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Why Preventing Fragmentation Is Good for Your Budget
Anything that slows down data subtracts from your bottom line. Instead of using two-decades-old technology to defrag after the fact, why not use higher level technology from Diskeeper that...
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OOXML expert: ODF standard is broken
The ISO standard for ODF documents is impossible to implement, says an expert who has now found both OpenOffice and Microsoft Office 2007 non-standard compliant.
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Microsoft Office 2007 fails OOXML conformance test
Now that Office Open XML is on its way to becoming an international standard, it could be leaving Microsoft behind.
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Facebook IPO: Overhyped or oversold?
What went wrong with the Facebook IPO? This timeline tries to put things into some sort of order from initial excitement and hype to burst bubble and technology failure.
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Mining the social data stream for deeper customer insight
Wal-Mart and Target use social intelligence from customers to gain strategic business advantage in the local area and ensure on-going loyalty and retention.
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Microsoft's shifting priorities: It's about time
I’ve asked a few illustrious members of the worldwide Microsoft community to share their insights via guest posts on a variety of topics — from Windows Phone, to Hyper-V.
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Facebook IPO: Risk Factors and law
Facebook has to comply with laws, not only in the United States, but around the world. It also needs to vigorously defend its intellectual property as it states in its IPO filing.
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Facebook IPO: Risk Factors and dependance
I have been looking at Facebook's IPO filing, and I have noticed that its risk factors can be grouped into areas of potential concern for investors. In this post, I focus on Facebook's dependence.
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Facebook IPO: Risk Factors and growth
Facebook's IPO filing with the SEC warns potential investors of the chance that the value of their investment may go down as well as up. This post looks at growth and why you might think twice...
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Twitter reaches 10 million active accounts in the UK
Twitter UK is celebrating its first year of operation over here and has announced that it has 10 million active users in the UK who log on each month
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Draw Something rapidly declines in popularity after Zynga acquisition
Perhaps Zynga was seduced by the meteoric rise of the over simplistic Draw Something and did not stop to analyse whether the newest addition would have any staying power over its other games.
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Why the FBI should be worried about Bitcoin
A leaked document from the FBI shows concern that cyber criminals treat Bitcoin as just another payment option alongside established virtual currencies. With no centralised authority, detecting...
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Domino's tracks your pizzas with new Facebook Ordering app
Domino's has been leading the way with mobile and social initiatives such as the 'Social Pizza' application. Now you can use Facebook Ordering to order and track your pizza without ever leaving...
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McDonald's crowdsources new ideas with 'make your own burger' campaign
McDonald's has used crowdsourcing to find new ideas for its burgers. Finalists can get their own burger design created and sold to over two million daily visitors in outlets across Germany.
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Sex Tech: Dot-XXX Stats, Twitter Lawsuit, CP Tech, UK ISP Filter Abuse
Dot-XXX is a flop, religious websites riskier than porn for viruses, porn cases tossed as judge rules on IP filesharing prosecutions, Japanese porn star is sued for no Twitter follow-back.
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Tired of using Google search? Try DuckDuckGo
Are you tired of using Google search and worry about your personal information being widely shared with other sites? DuckDuckGo with its focus on privacy might be the engine you have been...
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Creating the 'third' space in the 'Anywhere Working City'
You are likely to spend as much time on holiday as you do commuting to work. Are you taking a holiday from work, or are you taking a holiday from commuting? The Anywhere Working City white paper...
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Writing fake online reviews? New Google algorithm will catch you out
Changing online sentiment is hard enough. But fraudulently working together to try and control the sentiment about a product or web site is just plain wrong.
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Twitter accusers not above the law after rape victim name trends
Victims can be named and propagated through Twitter by people who do not think through the consequences of their actions. Fortunately the UK police are stamping out online abuse when the victim is...
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Twitter donations soar after death of London Marathon runner
Claire Squires wanted to run the London Marathon to help her charity, the Samaritans. Unfortunately she died before she could complete the race but donations have been flooding in thanks to Twitter.
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Soldier's wife learns of his death via Facebook
After a soldier died in Afghanistan, his wife found out via Facebook and a telephone call. Two soldiers arrived at her doorstep two hours later. The military is investigating how this happened.
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