Microsoft Live Labs launches politically focused social-media site
All about Microsoft — October 9th, 2008 Microsoft Live Labs launches politically focused social-media site Posted by Mary Jo Foley @ 10:36 am Categories: Corporate strategy , Research , Web 2.0 Tags: Web , Social Media , Microsoft Corp. , Channel Management , Blogging , Marketing , Internet , Mary Jo Foley Microsoft’s Live Labs — the Microsoft incubation lab that combines Microsoft researchers with MSN product managers — has launched a new technology preview, just in time for the U.S. presidential election. Live ...

Live Services as Microsoft’s consumer Web platform
All about Microsoft — October 10th, 2008 Live Services as Microsoft’s consumer Web platform Posted by Mary Jo Foley @ 2:40 pm Categories: Windows Live , Corporate strategy , Development tools , Management tools , .Net Framework , Web 2.0 , Virtualization , Search , Utility/cloud computing , PDC 2008 , Live Mesh Tags: Web , Microsoft Corp. , Live Platform , Channel Management , Marketing , Mary Jo Foley It’s been tricky keeping separate all of the “layers” in the ...

Web 2.0 again: Prediction markets
Between the Lines — October 16th, 2008 Web 2.0 again: Prediction markets Posted by Ed Gottsman @ 12:31 pm Categories: Web Technology Tags: Web , Web 2.0 , Stock , Prediction Market , Investment , Finance , Ed Gottsman I just ran across an article in the Wikipedia on prediction markets, of which I’ve long been a fan. Prediction markets’ basic idea is to turn predictions (”Obama will win” and “McCain will win,” for example) into stocks, then have participants buy and sell the two stocks on an exchange. The two prices will, if the ...

Online Office: Microsoft keeps promising while Google delivers
Between the Lines — October 28th, 2008 Online Office: Microsoft keeps promising while Google delivers Posted by Sam Diaz @ 4:46 pm Categories: General , Web Technology , Google , Microsoft , Cloud computing Tags: Google Inc. , Web , Microsoft Corp. , Foley , Microsoft Office , Microsoft Excel , Office Suites , Software , Sam Diaz No one really expected Microsoft to completely abandon the idea of desktop software, did they? Today, at the Professional Developers Conference, the company ...

Dreamforce: Taking SaaS and the cloud in new (and old) directions
Between the Lines — November 3rd, 2008 Dreamforce: Taking SaaS and the cloud in new (and old) directions Posted by Sam Diaz @ 2:30 am Categories: General , Web Technology , SaaS , Business Intelligence , Salesforce.com , Enterprise 2.0 , Cloud computing Tags: Salesforce.com Inc. , Google Inc. , Web , Software-as-a-service , Sales Force , Software As A Service (SaaS) , Sales Force Management , Cloud Computing , Emerging Technologies , Sales Since its inception, ...

New virtualized sandbox, Vista SP2 and other PDC-week leftovers
All about Microsoft — ... Security , Windows Mobile , Windows Home Server , Apple , Channel , System builders , Advertising , Service Pack , Surface , PDC 2008 , Live Mesh Tags: Service Pack 2 , Microsoft Windows Vista , Microsoft Windows , Microsoft Windows XP Service Pack 2 , Microsoft Windows Vista (Longhorn) , Operating Systems , Software , Mary Jo Foley , Web , Server With so much attention on Windows 7 and Windows Azure last week, a few ...

Election coverage sets Web record; Social networks stayed busy
Between the Lines — November 5th, 2008 Election coverage sets Web record; Social networks stayed busy Posted by Sam Diaz @ 10:20 am Categories: General , Social networking , Blogging , Facebook Tags: Web , Facebook , Network , Coverage , Twitter , Social Networking , Channel Management , Internet , TVs , Tv & Home Theater Right around the time that Barack Obama was being declared the winner of Tuesday’s historic election, an Internet usage record was being broken. At the ...

Web 2.0 Summit: Focus on solving problems, not overnight fortunes
Between the Lines — November 5th, 2008 Web 2.0 Summit: Focus on solving problems, not overnight fortunes Posted by Sam Diaz @ 3:22 pm Categories: General , Web Technology , Government , Economy Tags: Web , Tim O'Reilly , Web 2.0 , Channel Management , Internet , Marketing , Sam Diaz In opening remarks at the Web 2.0 Summit 2008 in San Francisco, Tim O’Reilly took a moment to highlight the bright side of a stormy economic outlook. Sure, there’s been some chatter about the demise of the startup world, how ...

Live: Jerry Yang at Web 2.0 Summit
Between the Lines — November 5th, 2008 Live: Jerry Yang at Web 2.0 Summit Posted by Sam Diaz @ 4:58 pm Categories: General , Yahoo Tags: Web , Jerry Yang , Yahoo! Inc. , Web 2.0 , Channel Management , Internet , Marketing , Sam Diaz Yahoo CEO Jerry Yang’s name popped in a number of headlines today, sparked by a rumor that his job may be on the line following Google’s announcement that it was withdrawing from an ad deal with Yahoo this morning. Yahoo, of course, is denying the rumor. And then, of course, ...

AT&T adds value to iPhone with expanded Web connectivity
Between the Lines — November 6th, 2008 AT&T adds value to iPhone with expanded Web connectivity Posted by Sam Diaz @ 1:35 pm Categories: General , Mobile , Apple , iPhone , AT&T Tags: Apple iPhone , Web , Wayport , AT Corp. , Wireless LANs , Wireless , Wi-Fi , Channel Management , Marketing , Sam Diaz One of the common themes at Dreamforce and Web 2.0 Summit, both in San Francisco this week, is that companies that add value to their products and services during this ...

WhiteHouse.gov will never be the same
ZDNet Government — November 7th, 2008 WhiteHouse.gov will never be the same Posted by Richard Koman @ November 7, 2008 @ 12:47 PM Categories: Web , Obama Tags: Richard Koman , Connected Corp. , Workforce Management , Channel Management , Human Resources , Marketing , Web , President , YouTube Inc. , Corporate Communications [image] The Obama family and friends on Election Night, from Flickr As I noted in ‘The Connected President’ , this will be the most Web-centric administration ever. ...

The End of the Party
ZDNet Government — November 9th, 2008 The End of the Party Posted by Richard Koman @ November 9, 2008 @ 10:12 PM Categories: Elections , Government 2.0 , Obama Tags: Party , Obama , Internet , Richard Koman , Web , Banking , Channel Management , Web 2.0 , Financial Services , Marketing Does Barack Obama’s powerful use of social networking herald the end of the political party? That’s an, um, audacious claim, but one that David Carr makes in passing in Saturday’s New York Times. Political ...

