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Opinion: Is Google evil? The jury is out

Much outrage has been expressed about Google's new privacy policy. People are acting as if they are shocked that Google would consolidate the personal information it gathers from its customers through all of its varied services. What is shocking to me is that none of these people, including members of Congress, seemed to see it coming.

By Ira Winkler | 02 February, 2012 01:30

Tags: Google, privacy, security, Web 2.0 and Web Apps

The challenges of competing with Cloud computing providers

In discussions about cloud computing and in comments readers leave on my blog posts, I commonly get statements along the lines of "Yeah, this cloud computing stuff sounds great, but at the end of the day, you have to have an IT guy solving problems like they've always done." In personal interactions, I often hear this sentiment portrayed as, "Public cloud computing is fine for the SMB and startup market, but enterprises aren't ready to move to that model." The tone of much of this feedback is that anyone who advocates cloud computing is at best naive or at worst incapable of understanding the real details of IT.

By Bernard Golden | 27 August, 2011 03:32

Tags: cloud computing, internet

Ubuntu's marketing kick: Is Canonical the next Apple?

Another six months has passed and another version of Ubuntu Linux has been released, right? Wrong. Ubuntu 11.04 ‘Natty Narwhal’ arrived today and so did a new marketing direction from its parent company and principle sponsor, Canonical. And its flavour has a hint of Apple.

By Rodney Gedda | 29 April, 2011 14:20

Tags: Apple, app stores, canonical, cloud computing, desktop linux, Linux, music, ubuntu, unity

Cloud computing: A sustaining or disruptive innovation?

If you've read this blog over the past couple of years, it should be no surprise that I am a huge advocate of the theories of Clayton Christensen, author of "The Innovator's Dilemma." Christensen and his book were brought to mind this week by the cover story in Forbes about his severe health problems, his experience with the U..S healthcare system, and his prescriptions for how to fix it.

By Bernard Golden | 17 March, 2011 05:28

Tags: cloud computing, internet

Tivo, T-Box, Xbox, Foxtel: TV options are on the up

The media went into a frenzy this week over two announcements relating to Australian television and the ability to record it. Tivo’s corporate backer is rumoured to be pulling the plug and Telstra’s T-Box will be able to receive Foxtel in the coming months, just like an XBox 360 can now. Add to that new IP-TV technologies and services and the future of TV looks pretty good.

By Rodney Gedda | 09 February, 2011 10:37

Tags: digital tv, foxtel, IPTV, MythTV, PVR, T-Box, television, Telstra, tivo, tv, XBox 360

Wii worry, convergence powers gaming ahead

When the Wii first came onto the market it was an instant hit, but the console gaming space is changing so fast Nintendo needs to rethink how it plays the innovation game for a converged world.

By Rodney Gedda | 19 November, 2010 11:16

Tags: game consoles, Microsoft, Nintendo, nintendo wii, PS3, sony, wii, Xbox

The cloud issue you really can't ignore

Maybe it's time to rethink the cloud. Yeah, I know -- at this point, most IT shops haven't thought through the cloud the first time. But Microsoft's recent troubles keeping its cloud services available to users shine a harsh light on the issue of cloud availability and reliability.

By Frank Hayes | 27 September, 2010 20:08

Tags: cloud computing, Configuration / maintenance, Data Center, Google, hardware systems, internet, Microsoft, rackspace

Google will appeal French libel ruling on search suggestions

Google has been found guilty of libel by a French court as a result of the company's automated search suggestions. Google plans to appeal the ruling, a company spokeswoman said Monday.

By Peter Sayer | 27 September, 2010 22:34

Tags: Civil lawsuits, eric schmidt, Google, internet, legal, search engines

Could Facebook be the next AOL?

Last week, Facebook announced that it had amassed 500 million users, a formable portion of the global Internet audience. But even as Mark Zuckerberg and company celebrates, others are busy trying to uproot Facebook's popularity by establishing a set of open standards to share Facebook-like features across the Internet.

