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Log Files Vs. Data Tagging

This paper discusses the merits of log files relative to data tags, flagging a number of important areas where data tags solve problems encountered with log files. The paper also explores issue of data accuracy and data storage and handling. Accuracy is of paramount concern when dealing with data collection...

Tags: tagging, data storage, storage, server, SiteBrand Corp.

White papers 2003-04-16

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RPX: Can it defend against patent trolls?

A startup on Tuesday will launch in an attempt to fix the current patent mess and defend against so-called patent trolls. The startup--RPX Corp.--is a so-called defensive patent aggregator. RPX--short for Rational Patent--aims to reduce the costs associated with non-practicing entities NPEs. These NPEs--known as patent trolls...

Tags: Patent, Patent Troll, RPX Corp., Larry Dignan

Blog posts 2008-11-24

Deep in the heart of Texas: Electronics recycling infrastructure expanded

The vendor-funded recycling organization MRM more formally known as Electronic Manufacturers Recycling Management Company has inked a deal with Goodwill Industries in Texas that will extend the territory it can cover in the state. MRM was started as a joint venture by Panasonic Corp. of America, Sharp...

Tags: Texas, Electronics, MRM DOES, Policies And Procedures, Human Resources, Heather Clancy

Blog posts 2008-11-21

Choosing Yahoo's next CEO

At a Churchill Club event, Wall Street Journal columnist Kara Swisher tells CNET News Editor in Chief Dan Farber whom she'd pick to succeed Jerry Yang as Yahoo's chief executive. The AllThingsD blogger believes that the No. 1 choice inside and outside of Yahoo is News Corp. Chief Operating Officer...

Tags: Yahoo! Inc., AllThingsD Blogger, Blogging, Internet, Kara Swisher, Dan Farber, Yahoo, Peter Chernin

Videos 2008-11-19

From Peter Chernin to Mark Cuban: Picking Jerry Yang's Replacement

So, Peter Chernin's name keeps coming up as a potential replacement for Jerry Yang as CEO of Yahoo. Chernin's the always-cool president of News Corp. Under Rupert Murdoch and Chernin, the old-line publisher and broadcaster has shown serious savvy about new media. People...

Tags: Jerry Yang, Yahoo! Inc., Mark Cuban, Peter Chernin, Corporate Communications, Entrepreneurship, Investment, Marketing, Management, Finance, Tom Steinert-Threlkeld

Blog posts 2008-11-19

Top Web companies in September 2008

Parent Audience, 000 Time Per Person 1. Google 127,137 1:54:30 2. Microsoft 120,997 2:26:49 3. Yahoo! 116,715 3:24:00 4. Time Warner 95,203 3:28:57 5. News Corp. 79,158 1:36:36 6. InterActiveCorp 67,212 0:20:47 7. eBay 63,259 1:43:00 ...

Tags: NB

Blog posts 2008-11-18

Yahoo: Pondering Yang's replacement; The next move

Now that Yahoo CEO Jerry Yang is out, the handicapping begins. Who will be Yang's replacement and what will that choice reveal about Yahoo's future? The story line Techmeme revolving around Yang's departure is familiar. Yang took over the company at the second worst time in Yahoo's...

Tags: Jerry Yang, Yahoo! Inc., CEO, Mergers & Acquisitions, Corporate Governance, Internet, Strategy, Investment, Finance, Business Operations, Corporate Law, Management, Larry Dignan

Blog posts 2008-11-18

Engineering, tech 'suddenly sexy' for college grads

As the financial crisis deepens, science and math graduates of top colleges and universities who once flocked to investment banking are now looking to jobs in engineering and technology. Sexy science? Indeed. The article, which appears in BusinessWeek, details how the fall of the...

Tags: Investment Banking, Investment, Financial Services, Finance, Andrew Nusca

Blog posts 2008-11-14

Top Web companies in August 2008

Parent Audience, 000 Time Per Person 1. Google 131,186 2:03:08 2. Microsoft 124,271 2:27:31 3. Yahoo! 118,580 3:22:41 4. Time Warner (Division*) 100,221 3:24:30 5. News Corp. Online 79,871 1:51:40 6. InterActiveCorp 67,805 0:21:13 7. eBay...

Tags: Internet, NB

Blog posts 2008-11-12

Facebook: Will you go for its latest ad plan?

Facebook, which is reportedly being outhustled on ad sales by MySpace, is rolling out a new model to advertisers. The aim: Get you to interact with an ad. According to the Wall Street Journal, Facebook introduced the ads in August and is now rolling it out to...

