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WSJ cleverly coins 'Motorborg', creates jealous blogger: The Wall Street Journal reported recently on Inrix, Inc., a Kirkland, Washington-based Microsoft spinoff that tracks speeds on 100,000 miles of US highway using data from GPS-enabled fleet vehicles, toll booths, road sensors...and citizens' mobile devices. The data is sold to a variety of companies (including MapQuest, Dash, and...; Tags: Wall Street Journal, Sensor, Blogger, Dash, GPS, Handhelds, Consumer Electronics, Personal Technology, Hardware, Ed Gottsman; Blog posts 2008-05-05
Cooking at the South Pole: In a freely available article, The Wall Street Journal reveals how chefs cook at the Amundsen-Scott South Pole Station. You might find surprising to find such a post here, but cooking at the South Pole needs lots of innovation and creativity. Let's look at some of the challenges. First, the...; Tags: Food, National Science Foundation, Wall Street Journal, Mushroom, Food & Beverage, Manufacturing, Roland Piquepaille; Blog posts 2008-03-16
In-flight Internet cleared for take-off: I've been skeptical of plans for in-flight broadband access. Let's face it, the airlines don't have a great track record here. No one used those sad phones in the seatbacks. And Boeing's Connexion service--once offered by a few international carriers--is gone. But this time it may finally happen. ...; Tags: Internet Access, American Airlines, Wall Street Journal, Flight, JetBlue Airways Corp., Boeing Co., Equipment, Satellite, Virgin America, Aircell, U.S. In-flight Broadband, Satellite TV, Network Technology, Telecommunications, Consumer Electronics, Personal Technology, Networking, John Morris; Blog posts 2008-03-13
Microsoft to SaaS: We (are going to someday) have you surrounded: Microsoft rolled out a few online services for SharePoint and Exchange, got a little SaaS-y and put a little meat on its so-called software plus service strategy. Welcome to the master plan from large software vendors: Turn SaaS software as a service into a feature to go with their existing...; Tags: Software, Wall Street Journal, Software-as-a-service, Microsoft Corp., Software As A Service (SaaS), Emerging Technologies, Larry Dignan; Blog posts 2008-03-03
As Microhoo turns: In today's episode Google goes gunshy; News Corp plays ball: These incremental Microsoft-Yahoo updates can get tiring. At least we're not killing trees with them. As a public service, here's a roundup of the latest chatter about Microsoft's $44.6 billion bid for Yahoo. Google gets cold feet. The Wall Street Journal is reporting that has lost enthusiasm...; Tags: Google Inc., TechCrunch, Wall Street Journal, Yahoo! Inc., Asset Management, Outsourcing, Operational Planning, Business Operations, It Operations, Outsourcing & Subcontracting, Larry Dignan; Blog posts 2008-02-13

Yahoo board meeting considers its options, that's all: The Wall Street Journal is reporting on the Yahoo board of directors meeting today on what to do about Microsoft's $44.6 billion acquisition offer. Citing people familiar with the matter, the WSJ said that in a teleconference Yahoo's board discussed outsourcing search ads to Google and getting a higher bid...; Tags: Wall Street Journal, Board, Yahoo! Inc., Corporate Governance, Business Operations, Corporate Law, Dan Farber; Blog posts 2008-02-08
Murdoch won't make all of online 'WSJ' free: Murdoch won't make all of online 'WSJ' freeGood idea"News Corp. CEO Rupert Murdoch said Thursday that he would not make all online Wall Street Journal content free."You have to keep some content;-); Tags: Wall Street Journal; Discussion threads 2008-01-24
Crovitz on WSJ: 80-20 editorial rule in 2007: Crovitz on WSJ: 80-20 editorial rule in 2007http://www.analogstereo.com/rover_75_owners_manual.htmhttp://www.analogstereo.com/rover_75_owners_manual.htm; Tags: Crovitz, editorial rule, Wall Street Journal; Discussion threads 2007-12-02
Yeee-ouch: Another black eye for the ethanol guys: Harry has done a great job of keeping on top of the debate about ethanol that has been bubbling up through the green ranks. Here's the overriding question: Is this cure worse than the original affliction? The latest piece of research to cast doubt on ethanol's potential...; Tags: International Energy Agency, Wall Street Journal, Production, Harry, Web Site Development, Investment, Web Technology, Recruitment & Selection, Internet, Finance, Human Resources, Workforce Management, Heather Clancy; Blog posts 2007-11-28