Gore at Web 2.0: Nice ideas among the gobbledegook
ZDNet Government — November 10th, 2008 Gore at Web 2.0: Nice ideas among the gobbledegook Posted by Richard Koman @ November 10, 2008 @ 2:13 AM Categories: Web , Energy Tags: Web , Web 2.0 , Channel Management , Internet , Marketing , Richard Koman So, I’ve been reading reports on Al Gore’s speech at Web 2.0 and while I like the sentiment that Web 2.0 “has to have a purpose,” e.g., saving the environment, I’d have to agree with Matt Assay that it sounds mostly like “gobledegook.” For instance, he said Obama’s ...

Microsoft vs. Google Web-based office battle heats up again
All about Microsoft — November 17th, 2008 Microsoft vs. Google Web-based office battle heats up again Posted by Mary Jo Foley @ 7:55 am Categories: Office Live , Corporate strategy , Office , Google , Office 14 , Office Live Workspace Tags: Google Inc. , Web , Microsoft Corp. , Channel Management , Marketing , Mary Jo Foley , Microsoft Office , Office Suites , Software After a few months of relative quiet, the war of words and customer wins is on again, with Microsoft and Google ...

StarLight for Mac enters alpha
The Apple Core — November 24th, 2008 StarLight for Mac enters alpha; iPhone client in development Posted by Jason D. O'Grady @ 8:55 am Categories: Music , Software , Software Update Tags: Web , Apple Macintosh , Sirius , Channel Management , Desktops , Marketing , Hardware , Jason D. O'Grady StarLight 1.09a As a subscriber to Sirius Satellite Radio one of my favorite new applications for Mac OS X is StarLight from NiceMac LLC. It’s a super simple, thin client to access the Sirius radio Web streams. ...

The uncertainties of social media for traditional brands
Between the Lines — November 25th, 2008 The uncertainties of social media for traditional brands Posted by Larry Dignan @ 4:26 am Categories: General , Web Technology , Social networking , Enterprise 2.0 Tags: Web , Brand , Network , Social Media , Tiffany , Web 2.0 , Intellectual Property , Internet , Research & Development , Business Operations Guest post: Drew Bartkiewicz is a vice president of Technology and New Media Markets for The Hartford, and author of the upcoming ...

Apple, Mozilla gain ground on Microsoft for Web traffic
Between the Lines — December 1st, 2008 Apple, Mozilla gain ground on Microsoft for Web traffic Posted by Sam Diaz @ 12:56 pm Categories: General , Web Technology , Apple , Microsoft Tags: Web , Apple Inc. , Microsoft Corp. , Web Browser , Mozilla Corp. , NetApplications , Web Browsers , Internet , Sam Diaz When it comes to surfing the Web, a growing number of people used Macs, instead of a Windows computer, as well as browsers other than Microsoft’s Internet Explorer in the month of November. ...

Comcast to launch meter to track Web usage
Between the Lines — December 3rd, 2008 Comcast to launch meter to track Web usage Posted by Sam Diaz @ 5:25 pm Categories: General , Broadband Tags: Web , Comcast Corp. , Usage , Channel Management , Blogging , Marketing , Internet , Sam Diaz It only seemed fair that Comcast would give its customers a way to track their Web usage, seeing how the company imposed a a 250 GB limit on the Web data that its customers use in a month. But when the company announced that limit earlier this year, there was no system in ...

588 Kleiner Perkins iFund developers accidentally leaked to Web
The Apple Core — December 4th, 2008 588 Kleiner Perkins iFund developers accidentally leaked to Web Posted by Jason D. O'Grady @ 7:52 am Categories: Finance , iPhone , Leak Tags: Developer , Web , Kleiner Perkins Caufield & Byers , Fruux , BIOS , Open Source , Databases , Financial Accounting , Hardware , Components 588 Kleiner Perkins iFund developers accidentally leaked to Web A MySQL file containing contact information, founder bios, business plans, demos and financial ...

Microsoft to tweak ‘compatibility view’ with next IE 8 test build
All about Microsoft — December 4th, 2008 Microsoft to tweak ‘compatibility view’ with next IE 8 test build Posted by Mary Jo Foley @ 9:42 am Categories: Corporate strategy , Internet Explorer Tags: Web , Opera Software , Microsoft Internet Explorer , Microsoft Corp. , Web Site , Web Browsers , Internet , Mary Jo Foley Microsoft is planning to make further tweaks to the “compatibility view” feature in Internet Explorer (IE) 8 when it releases the next public test build in early 2009 . Microsoft officials announced ...

Facebook Connect goes live; Tell your favorite Web site
Between the Lines — December 4th, 2008 Facebook Connect goes live; Tell your favorite Web site Posted by Sam Diaz @ 4:03 pm Categories: General , Facebook Tags: Web , Facebook , Web Site , Curtain , Web Site Development , Social Networking , Web Technology , Internet , Online Communications , Marketing The curtain has been officially raised on Facebook Connect , a feature that links partner Web sites with the profiles of Facebook members.( Techmeme ) Everyday, Facebook looks more ...

Office-for-Web: More waiting from Redmond
Between the Lines — December 5th, 2008 Office-for-Web: More waiting from Redmond Posted by Sam Diaz @ 1:25 pm Categories: General , Web Technology , Apple , Google , Microsoft , Cloud computing Tags: Google Inc. , Web , Microsoft Corp. , Microsoft Office , Channel Management , Office Suites , Software , Marketing , Sam Diaz It looks like it may take longer than expected for anyone to start trying out the Web versions of Microsoft Office. Wait. Here’s another way to say it: It looks ...

Microsoft develops open-source content-management system
All about Microsoft — December 8th, 2008 Microsoft develops open-source content-management system Posted by Mary Jo Foley @ 12:33 pm Categories: Database , SQL Server , Development tools , SharePoint Server , Code names , Search Tags: Web , Microsoft ASP.NET , Positioning , Microsoft Corp. , Oxite , Channel Management , Branding , RSS , Web Site Development , .Net Microsoft has developed and released via its CodePlex site an alpha version of a new open-source ...

Copy and paste arrives for the iPhone (sort of)
The Apple Core — December 11th, 2008 Copy and paste arrives for the iPhone (sort of) Posted by Jason D. O'Grady @ 8:39 am Categories: Software , iPhone , Safari , iPod touch Tags: Apple iPhone , Web , Apple Safari , Apple Inc. , Productivity , Channel Management , Marketing , Jason D. O'Grady No it’s not from Apple, and yes its legal. CNet’s Marguerite Reardon notes that this isn’t the first time a third party developer has tried to add copy and paste to the iPhone. OpenClip showed ...

