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Eric Zeman
5 Things Motorola's New CEO Must Do
May 22, 2012 11:47 AM
Motorola Mobility, which now belongs to Google, has a new CEO. Here's what he needs to do right away to get the company moving in the right direction.
Patrick Houston
Yahoo ResuMess: The Trouble With Entitlement Culture
May 21, 2012 12:00 PM
The resume drama for Yahoo CEO Scott Thompson had a quiet player: a corporate culture that seeks fairness but produces employees who feel entitled. Here's what his successor, and all managers, must know about that problem.
Mathew J. Schwartz
Has Anonymous Ruined Online Anonymity?
May 04, 2012 09:45 AM
Anonymous, the hacktivist collective, has given anonymity a bad name. Yes, anonymous online services may be used to send bomb threats or abusive messages, but anonymity also does some good online.
Patrick Houston
3 Examples: Visual Technologies Change The Rules
April 30, 2012 11:27 AM
Businesses of all shapes and sizes will soon be held to a higher standard of customer experience as they try to sell products, or convey content of any kind.
Thomas Claburn
Oracle, Google Trial: Who Wins Round One?
April 28, 2012 09:05 AM
In the first phase of the case, concerning copyrights, Google's arguments have been more compelling than Oracle's, to date. Patent testimony is still to come.
Rob Preston
An Open Internet: A Tale Of Two Approaches
April 26, 2012 09:00 AM
The Obama administration takes a hard line, while the Aspen Institute sticks with softer platitudes, as some governments try to restrict Internet freedoms.
David F. Carr
A BrainYard Experiment: Let's Have A Social Conversation
April 23, 2012 09:00 AM
As editor of the BrainYard, a news site about social collaboration in the enterprise, I know I'm supposed to be an expert on this--but how do I get you, the reader, to talk more on and about this website?
Eric Zeman
Samsung's Next Galaxy: 3 Possibilities
April 16, 2012 11:15 AM
Samsung will reveal the "next Galaxy" on May 3 in London. Several intriguing Samsung smartphone developments are on the runway.
Thomas Claburn
Google Big Tent: Regulation Vs. Personal Responsibility
March 30, 2012 09:50 AM
Society should embrace the touch-the-stove approach when it comes to online common sense, explains 14-year-old Adora Svitak, author of no less than three books and advocate of techno-youth empowerment, at Google event on Web regulation.
Rob Preston
Google In Decline? Critics Protest Too Much
March 22, 2012 02:15 PM
Google remains well positioned despite its missteps and setbacks.
Eric Lundquist
March Madness Has Lessons For Social Marketing
March 21, 2012 09:00 AM
Sports teams, fans, and sports marketing pros have many lessons for social marketing. Just ask legendary sports broadcaster Butch Stearns.
Eric Zeman
Android Devs Turned Off By Fragmentation
March 20, 2012 10:07 AM
Android's momentum in the developer community has reversed course, according to poll.
Eric Lundquist
5 Social Lessons From The Rush Limbaugh Imbroglio
March 16, 2012 10:12 AM
In the real-time world, reaction is immediate and dictated by social groups. Consider these crisis communications tips for social marketers.
David F. Carr
Timeline For Facebook Pages Takes Getting Used To
February 29, 2012 01:10 PM
Businesses that use Facebook for marketing and to connect to customers may learn to love Timeline for Facebook Pages. But designers and developers of custom tabs will have to scramble to adjust over the next 30 days.
Thomas Claburn
'Do Not Track' Won't Save You From Yourself
February 24, 2012 09:30 AM
Just because you now have a Consumer Privacy Bill of Rights, don't assume you have privacy.
David F. Carr
The Many Styles Of Social Media Analytics
February 21, 2012 12:15 PM
Whether provided as self-service or with the backing of consultants, for marketing, CRM, or operations, social media analytics are snowballing in importance.
Fritz Nelson
Big Data, Big Social, Big MDM
February 14, 2012 11:58 AM
InformationWeek's Valley View will air live this Thursday. It will feature Rikard Steiber, Google's global marketing director for mobile and social, and startup Chart.io, which aims to put business intelligence into the hands of the everyday user.
Eric Lundquist
The Next Big Social Network Is You
February 06, 2012 10:49 AM
Three trends just now emerging will alter the social network landscape.
Thomas Claburn
Google+ Name Policy Leaves Users Unsatisfied
January 31, 2012 02:02 PM
Google tweaked its pseudonym rules after people complained--but some still-frustrated users say the company didn't listen well.
Thomas Claburn
Google Study: Social Media Enhances Privacy
January 27, 2012 09:15 AM
Sharing can shape your reputation, thereby building trust and privacy, Google research says. "Clean coal," meet "privacy-aware sharing." Let the oxymoron wars begin.
Thomas Claburn
Google Foes Fighting Social Search Ignore One Truth
January 24, 2012 04:08 PM
Google competitors ramp up protests that the search giant favors its own social content, hurting Facebook and Twitter. One problem, guys: There's no such thing as truly organic search.
David F. Carr
Facebook Helps Paid Posts Float To Top Of Feeds
January 12, 2012 05:00 PM
New 'featured' stories let marketers cut through the noise in your already cluttered news feed. Cringe-worthy, or smart?
David F. Carr
Does E-Commerce On Social Networks Pay Yet?
December 27, 2011 09:00 AM
E-commerce firms search for the right way to retail on social networks, especially Facebook.
Art Wittmann
Google Want To Google Get On Google's Tech Google News Google Page? Put Google In Your Google Headline
December 27, 2011 07:55 AM
My unscientific research reveals Google likes stories about itself and Google products. While I took it lightheartedly, the U.S. government is more concerned.
David F. Carr
Radian6 Chief: Ignoring Social Could Bring 'CEO Spring'
December 21, 2011 10:00 AM
Companies must embrace enterprise social media in 2012 or be overrun by it, says Marcel LeBrun.