May 28, 2009
Tips for Policy on Social Media -- And Walk the Talk Yourself
In a Compliance Week article, Patricia Harned addresses company policy for employee behavior on the Internet . Recalling a small-town credit union manager's angst about his young employees ... More >
What's the Business Value of Social Media?
Though he says you can't build a traditional business case for social software investments, Gartner's Anthony Bradley says he's working on a framework for it similar to Gartner's business case for... More >
May 26, 2009
Conference Zeroes in on BPM in Government
The Workflow Management Coalition is offering a two-day conference called Process.gov focused exclusively on workflow and business process management in government and defense agencies. The ... More >
Smaller Cities Wooing Tech Startups
Some unexpected cities are luring tech startups with grants and tax breaks as well as a lower cost of doing business, reports The Wall Street Journal . Cities such as Kalamazoo, Mich., and ... More >
Bloomberg Tries to Keep Tight Rein on Staff
With blogging, Twitter and Facebook, there are plenty of ways to get into trouble. As IT Business Edge's Ann All has written , it's no wonder The Wall Street Journal and its parent Dow Jones set out... More >
May 22, 2009
Economy Keeps Tech Execs on Edge
At the Reuters Global Technology Summit , execs said that despite all the talk of reaching the bottom of this recession, they're not sure we've turned the corner. Said Martin Sorrell, CEO ... More >
Twitter's Stone Backtracks on Advertising
OK, just for the record, Twitter's not totally opposed to advertising , co-founder Biz Stone is trying to clarify in a blog post . It's just not that interested in running banner ads , repo... More >
Characteristics of Great Startup Culture
Greg Gottesman, a managing director of Madrona Venture Group, has added "the right culture" to his list of keys to success for startups . His original list of factors, he says, are (1) team, (2) pro... More >
AOL's Ad Platform Retains Top Ranking
America Online's Platform-A came out on top in April in comScore's ranking of U.S. ad networks.Yahoo's Ad Network placed second and Google's Ad Network third, reports internetnews.com . The story sa... More >
May 21, 2009
How Xerox Engineers Share Knowledge
Xerox, in the news for its change in leadership, is featured in this It's My World post on knowledge management . The article talks about the setup and keeping of a knowledge-management system. ... More >
May 20, 2009
SolarWinds Rises in IPO; OpenTable Poised for Launch
The long IPO drought is over with the launch of networking software maker SolarWinds . Its stock opened at $15 a share on the New York Stock Exchange, up 20 percent from its IPO price of $12.50, acc... More >
May 19, 2009
Medical Innovation Center Opens in Georgia
Four Georgia research and health care organizations are joining together to create an "innovation center" to speed new medical devices to market , reports bizjournals.com . Georgia Tech, St.... More >
Tap Customer Insight to Boost Innovation
There's huge untapped potential for companies to tap into customer thinking to help create products that capture the buyer's imagination, meet unmet needs and further their brands, according to consu... More >
May 18, 2009
Unlocking Potential of Business Processes
Michael Rosemann, a professor at Queensland University in Australia, calls business processes the neglected asset in this piece on Aris BPM Blog . He says they don't get the attention they ... More >
May 15, 2009
PC Rollouts More Likely Delayed Than Canceled
IT managers are more likely to delay rather than cancel PC or laptop rollouts in this recession, reports InfoWorld. In a Gartner survey of 475 IT administrators at large companies conducted... More >
Investors Skip Business Plans, Web Startups Skip Venture Capital?
Sweating the details of your business plan might be wasted energy , according to a study by the University of Maryland's business school. According to a story in The New York Times , venture... More >
Women See Red Over Dell's Web Site Della
Dell is amending the content on its Web site Della, which is geared toward women, after backlash such as MSNBC 's article, "Let's market PCs like it's 1959." Women didn't take kindly to frot... More >
May 14, 2009
Paid Search Declines in April
Paid search took a hit in the four weeks preceding May 9, falling from 9.84 percent of search engine traffic in April 2008 to 7.25 percent, according to Hitwise data. While there's some specul... More >
May 12, 2009
Boards Wrangle Over Spending or Saving in Hard Times
To spend or save in this downturn ? That's a vexing question being hashed out in many boardrooms during these trying times, but it can be particularly difficult at startups, especially those running... More >
May 11, 2009
Is a Chief Performance Officer in Your Company's Future?
Tom Davenport writes on Harvard Business Publishing that the role of chief performance officer holds a lot of potential. It know its sounds like just another C-level executive, such as the... More >
May 8, 2009
The Most Creative State? Vermont
Vermont, Idaho and Washington top Forbes' ranking as the most innovative states , based on number of patents per capita. It offers a slide show of the top 15. It says 495,000 patent applica... More >
May 7, 2009
Survey Finds Slight Growth in Expected IT Spending
The most recent CDW IT Monitor survey shows some signs of life in IT spending, reports InformationWeek . In the reseller's bimonthly survey, 29 percent of small and midsize business IT deci... More >
May 6, 2009
Intel Ad Campaign Goes Futuristic
Intel will kick off a new advertising campaign portraying the company as an innovator driving technology's future, reports InformationWeek . It's certainly a break from the company's older ... More >
Tech Cost-Cutting Tips for Midsize Companies
Terrence Cosgrove, senior research analyst at Gartner, suggests that midsize companies set up cost-cutting teams, pay more attention to reducing maintenance support costs and reduce their networkin... More >
May 5, 2009
E-Tailers Looking to Cut Marketing Costs
The economic downturn is forcing e-commerce sites to focus their marketing efforts on less expensive means such as Facebook, Twitter and e-mail, according to a survey by Forrester Research for Shop.o... More >
Bad Times a Good Time to Keep Developing Leadership
This sour economy is no time to stop developing the up-and-coming leadership of your company, according to CIO.com. It just named its 2009 Ones to Watch . Says Karen Sobel-Lojeski, visiting... More >
May 1, 2009
2008 Bred a New Crop of Entrepreneurs
A new study finds an increase in entrepreneurship during 2008 as the recession was taking hold, reports The Wall Street Journal . The Kansas City-based Kauffman Foundation found that in 200... More >