Does Alcatel-Lucent really get Web 2.0 religion?
Between the Lines — December 12th, 2008 Does Alcatel-Lucent really get Web 2.0 religion? Posted by Larry Dignan @ 4:52 am Categories: General , Hardware Infrastructure , Web Technology , Cisco , Telecommunications , Enterprise 2.0 Tags: Web , Lucent Technologies Inc. , Cisco Systems Inc. , Alcatel , Web 2.0 , Channel Management , Internet , Marketing , Larry Dignan Alcatel-Lucent on Friday unveiled its latest restructuring plan complete with layoffs and a rip off of Cisco’s spiel ...

Facebook: Becoming your legal residence on the Web?
Between the Lines — December 16th, 2008 Facebook: Becoming your legal residence on the Web? Posted by Sam Diaz @ 12:46 pm Categories: General , Legal , Facebook Tags: Web , Facebook , Lawyer , Social Networking , E-mail , Mortgages , Online Communications , Marketing , Advertising & Promotion , Finance It’s bad enough that you have to watch out for stalkers, pedophiles and con artists on the Internet. Now, it seems lawyers and bill collectors might come looking for you on Facebook ...

Churchill Club podcast: Around the world in 140 characters: Twitter, the Web, and survival
Between the Lines — December 19th, 2008 Churchill Club podcast: Around the world in 140 characters: Twitter, the Web, and survival Posted by Larry Dignan @ 1:43 pm Categories: Web Technology , Podcasts , Churchill Club , Social networking Tags: Web , Twitter , Podcasts , Channel Management , Internet , Marketing , masaokad Twitter was supposedly a toy and a fad – until it influenced a presidential election. Now everyone is wondering what it’s going to do to everything from personal communication to marketing, ...

10 most influential biztech products of 2008
Between the Lines — December 22nd, 2008 10 most influential biztech products of 2008 Posted by Jason Hiner @ 2:00 am Categories: IT Management , Apple , Microsoft Tags: Salesforce.com Inc. , Apple iPhone , Web , Information Technology , Video Conferencing , Smart Phone , Amazon.com Inc. , RIM BlackBerry , Smart Phones , WANs 10. HP EliteBook laptops Hewlett-Packard has already overtaken the top spot for worldwide PC sales, but the company is making a stronger run than ever at the business notebook ...

Rumor: iWork to migrate to the Web for Macworld Expo
The Apple Core — January 2nd, 2009 Rumor: iWork to migrate to the Web for Macworld Expo Posted by Jason D. O'Grady @ 2:27 pm Categories: Macworld Expo , Rumor , iWork Tags: Web , Apple Inc. , Macworld Expo , Apple iWork , Productivity , Channel Management , Marketing , Jason D. O'Grady A rumor making the rounds (origination from 9To5Mac.com ) claims that Apple may use Macworld Expo – which starts next week in San Francisco – to launch a Web-based version of iWork . iWork ‘08 currently comprises ...

Govtech 2.0 is a reality in DC
ZDNet Government — January 4th, 2009 Govtech 2.0 is a reality in DC Posted by Richard Koman @ January 4, 2009 @ 9:38 PM Categories: Government technology Tags: Web , Administration , Consulting , Govtech 2.0 , Kunda , Vivek , Web 2.0 , Outsourcing , Channel Management , Workforce Management Wondering what technology management may look like in the Obama administration? Take a look at the District of Columbia’s tech operations under CTO Vivek Kundra. The Washington Post offers an in-depth look at the ...

Love or hate this post? Sound off for the eavesdroppers
Between the Lines — January 5th, 2009 Love or hate this post? Sound off for the eavesdroppers Posted by Sam Diaz @ 5:00 am Categories: General , Mobile , Business Intelligence , Blogging Tags: Web , Mobile , Mobile Computing , Blog , Technology , Blogging , Handhelds , Wireless , Internet , Hardware It seems that those comments you leave on blogs like this one may, in fact, be reaching the intended parties - the companies behind the products, services and technologies that you love or ...

Amazon EC2 launches Web-based management console
Between the Lines — January 9th, 2009 Amazon EC2 launches Web-based management console Posted by Larry Dignan @ 6:39 am Categories: General , Software Infrastructure , Web Technology , Amazon , Cloud computing Tags: Web , Password , Console , Amazon.com Inc. , Management Console , Cloud Computing , Web Services , Enterprise Software , Software , Larry Dignan Amazon Web Services announced a Web-based management console for its Elastic Compute Cloud (EC2) service. According to ...

China includes MSN in list of porn sites
ZDNet Government — January 12th, 2009 China includes MSN in list of porn sites Posted by Richard Koman @ January 12, 2009 @ 8:55 AM Categories: Censorship , China Tags: Porn Site , Web , MSN , Baidu.com Inc. , TOM Online Inc. , Web Site , Web Site Development , Web Technology , Channel Management , Internet China’s crackdown on porn is continuing, with MSN now among the sites it says need to be cleaned up, AP reports. The Web sites contained a large amount of vulgar material that ...

Is the Crunchpad Linux tablet a viable web surfing device at $299?
The Mobile Gadgeteer — January 19th, 2009 Is the Crunchpad Linux tablet a viable web surfing device at $299? Posted by Matthew Miller @ 7:38 am Categories: Gadgets , Linux Tags: Web , Web Surfing , Capacitive , Tablets , Notebooks , Keyboards , Channel Management , Hardware , Notebooks & Tablets , Peripherals Last summer Michael Arrington posted on his plans to build a $200 web tablet and it now seems that there is a Prototype B being shown off. The device is known as the ...

Opera CTO: Here’s how to level the browser playing field
All about Microsoft — January 20th, 2009 Opera CTO: Here’s how to level the browser playing field Posted by Mary Jo Foley @ 6:57 am Categories: Legal , Internet Explorer , App Compatibility Tags: Web , Opera Software , Microsoft Corp. , Web Browser , Standards , Web Browsers , Internet , Mary Jo Foley On January 15, the European Commission (EC) issued its “statement of objections” — basically, its prelinimary findings regarding a 2007 antitrust complaint levied by Opera Software against Microsoft   and its ...

Microsoft releases source code under an Apache license
All about Microsoft — January 27th, 2009 Microsoft releases source code under an Apache license Posted by Mary Jo Foley @ 6:03 pm Categories: Corporate strategy , Open source , Research , Security Tags: Web , Apache Software Foundation , Microsoft Corp. , Channel Management , Open Source , Marketing , Mary Jo Foley Microsoft has released the source code for the Web Sandbox runtime created by its Live Labs team under the Apache 2.0 license. Microsoft released a Community Technology Preview (CTP) test build of ...