Reheated GDrive rumors surface: It's unclear if the Wall Street Journal is reporting on old rumors or have new sources that are actually familiar with the planned launch of GDrive, but they say we can expect see this new service early next year. Google is preparing a service that would...; Tags: Google Inc., Wall Street Journal, Service, Productivity, Internet, Corporate Communications, Marketing, Garett Rogers; Blog posts 2007-11-27
The battle to fund Facebook's warchest: The universe might be expanding but the tech universe is shrinking. Just as Oracle and SAP are dividing up what's left of value in enterprise software, Google and Microsoft are in competition to dominate the advertising and social networking spaces, with Yahoo trailing behind. The path to domination, or at...; Tags: Google Inc., Facebook, Wall Street Journal, Microsoft Corp., Social Networking, Data Centers, Online Communications, Marketing, Advertising & Promotion, Storage, Hardware, Data Management, Dan Farber; Blog posts 2007-10-24
It's about time dept.: Sprint CEO draws investor heat: Now, finally, a dissident SprintNextel shareholder with quite a bit of clout is expressing some very public discontent about how the company is being run. Very public, as in an interview with two Wall Street Journal reporters posted today. "We...; Tags: Wall Street Journal, Sprint Communications, Investor, Corporate Governance, Product Marketing, Customer Relationship Management (CRM), Strategy, Business Operations, Corporate Law, Marketing, Enterprise Software, Software, Management, Russell Shaw; Blog posts 2007-10-04
Poll: With Microsoft now talking to Facebook, who should buy them?: We interrupt our regularly scheduled programming to bring you this breaking news, and to ask you about it. The Wall Street Journal is reporting this afternoon that Microsoft is in talks to invest as muhc as $15 billion- with a B- in red-hot...; Tags: Facebook, Wall Street Journal, Microsoft Corp., Social Networking, IPO, Online Communications, Marketing, Advertising & Promotion, Financial Services, Russell Shaw; Blog posts 2007-09-24
OLPC to offer two-packs to jump start sales: The One Laptop Per Child OLPC project is looking to buy one, give one promotion to boost adoption rates and bring its XO laptop to the U.S. According to the OLPC site, a "Give 1 Get 1" program will kick off on Nov. 12. Under this arrangement, you...; Tags: Wall Street Journal, Sales, Laptop Computer, One Laptop Per Child Project, XO, Larry Dignan; Blog posts 2007-09-23
Roadmap for Circumventing IT Departments: The Wall Street Journal describes ten methods for avoiding those pesky IT rules and regulations many people find so annoying. From the article:Often it's just easier to accomplish certain tasks using consumer technology than using the sometimes clunky office technology our company gives us -- compare Gmail with a corporate...; Tags: IT issues; Blog posts 2007-08-02
Done deal: News Corp. lands Dow Jones, Negroponte on WSJ edit board: News Corp. has won Dow Jones and Rupert Murdoch got his big catch--The Wall Street Journal.The companies announced that 37 percent of the Bancroft family voted for the deal. Combined with other shareholders--who would possibly turn down $60 a share?--the deal is done. There was little new information in the...; Tags: Web Technology, General; Blog posts 2007-08-01
Picnik - a Flex RIA in the wall street journal: Rich internet applications are being adopted and "found" more and more all the time. The latest indication that we're moving to the main stream came today with an article by Walt Mossberg in the Wall Street Journal about Picnik, a photo editing application that is built on top of the...; Tags: Picnik, Flex, Flash; Blog posts 2007-07-26
WSJ: iPhone a tough sell to IT departments: WSJ: iPhone a tough sell to IT departmentsAll very valid criticismsIF THE IPHONE WAS TARGETED TOWARD CORPORATE USERS.Apple doesn't do corporate. Eventually this might sink into the head of so-called pundits and analysts.Oh brother Get with itSo IT is going to search us when we show up for work to...; Tags: Directory services, ATT, Wall Street Journal, Apple iPhone, Apple Inc., e-mail; Discussion threads 2007-06-19
WSJ: iPhone a tough sell to IT departments: A piece in today's edition of the Wall Street Journal ("Companies Hang Up on Apple's iPhone" paid sub. req'd) points out one of iPhone's biggest potential deficiencies - its lack of compatibility with corporate email systems by RIM, Microsoft and Motorola.While iPhones can be used for email, for now, many...; Tags: iPhone; Blog posts 2007-06-19
Photos: Steve and Bill's most excellent talk: Pictures of Bill Gates and Steve Jobs at the Wall Street Journal's D conference; Tags: Steve Jobs, Bill Gates, Wall Street Journal, conference, photograph; Image galleries 2007-05-31