http://www.computerweekly.com/ Feed of comments from all Computer Weekly blogs en Copyright Reed Business Information 2009 Wed, 16 Dec 2009 08:39:04 +0000 http://www.sixapart.com/movabletype/ http://www.rssboard.org/rss-specification An interesting aspect of the realtime web is that non-stories and rumours can propagate really quickly. This is not so for the traditional web where news stories are hours, or even days old before ... http://www.computerweekly.com/blogs/editors-blog/2009/12/twitters-ecosystem-points-to-r.html#comment-1995456 http://www.computerweekly.com/blogs/editors-blog/2009/12/twitters-ecosystem-points-to-r.html#comment-1995456 Wed, 16 Dec 2009 08:39:04 +0000 An interesting aspect of the realtime web is that non-stories and rumours can propagate really quickly. This is not so for the traditional web where news stories are hours, or even days old before ... http://www.computerweekly.com/blogs/editors-blog/2009/12/twitters-ecosystem-points-to-r.html#comment-1995453 http://www.computerweekly.com/blogs/editors-blog/2009/12/twitters-ecosystem-points-to-r.html#comment-1995453 Wed, 16 Dec 2009 08:37:51 +0000 There's also Shifd - http://shifd.com/ - which I saw demo'd in the New York Times dev lab earlier in the year. It looked really nice, but uses Adobe Air which I am n ... http://www.computerweekly.com/blogs/enterprise-social-software/2009/12/instapaper-managing-your-to-re.html#comment-1993619 http://www.computerweekly.com/blogs/enterprise-social-software/2009/12/instapaper-managing-your-to-re.html#comment-1993619 Tue, 15 Dec 2009 11:34:19 +0000 It is a great tool, I use Read it later(http://readitlaterlist.com/) and paperdroid on my android phone which accomplishes the same task and works brilliantly. ... http://www.computerweekly.com/blogs/enterprise-social-software/2009/12/instapaper-managing-your-to-re.html#comment-1993609 http://www.computerweekly.com/blogs/enterprise-social-software/2009/12/instapaper-managing-your-to-re.html#comment-1993609 Tue, 15 Dec 2009 11:26:53 +0000 It is astonishing to think there are 50,000 apps for Twitter, but they will need to distil this down significantly to a manageable ecosystem if they are to maximise potential. Twitter could be swam ... http://www.computerweekly.com/blogs/editors-blog/2009/12/twitters-ecosystem-points-to-r.html#comment-1992329 http://www.computerweekly.com/blogs/editors-blog/2009/12/twitters-ecosystem-points-to-r.html#comment-1992329 Mon, 14 Dec 2009 17:49:38 +0000 I absolutely am loving this article :) gonna have to remember to put this on my blogroll. ... http://www.computerweekly.com/blogs/it-networks-and-communications-blog/2009/07/has-the-networking-industry-go.html#comment-1992201 http://www.computerweekly.com/blogs/it-networks-and-communications-blog/2009/07/has-the-networking-industry-go.html#comment-1992201 Mon, 14 Dec 2009 17:20:19 +0000 I guess I'm going to need to read up some more but this was a really good spring board. ... http://www.computerweekly.com/blogs/it-networks-and-communications-blog/2009/02/networking-derailed.html#comment-1992198 http://www.computerweekly.com/blogs/it-networks-and-communications-blog/2009/02/networking-derailed.html#comment-1992198 Mon, 14 Dec 2009 17:20:16 +0000 Its ironic that a search engine, renowned for search advertising would choose to use print advertising for chrome but I'm sure it will work for them. They will be reaching the users who rarel ... http://www.computerweekly.com/blogs/it-downtime-blog/2009/12/print-advertising-is-the-futur.html#comment-1991837 http://www.computerweekly.com/blogs/it-downtime-blog/2009/12/print-advertising-is-the-futur.html#comment-1991837 Mon, 14 Dec 2009 13:36:25 +0000 Funny you should mention competition. I have noticed Alertpay becoming more and more prominent at checkouts online. So much so, I have registered an account with them. I then have an alternative pa ... http://www.computerweekly.com/blogs/it-fud-blog/2008/09/paypal-moneylaundering-nonsens.html#comment-1991829 http://www.computerweekly.com/blogs/it-fud-blog/2008/09/paypal-moneylaundering-nonsens.html#comment-1991829 Mon, 14 Dec 2009 13:30:21 +0000 I haven’t seen