Google’s flub: Do we have a Web monoculture too?
Between the Lines — February 2nd, 2009 Google’s flub: Do we have a Web monoculture too? Posted by Larry Dignan @ 2:11 am Categories: General , Google , IT Management , Security Tags: Google Inc. , Web , Monoculture , Screw-up , Microsoft Windows , Spyware, Adware & Malware , Cyberthreats , Channel Management , Viruses And Worms , Security Google had a rough weekend and a human error caused the search giant to list the entire Web as malware for an hour or so. The screw-up is ...

Energy monitoring (and control) in the palm of your hand
The Apple Core — February 2nd, 2009 Energy monitoring (and control) in the palm of your hand Posted by Jason D. O'Grady @ 9:46 pm Categories: Environment , Green , Software , iPhone Tags: Apple iPhone , Web , Monitoring , Web Interface , Integration , Energy Consumption , Lombard , Channel Management , Marketing , Jason D. O'Grady [image] A while ago a friend showed me the Cent-a-Meter from Power2Save , it’s a LCD that displays how much electricity your home is ...

IAC misses analyst views; Ask.com unit revenue sinks 19%
Between the Lines — February 3rd, 2009 IAC misses analyst views; Ask.com unit revenue sinks 19% Posted by Andrew Nusca @ 12:53 pm Categories: IAC Tags: Revenue , Web , IAC/InterActive Corp. , Ask.com , Web Site Development , Channel Management , Operational Accounting , Web Technology , Internet , Marketing [image] Internet services company InterActiveCorp said Tuesday that the company swung to a profit in the fourth quarter of 2008, bolstered by the sale of a 30 percent stake in a Japanese TV shopping ...

Apple releases Safari 4 beta
The Apple Core — February 24th, 2009 Apple releases Safari 4 beta Posted by Jason D. O'Grady @ 8:51 am Categories: Safari , Software , Web 2.0 , Web browser , Webkit Tags: Web , Apple Safari , Apple Inc. , Beta , Channel Management , Marketing , Jason D. O'Grady [image] Apple today announced a public beta of Safari 4 which it is calling “the world’s fastest & most innovative browser.” The 31.7 MB download has the following new features: Have you downloaded it yet? What’s your ...

Government 2.0 hits a roadblock
ZDNet Government — March 2nd, 2009 Government 2.0 hits a roadblock Posted by Richard Koman @ March 2, 2009 @ 5:46 PM Categories: Government technology Tags: Web , White House , Government , Channel Management , Vertical Industries , Marketing , Enterprise Software , Software , Richard Koman After the election, I wrote enthusastically about the potential for the Obama Administration to deploy Government 2.0 by using the same tech-niques that drove the campaign. But as the Washington Post reports , the ...

Wolfram Alpha: 'A new paradigm for using computers and the web'
Between the Lines — March 8th, 2009 Wolfram Alpha: 'A new paradigm for using computers and the web' Posted by Larry Dignan @ 12:29 pm Categories: General , Google , Innovation , Search , Web Technology Tags: Google Inc. , Web , Knowledge , Computer , Dan , Nova Spivak , Channel Management , Strategy , Marketing , Management Another week another Google killer. Last week, it was Twitter as Google killer. This week it’s Wolfam Alpha. The difference with Wolfram Alpha is that it has ...

The Web turns 20
Between the Lines — March 13th, 2009 The Web turns 20 Posted by Larry Dignan @ 7:53 am Categories: General , Web Technology Tags: Web , Channel Management , Marketing , Larry Dignan It’s hard to believe that just 20 years ago the Worldwide Web was merely a diagram. Sir Tim Berners Lee created a wonkish document dubbed “ Information Management: A proposal” and created the infrastructure a lot of us depend on to a make a living. This was the Web 20 years ago: [image] Also see: Gallery: The World Wide Web hits 20 Today, it’s our ...

Berners-Lee warns of govt, corp. intrusion into Web
ZDNet Government — March 13th, 2009 Berners-Lee warns of govt, corp. intrusion into Web Posted by Richard Koman @ March 13, 2009 @ 4:12 PM Categories: Government technology Tags: Web , Tim Berners-Lee , Intrusion , Berners-Lee , Channel Management , Marketing , Richard Koman Speaking at CERN, Tim Berners-Lee warned Web users that tracking of their Website travels could allow governments and companies to create highly detailed portraits of their online lives, Reuters reports. “That form of snooping I think is really important to ...

Microsoft's SuperPreview: A Web site developer's new best friend?
All about Microsoft — March 18th, 2009 Microsoft's SuperPreview: A Web site developer's new best friend? Posted by Mary Jo Foley @ 11:01 am Categories: Apple , Development tools , Expression Studio , Google , Internet Explorer , Mix '09 Tags: Developer , Web , Microsoft Internet Explorer , Microsoft Corp. , Web Site , Site , Tool , Web SuperPreview , Web Browsers , Productivity Microsoft showed off at Mix ‘09 a new tool — Expression Web SuperPreview — that could prove very ...

Microsoft readies its Web platform 2.0
All about Microsoft — March 23rd, 2009 Microsoft readies its Web platform 2.0 Posted by Mary Jo Foley @ 5:36 am Categories: .Net Framework , Channel , Corporate strategy , Development tools , Mix '09 , Open source , PDC 2008 , Silverlight (wpf/e) , Visual Studio 2008 (Orcas) , Web 2.0 , Windows server Tags: Web Developer , Web , PHP , Microsoft Corp. , Channel Management , Scripting Languages , Microsoft Windows , Marketing , Software/Web ...

Wozniak joins DeepDyve advisory board; is deep web the final frontier?
Between the Lines — March 24th, 2009 Wozniak joins DeepDyve advisory board; is deep web the final frontier? Posted by Andrew Nusca @ 8:08 am Categories: General Tags: Web , Search Engine , Advisory Board , DeepDyve Advisory Board , Channel Management , Search , Marketing , Andrew Nusca In another indication that the latest “hot new thing” is the deep Web, Apple co-founder Steve Wozniak is joining the advisory board of the research engine DeepDyve , a search engine designed to scour the “deep web.” The “deep Web,” as it’s ...

Web 2.0 Expo: Palm announces WebOS platform, Mojo messaging service [video]
Between the Lines — April 3rd, 2009 Web 2.0 Expo: Palm announces WebOS platform, Mojo messaging service [video] Posted by Larry Dignan @ 3:29 am Categories: General , Mobile , Palm , Web 2.0 Tags: Web , Platform , Palm Inc. , Video , Messaging , Messaging Service , Web 2.0 , Channel Management , Internet , Marketing At the Web 2.0 Expo in San Francisco, Palm Senior Vice President of Applications and Services Michael Abbott announced an early access program of the company’s new developing ...

