Facebook Comments: Not the End of Anonymity, Just a Blow for Civility
11:40 AM 3/8/2011
Technology, Columns, People, Media, Google , Amazon.com, Facebook
In the wake of popular blog TechCrunch's adoption of Facebook's Comments plug-in to control the virulent, useless and nasty comments on its site, the Internet has erupted with screeds about the death of anonymity. But DailyFinance columnist Alex Salkever isn't worried -- he's relieved.
One of the slickest things Apple ever did to lure consumers to its products was creating the Genius Bar and Apple Care, offering fast, face-to-face customer support. Now, Apple is taking the same approach to small-biz IT support with a service called Joint Venture.
Look Out, Rosetta Stone: Memrise Has a New Vision for Learning Langauges
11:30 AM 2/25/2011
For adults, the early part of learning a new language is all drudgery and repetition. But a new company called Memrise looks like the next stage of evolution in language e-learning. And it might just roll right over premium products like Rosetta Stone.
Does IBM's Watson Offer the Future of Search? Not Yet
9:30 AM 2/22/2011
Some influential tech voices deeply critical of today's search technology hailed the victory of IBM's Watson at Jeopardy! as a forerunner of a new type of more intelligent, useful and less spammy search. Here's why that's still an awfully long ways off.
It's Crunch Time for Google's Battle Against Content Spam
10:45 AM 2/14/2011
Company News, Technology, Columns, Google , Microsoft, AOL, Stocks in the News
The trouble lies in the quality of information -- a thorny problem due to the subjectivity of "quality" in general. Google keeps tweaking its algorithms, but the junk content keeps rising to the top. In the arms race against spammers, the next few years are crucial.
Your Doctor Could Soon Be Reading Your X-Rays on an iPad
8:30 AM 2/14/2011
The FDA has approved the first diagnostic radiology application for mobile devices.
Called Mobile MIM, it's created by Cleveland-based MIM Software, and it's part of a wave of mobile apps aimed at making life easier for doctors and nurses.
How LawPivot Aims to Help Lawyers Build Up Their Business
9:00 PM 2/13/2011
The startup, which was funded last month by Google Ventures and is currently housed in the incubator at the GooglePlex, is a Q&A site that aims to connect businesses seeking legal advice with attorneys seeking clients.
The Nasdaq Hacking Case Raises Big Red Flags for Exchanges
11:40 PM 2/6/2011
The frightening revelations over the past few days that hackers had penetrated certain systems at the Nasdaq stock exchange are reverberating throughout the financial world. Did cyber-crooks gain access to inside information that can used to reap ill-gotten gains?
Push Pop Press: Apple Alums Launch Digital Book Maker
11:45 AM 2/2/2011
Expect lots of hand gestures, pinching, and other actions now familiar to users of Apple's iOS devices when Push Pop Press -- founded by former Apple designer Mike Matas -- launches its new digital book company.
LinkedIn's IPO Is Another Step in the Social Takeover of the Web
9:45 AM 1/31/2011
Company News, Columns, Investing, Google , Facebook, Careers, eBay
When I first heard of LinkedIn as a tech reporter in the early 2000s, I dismissed it as a Friendster for business. Wrong. Since then, LinkedIn has proved to be a disrupter of the entire recruiting market. And its coming IPO shows just how vital social networking is becoming.
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