Email scams: So long Nigerians, hello polite Brits
These email scams are getting much more polite. I received the following email informing me that I was left more than $30 million by some dead guy I never knew.
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Logitech benefits from webcam, video collaboration demand boom
Logitech's fourth quarter highlighted what a lot of people already knew--webcam demand skyrocketed as most work went remote.
LinkedIn's university pages, lower age limit all about reach, growth
If LinkedIn can get career minded people young with a university hook it can be the resume and networking tool for a good 50 to 60 years.
Gmail users are young, hip, richer
Google Gmail is a magnet for the young, rich and hip, according to Hitwise. Hitwise analyst LeeAnn Prescott writes in a post that Gmail users are a different breed from the Hotmail and Yahoo Mail folks.
Power blogging 101
Want to be a power blogger? Be transparent, find a niche and post in massive quantities.
Does email have a future?
The days of email as a mission-critical application appear to be limited, according to an IDC report. IDC said it is projecting that 97 billion emails will be sent worldwide in 2007 and more than 40 billion of those will be spam.
Google Apps customers await email migration tool
Kari Barlow hasn't had any complaints about using Google Apps for Education, but is waiting for an email migration tool to finish her move out of the student email business. Barlow, assistant vice president at the Arizona State University's technology office, was mentioned as one of Google's reference customers in an October Google Apps for Education case study.
Google+ Hangouts HD and the rise of good enough telepresence
It's no coincidence that global enterprise video conferencing sales are tanking as Google and others step up their game.
Cisco acquires Collaborate.com, eyes mobile
The networking giant said the acquisition will help it better navigate mobile collaboration and cloud computing.
Google Glass in hospitals? Royal Philips, Accenture think so
Similar to the way Google Glass and your smartphone connect, Philips and Accenture linked the wearable device to Philips IntelliVue software to transfer patient data.