Hat security confab currently taking place in Las Vegas: Dan Kaminsky, a well-known IT security researcher, disclosed his findings around the Domain Name Server flaw or DNS cache poisoning vulnerability, and where it can bite. Tim Wilson of Dark Reading reported on Kaminsky's presentation,...
- Tags: security, dns, server, soa, flaw, domain names, service-oriented architecture (soa), networking, internet, web services, enterprise software, software, joe mckendrick
- Blog posts 2008-08-06
- Fake CNN news items malware campaign spreading rapidly
- A currently active malware campaign taking advantage of a known social engineering tactic, namely, to entice the spammed user into clicking on a site with a fake news item in order to trick them into installing a fake Flash player (flashupdate.exe; get_flash_update.exe and watchmovie.mpg.exe), was massively spammed last night, with...
- Tags: malware, social engineering, cnn, spyware, adware & malware, cyberthreats, e-mail, viruses and worms, security, online communications, dancho danchev
- Blog posts 2008-08-06
- Mozilla taps crowd for concepts: Will the browser usurp the OS?
- Mozilla taps crowd for concepts: Will the browser usurp the OS?1997 called. It wants its article backAs a reader of News.com and ZDNet for years and years, I had to laugh when I saw the headline for this one. Sounds familiar, except it would have been about Netscape.Next maybe you...
- Tags: operating systems, web browsers, desktops, operating system, web browser, desktop, mozilla corp.
- Discussion threads 2008-08-06
- 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
- Oracle: Gimme an L. Gimme an I. Gimme an N-U-X
- Enterprise software giant Oracle is at LinuxWorld this week, positioning itself as head cheerleader for widespread adoption in the Enterprise. In addition to a keynote speech that discussed Oracle's position around Linux, as well as details of its own deployment, there were two announcements issued today. The...
- Tags: data center, oracle corp., linux, data centers, unix, operating systems, open source, software, storage, hardware, data management, sam diaz
- Blog posts 2008-08-06
- Consumer Reports urges Mac users to dump Safari, cites lack of phishing protection
- Consumer Reports urges Mac users to dump Safari, cites lack of phishing protectionWhen a feature is not a featureIf a feature is too hard to use then it is not a feature. Jobs did extensive case studies and found that warnings about phishing simply confused people and that in the...
- Tags: cyberthreats, spam, security, consumer reports, phishing, apple inc., apple safari
- Discussion threads 2008-08-06
- Consumer Reports urges Mac users to dump Safari, cites lack of phishing protection
- The 2008 edition of Consumer Reports' "State of the Net" report, advises that a common security mistake is "thinking your Mac shields you from all risks", and that due to Safari's lack of built-in phishing protection Mac users are urged to switch to Firefox or Opera : "According to...
- Tags: apple macintosh, apple safari, consumer reports, phishing protection, phishing, cyberthreats, spam, viruses and worms, security, spam and phishing, dancho danchev
- Blog posts 2008-08-06
- IBM should spend another $1B to drive consumer adoption of its Symphony OpenOffice-Linux desktop
- IBM should spend another $1B to drive consumer adoption of its Symphony OpenOffice-Linux desktopIbm should spend 1% of its revenueeach years to help , expend and monitor/sponsored open sourceUp to a certain point IBM OS/3 "pay back" linux or bsd flavor since we are into the "if/why not"...
- Tags: unix, operating systems, open source, servers, desktop, ibm corp., linux, microsoft corp., symphony, server
- Discussion threads 2008-08-06
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