Are spam, hackers, privacy concerns and commercialization killing social media? Social media comes in many forms and flavors with new types coming in and some older ones slowly dying out. It has become so ubiquitous that we rarely think about it when...

Applying Internet Technologies Creatively Can Generate Big Rewards This past weekend DARPA (Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency) announced the winner of the Network Challenge ''to explore how broad-scope problems can be tackled using social...

We in IT can be thankful for the iPhone and Windows 7. My family has a Thanksgiving dinner tradition. Before we start eating we go around the table and everyone expresses what they are thankful for. It is interesting and insightful and not always what...

Why interpersonal skills may be more important now. While perusing the online versions of some of the more well-know information technology journals recently, I was surprised to find one that had quite a few stories on the stupidity of users. While...

Learning how the business side works can yield better IT systems and service. I just returned from a week of vacation in London, which was fun as always. The great thing about being an American in London is that it forces you to rethink a lot of...