Gmail's web-based app for any smartphone [video]
Between the Lines — April 3rd, 2009 Gmail's web-based app for any smartphone [video] Posted by Sam Diaz @ 2:11 pm Categories: Google , Mobile Tags: Web , Google Gmail , Smart Phone , Video , App , Smart Phones , E-mail Providers , Corporate Communications , Channel Management , Web 2.0 Mobile apps. Every platform wants one. And every developer wants to build them. But so many platforms these days - Windows Mobile, Apple, Blackberry, Palm, Android - means a different app to be built for each of them. In ...

We're all aggregators. Get over it, AP.
Between the Lines — April 8th, 2009 We're all aggregators. Get over it, AP. Posted by Sam Diaz @ 4:48 pm Categories: General , Media Tags: Web , Associated Press , Channel Management , Corporate Communications , Marketing , Sam Diaz One of the things to remember about the Associated Press is that it’s run by newspaper executives, those same decision-makers who largely resisted the influence of technology on their business models and are now dealing with the fallout of layoffs, bankruptcies and complete closures because of it. It should ...

10 skills developers will need in the next five years
Between the Lines — April 9th, 2009 10 skills developers will need in the next five years Posted by Larry Dignan @ 2:32 am Categories: General , Software Infrastructure Tags: Job , Developer , Web , Agile , Larry Dignan Guest post: If you’re a developer looking to get ahead in your field (or in some cases, to simply stay employed), this is not a good time to be complacent. TechRepublic’s Justin James lists the skills you’ll want to work on now to maximize your future job prospects. For more posts like this See TechRepublic’s 10 Things ...

Citrix aims to ease servers' Web 2.0 app pains
Between the Lines — April 14th, 2009 Citrix aims to ease servers' Web 2.0 app pains Posted by Larry Dignan @ 2:23 am Categories: Datacenter , Enterprise 2.0 , General , Software Infrastructure , Web 2.0 , Web Technology Tags: Web , Citrix Systems Inc. , Server , Web 2.0 App , Web 2.0 , Channel Management , Internet , Marketing , Larry Dignan Citrix on Tuesday said that it will add Web 2.0 push technology to its NetScaler traffic management and content delivery lineup. Why? Web 2.0 ...

Have we arrived in the post-Windows era?
Between the Lines — April 20th, 2009 Have we arrived in the post-Windows era? Posted by Jason Hiner @ 3:00 am Categories: Linux , Microsoft , Open Source , Operating Systems , Windows 7 , Windows Vista Tags: Web , Microsoft Windows 7 , Operating System , Smart Phone , Microsoft Windows Vista , Web Browser , Netbook , Computer , Microsoft Windows , Operating Systems Microsoft knew this day was coming. This was the reason it desperately wanted — no, needed— to take down ...

No Device Will Save The New York Times. Only The Times Can.
Between the Lines — May 5th, 2009 No Device Will Save The New York Times. Only The Times Can. Posted by Tom Steinert-Threlkeld @ 8:24 am Categories: Advertising , Amazon , Apple , Blogging , Communications , Digital Media , E-commerce , Economy , General , Google , Government , Media , Smartphones , iPhone Tags: Web , Coverage , New York Times Co. , Times , Channel Management , Financial Accounting , Marketing , Finance , ...

Murdoch's plan to fix Web news is a good start but it needs aggregators
Between the Lines — May 7th, 2009 Murdoch's plan to fix Web news is a good start but it needs aggregators Posted by Sam Diaz @ 1:10 pm Categories: General , Google , Media Tags: Google Inc. , Web , Rupert Murdoch , News , Murdoch , Channel Management , Strategy , Marketing , Management , Sam Diaz News Corp. CEO Rupert Murdoch has vowed to fix the “malfunctioning” business model for news within a year. His solution: charge for access to the content. ( Techmeme ) It seems to work for the Wall ...

CIOs share Web 2.0 strategies [video]
Between the Lines — May 12th, 2009 CIOs share Web 2.0 strategies [video] Posted by Larry Dignan @ 7:06 pm Categories: Enterprise 2.0 , General , IT Management Tags: Strategy , Web , CIO , Video , Web 2.0 , Channel Management , Internet , Marketing , Larry Dignan At a Churchill Club event in Santa Clara, Calif., Peter Solvik, managing director at Sigma Partners, moderates a panel about bringing Web 2.0 to the enterprise. The panel includes: Matt Carey, chief information officer of Home Depot; Karenann ...

A Real ROI from Twitter: Social Networking for Medical Gains
Between the Lines — May 22nd, 2009 A Real ROI from Twitter? The Start of Social Networking for Medical Gains Posted by Tom Steinert-Threlkeld @ 1:42 pm Categories: Business Intelligence , Communications , Digital Media , General , Infrastructure , Microblogging , NetSuite , News to know , Personal Technology Tags: Web , Zoho , Network , NetSuite Inc. , ROI , Therapy , ChARMTracker , Storage , Social Networking , Channel Management There may not be a ...

Google: Programming for the Web is the way to go
Between the Lines — May 27th, 2009 Google: Programming for the Web is the way to go Posted by Sam Diaz @ 12:31 pm Categories: Google , Google I/O , Innovation , Mobile , Web Technology Tags: Google Inc. , Web , Programming , Channel Management , Netbooks, Nettops & MIDs , Marketing , Hardware , Sam Diaz At the Google I/O Developer’s conference today, the message has been clear: programming for the Web is the way to go. Sure, native apps are still important but the future is on the ...

Salesforce opens Sites; offers free version to help push cloud adoption
Between the Lines — June 14th, 2009 Salesforce opens Sites; offers free version to help push cloud adoption Posted by Sam Diaz @ 9:01 pm Categories: Cloud computing , Salesforce.com , Web 2.0 , Web Technology Tags: Salesforce.com Inc. , Web , Sales Force , Sales Force Management , Sales , Sam Diaz Remember when the corporate Web site consisted of mostly static Web pages: a home page, a handful of pages about the company’s products or services and a place to learn more about the management team, contact sales or even find ...

Dimdim's interactive tools: a game-changer in web conferencing
Between the Lines — June 15th, 2009 Dimdim's interactive tools: a game-changer in web conferencing Posted by Sam Diaz @ 3:00 am Categories: Business 2.0 , General , Web 2.0 , Web Technology Tags: Developer , Google Inc. , Web , Tool , Dimdim , Web Conferencing , Internet , Sam Diaz For what they are and what they do, services like GoToMeeting and WebEx have become critical business tools for conducting virtual meetings, especially during these days of scaled-back travel budgets. But there’s always been ...

