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Vote in TechRepublic's mock election for 'President of the Internet'

podcast@zdnet.com (Dan Farber, Larry Dignan and David Berlind) — Sat, 04 Jul 2009 20:04:45 +0000

As a bit of fun on U.S. Independence Day, TechRepublic is running a mock election for "President of the Internet."

Judge's idea to outlaw links won't save newspapers

podcast@zdnet.com (Dan Farber, Larry Dignan and David Berlind) — Thu, 02 Jul 2009 17:31:28 +0000

I continue to be blown away by what I read about how newspapers can be saved. The latest comes from U.S. Appeals Court Judge Richard Posner who, in a blog post last week, suggested that one way to save newspapers from their demise would be “to bar linking to or paraphrasing copyrighted materials without [...]

Analyst: Palm Pre supply, demand in balance

podcast@zdnet.com (Dan Farber, Larry Dignan and David Berlind) — Thu, 02 Jul 2009 14:26:38 +0000

Palm Pre inventory at its key stores are in balance with demand with roughly 40,000 devices sold a week, according to a J.P. Morgan report. In a research note, J.P. Morgan analyst Paul Coster wrote: We have concluded our 3rd round of channel checks for the Pre. The gap between supply and demand has closed at Sprint [...]

What a difference a name makes: What if Live Search did Tweet searches?

podcast@zdnet.com (Dan Farber, Larry Dignan and David Berlind) — Thu, 02 Jul 2009 13:43:51 +0000

The Bing phenomenon continues and one day Microsoft’s search rebranding effort may make a great marketing case study. Microsoft renamed its search Bing, added some neat logic, focused on important verticals. Microsoft has even snared a bit of search market share and has generated buzz unforeseen among tech’s peanut gallery. The latest example of Microsoft’s search buzz: Bing has begun [...]

IT lessons from Facebook's user name launch

podcast@zdnet.com (Dan Farber, Larry Dignan and David Berlind) — Thu, 02 Jul 2009 13:24:33 +0000

Facebook has detailed some of the backend moves as it prepared to roll out usernames to 200 million users. The blog post is the latest in Facebook’s effort to allow us peak behind the scenes a bit. Facebook allowed its 200 million users to pick names while keeping the site running. Some of the lessons are obvious, [...]

Tailoring Web technology to a bespoke dress shirt business

podcast@zdnet.com (Dan Farber, Larry Dignan and David Berlind) — Thu, 02 Jul 2009 10:00:40 +0000

It’s not easy to mix up the monotony of putting on a shirt and a tie every day for work, but what if the shirt was made-to-order, with details of your own choosing? Fashion startup ShirtsMyWay allows you to spruce up your tired work uniform and customize your own dress shirt from nearly-limitless options — from [...]

Video: U.S. CIO Kundra answers questions about new federal IT dashboard

podcast@zdnet.com (Dan Farber, Larry Dignan and David Berlind) — Thu, 02 Jul 2009 10:00:03 +0000

After unveiling the U.S Federal IT Dashboard, U.S. CIO Vivek Kundra did an online chat with citizens to answer their questions about the dashboard. Macon Philips, the White House Director of New Media, facilitated the questions while Kundra answered them in this 30-minute video.

Take steps to prevent IT myopia [video]

podcast@zdnet.com (Dan Farber, Larry Dignan and David Berlind) — Thu, 02 Jul 2009 09:10:19 +0000

Most lists for improving IT tend to focus on project management issues. While that’s important, if you get too caught up in the details of project management, you may miss out on the broader, more strategic view that’s critical for successful IT operations. This episode of Sanity Savers for IT executives, shares practical steps you [...]

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