anybody yet fully covering the rationale behind this latest Google marketing campaign. Google is trying to raise public awareness of Chrome in the hope that people will choos ... http://www.computerweekly.com/blogs/it-downtime-blog/2009/12/print-advertising-is-the-futur.html#comment-1991635 http://www.computerweekly.com/blogs/it-downtime-blog/2009/12/print-advertising-is-the-futur.html#comment-1991635 Mon, 14 Dec 2009 11:22:03 +0000 Yes, this corporation’s advert covers the front and back pages of the Metro today, inside and out. I doubt many people read it, though. Most people aren’t that interested in reading about w ... http://www.computerweekly.com/blogs/it-downtime-blog/2009/12/print-advertising-is-the-futur.html#comment-1991629 http://www.computerweekly.com/blogs/it-downtime-blog/2009/12/print-advertising-is-the-futur.html#comment-1991629 Mon, 14 Dec 2009 11:20:40 +0000 I have been working on my Twitter followers, trying to build them up. Is this worthwhile down the road if I want to make money by marketing to them? ... http://www.computerweekly.com/blogs/editors-blog/2009/02/do-you-use-twitter-do-you-want.html#comment-1987285 http://www.computerweekly.com/blogs/editors-blog/2009/02/do-you-use-twitter-do-you-want.html#comment-1987285 Sat, 12 Dec 2009 04:59:41 +0000 How many people here know of someone making money off of Twitter? ... http://www.computerweekly.com/blogs/it-collaboration-technology-blog/2008/04/small-things-bbc-twitter-and-b-1.html#comment-1987249 http://www.computerweekly.com/blogs/it-collaboration-technology-blog/2008/04/small-things-bbc-twitter-and-b-1.html#comment-1987249 Sat, 12 Dec 2009 04:50:13 +0000 This article stimulated some thoughts on how the Open Source market and emergence of development frameworks, reusable components, mashup libraries etc. might begin to provide accelerators for ‘roll ... http://www.computerweekly.com/blogs/editors-blog/2009/12/how-to-make-money-from-mobile.html#comment-1985421 http://www.computerweekly.com/blogs/editors-blog/2009/12/how-to-make-money-from-mobile.html#comment-1985421 Fri, 11 Dec 2009 10:53:37 +0000 James, an interesting piece and interesting comments. The statement of Queen Rania must be considered in non-altruistic contexts also, the immediacy and potential for such activism provides fertile ... http://www.computerweekly.com/blogs/editors-blog/2009/12/le-web---whats-going-to-be-the.html#comment-1985329 http://www.computerweekly.com/blogs/editors-blog/2009/12/le-web---whats-going-to-be-the.html#comment-1985329 Fri, 11 Dec 2009 10:04:51 +0000 Corporate culture has a lot to do with potential uptake. I know a lot of marketing departments get rather ‘sniffy’ about the uncontrolled nature of Social Media and Social Networking. It’s a strang ... http://www.computerweekly.com/blogs/editors-blog/2009/06/its-time-to-sweep-away-the-com.html#comment-1985300 http://www.computerweekly.com/blogs/editors-blog/2009/06/its-time-to-sweep-away-the-com.html#comment-1985300 Fri, 11 Dec 2009 09:44:32 +0000 Yes, I agree Bryan and I think scalability is the major issue for suppliers. Hopefully it will become 'business as usual' to build in Social Media into the feedback loop of product design. I may te ... http://www.computerweekly.com/blogs/editors-blog/2009/11/social-web-helps-wrest-power-f.html#comment-1985265 http://www.computerweekly.com/blogs/editors-blog/2009/11/social-web-helps-wrest-power-f.html#comment-1985265 Fri, 11 Dec 2009 09:29:46 +0000 This is absolutely epic :D Thankyou for putting this out there! ... http://www.computerweekly.com/blogs/editors-blog/2009/06/its-time-to-sweep-away-the-com.html#comment-1984261 http://www.computerweekly.com/blogs/editors-blog/2009/06/its-time-to-sweep-away-the-com.html#comment-1984261 Thu, 10 Dec 2009 19:58:12 +0000 This is just epic :) Thanks for putting this online ... http://www.computerweekly.com/blogs/editors-blog/2009/06/its-time-to-sweep-away-the-com.html#comment-1984125 http://www.computerweekly.com/blogs/editors-blog/2009/06/its-time-to-sweep-away-the-com.html#comment-1984125 Thu, 10 Dec 2009 19:31:35 +0000 Epic :) It's too bad more folks don't know about this place, this