Opera 'reinvents the Web'; Will anyone notice?
Between the Lines — June 16th, 2009 Opera 'reinvents the Web'; Will anyone notice? Posted by Larry Dignan @ 4:29 am Categories: General , Web Technology Tags: Web , Opera Software , Web Browser , Opera Unite , NetApplications , Web Browsers , Internet , Larry Dignan Opera on Tuesday unveiled technology it calls Opera Unite, which turns your plain old PC into a Web content server. Overall, the effort is quite innovative but with Opera’s browser market share it’s possible that no one will notice. Depending on what market ...

AP, Meet AC. And, BTW, News is Not Really “Monetizable,” on the Web.
Between the Lines — June 17th, 2009 AP, Meet AC. And, BTW, News is Not Really “Monetizable,” on the Web. Posted by Tom Steinert-Threlkeld @ 5:21 pm Categories: Advertising , Digital Media , Economy , Enterprise 2.0 , General , Media Tags: Keane Inc. , Web , Associated Press , News , AC , Associated Content , Channel Management , TVs , Marketing , Personal Technology The Associated Press was created in 1846 as a news cooperative. The idea was to allow ...

'Quality Scores' For Web Content: How Numbers Will Create A 'Beautiful Cycle of Greatness for Us All'
Between the Lines — June 17th, 2009 'Quality Scores' For Web Content: How Numbers Will Create A 'Beautiful Cycle of Greatness for Us All' Posted by Tom Steinert-Threlkeld @ 5:35 pm Categories: Advertising , Digital Media , Economy , General , Google , Media Tags: Keane Inc. , Web , Quality , Content , Associated Content , Channel Management , Engineering , Marketing , Tom Steinert-Threlkeld Patrick Keane spent four years at Google, before becoming chief marketing officer at CBS ...

Five reasons why Microsoft's Hohm is more than just another Web 2.0 service
All about Microsoft — June 24th, 2009 Five reasons why Microsoft's Hohm is more than just another Web 2.0 service Posted by Mary Jo Foley @ 5:59 am Categories: Azure , Code names , Corporate strategy , Dynamics ERP , Healthcare , Live Mesh , Research , Search , Security , Utility/cloud computing , Windows CE Tags: Web , Web 2.0 , Health Care , Microsoft Corp. , Energy , Hohm , HealthVault , Vertical Industries , Benefits , Healthcare ...

Scoreboard: The Web's top 50 destinations during May 2009
Between the Lines — June 24th, 2009 Scoreboard: The Web's top 50 destinations during May 2009 Posted by Jason Hiner @ 8:45 am Categories: ComScore Tags: Web , ComScore Networks Inc. , Visitor , Internet , Channel Management , Marketing , Jason Hiner ComScore, which tracks Internet usage using sampling technologies, has released its May 2009 Media Metrix numbers on the top 50 Web properties based on unique visitors. The big four remained the same — Google, Yahoo, Microsoft, and AOL — and were also the only four to break 100,000 visitors. ...

Mythbusters' Adam Savage hit with $11,000 AT&T bill
Hardware 2.0 — June 26th, 2009 Mythbusters' Adam Savage hit with $11,000 AT&T bill Posted by Adrian Kingsley-Hughes @ 1:46 pm Categories: Mobile Technology Tags: Web , AT Corp. , Canada , Mythbusters , Channel Management , Modems , Marketing , Hardware , Components , Adrian Kingsley-Hughes It seems that Mythbusters’ Adam Savage was doing a spot of traveling in Canada and made the mistake of taking his AT&T USB Connect Mercury modem with him. A spot of web surfing ended up with him getting a ...

Lost phone reveals scary truth about mobile Web charges
Between the Lines — July 1st, 2009 Lost phone reveals scary truth about mobile Web charges Posted by Sam Diaz @ 8:47 am Categories: Mobile Tags: Web , Phone , Mobile , AT Corp. , Charge , Telecom & Utilities , Sam Diaz I knew that mobile data charges - for those without an unlimited usage plan - could add up fast. But this is crazy. My mother-in-law lost her phone - at the grocery store on Monday morning, she thinks - but didn’t notice until she went to make a call on Tuesday morning that it was missing. So she ...

Tailoring Web technology to a bespoke dress shirt business
Between the Lines — July 2nd, 2009 Tailoring Web technology to a bespoke dress shirt business Posted by Andrew Nusca @ 3:00 am Categories: Business 2.0 , Cloud computing , Communications , E-commerce , General , Innovation , Outsourcing , Retail , Software Infrastructure , Supply chain , Web 2.0 , Web Technology Tags: Web Technology , Web , Women , Denmark , Gender And Diversity , AJAX , Human Resources , Internet , Software/Web ...

What is Microsoft's Web platform (and what's Chris Wilson's part in it)?
All about Microsoft — July 7th, 2009 What is Microsoft's Web platform (and what's Chris Wilson's part in it)? Posted by Mary Jo Foley @ 10:20 am Categories: .Net Framework , Corporate strategy , Development tools , Expression Studio , Google , Internet Explorer , Silverlight (wpf/e) , Visual Studio 10 ("Hawaii") , Web 2.0 , Worldwide Partner Conference (WWPC) , Yahoo Tags: Web , Microsoft Internet Explorer , Microsoft Corp. , Tool , Web Platform , Chris Wilson , ...

Yahoo's new home page: Spending more time in your world
Between the Lines — July 20th, 2009 Yahoo's new home page: Spending more time in your world Posted by Sam Diaz @ 6:00 pm Categories: Advertising , Facebook , Google , Microsoft , Search , Twitter , Yahoo Tags: Web , Advertisement , Yahoo! Inc. , Channel Management , RSS , Financial Accounting , Marketing , Internet , Finance , Sam Diaz Be on the lookout for a new Yahoo tomorrow - a re-designed home page that that will offer the best of “My World” and “The World” on ...

Apple and Google's native vs. Web app iPhone game: Get used to it
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Is Web image theft a problem? Solution providers - obviously - say yes
Between the Lines — August 7th, 2009 Is Web image theft a problem? Solution providers - obviously - say yes Posted by Sam Diaz @ 4:00 am Categories: Copyright issues , General Tags: Web , Channel Management , Marketing , Sam Diaz I got into an interesting debate this week with a PR guy who was pitching a service that’s trying to curb the illegal use of copyrighted images on the Web. The service, called Vivozoom , is offering a subscription and payment system, along with guarantees that the images from the site are OK to use. This just makes ...

