December 2009
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December 31, 2009
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A Decade of Gadgets 5: The rise of social networks
The phenomenon of social networking has grown alongside the proliferation of gadgets Continue Reading
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December 31, 2009
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Dec'09
A Decade of Gadgets 4: Ringing the changes in mobiles
Ten years ago mobile phones were only used for phone calls and texting. There are now over 77 million mobile subscriptions in the UK even though the estimated total population is only 60 million. Continue Reading
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December 31, 2009
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Dec'09
The importance of voice
Does a more personal voice make information more credible? Carrie Brown-Smith writes that, in the news industry, there is some evidence that "a hint of personality" leads to "higher credibility". ... Continue Reading
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December 31, 2009
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Dec'09
Social semantics
Andrew McAfee asks if the word "social" has so many negative connotations that it's a potentially harmful word to use when trying to persuade managers that web 2.0 tools are worth investigating: ... Continue Reading
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December 30, 2009
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Dec'09
Standing at the Crossroads
At the close of the first decade of the 21st Century I find myself writing my 500th blog posting for Computer Weekly. It's an appropriate occasion to look back at the last ten years and look ahead ... Continue Reading
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December 30, 2009
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Dec'09
Security Forecasts for 2010
What will 2010 hold for information security professionals? Will it be more of the same? Or will it herald major changes? Personally, I believe it will be a year of change. Amongst other things, I ... Continue Reading
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December 30, 2009
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Dec'09
Why we should care about information overload
Tom Davenport writes that no one cares about information overload anymore. His main thesis appears to be that because no one turns off their phone in meetings, tunes their email filters or turns ... Continue Reading
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December 30, 2009
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Dec'09
Time to say what we want from Government IT
I want rather a lot from Government IT - but I will settle for "confining its ambitions to what can be safely delivered by the staff currently in post or being recruited or trained". Continue Reading
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December 30, 2009
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Dec'09
Top 10 social media stories of 2009
Top 10 social media stories of 2009... Continue Reading
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December 30, 2009
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Dec'09
The jargon officials want banned - this blog's most-viewed post in 2009
These were the articles that were viewed the most on this IT Projects blog in 2009:1) The jargon terms council leaders want banned2) Top tips for project managers3) Failed £234m C-Nomis IT project ... Continue Reading
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December 29, 2009
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Dec'09
What makes a website successful?
Paul Boag has written a great blog post about what makes websites successful, and many of his conclusions are directly applicable to social media projects too. Paul says, Before we can address ... Continue Reading
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December 29, 2009
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Dec'09
Newsflash! RSS still not dead: Story at 11.
I've lost count of the number of times over the years various people have declared RSS to be dead, dying, moribund, comatose or laid low with a dose of swine flu. The latest is a piece by Read ... Continue Reading
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December 29, 2009
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Dec'09
A Decade of Gadgets 3: The rise of the games console
With the two market leaders concentrating on one another, Nintendo slipped in with a much-derided console that has since taken the world by storm. Now the other console makers are playing catch-up ... Continue Reading
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December 29, 2009
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Dec'09
Security Forecasts for 2009 - Right or Wrong?
As we near the end of 2009 it's interesting to look back and see how accurate my January forecasts were. I predicted that: fraud would hit the roof; information warfare would get real; human ... Continue Reading
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December 29, 2009
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Dec'09
Top 10 financial services stories of 2009
Top 10 financial services stories of 2009... Continue Reading
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December 29, 2009
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Dec'09
Preparing for 4G mobile networking
Next year is set to see the birth of widespread 4G mobile broadband, so what should enterprises do to prepare themselves for this delivery? Continue Reading
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December 28, 2009
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Dec'09
A Decade of Gadgets 2: LCD versus plasma screens
The main decision was which technology to go for. LCD was marginally cheaper but plasma screens offered vibrant colour images. Continue Reading
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December 28, 2009
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Dec'09
The case for e-Government values your time at zero.
The report of the 2009 Survey, "The Internet in Britain" talks of the UK reaching a "tipping" point in social usage but the peak of buying products on-line more than monthly was in 2007: Continue Reading
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December 28, 2009
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Dec'09
Technology review of 2009
Budgets have been tight, spending has been cut, but the IT industry has not stood still while users tightened their purse strings. Continue Reading
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December 28, 2009
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Dec'09
How to purchase and manage your data storage capacity
Learn why storage pros buy more storage capacity than needed and how tiered storage, thin provisioning, and using SATA instead of FC can help you manage data growth and cut costs. Continue Reading