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Saturday, December 31, 2011
Friday, December 30, 2011
An intern once asked me, what's the difference between a "journalist" of my day and a "blogger" of his? I laughed and told him my day ain't over yet. Then I followed up by saying that journalism is something I do on a blog, and there are many other things one can do on a blog, only a few of which I'll allow.
The thing journalists still do today is extract and present the viewpoints of people who matter more to the business they cover than the journalists themselves. Here now in living color are a handful of the most revealing, poignant, and on occasion, truthful statements made to ReadWriteWeb journalists in the year about to pass.
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Thursday, December 29, 2011
Wednesday, December 28, 2011
A few weeks ago, RWW Channels Editor David Strom posted Why BYOD Isn't a Trend.He skewers the notion that BYOD is new, notes that IT leaders have dealt with user-purchased tech for generations, and declares the "consumerization of IT" a new name for an old trend.
Strom's take away: BYOD has been around since the '80s, and the only change is that it is now writ large, thanks to low-cost smartphones, tablets, and Internet-enabled access to corporate data. But he asks the wrong question and misses a much more important point, about how rapid the influx of tablets is changing enterprise IT. Don't ask if BYOD is a trend. Ask what IT leaders are doing about BYOD.
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Tuesday, December 27, 2011
If SOPA (Stop Online Piracy Act) passes, artists online will be at risk – especially if Big Media has anything to say about it.
Under SOPA, websites can be blacklisted and removed from the Internet if they appear to be infringing on intellectual property or distributing copyrighted works. This is especially troublesome for artists whose work depends on fair use law and resides at the intersection of art, mass media critique and appropriation.
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Monday, December 26, 2011
Sunday, December 25, 2011
You should write more what you feel, I've been told. Be more open about yourself, Scott. If you want to engage people, to build a community, to get people talking in comments, and bring more people into your social circle, you need to be more open, more accessible, more of a personality. Show people your soft side, your heart. What do you really believe, Scott M. Fulton, III, besides your insistence on using Roman numerals in your name? You talk about issues that have six or seven sides to them, but you don't tell people where you stand. How do you expect people to engage with you if you don't engage with them?
Well, okay, if you insist. I am a Christian.
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Saturday, December 24, 2011
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Thursday, December 22, 2011
Wednesday, December 21, 2011
As part of our annual review of the Web, we single out a big Internet company that has impressed us the most over the calendar year. The first Best BigCo was chosen back in 2004, so this is the 8th year we've done this. Only four companies have won it up till now. Google has been our selection three times (2004,2006 and 2009) and Facebook has won it twice (2007 and 2010). The only other two winners have been Apple (2008) and Yahoo (2005).
This year we're pleased to etch a fifth name onto the Best BigCo trophy (although like our own little company, the trophy is virtual). Our Best BigCo of 2011 has been around since the Dot Com era, but what's most impressive is how it has disrupted entirely new markets over the past year. Our Best BigCo for 2011 is…
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Tuesday, December 20, 2011
In perhaps one of the more counter-intuitive surveys to be published this year, commissioned by developer tools maker Apigee, a majority of businesses interviewed whose IT departments are currently managing API-intensive development projects say that integration with social networking sites is the least of their concerns.
Though the interview was limited to only 24 companies (leaving some doubt as to whether the sample size is adequate enough), the Web API study published by Hurwitz & Associates shows only 12% (3 firms) registering "expanding to social networking sites" as an important motivating factor for adopting APIs in applications.
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Monday, December 19, 2011
Sunday, December 18, 2011
Let It Snow Google Easter Egg Blankets Search Results in Snow
If the weather outside today is more "delightful" than "frightful" where you live and you're wishing for some snow without all the hassles of shoveling, there's one place you can definitely see some (virtual) snowflakes: Google's search results.
Type in "let it snow" (without quotes) when you visit Google and you'll be treated to a new Easter egg. Snowflakes will fall from the top of your screen and slowly cover Google's search results (prominently featuring links to YouTube videos of the famous song "Let it Snow") in a light coating of snow.
Saturday, December 17, 2011
Friday, December 16, 2011
In days of yore, kids wanted to be policemen, kung fu experts or jet fighters when they grew up. They saw what was being glorified on television and in the movies and said, "Daddy, that is what I want to do!" These days, kids may want to grow up to be great mobile developers. It could happen.
Google is making that easier than ever to learn to developer for Android. Last night it introduced a new beta program, Android Training, a collection of classes designed to help mobile developers make better Android apps. Google realizes that in the realm of public opinion Android apps are perceived to be inferior to iOS. Hence, Android Training is targeted to help developers make slicker, sexier, more functional apps.
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Thursday, December 15, 2011
Wednesday, December 14, 2011
Tuesday, December 13, 2011
Monday, December 12, 2011
Sunday, December 11, 2011
Owners of iPads, iPhones and iPods running the latest version of iOS have not yet had the option to jailbreak their devices in a way that's at all worth the trouble. For those who are dying to break free of Apple's restrictions, an untethered jailbreak appears to be on the way.
On Friday, France-based iOS hacker @pod2g uploaded a video showing that he was successful in jailbreaking iOS 5.0.1 running on his iPhone 3G. This came about a month after he announced on Twitter that he had discovered a bug in iOS 5 that would make a jailbreak possible.
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Saturday, December 10, 2011
Google plans to add filtering mechanisms to Google+, allowing users to receive more relevant social content as the company seeks to challenge rival Facebook.
"Noise control" will soon be added to the social site
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Friday, December 9, 2011
Thursday, December 8, 2011
Wednesday, December 7, 2011
We love new apps. It is one of the joys of our life to sift through the flood of apps that are published or updated every month and deliver the best or most interesting to our readers. November had some great apps for Android, the iPhone and the iPad. In our ongoing series of Apps Of The Month, we take a look at what November produced below. We are continuing for the third month with our list of app updates so you can keep track of what you need to update for functionality and security purposes.
The list, as always, is a bit subjective so please let us know in the comments if we missed an app or you have found one that you cannot live without.
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