Monthly Archives: May 2009
Top 5 Twitter tips and the best Twitter tools [podcast]
My colleague, Elaine Hom, was kind enough to invite me to sit in on her website’s monthly podcast, “Reality Check.” In the episode, I offered up my “Top Twitter tips and the best Twitter tools“ I was well-caffeinated, as you’ll … Continue reading
Filed under journalism, podcast, social media, Twitter
A better definition for cloud computing?
Image via Wikipedia I know a thing or two about defining IT terms. Some concepts, however, are so nebulous or fraught with marketing hype that they beggar most attempts. I was assigned “cloud computing” for WhatIs.com eons ago. (Actually, in … Continue reading
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MIT Panel: “Machines with eyes & texting spies” [privacy]
“Big Brother has nothing on growing up as a minister’s daughter in a small town.” Shava Nerad, Development Director / former Executive Director of the Tor Project, offered that trenchant observation in the context of a panel on privacy held … Continue reading
“Massachusetts Senate seeks to amend, weaken data protection law” [new article]
We had to respond to a bit of a curveball this morning on the Mass. data protection law. A MA Senate Bill significantly alters certain provisions. I reported on it today and will be reviewing it further tomorrow. “Massachusetts Senate … Continue reading
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Use RE for @replies on Twitter
Image by DNSF David Newman via Flickr There’s a bonafide Twitterstorm on today after a post from Twitter co-founder @Biz Stone indicated that the service would be changing the way it handled @replies. Just check out #fixreplies. Here’s what @Biz … Continue reading
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Video: A vision of the future from Microsoft Labs
Video: Future Vision Montage The president of Microsoft‘s business division, Stephen Elop, showcased a video from Microsoft Office Labs at the recent Wharton Business Technology Conference. The five-minute long video more than hints at what Microsoft imagines mainstream information technology … Continue reading
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