Should Internet-Connected TVs Fear Extinction?
We have witnessed how an ordinary TV set has evolved finding its way to suit and cater the demands in this time we call the PC era. Given all the publicity and marketing strategies…
Will Duqu Be The New Stuxnet?
Back in 2009, a malicious program dubbed as Stuxnet, hindered Tehran’s goal of making nuclear weapons. Experts involved in scrutinizing the malware soon found out that Stuxnet is precisely calibrated so that nuclear centrifuges would…
On Google Plus, Google Apps President David Girouard Questioned About Identity
It’s awesome that Google is pushing Google Plus early to Google Apps. It’s another sign that the way we communicate every day online is achievable in business, too. Wow. What a revelation. But there is…
Stanford Offering Online Graduate Certifications in Data Mining
By Klint Finley
Stanford is now offering two online graduate certifications in data mining: the Mining Massive Data Sets Graduate Certificate and the Data Mining and Applications Graduate Certificate. They cost about $10,000 each. Both are part…
Automattic Finally Monetizes (Seven Years Too Late)
Earlier today at John Battelle’s Web 2.0 Summit, Federated Media and Automattic issued a joint announcement that they were now able to offer publishers on WordPress.com’s free blogging service the ability to run advertising…
What Oracle Gets Out of the Endeca Deal
By Klint Finley
Yesterday Oracle announced the acquisition of enterprise search company Endeca. Apart from amplifying what Wikibon’s Dave Vellante calls “urinary olympics” between Oracle and HP (which you’ll recall just acquired the enterprise search company Autonomy,…
The Coming Flood of Internet Domain Names – Will Corporations Pony Up?
By Tom Foremski
AdAge columnist Judy Shapiro writes that ICANN’s new program, which allows any word to be used instead of .com or .org, etc, will create “one of the biggest changes on the Internet in a…
Consumer Revolution: The Power is Now in Our Hands
Brian Solis, the principal of a research-based advisory firm and globally recognized as one of the most prominent thought leaders and published authors in new media. He joined the Altimeter Group back in March…
SlideRocket Extends the Niftiness of Applications to Support Education
It doesn’t seem too long ago when analysts and pundits alike criticized the idea of marketing software because they didn’t believe that something intangible can actually make real money. Today, however, the tech bubble…
How Many Android Tablets are in the Wild?
Walt Mossberg interviewed Google’s mobile chief Andy Rubin in All Things D’s AsiaD, the company’s inaugural expansion on a global stage. They talked about the just-launched Galaxy Nexus that uses facial recognition to unlock…