Daily Archives: October 6, 2008

Analysis: BYOC and the democratization of knowledge work

Via ARS Technica By Jon Stokes | Published: October 06, 2008 – 08:30AM CT IT consumerization—i.e., the growing use of “consumer”-oriented devices in the enterprise—is one of the major business trends that we’ve been tracking here at Ars, and last … Continue reading

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Citizen “Journalist” Hits Apple Stock With False (Steve Jobs) Heart Attack Rumor

Via Tech Crunch by Erick Schonfeld on October 3, 2008 Apple’s stock took a temporary 10-point hit this morning after a false report surfaced on CNN’s iReport that Steve Jobs had a heart attack. The report has been removed, but … Continue reading

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Reason #823 You Should Be Producing Video Content

Via Mashable October 3, 2008 – 4:43 pm PDT – by Mark ‘Rizzn’ Hopkins   A new report was issued today by eMarketer that showed a distinct pattern of growth in video advertising spending over the next five years, with percentage … Continue reading

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YouTube and News Media Don’t Mix Well

Via Mashable October 4, 2008 – 2:47 pm PDT – by Paul Glazowski  You’ve likely heard often enough about YouTube channels established by news media organizations to distribute material to Web users in a place many are expected to frequent. … Continue reading

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Block reading: how we read on the Web

Via Gerry McGovern by Gerry McGovern We don’t scan a webpage. Instead, we scan a particular block or section of it. I was working with a company who, based on research, had discovered a top intranet task. It was interesting … Continue reading

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MySpace Music Streamed Its Billionth Song “A Few Days” After Launch

Via Tech Crunch by Michael Arrington on October 5, 2008 It took iTunes nearly three years to get to 1 billion song downloads. MySpace Music streamed a billion songs in just a few days after it launched on September 25. … Continue reading

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The Future of Reputation: Gossip, Rumor, and Privacy online

Via ARS Technica By Julian Sanchez | Published: October 05, 2008 – 11:30PM CT Review The Future of Reputation: Gossip, Rumor, and Privacy on the Internet Daniel J. Solove Yale University Press 256 Pages Understanding Privacy Daniel J. Solove Harvard … Continue reading

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