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Proposal: Congress should pass a "Freedom To Link" act

Several recent court decisions are, in my view, threatening the generally accepted notion that the Internet thrives on a "free to link" privilege between any two sites.As rabid as some content creators, their lawyers and agents are, I fear that we may be headed into an era where these rights...

Tags: General, Regulatory, trends, linked-to site, Web site

Blog posts 2007-01-14

You won't believe this:govt official proposes tax on SecondLife, World Of Warcraft, etc. winnings

When I first read my colleague Daniel Terdimans article "IRS taxation of online game virtual assets inevitable" early this morning, my first reaction was "what the..."Dans positioning of this as a very real public policy came from a Saturday panel called "Tax and Finance" at the New York Law...

Tags: tax, Daniel Terdimans, trends, Regulatory, General

Blog posts 2006-12-04

Should Second Life piracy be Real-World punishable?

In The Dark Side Of Second Life, an article that was posted yesterday on BusinessWeek.com., writer Catherine Holahan explores the apparently increasing unauthorized copying of Second Life "possessions," and what if anything can be done about it.Catherine notes that Second Life developer Linden Labs is well aware of the...

Tags: Second Life, General, Regulatory, Software, trends

Blog posts 2006-11-22

Additional Resources

Intuit cut 575 jobs - is this "user generated unemployment?"

The other day I reported that Brad Smith, the CEO of Intuit, had asked his managers to see which jobs could be cut because there were volunteers among Intuit's 50m users that were doing a better job -- and for free. These seem to be the emerging business benefits from...

Tags: Job, Intuit Inc., Unemployment, Recruitment & Selection, Human Resources, Workforce Management, Tom Foremski

Blog posts 2008-07-23

The evolution of search over traditional BI

Today's business intelligence tools are great at tracking tradional numbers but fail to quench business's thirst for more information says Commentary--A recent Gartner report predicts that IT’s involvement in business intelligence BI will diminish in time as business users adopt new technologies to quench...

Tags: Payment, Data, Analyst, Information, Pricing, Tools & Techniques, Databases, Enterprise Software, Marketing, Software, Data Management, Management, business intelligence, search, Sid Probstein, Attivio

News items 2008-07-22

AMD on road to recovery, says research firm

Technology Business Research says Opteron and Puma are boosting AMD's chip business, but the company could be hurt by the economic downturn. While AMD's processor business is showing strength, the company is still in a worse position than Intel to face a dip in demand for the rest of...

Tags: Recovery, Technology Business Research, Advanced Micro Devices Inc., Intel Corp., Semiconductors, Hardware, Components, AMD, Opteron, processors, servers, PCs, Victoria Ho, ZDNet Asia

News items 2008-07-21

Could a desktop Ubuntu bundle earn share?

Could a desktop Ubuntu bundle earn share?FYI[url=http://www.channelregister.co.uk/2008/07/18/dell_adds_ubuntu_systems_updates_hardy_heron/]FYI[/url]Just curious Dana, are you running Linux? If so, why and which Distro?If not, why?Thanks for another 'good read'.P.S.[url=http://blogs.zdnet.com/open-source/?p=2660]This article[/url] isn't clear about what O/S you use.RE: Could a desktop Ubuntu bundle earn share?The simple answer is a reassuring NO! Put simply,...

Tags: UNIX, Desktops, Operating systems, Notebooks, Ubuntu, Linux, desktop

Discussion threads 2008-07-21

AuctionSiteWriter (exe)

Write an auction site using the Build A Niche Store, phpBay API, or eBay Widget script. The BANS script is one of the simplest way to make money online by listing eBay auctions on your site. phpBay API or eBay Widget script are other ways that ASW does support by...

Tags: Auction Site, eBay Inc., McGrath Info Solution

Software downloads 2008-07-21

Google earnings fall short; Says it can thrive in weak economy

Updated: Google's second quarter earnings missed Wall Street estimates and executives moved to allay concerns about the company's ability to weather a dicey ad environment. The search giant on Thursday reported net income of $1.25 billion, or $3.92 a share, on revenue of $5.37 billion excluding...

Tags: Revenue, Google Inc., Earnings, Operational Accounting, Financial Accounting, Finance, Larry Dignan

Blog posts 2008-07-17

Microhoo, MicroAOL, and challenging Google

Microhoo, MicroAOL, and challenging GoogleContentUnless you're including content in your definition of an advertising platform, you've left out a most important factor. People look at ads because of what else is on the page. And that other material has to be located and purchased profitably.Yahoo has been successful...

