Inform Technologies Raises $4M towards Consumer-driven Semantic Web

Kristen Nicole | June 22nd

Inform Technologies, a New York-based company providing semantic web solutions, has raised $4 million in a Series A round of funding. Led by previous backers Spark Capital, The Stephens Group and The Oklahoma Publishing...»

The iPad & the End-User Computing Revolution

Bert Latamore | June 21st

With more than 2 million units sold in its first two months the Apple iPad is clearly a phenomenon. And with at least three competing thin neo-tablets -- the WebOS-based iSlate from HP and the Android tablet...»

Research Note: Hypervisor Overview – VDI Virtual Desktops VMware & Citrix

Glenda Sue Canfield aka @citrixgurl | June 21st

{Editors Note: In our quest to provide great original content we are adding research notes to our coverage of cloud computing. This is the beginning of a series of posts from Glenda Sue Canfield aka Citrixgurl...»

Wire Once While Staying Flexible with 10GbE and Virtualization

Stuart Miniman | June 21st

When companies plan their data center infrastructure, there is always uncertainty. When servers, storage and networks are deployed, there is usually a lot of guessing around the memory, bandwidth and storage required.  The growth and

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My Puppy Isn’t a Candylicker. Universal Using DMCA for Free Advertising.

Michael Sean Wright | June 21st

The Digital Millennium Copyright Act (DMCA) is the weapon of choice for the RIAA. The music industry’s battle to control their properties often snares innocent citizens and puts tremendous pressure on ISP’s to police the net 24/7 searching...»

How Important is Brightness

Jeff Nolan | June 21st

I read this and thought about the industry I have called home for 21 years:

Mr. Katz was echoing Feynman’s thought when he pointed out: “And yet, brightness has become its own

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Facebook Will Have to Create Standards Around Mobile App Consumer Outreach

Kristen Nicole | June 21st

Keeping up with mobile demand is something Facebook should know all about. With an iPhone app update over the weekend, many device users were thrilled, but the rest of the mobile device world...»

…And to my Son, I Bequeath My Facebook Account.

Glenn Manishin | June 21st

I’ve written about the legal problems associated with online social media accounts after a subscriber’s death. This is a way cool start-up idea that, at first blush, seems to solve then like an “advance medical directive” does

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Iceland Lacks the Bandwidth to be a New Media Haven

Tom Foremski | June 21st

Iceland's parliament has unanimously agreed to pass the strongest media freedom laws called the Icelandic Modern Media Initiative.

Nieman Journalism Lab reports:

But although the legislative package sounds very encouraging

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TripIt Prints Travel Plans on Web-Connected Lexmark App

Kristen Nicole | June 21st

Most travel sites are becoming more digital with their processes; Orbitz has digital boarding passes, the Intercontinental Hotels Group is working on mobile apps as hotel room keys. But TripIt is returning to...»