By Joab Jackson | 30 July, 2010 03:05

Tags: AOL, Facebook, internet, Internet-based applications and services, mail, open source, social media, social networking, software, Status Net

Shhh... ACMA preps URL 'block' page

In a recent discussion with Senator Conroy’s media advisors, I was given the privilege of being politely declined any more information about the composition of the proposed URL 'block' page or what options people have to check if their Web site is caught up in the filter.

By Rodney Gedda | 16 June, 2010 10:29

Tags: ACMA, censorship, Department of Broadband Communications and the Digital Economy (DBCDE), internet filter blacklist, Stephen Conroy

Are you a social networking mutant?

Have you ever tried to get an older person to use Facebook?

By Mike Elgan | 08 June, 2010 01:28

Tags: Facebook

Culture Clash: Office 2010 v. Google Docs

Microsoft held its official launch event this morning for Office 2010--the latest release of its dominant office productivity suite. Some of the new elements of Office 2010 make the suite more Web-enabled, while recent changes to Google Docs make it more "Office-like", setting the two up for head-to-head battle.

By Tony Bradley | 14 May, 2010 00:10

Tags: cloud computing, google docs, Microsoft Office 2010

Google over-promises and under-delivers with Buzz

Google prides itself on releasing products early and improving on them quickly, but this philosophy sometimes does a disservice to the company and to its users, as illustrated by this week's ballyhooed release of Buzz in Gmail.

By Juan Carlos Perez | 11 February, 2010 06:22

Tags: Facebook, Google, google buzz, social networks, twitter

Marketing Automation: Unique Kid on the CRM Block

CRM systems are supposed to comprise everything that touches the customer relationship. Through native functionality or integration across systems, CRM systems are supposed to achieve the holy grail of the 360-degree view. But all the good books on CRM were written before the current wave of internet marketing techniques (Twitter anyone?), and marketing automation apps continue to evolve rapidly.

By David Taber | 29 September, 2009 11:07

Tags: CRM, marketing, marketing automation

Thinking about upgrading to IE8? Think twice

I find it's best to live by a few simple rules. I don't micturate into the wind. I don't mix tequila with red wine (not any more, anyway). I never get into arm-wrestling matches with fat guys named "Tiny."

By Robert X. Cringely | 22 June, 2009 08:02

Tags: ie7, ie8, internet explorer, Microsoft

Will Oracle kill the Java community?

Will Oracle be good to Java's developers?

By Robert McMillan | 04 June, 2009 03:41

Tags: Java, javafx, oracle, Oracle-Sun merger

Bashing Bing, whacking Wave

Industry titans Microsoft Corp. and Google Inc. are getting rave reviews this week about innovative new approaches to Internet search and communications, respectively.

By Mike Elgan | 01 June, 2009 08:19

Tags: bing, google wave, Microsoft

Google's Chrome 2.0: First Impressions

Google Chrome is a browser whose only claim to fame (aside from being a Google product) is its speed and simplicity. In fact, some would claim that Chrome is simple to a fault, with version 1 of the browser lacking features that seem almost fundamental for a Web browser in 2009, such as form auto-fill, a full-screen mode, and extensions. With Chrome 2.0, Google has closed the gap a little bit, adding a full-screen mode, form auto-fill, and the ability to remove thumbnails from the “New Tab” page, along with a whole host of bug fixes and overall performance improvements.

By Uchendu Nwachuku | 22 May, 2009 15:28

Tags: Google, Google Chrome

Being personal in a centralised world

Personalisation is about more than decorating a user’s desktop, it must encompass business policy, end-to-end visibility and user introduced applications.

By Sean Walsh | 21 May, 2009 11:22

Tags: AppSense, virtual desktops

Analysis: Can Sam's Club bring health care tech to the local doctor?

In two years, the federal government will begin divvying up $19 billion in reimbursement money to help health care organizations and doctors cover roll out electronic medical records (EMR) technology. In the meantime, the cost for the technology, which can run tens of millions of dollars for large facilities and tens of thousands of dollars for private physician practices, rests squarely on the private sector.

By Lucas Mearian | 15 May, 2009 05:35

Tags: e-health, medical records, SaaS

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