Tags: Web browsers, Financial accounting, Google Inc., Microsoft Corp., Yahoo! Inc., America Online Inc., advertisement

Discussion threads 2008-07-17

NVIDIA: Nothing to see here, move along

NVIDIA: Nothing to see here, move alongThe fact that Nvidia is not telling us...the whole story tells us the whole story. If it wasn't "that bad", they wouldn't be afraid to come forward with all the facts. This is typical behavior for a corporation, if the news is...

Tags: Notebooks, Semiconductors, store owner, NVidia Corp., laptop computer, Hewlett-Packard Co.

Discussion threads 2008-07-17

Live Webcast: Effective Customer Experience Management

Companies of all sizes are increasingly more concerned about the overall effectiveness of their online business. Much can be learned from the traditional Web analytics, which are certainly very important, but is it enough to simply measure traffic? What people click, where they linger and how they ultimately...

Tags: Webcast, Experience, Effective Customer Experience Management

Webcasts 2008-07-17

The (un)Biased Parties Explain Online Ad Biz to Capitol Hill

Just so we understand each other, the Internet is like a series of tubes, kind of like tunnels. And large amounts of data get moved through those tunnels, like in the back of a truck, you see. And inside those tunnels, there are advertisements - sort of like the billboards...

Tags: Google Inc., Internet Search Advertising, Yahoo! Inc., Microsoft Corp., Online Advertising, Search, Internet, Sam Diaz

Blog posts 2008-07-15

European telcos squeal: should we care?

One of the ongoing discussions among the Irregulars centers around telecommunications costs. Many of us travel internationally and bemoan the astronomical sic charges we're forced to pay by telecoms operators. Earlier today, I saw a statement from the GSMA, a global trade group  for the industry arguing...

Tags: Mobile, Industry, Telephony, Text Messaging/SMS/MMS, Telecom & Utilities, Regulations, Telecommunications, Networking, Cellular Phones, Consumer Electronics, Personal Technology, Online Communications, Government, Dennis Howlett

Blog posts 2008-07-15

Why Flash and Silverlight will save the web

Why Flash and Silverlight will save the webnone issueI thought that parts of flash Flex were open source and parts of silverlight are too. as these platforms evolve, open standards will be tacked on them. SilverLight, my opinion, really needs HTML display support built in so W3 standards...

Tags: Channel management, Quality, Microsoft Silverlight, Web, standards

Discussion threads 2008-07-15

Hyperlocal social networking: iPhone 3G may be the trigger

Hyperlocal social networking: iPhone 3G may be the triggernice articleNice information and article. Thank you. I agree. Apple does target a lot of teenagers and young adults with all these Networking Apps. )RE: Hyperlocal social networking: iPhone 3G may be the triggerM:Metrics is now part of "comScore", not Compete.com.RE: Hyperlocal...

Tags: M:Metrics, Hyperlocal social networking, Hyperlocal, social networking, iPhone 3G, trigger, 3G, Apple iPhone, network

Discussion threads 2008-07-14

Enterprise 2.0 looking more like 1.0?

As the hype and confusion over social networking and all things X2.0 accelerates, it seems that the PR/marketing techniques that dominated the late 1990's are back in fashion. Take this from an email and press release I received today: Email: "I thought you might be interested in...

Tags: Network, Enterprise 2.0, Social Networking, Public Relations, Online Communications, Marketing, Advertising & Promotion, Corporate Communications, Dennis Howlett

Blog posts 2008-07-14

Survey: 39 percent of iPhone 3G buyers own PCs

Survey: 39 percent of iPhone 3G buyers own PCsLooking at the data another way,there were fewer Mac owners getting iPhone 3G's than the original iPhones. Not just %, but raw number. Wonder what conclusions could be drawn from that?Good luck with the corporate TrojanYeah I don't see this being any...

Tags: Cellular phones, Desktops, Apple iPhone, iPhone 3G, iPhone 3G buyer, 3G, survey, Apple Inc., PC

Discussion threads 2008-07-14

VMWare: Time to Pay the Open Source Piper

It would not be an exaggeration to say that yesterday was a very bad day for VMWare. My friend and fellow tech blogger colleague at ComputerWorld, Steven J Vaughn-Nichols, thinks the company will be down for the count when they take their next hit, that essentially, the...

Tags: Software, VMware Inc., Microsoft Corp., Virtualization, Tools & Techniques, Open Source, Hardware, Management, Jason Perlow

Blog posts 2008-07-09

One prediction about climate change challenges another

One prediction about climate change challenges anotherWhen myths collideThere never was a hole. It was a thinning of the ozone layer.Any first year chem student could tell you it's impossible for ozone to disappear in the presence of sunlight, since ozone is created by the bombardment of short UV with...

Tags: global warming, ozone, oxygen

Discussion threads 2008-07-07