On May 18, 2011
For FOSS Firms, Data Means Dollars
"Data" -- it's the new buzzword in the open source world, according to Tuesday's keynote speakers at the Open Source Business Conference, being held in San Francisco. "The kind of data we're collecting today is way harder…
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On May 18, 2011
Beyond Gmail: Super Useful (and Free) Google Products for Your Business
You are probably familiar with a few of Google’s business tools, like Analytics, AdWords, and Docs. If you write a blog, you probably turn to Google Images for great photos to add to your blog posts,…
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On May 18, 2011
Copyright Is Not Dead
A few weeks ago, my friend and former Harvard Business School classmate James Allworth argued that "Big Content" is stifling technological innovation. James made great points about how progress can occur only when content owners embrace new technological…
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On May 18, 2011
The Risks of Quantification
Quantification — describing reality with numbers — is a trend that seems only to be accelerating. From digital technology to business and financial models, we interact with the world by means of quantification.
While we all interact with the…
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On May 18, 2011
How Arrest of 4Chan Hacker Who Took P&G for $200K Hurts Your Mom
Before online coupons became available, coupon "fraud" was rampant and committed largely by, well, your mom.
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On May 18, 2011
5 Reasons Your Work Isn’t Worth What You Think
The marketplace doesn't value your services the way you think it should? The problem isn't your customers. It's your perspective.
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On May 18, 2011
Can HP Come Up With a Big-Bang Strategy?
The leak of a memo from HP CEO Leo Apotheker describing a tough upcoming quarter prompted the company to deliver its quarterly earnings report a day earlier than planned. The results for the second quarter were actually…
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On May 18, 2011
Litigation Frustration Wreaks Havoc in the Apple Ecosystem
Dick the Butcher's line in Shakespeare's play Henry IV about killing all the lawyers probably took on additional flavor this week. First, there's the matter of Lodsys, a company that has sent several iOS app developers scrambling…
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On May 18, 2011
The Retreat Up Market
SAP is holding Sapphire, its annual user meeting in Orlando, this week. Sapphire is one of the premiere events on the IT tradeshow calendar, along with Microsoft Convergence, Oracle Open World, Sage Insights and Salesforce.com's Dreamforce. These…
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On May 18, 2011
Best Buy Pulls the Plug on Electric Cars, and Isn’t That Charged About Scooters, Either
Best Buy was the vanguard big box selling electric scooters and motorcycles, but they're not selling (despite a nationwide craze for the 60-mpg gas versions) and now the company's pulling back....
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