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Snake oil at its slickest: A social media spam story

Snake oil at its slickest: A social media spam storyGreat article!I see these types on Twitter way too much, and on email. Sadly, the site may have been more harmful than you think if malware or other intrusive ware were installed by clicking through the site's pages.RE: Snake oil...

Tags: social media spam story, spam story, slickest, Snake Oil, social media, Snake

Discussion threads 2009-07-09

More Snake Oil: LifeLock spokesperson's stolen id leads to law suits

More Snake Oil: LifeLock spokesperson's stolen id leads to law suitsThanks for the story.I was interested in this kind of service. I already have an opt out with all the credit unions, but following the links, I found out that as of Jan 1, 2008, I can, in Texas,...

Tags: LifeLock, Snake Oil, law suit

Discussion threads 2008-05-22

From gas to solid, that's not just physics, that's green tech

From gas to solid, that's not just physics, that's green techWhy do you think it's a scam?The western US is certainly a warmer, dryer place than it was when I was a child I know that from personal experience. You may be right that human activity has little or...

Tags: Snake Oil, green technology, tailing, carbon dioxide, mineral, CaCO3, calcium

Discussion threads 2008-03-04

More incredible iPhone numbers: 33ò0of surveyed plan to buy!

More incredible iPhone numbers: 33ò0of surveyed plan to buy!Repeat that, please?[b]Among those surveyed, the largest purchasers of the iPhone since its launch are ages 25 to 34 (45%), followed by 18 to 24 year olds (26%) and 35 to 44 year olds (20%). [i][u]Only 9% of those 45 or...

Tags: PRODUCTIVITY, Desktops, Snake Oil, Apple iPhone

Discussion threads 2007-07-17

Additional Resources

Going commando: Four signs of CRM failure

Snake oil salesmen[i]Should you become the exit champion who calls out warning signs of a CRM effort in jeopardy?[/i]If you wait until you see warning signs, you've already lost. Every CRM and SOA project I've been involved in the seeds of destruction were sown way before the project ever...

Tags: Advertising & Promotion, Customer relationship management (CRM), Enterprise software, CRM

Discussion threads 2009-10-20

Gartner: You want cloud? You need SOA first

Gartner still peddling that snake oil? You gotta be kidding. Gartner still peddling the SOA snake oil? ROFL! In all my years of IT I've never seen a SOA project deliver anything useful. And certainly not on budget. With all the billions thrown at...

Tags: Service-oriented architecture (SOA), Web services, Middleware, SOA, Gartner Inc., Gartner Still

Discussion threads 2009-10-12

Next-gen operating systems: Facebook on steroids?

Chrome OS is a key building blockThis is why I think the concept of Chrome OS is so powerful.Sure you will be able to use your web apps offline, like desktop apps (thanks to HTML5/Gears), but the core functionality of the apps will live in the cloud. And because the...

Tags: Operating systems, Chrome OS, Facebook, Next-gen operating system, operating system, Next-Gen

Discussion threads 2009-10-07

Social CRM reality check

Tissue Rejection Kills All ProjectsMichael, I enjoyed Jill's post too, a Tweeted that if you erased all references to "Social" and simply left it saying "CRM", you'd still have a valid story. I think the Social part actually had little to do with it. In the end, the...

Tags: Leadership, Social CRM, symptom

Discussion threads 2009-09-16

Works of Ambrose Bierce. Huge collection. FREE Author's biography & stories in the trial 10.1 (Mobile)

NovelsCobwebs From an Empty Skull Illustrated With Engravings By Dalziel BrothersThe Fiend's DelightNon FictionA Cynic Looks at LifeThe Devil's DictionaryWrite It RightAnthologiesFantastic FablesTales of Soldiers and Civilians also known as In the Midst of LifeCollectionsAshes of the BeaconBits of AutobiographyCan Such Things Be?The Fourth EstateFor the AhkoondJohn Smith, Liberator The...

Tags: Mobile, Officer, MobileReference, Man, Java Development Tools, Open Source, Development Tools, Software Development, Software/Web Development

Software downloads 2009-09-08

Works of Ambrose Bierce. Huge collection. FREE Author's biography & stories in the trial (Mobile)

NovelsCobwebs From an Empty Skull Illustrated With Engravings By Dalziel BrothersThe Fiend's DelightNon FictionA Cynic Looks at LifeThe Devil's DictionaryWrite It RightAnthologiesFantastic FablesTales of Soldiers and CiviliansCollectionsAshes of the BeaconBits of AutobiographyCan Such Things Be?The Fourth EstateFor the AhkoondJohn Smith, Liberator The Land Beyond the BlowNegligible TalesThe Ocean Wave "On...

