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June 18, 2012  5:01 PM

Web censorship: Should you be alarmed?



Posted by: Wendy Schuchart
big data, Google, IT staff development and retention, Microsoft, mobile applications, mobile devices, Nokia, Staffing, tablet PCs, web censorship

Each week, we scour the Web looking for the choicest bits of blogs and news that midmarket CIOs will find appealing. This week, we're taking a hard look at Web censorship, the Google Nexus release and how big data is fueling smartphone apps in ways you'd never imagine. Google reports an alarming...

June 11, 2012  8:24 PM

The Apple Retina display: Big whoop?



Posted by: Wendy Schuchart
Apple, desktops and laptops, Google, Mobile, mobile devices, tablet PCs, women in IT

Each week, we round up an executive summary of the high points around the blogosphere. This week, we're taking a look at the legality of Internet traffic regulation and how the big Internet companies deal with change haters. For gadget lovers, we're also looking at the new Apple Retina display, the...


May 23, 2012  1:40 PM

Market forces and the final chapter of the browser wars



Posted by: Scot Petersen
Google, Microsoft, Mozilla

Browser wars? What browser wars? A recent news story reported that Google Chrome has overtaken Microsoft's Internet Explorer as the most used browser on the Internet. My...


May 10, 2012  3:46 PM

The most popular mobile OS? Hint: It’s not an Apple product



Posted by: Wendy Schuchart
Android, Apple, BYOD, Google, Hacking, mobile devices, mobile technology, mobile workforce, network security policy, Operating systems, Security, security risk, SMB security

We've scoured the Web looking for the top notes for your executive lunch break. This week, we're digging into mobile and smartphone news, including the most popular mobile device and the risks your BYOD users are facing with the latest Android malware attacks. The majority of U.S. mobile users...


May 3, 2012  4:39 PM

Practical lessons in workplace culture from Google and Facebook



Posted by: Wendy Schuchart
CIO Careers and Staffing, Evernote, Facebook, Google, IT staff development, IT staff development and retention, work/life balance, worker satisfaction, workplace culture

When it comes to retaining your IT talent, it's about more than benefits and job security -- workplace culture matters too. It's the intangible (and sometimes tangible) practical lessons in keeping your IT talent happy that make the difference. For instance, Phil Libin, CEO of


March 19, 2012  11:42 AM

The new iPad release: A win or a wash?



Posted by: Wendy Schuchart
Apple, data privacy, Google, Google Plus, iPad, iPad 3, mobile application development, mobile applications, mobile technology, mobile workforce, remote connectivity, Skype, social media, social media tools, social networking, women in IT

Each week, we cover all the best blogs and give an executive summary for busy CIOs. Things were shaking in the world of IT last week, with the breaking news that there's a risk of data privacy on Skype and the very revealing study that women are considered better leaders than men. And let us not...


February 23, 2012  7:54 PM

Will Obama’s data-privacy bill of rights work?



Posted by: Wendy Schuchart
Amazon, Apple, data privacy, data security, Google, Google privacy policy, Hewlett-Packard, Microsoft, mobile applications, Research In Motion, Web 2.0, Web surfing

After a month fraught with data privacy disasters, the big guns are stepping up to the plate. Yesterday, the White House issued a call for Congress to pass a...


February 20, 2012  5:26 PM

Are personal privacy violations just the cost of mobility?



Posted by: Wendy Schuchart
Apple, data privacy, data security, Facebook, Google, Google privacy policy, iPhone, Moore's Law, Security

Each week, we scour the Web and bring you the most tantalizing tidbits that hit our radar. This week, we're looking at the nasty reality of personal privacy violations, the price of insider trading and a hot new transistor that's the size of a single atom. • Remember Google's vow to do...


February 13, 2012  5:25 PM

How free mobile apps risk personal data privacy and security



Posted by: Wendy Schuchart
Android, big data, data privacy, data security, Google, Hacking, iPhone, iPhone business apps, mobile applications, mobile devices, mobile technology, mobile tools

Each week, we scour the Web and bring you the choicest cuts for your approval. This week, we're looking at data privacy and security in the form of denial-of-service attacks, smart chatting and two free mobile apps suffering from major personal data security issues. Your team is your first line...


January 27, 2012  2:22 PM

Google privacy policy changes? Get over it



Posted by: Wendy Schuchart
data privacy, Facebook, Google, Google personal search, Google Plus, Google privacy policy, online reputation, SharePoint and Web 2.0

Three days ago, we all learned of someĀ changes to Google's privacy policy. With the new changes, it will take what it knows about its users and "combine information you've provided from one service...