Microsoft to start charging small businesses for domain-name renewals
All about Microsoft — August 7th, 2009 Microsoft to start charging small businesses for domain-name renewals Posted by Mary Jo Foley @ 7:28 am Categories: Channel , Corporate strategy , Office Live , Yahoo Tags: Web , Domain Name Registration , Microsoft Office Live , Renewal , Small Business , Microsoft Corp. , Web Site , Domain Name , OLSB , Web Site Development Tool Microsoft’s Office Live Small Business (OLSB) site advertises itself as offering free Website, domain-name and ...

How will Silverlight light up Microsoft's Web-based Office apps?
All about Microsoft — August 7th, 2009 How will Silverlight light up Microsoft's Web-based Office apps? Posted by Mary Jo Foley @ 10:31 am Categories: Azure , Code names , Corporate strategy , Office , Office 2010/Office 14 , Office Live , SharePoint Server , Silverlight (wpf/e) , Utility/cloud computing , Windows 7 Tags: Web , Microsoft Silverlight , Web Application , Microsoft Corp. , Microsoft Office , Cloud Computing , Office Suites , Software , Mary ...

Microsoft Live Labs moves ahead with 'Seahorse' rich-client application
All about Microsoft — August 10th, 2009 Microsoft Live Labs moves ahead with 'Seahorse' rich-client application Posted by Mary Jo Foley @ 6:23 am Categories: Code names , Corporate strategy , Research Tags: Web , Blog , Microsoft Corp. , Seahorse , Blogging , Channel Management , Team Management , Internet , Marketing , Management It’s been a while since Microsoft’s Live Labs added another new project to its roster. But it sounds as though the unit may soon go public about a Seadragon-inspired ...

Gmail moves past AOL as No. 3 web e-mail service in U.S.
Between the Lines — August 17th, 2009 Gmail moves past AOL as No. 3 web e-mail service in U.S. Posted by Andrew Nusca @ 4:49 am Categories: AOL , ComScore , Google , Microsoft Tags: Web , Google Gmail , America Online Inc. , E-mail Service , E-mail Providers , E-mail , Cloud Computing , Internet , Online Communications , Andrew Nusca [image] Google’s Gmail is now the third-largest Web e-mail service in the U.S., surpassing AOL e-mail with 37 million monthly unique users , ...

Is your smartphone secure? Survey says probably not
Between the Lines — August 17th, 2009 Is your smartphone secure? Survey says probably not Posted by Sam Diaz @ 11:48 am Categories: Mobile , Security , Smartphones , iPhone Tags: Web , Trend Micro Inc. , Smart Phone , Survey , Smart Phones , Cellular Phones , Handhelds , Consumer Electronics , Personal Technology , Hardware A survey released by Internet security firm Trend Micro today found that smartphone users are more worried about losing their phones or the personal data on them is ...

Alleged TJX hacker spun a wide web of cybercrime
Between the Lines — August 18th, 2009 Alleged TJX hacker spun a wide web of cybercrime Posted by Larry Dignan @ 2:15 am Categories: General , Security Tags: Web , Point-of-sale , Antivirus , Debit Card , Malware , Hacker , Debit Card Number , Spyware, Adware & Malware , Cyberthreats , Viruses And Worms Albert Gonzalez, 28, was the alleged ringleader of a cybercrime enterprise that swiped at least 170 million credit and debit card numbers. The U.S. Department of Justice announced Monday ...

Apple's future TV: Can Web-based apps replace "channels," kill cable?
Between the Lines — August 20th, 2009 Apple's future TV: Can Web-based apps replace "channels," kill cable? Posted by Sam Diaz @ 3:11 pm Categories: Apple Tags: Web , Apple Inc. , Apple TV , Apple iTunes , Cable , Munster , TVs , Tv & Home Theater , Personal Technology , Home Entertainment Gene Munster’s living room of the future is centered around a Web-connected, iTunes-powered Apple-branded TV - a 50-inch, high-def, wall-mounted iPhone, if you will. And the stuff you’ll watch on this “TV set” ...

Trend Micro launches enhanced security, tools for tracking Web usage
Between the Lines — August 31st, 2009 Trend Micro launches enhanced security, tools for tracking Web usage Posted by Sam Diaz @ 6:01 am Categories: General , Security , Social networking , VMware Tags: Security , Web , Network , Trend Micro Inc. , Site , Tool , Social Networking , Internet , Productivity , Online Communications It used to be that an IT administrator could warn employees about opening attachments from unknown sources or clicking on links from unknown e-mail senders as the ...

Adobe acquires Business Catalyst, GoodBarry
Between the Lines — August 31st, 2009 Adobe acquires Business Catalyst, GoodBarry Posted by Andrew Nusca @ 12:28 pm Categories: Adobe , Web Technology Tags: Cisco Catalyst , Adobe Systems Inc. , Web , E-business , GoodBarry , Web Technology , Channel Management , E-business/E-Commerce , Web Site Development , Marketing [image] Adobe Systems has agreed to acquire Business Catalyst , maker of e-commerce software suite GoodBarry , for an undisclosed amount. Despite no ...

E-commerce sites: You have 2 seconds to load your Web pages
Between the Lines — September 14th, 2009 E-commerce sites: You have 2 seconds to load your Web pages Posted by Larry Dignan @ 3:57 am Categories: E-commerce , General , Web Technology Tags: Web , Survey , Akamai Technologies Inc. , Web Page , E-business , Web Technology , Channel Management , E-business/E-Commerce , Marketing Research , Marketing E-commerce sites have two seconds to load a Web page or consumers will click away. And after three seconds nearly all customers will split, according to ...

Microsoft makes Web development tools available for free
All about Microsoft — September 24th, 2009 Microsoft makes Web development tools available for free Posted by Mary Jo Foley @ 6:03 am Categories: Corporate strategy , Development tools , Expression Studio , Mix '09 , Open source , Silverlight (wpf/e) , Visual Studio 2008 (Orcas) Tags: Web , Microsoft Corp. , Web Development , Tool , Spark Program , Productivity , Channel Management , Marketing , Mary Jo Foley Microsoft has been on a “Spark” roll lately, rolling out discount programs ...

Akamai aims to bring HDTV to the Web
Between the Lines — September 29th, 2009 Akamai aims to bring HDTV to the Web Posted by Larry Dignan @ 4:44 am Categories: Broadband , Entertainment , General , Hollywood on Demand , Infrastructure , Software Infrastructure Tags: Web , HDTV , Video , Akamai Technologies Inc. , Corporate Communications , Media Players , Internet , Marketing , Consumer Electronics , Personal Technology Akamai on Tuesday unveiled a network for high-definition video designed to deliver content via ...

