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Give Up Access to Social Media? It’s Like Asking People To Give Up Sex [Infographic]
A Cisco study finds that college students would take a lesser salary instead of giving up their mobile device and access to social media. Mobile smartphones are a gateway to information. Activity streams feed into smartphone through Facebook news feeds. Text messages keeps students looking into their laps during dinner. Information feeds us. The hope ...
A New Way To Measure Your Costs in the Cloud
Here’s how the IT bypass works. Someone in the developer group needs a cluster of servers to do some testing. IT says it will be months before the request can even be considered. The developer says okay and signs up for Amazon Web Services with a credit card. Then one weekend, the developer forgets to ...
Update – Flipboard: Look for HTML5 and Web Version Next Year
Yesterday I wrote about Flipboard hiring well-known Web developer Filip Fortes and the expectation that the company will build an HTML5 app and a Web version. Prior to writing the post, I received a nice email from a Flipboard spokesperson. She said they were big believers in HTML5 but they planned to stay focused on ...
Is Flipboard Building an HTML5 App?
Robert Scoble posted on Google Plus today that Flipboard has hired well-known Web innovator Filipe Fortes, fueling speculation that Flipboard is building an HTML5 app, a Web version that could work on Android devices. Fortes is known for the Flipboard-style HTML5 app he built. He is one of the people behind Treesaver, a JavaScript framework ...
Adjusting to a Data Intensive, Mobile World – Google Unveils New Look for GMail But Sadly Lacks API Improvements
Google is giving an in-depth look at its new design for GMail. The new highlights reflect the new demands of a data intensive, mobile community. Unfortunately, there is no mention of any improvements to its API, a glaring omission for an app that is increasingly in demand for sophisticated third party app and business uses. ...
How Should the CIO Develop a Big Data System?
The most technologically advanced companies in the world have only just begun to implement big data strategies and most lack a structured approach. So what do CIOs need to do in order to make smart decisions about implementing big data solutions? Aditya Yadav & Associates (AY&A) is a global consulting company. In November it will ...
Why Microsoft is Spreading FUD About One Company Leaving the Google Enterprise Partner Program
You would have good reason not to trust a Microsoft blog post written today about one of its partners that left the Google Enterprise partner program. Especially considering the fact that the company in question left the Google Enterprise Program more than a year ago. Binary Tree is a messaging company. It is a provider ...
Google Plus Now Available on Google Apps – Another Big Step for Social Business
Google Plus opened to Google Apps today, allowing customers to manually turn it on for their organization. According to the Google Enterprise blog, once Google Plus users turn it on, they can go to Google+ to get started. Customers that use Google Apps for Business or the free version of Google Apps will get immediate ...
Facebook Gets A Hefty Tax Bill from the State of Oregon and Is None Too Happy About It
Facebook recently received a bit of a surprise from the state of Oregon in the form of a $390,000 tax bill for the massive data center it recently completed in the small town of Prineville on the east side of the Cascade Mountains. It seems the state had decided to tax Facebook as a utility. ...
IBM Netezza Considering a Hadoop Appliance
An Apache Hadoop appliance is under consideration for the IBM Netezza product line but the vice president of product management said that they will not develop one unless it can be a game changer. Price performance and simplicity would be a critical factor, said Phil Francisco, vice president of product management for IBM Netezza during ...