Tags: Facebook, Advertisement, MySpace, Advertiser, Larry Dignan

Blog posts 2008-11-11

DHL ends U.S. operations, cuts 9,500 jobs

In what may have a catastrophic effect on gadget delivery nationwide, global delivery company DHL has announced that it will be cutting 9,500 jobs and suspending domestic mailing operations. UPS, FedEx, USPS: We hope you've got enough trucks and airplanes to go around! ...

Tags: United Parcel Service Of America Inc., U.S., Job, Federal Express, DHL, DHL U.S., Recruitment & Selection, Human Resources, Workforce Management, Andrew Nusca

Blog posts 2008-11-10

Papermaster temporarily blocked from Apple job

Papermaster temporarily blocked from Apple jobHow does that tie him to IBMfor his entire career? I can see an issue if you are earning 70,000 dollars a year, but the salaries some of these division heads earn are in the million dollar range, and I am sure job offerings are...

Tags: Recruitment & Selection, Apple Inc., Papermaster, job, IBM Corp.

Discussion threads 2008-11-10

MTV and MySpace partner to monetize pirated content

Similar to YouTube's most recent proposition to copyright holders, News Corp-owned MySpace is offering to identify pirated content uploaded by users, insert advertising and share the subsequent fruits with the content's owner. by Steve O'Hear

Tags: MySpace, MTV, Steve O\'Hear, YouTube Inc., Viacom Inc., Games, Social Networking, Personal Technology, Online Communications, Marketing, Advertising & Promotion

Blog posts 2008-11-03

BD+ busted - Blu-ray on Linux one step closer?

BD+ busted - Blu-ray on Linux one step closer?Blu-ray on Linux?We already have some of that covered:https://help.ubuntu.com/community/RestrictedFormats/BluRayAndHDDVDBefore people start crying DMCA you have to remember that the United States != rest of the world, thankfully. ;)RE: BD busted - Blu-ray on Linux one step closer?Great news. DMCA needs...

Tags: Blu-ray, Consumer electronics, Blu-ray disc, DVD, movie, Linux

Discussion threads 2008-11-03

Hands on with the BlackBerry Bold

Hands on with the BlackBerry BoldInstall Opera Mini and you won't look backI don't know why RIM does not do a deal with Opera and junk their own browser.Best of breed?I think the E71 would argue that one.RE: Hands on with the BlackBerry BoldYou don't talk at all about 3G...

Tags: Handhelds, RIM BlackBerry, BlackBerry Bold, Hands-On

Discussion threads 2008-11-03

Eight more states covered under vendor-led tech recycling initiative

During November, recycling services company MRM aka the Electronic Manufacturers Recycling Management Company will extend the scope of its technology recycling effort to cover California, Connecticut, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New York, Oregon, Pennsyvlania and Wisconsin. MRM currently supports Minnesota and Texas, and it plans to eventually expand its footprint...

Tags: Panasonic, MRM Web Site, TVs, Tv & Home Theater, Personal Technology, Home Entertainment, Heather Clancy

Blog posts 2008-10-30

You're the CEO: How would you spend Apple's $25 billion?

Apple revealed in its Q4 2008 earnings conference call that the company currently has US$25 billion in cash and no debt. Steve Jobs mentioned that its cash supply allows it to invest in R&D during an economic downturn and that the company created the Apple retail store during the last...

Tags: Steve Jobs, Apple Inc., DVR, Digital Video, Personal Technology, Home Entertainment, Jason D. O\'Grady

Blog posts 2008-10-23

Get matriculated at Apple University (updated)

Apple has hired Joel Podolny, Yale's business school dean, to start "Apple University," according to the WSJ. The company declined to provide details about the university or the position. Mr. Podolny will be stepping down as dean on Nov. 1, but will stay at Yale until year end,...

Tags: Yale University, Apple Inc., Retail, Jason D. O\'Grady

Blog posts 2008-10-23

Gartner ITxpo 2008: The top 10 IT products

Gartner ITxpo 2008: The top 10 IT productsToughbook U1I looked at a demo of the U1 from USAT Corp, and it is larger than a Symbol, but smaller than any current tablet. It borrows the keyboard from PDA Phones, but is large enough to run bigger apps (screen, HDD, Atom...

Tags: Gartner ITxpo, Gartner ITxpo 2008, IT Product, Gartner Inc., USAT Corp., information technology

Discussion threads 2008-10-20

High-tech manufacturers rev up Oregon e-recycling program

The Electronic Manufacturers Recycling Management Company is flipping the switch on its state-wide electronics recycling program in Oregon. The next three months will represent a pilot phase, funded by Panasonic Corp. of North America, Sharp Electronics Corp., Toshiba America Consumer Products and CRT Processing, which is an e-waste recycling...

Tags: Oregon, Electronics, Manufacturer, E-waste, CRT, Monitors & Displays, Hardware, Components, Heather Clancy

Blog posts 2008-10-15