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Internet Use Increases Social Connectivity
Rather than pulling people away from each other, Internet use actually enhances the size and diversity of people's social networks, according to a Pew report.
VoiceCon 2009: Avoid Unified Communications Hype
Implementing unified communications and collaboration tools doesn't have to lead to a Wild West scenario, according to a panel of experts at VoiceCon 2009.
Homeland Security Seeks New Ideas
The federal agency plans to adopt the Transportation Security Administration's IdeaFactory crowd-sourcing application to encourage brainstorming by employees.
Second Life Steps Into The Enterprise
Companies can now run their own, private version of the virtual world in their data centers, for added security and control.
MSN Adds Facebook Integration
Microsoft portal's redesign gives it a cleaner look and deeper integration with social networking sites.
PayPal Unveils Plans To Open Payment Service
The PayPal X service is designed to make it easier for developers to integrate PayPal into third-party applications.
Is The Desktop PC Doomed?
The rise of Web-based apps, virtualization, and a crop of powerful mobile devices have the traditional PC desktop on the run.
White House Uses Open Source To Open Government
The Whitehouse.gov site now runs the open source Drupal content management system, which includes social networking tools that can be used for communications and participatory government.
Mozilla Unveils Raindrop Messaging Dashboard
E-mail used to be the Internet's killer app. Mozilla's forthcoming Raindrop software anticipates a world where e-mail has been reduced to one channel among many.
Web 2.0 Summit: Surprise! It's Google's Sergey Brin
Sporting unusual footwear, Google's co-founder stopped by to chat about his company.