Comcast plus NBC Universal creates a Web juggernaut
Between the Lines — October 1st, 2009 Comcast plus NBC Universal creates a Web juggernaut Posted by Larry Dignan @ 12:20 pm Categories: Broadband , Comcast , Entertainment , Web Technology Tags: NBC Universal Inc. , Web , Comcast Corp. , Talks , Channel Management , Asset Management , Networking , Marketing , Operational Planning , Business Operations If Comcast did manage to gain control of NBC Universal it would be have an aggregation of Web sites that would make it a top 10 player in ...

Web powerhouses to FCC: We support open Internet
Between the Lines — October 19th, 2009 Web powerhouses to FCC: We support open Internet Posted by Sam Diaz @ 10:35 am Categories: AT&T , FCC , Google , Government , Net neutrality Tags: FCC , Google Inc. , Web , Net Neutrality , Internet , Federal Government , Government , Sam Diaz The Internet’s big guns have signed their names to a letter of support for a continued open Internet, sending it to the FCC this morning, just days before the agency is slated to vote on network neutrality rules. The ...

Web 2.0 Summit video: GE shows off mini ultrasound device
Between the Lines — October 21st, 2009 Web 2.0 Summit video: GE shows off mini ultrasound device Posted by Larry Dignan @ 11:31 am Categories: General , Innovation , Science Tags: Web , General Electric Co. , Video , Web 2.0 , Channel Management , Internet , Marketing , Larry Dignan At the Web 2.0 Summit in San Francisco, GE Chief Executive Jeff Immelt introduces a handheld ultrasound gadget called Vscan. Immelt believes that the new device will be make it easier for clinicians to monitor the human body in a variety of ...

Web domain names written in Chinese, Arabic, Hebrew, Russian coming soon
Between the Lines — October 26th, 2009 Web domain names written in Chinese, Arabic, Hebrew, Russian coming soon Posted by Andrew Nusca @ 12:01 pm Categories: General Tags: Web , ICANN , Domain Name , Internet , Channel Management , Marketing , Andrew Nusca [image] Just a month after it formally severed all ties to the U.S. government , Internet regulation body ICANN said it is finalizing plans to introduce Web domain addresses using non-Latin characters, marking the first time Web addresses will be written natively in ...

Facebook upgrades its Share button, beefs up analytics offerings
Between the Lines — October 26th, 2009 Facebook upgrades its Share button, beefs up analytics offerings Posted by Sam Diaz @ 12:32 pm Categories: Facebook Tags: Web , Facebook , Analytics , Web Site , Financial Planning , Web Site Development , Channel Management , Web Technology , Finance , Internet Facebook has revised its Share button on Web sites, incorporating in a counter, and is also enhancing its offering of analytics data, giving Web site operators more information about how Facebook users interact with their ...

Document rental service brings "deep web" content to the mainstream
Between the Lines — October 27th, 2009 Document rental service brings "deep web" content to the mainstream Posted by Sam Diaz @ 6:01 am Categories: General Tags: Web , Article , DeepDyve Advisory Board , Channel Management , Marketing , Sam Diaz DeepDyve, a search engine that specializes in indexing the contents of documents published deep into a Web site, is announcing a Netflix-like service that allows users to “rent” documents such as medical journal articles on a per-use basis. The company says that there’s a market of more than 50 million ...

Is Microsoft a dinosaur to Google's mammal?
Between the Lines — November 2nd, 2009 Is Microsoft a dinosaur to Google's mammal? Posted by Christopher Dawson @ 9:37 am Categories: General Tags: Software , Google Inc. , Web , Microsoft Corp. , Desktops , Hardware , Christopher Dawson I had a couple of very enlightening conversations with representatives from Microsoft and Google back-to-back on Friday. While our conversations were focused on their educational initiatives, some of which I’ll be featuring tomorrow on ZDNet Education, the more interesting aspects of the interviews actually ...

Xobni expands to include enterprise but where are Web, Mobile and even Mac versions
Between the Lines — November 4th, 2009 Xobni expands to include enterprise but where are Web, Mobile and even Mac versions Posted by Sam Diaz @ 3:00 am Categories: Enterprise 2.0 Tags: Web , Apple Macintosh , Mobile , Xobni , Microsoft Outlook , Groupware , Channel Management , Microsoft Office , Office Suites , Software Xobni, the add-on tool that taps into Outlook to unleash contacts, has been smart about its growth, launching an enterprise version this week at the Enterprise 2.0 conference in San Francisco. ...

Can Google make the Web SPDYer? Maybe, with your help
Between the Lines — November 12th, 2009 Can Google make the Web SPDYer? Maybe, with your help Posted by Sam Diaz @ 1:42 pm Categories: Browser technology , Google , Innovation , Web Technology Tags: Google Inc. , Web , Team , HTTP , Channel Management , Marketing , Sam Diaz A team of software engineers at Google who are working on a project known as SPDY - and pronounced Speedy - are reaching out for some input from engineering types. The early-stage research project, which has only been tested in labs so far, is ...

Office 2010 Beta 2 bits leak to the Web
All about Microsoft — November 13th, 2009 Office 2010 Beta 2 bits leak to the Web Posted by Mary Jo Foley @ 6:44 am Categories: Corporate strategy , Office , Office 2010/Office 14 , Office Live , Office Live Workspace , PDC 2009 , SharePoint Server Tags: Web , Web Application , Microsoft Corp. , Beta , Microsoft Office , Office Suites , Software , Mary Jo Foley Microsoft has been having a tough time keeping its Office 2010 bits from leaking. On November 13, the Professional Plus version of ...

Web and Newspaper Journalist joins FCC
ZDNet Government — November 18th, 2009 Web and Newspaper Journalist joins FCC Posted by Doug Hanchard @ November 18, 2009 @ 7:06 AM Categories: FCC , Journalism Tags: FCC , Web , Multimedia , Federal Government , Channel Management , Government , Marketing , Doug Hanchard FCC Commissioner Copps has announced that former New York Daily News Web Editor Joshua Cinelli has been hired to his office as an advisor on Media issues . Mr. Cinelli has served most recently as news web editor at The New York Daily News. He has ...

Pivot: Microsoft's experiment to 'view the Web as a web'
All about Microsoft — November 18th, 2009 Pivot: Microsoft's experiment to 'view the Web as a web' Posted by Mary Jo Foley @ 3:10 pm Categories: Corporate strategy , Internet Explorer , PDC 2009 , Research Tags: Web , Microsoft Corp. , Pivot , Channel Management , Marketing , Mary Jo Foley Microsoft’s Live Labs — its Research and MSN mash-up — fielded a new test project on November 18 known as “Pivot.” Pivot (not to be confused with Microsoft’s recently renamed PowerPivot ) is meant to combine search, browsing and ...