had exactly what I needed ... http://www.computerweekly.com/blogs/editors-blog/2009/06/its-time-to-sweep-away-the-com.html#comment-1984107 http://www.computerweekly.com/blogs/editors-blog/2009/06/its-time-to-sweep-away-the-com.html#comment-1984107 Thu, 10 Dec 2009 19:12:31 +0000 This is truly wonderful!!! Thanks for putting this online. ... http://www.computerweekly.com/blogs/editors-blog/2009/08/windows-7-available-for-just-6.html#comment-1984104 http://www.computerweekly.com/blogs/editors-blog/2009/08/windows-7-available-for-just-6.html#comment-1984104 Thu, 10 Dec 2009 19:11:50 +0000 Yes Mark he is in a spot of rough. ... http://www.computerweekly.com/blogs/inside-outsourcing/2009/12/tiger-woods-still-a-good-role-model-for-accenture.html#comment-1984060 http://www.computerweekly.com/blogs/inside-outsourcing/2009/12/tiger-woods-still-a-good-role-model-for-accenture.html#comment-1984060 Thu, 10 Dec 2009 18:37:34 +0000 I've found the addition of WiFi incredibly useful. The screen does take some getting used to--but it works. ... http://www.computerweekly.com/blogs/inspect-a-gadget/2009/12/review-blackberry-storm-2---more-of-a-drizzle-than-a-storm.html#comment-1984048 http://www.computerweekly.com/blogs/inspect-a-gadget/2009/12/review-blackberry-storm-2---more-of-a-drizzle-than-a-storm.html#comment-1984048 Thu, 10 Dec 2009 18:27:35 +0000 Looks like he is thinking of jumping in after the ball. ... http://www.computerweekly.com/blogs/inside-outsourcing/2009/12/tiger-woods-still-a-good-role-model-for-accenture.html#comment-1984002 http://www.computerweekly.com/blogs/inside-outsourcing/2009/12/tiger-woods-still-a-good-role-model-for-accenture.html#comment-1984002 Thu, 10 Dec 2009 17:51:07 +0000 And even cheaper if it's the Legacy Application Support that you are outsourcing - especially if it's fixed price. ... http://www.computerweekly.com/blogs/risk-governance-metrics/2009/09/legacy-application-support-outsourcing.html#comment-1983672 http://www.computerweekly.com/blogs/risk-governance-metrics/2009/09/legacy-application-support-outsourcing.html#comment-1983672 Thu, 10 Dec 2009 13:41:11 +0000 Steve, thanks for the comments - you make some very good points. There are only a few examples of companies that I have come across really using Twitter as part of their customer s ... http://www.computerweekly.com/blogs/editors-blog/2009/11/social-web-helps-wrest-power-f.html#comment-1983646 http://www.computerweekly.com/blogs/editors-blog/2009/11/social-web-helps-wrest-power-f.html#comment-1983646 Thu, 10 Dec 2009 13:10:17 +0000 Rebecca, the suggestion for recruitment of an unpaid army reminded me a lot of the principles that surround beta-testing. Incentivisation needs to balance objectivity; it also throws up the require ... http://www.computerweekly.com/blogs/editors-blog/2009/12/three-tips-for-keeping-up-with.html#comment-1983585 http://www.computerweekly.com/blogs/editors-blog/2009/12/three-tips-for-keeping-up-with.html#comment-1983585 Thu, 10 Dec 2009 12:19:45 +0000 Brian, I think true symbiosis is something of an out of reach Nirvana, I suppose there is a counterpoint to the SAP example, being the pressure faced by the supplier to leverage greater revenue str ... http://www.computerweekly.com/blogs/editors-blog/2009/11/social-web-helps-wrest-power-f.html#comment-1983494 http://www.computerweekly.com/blogs/editors-blog/2009/11/social-web-helps-wrest-power-f.html#comment-1983494 Thu, 10 Dec 2009 10:55:10 +0000 I guess I'm going to have to look up a couple more things, but this was a really good place to start. ... http://www.computerweekly.com/blogs/risk-governance-metrics/2009/05/the-non-sexy-jobs-in-it.html#comment-1983359 http://www.computerweekly.com/blogs/risk-governance-metrics/2009/05/the-non-sexy-jobs-in-it.html#comment-1983359 Thu, 10 Dec 2009 08:48:26 +0000 Cool post! I'm definitely looking forward to reading more :) ... http://www.computerweekly.com/blogs/risk-governance-metrics/2009/05/the-non-sexy-jobs-in-it.html#comment-1983251 http://www.computerweekly.com/blogs/risk-governance-metrics/2009/05/the-non-sexy-jobs-in-it.html#comment-1983251 Thu, 10 Dec 2009 07:40:07 +0000