Tags: Mobile, Officer, MobileReference, Man, Java Development Tools, Open Source, Development Tools, Software Development, Software/Web Development

Software downloads 2009-09-08

How the Web OS has begun to reshape IT and business

What a BS conclusion ...Are you serious or just plain delusional???Using a server is not using cloud computing. In fact, any decent professional company would never even think about anything "cloud" except for basic web hosting.Let me just give you the top two most logical reasons why real companies...

Tags: Games, information technology, game, HTTP, crowdsourcing, Web, cloud computing

Discussion threads 2009-09-06

When you see Chrome OS think business model

When you see Chrome OS think business modelI stopped reading at."But when you consider the $50/year price to license an anti-viral, the $30/year to license a malware program and the additional $30/year you need for a registry cleaner"Talk about exaggerating the costs to justify the rest of your article. Not...

Tags: Operating systems, Netbooks, nettops & MIDs, Spyware, adware & malware, Cyberthreats, Chrome, Chrome OS, Google Inc., operating system, malware, Linux

Discussion threads 2009-07-10

News to know: Social media spam; Sprint; Windows Mobile; Google

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. Jennifer Leggio: Snake oil at its slickest: A social media spam story Mary Jo Foley: Microsoft Silverlight 3 available...

Tags: Apple iPhone, Google Inc., Larry Dignan, Microsoft Windows Mobile, Mobile, Social Media, Spam, Microsoft Corp., Sprint Communications, Microsoft Windows, Operating Systems, Software

Blog posts 2009-07-10

Snake oil at its slickest: A social media spam story

I'll tell you a little secret: I love spam. No, not that icky meat-like stuff in a can. The email kind. I'm not silly enough to click on most of it but I love reading the headlines and intros. The ridiculousness of it all makes me laugh most of the...

Tags: Social Media, E-mail, Jennifer Leggio

Blog posts 2009-07-09

Apple's secret society

Apple's secret societyI think people......have the right to know if he was bumped ahead on a waiting list just because he has money or if he legitimately waited his turn.They do not give livers, or other healthy organsto a person who has one removed due to cancer, so chances are...

Tags: Benefits, Financial accounting, Apple Inc., secret society

Discussion threads 2009-06-24

Supplements make everyone a beta tester

Supplements make everyone a beta testerAt the same time I wouldn't trust the FDAThey're highly influenced by big pharma.You're kidding, right?This is nonsense. There's over 50 years worth of peer-reviewed research on the utility and efficacy of supplements, and more going on all the time. The AMA, FDA and Big...

Tags: Federal government, beta tester

Discussion threads 2009-06-22

Happy birthday, Social Business: A look back

This week marks the one year since the editors at ZDNet took a chance on the "Social Business" blog. While I had a name change along the way, the content has been pretty consistent. And, if you ask me, I've come into my own. I like the voice this blog...

Tags: Blog, Social Media, September Pandora, November Mumbai Attack, Social Networking, Web 2.0, Public Relations, Blogging, Security, Online Communications, Marketing, Advertising & Promotion, Internet, Corporate Communications, Jennifer Leggio

Blog posts 2009-06-08

Green boom busted?

Green boom busted?Silly thing about investorsThey want a guarantee of a return. And unfortunately this alternative energy thing is a tough nut to crack. The only forms of energy that seem to work reliably and cheaply other than burning things are wind, which is still not so reliable because the...

Tags: Taxes, Personal finance, Right Now IT, alternative energy, tax

Discussion threads 2009-06-04

Apple Faithful: Arrogance Is Not a Virtue, and Why I Will Never Buy a Mac

I've often been asked why I don't own a Mac. The answer is simple, and yet complex, and requires a trip down memory lane artwork by Spidermonkey David Morgenstern’s column last week about Psystar’s imminent demise and his accompanying “Good Riddance”...

Tags: Software, Steve Jobs, Apple Macintosh, PC, Apple Inc., Next Computer, Canon Inc., Fanboy Template Let, Andrew, NeXTStep, Desktops, Hardware, Jason Perlow

Blog posts 2009-06-02

Windows 7 Release Candidate (build 7100) leaked

Windows 7 Release Candidate (build 7100) leakedHmmmI still think I will opt for the official download. That way I can get a key.... I'm assuming the beta keys will not be working anymore?RE: Windows 7 Release Candidate (build 7100) leakedI find that the leak of this RC will be a...

Tags: Operating systems, Microsoft Windows 7, Windows 7 Release Candidate, release candidate, Microsoft Windows, Microsoft Corp.

Discussion threads 2009-04-24