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December 31, 2008

Cloud computing comes to the corporate world

At first, just a handful of employees at Sanmina-SCI began using Google Apps for tasks like email, document creation, and appointment scheduling. Now, just six months later, almost 1000 employees of the electronics manufacturing company go online to use Google Apps in place of the comparable Microsoft tools.

Source: AFR - 31/12/08

 

December 29, 2008

Web 2.0 users | Keeping an eye on defences

One of the distinguishing features of Web 2.0 sites is the rich interactions they offer to users, but those interactions can also increase security risks.

Source: AFR - 30/12/08

 

The price to pay for net neutrality

As the world’s largest carriers and content providers prepare to lock horns over the contentious issue of net neutrality in the US, analysts in Australia are calling for a more pragmatic approach to designing this country’s broadband future.

Source: AFR - 29/12/08

 

December 24, 2008

You are what you click

The research is based on implicit behaviour - the premise that you are what you click - rather than what people might record in specific consumer surveys or face-to-face interviews.

Source: AFR - 24/12/08

 

December 23, 2008

Mapping your business on Google Earth

A principle of web 2.0 is to provide a more accessible, interactive and selective use of information over the web.

Source: AFR - 23/12/08

 

December 21, 2008

The benefits of an uploaded life

I blog because l’m a compulsive communicator. Always have been.

Source: THE AGE - 22/12/08

 

December 18, 2008

Sony bringing social networking Home

Users will be able to create clubs and decorate their spaces, while Sony is relying on advertising to create the applications that will make Home a compelling offer beyond being a purely social networking initiative.

Source: THE AUSTRALIAN - 19/12/08

 

ABC combining television with the web

There’s an argument that a strong online audience builds ratings for a television broadcaster by giving viewers more chances to watch a show, rather than drawing them permanently to the internet.

Source: THE AUSTRALIAN - 18/12/08

 

December 15, 2008

Making money from YouTube videos

Making videos for YouTube - for three years a pastime for millions of web surfers - is now a way to make a living. one year after the online video powerhouse invited members to become partners and added advertising to their videos, the most successful users are earning six-figure incomes from the website.

Source: AFR - 16/12/08

 

New websites catalogue the demise of others

For even faster, more up-to-the-minute company death watches, some are turning to Twitter.

Source: AFR - 15/12/08