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A study released Wednesday found that most Americans dislike online tracking by advertisers , but as they learn more about the practices, even more feel that way, reports The New York Times . ... More >
With mergers and acquisitions picking up, Harvey Koeppel, executive director of the Center for CIO Leadership , takes this opportunity to note that they can fail to achieve their goals. IT Bu... More >
Though Twitter co-founder Biz Stone has said advertising will not come to the micro-blogging service this year , it could be a lucrative path to follow. A study of 9,200 Internet users in Aug... More >
The Pepperdine Private Capital Markets Study backs previous research that agonizing over your business plan in search of venture capital might not be the best use of your time, reports The San Jos... More >
Yahoo will spend $100 million in 10 countries in an effort to convince users its personalization options will enhance their experience with the Web. According to iMedia Connection , the campa... More >
Economist Sylvia Ann Hewlett, in a post on Harvard Business Publishing , points to an off-the-shelf social-media platform as a way storage vendor EMC has helped foster community among its employees ... More >
Henning Kagermann, former CEO of German software maker SAP, is joining the board of Wipro , India's third-largest outsourcing company, reports PCWorld.com. Kagermann will fill out the board to 11 ... More >
In a post on TechCrunch, entrepreneur-turned-scholar Vivek Wadhwa totally disses a recent report by the National Venture Capital Association that claims credit for creating 12 million jobs and ... More >
This Slate piece calls Intuit's buyout of personal finance site Mint for $170 million in cash a tribute to the success of Web 2.5, not just an entrenched player attempting to take out a free upst... More >
TechFlash reports on a panel discussion of startup pitfalls that took place at the Zino Zillionaire Investment Forum. It started with moderator Stephen Graham, a partner with Fenwick &... More >
The Internet Activity Index produced by the Online Publishers Association shows a decline in the use of e-mail and instant messaging since 2003, according to ReadWriteWeb . In 2003, people ... More >
Netscape co-founder Marc Andreessen has been named to the board of directors of Hewlett-Packard, bringing the number of directors on the board to 11. The San Jose Mercury News quotes IT Busi... More >
In a post on Harvard Business Publishing , author Marshall Goldsmith makes the case for choosing an internal successor. It's been a topic much in the news with the hubbub over Steve Jobs' he... More >
IT departments too often pay for more software licenses than they need , Gareth Doherty, research analyst with Info-Tech Research Group, says in this Network World article. Vendors tend to ... More >
Venture capital played a role in 11 percent of all jobs last year and VC-backed companies generated roughly $2.9 trillion, according to a report released by The National Venture Capital Association ... More >
Though startups are known for Red Bull and all-nighters, Erik Nilsson in two posts on Xconomy asks how much hard work for startups is too much? In Part 1 , he says keeping the team small has... More >
The New York Times recently posed statistics as the hot, up-and-coming field for jobs . Now The San Jose Mercury News has an entertaining -- yes, entertaining -- interview with Sam Savage ... More >
Though most CIOs expect their budgets to be flat or cut for the next year, spending is expected to increase on virtualization , especially from vendors including VMware, Citrix and Red Hat, reports ... More >
In a piece on destinationCRM.com, Jeffery Henning, founder of vendor Vovici, looks at the role of CRM in customer loyalty . Based on a company survey of 200 professionals, the company came ... More >
In this tough economy, it's not surprising that small and midsize businesses are looking to business-intelligence tools to help them this rocky terrain. A recent Aberdeen Group research report... More >
In this InfoWorld piece, writer Dan Tynan lists six devious tactics used by enterprise software vendors . Among them: The magic demo: lots of theatrics, but no real product. The billing "m... More >
A post on destinationCRM.com draws five points from consultant Scott Hornstein's presentation at CRM Evolution '09. Basically, he urges vendors to adopt the approach used by the manager of... More >
In response to a blog about the breakdown of a cross-functional account-management team , Jason Busch at Speed Matters makes a couple of points about working to close a deal . When dealing... More >
Things have got to change in corporate IT and the key factor determining whether a company will be successful is willingness to change, Citrix CEO Mark Templeton told InformationWeek in an intervie... More >
This InformationWeek article looks at four technologies it says will reshape business intelligence . It says the problem with business intelligence is that it provides a good picture of the... More >
Why do IT leaders fail to follow best practices? That's the topic of a post by Susan Cramm on Harvard Business Publishing . Actually, she's trying to develop a discussion on the topic. Her ... More >
How do you know when it's time to replace your CRM system rather than invest more money in it? This CIO.com piece offers 10 points to ponder when you're trying to make that decision. Some ... More >
After pressing for a Yahoo-Microsoft deal as a shareholder and later joining Yahoo's board of directors , billionaire investor Carl Icahn has cut his share in the company from about 5.4 percent to... More >
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