January 28, 2008 3:47 PM
Posted by: GuyPardon
buzzword,
command line,
commentary,
controversy,
feedback,
Networking,
virtual,
Virtualization,
word meaningsVirtualization was top of the mind for IT administrators and media alike last year. 2008 is no different. Just review the much-discussed recent survey,
December 4, 2007 2:54 PM
Posted by: GuyPardon
AJAX,
Amazon,
applications,
backup,
blog,
buzzword,
cloud computing,
commentary,
communications,
culture,
Development,
downloads,
e-cycling,
green,
hardware,
humor,
innovation,
Internet,
invention,
listings,
Mobile,
nanotech,
open source,
resource,
reviews,
science,
social publishing,
telephony,
tool,
trend,
Web 2.0,
Web applications,
Web servicesAh, December. The first real snow has fallen here in Boston, the malls are full of holiday shoppers and the blogosphere and pages of industry mags are full of annual summaries of the best and worst of the year in technology. We'll be coming out with our own most notable word of the year, as you'd...
September 17, 2007 1:49 PM
Posted by: GuyPardon
Amazon,
blog,
buzzword,
cloud computing,
code,
entrepeneurship,
futurism,
innovation,
interesting,
Internet,
interoperability,
learning,
Microsoft,
operating systems,
programming,
Silicon Valley,
social networking,
the cloud,
Web servicesOne of my favorite discoveries of the past year has definitely been Marc Andreessen's blog. From the moment he first started posting long, chewy, thoughtful discussions of his thoughts on technology,
August 27, 2007 12:26 PM
Posted by: GuyPardon
applications,
business,
buzz,
buzzword,
collaboration,
college,
community,
creativity,
culture,
data,
directory,
discussion board,
education,
entrepeneurship,
innovation,
interesting,
Internet,
mashup,
new media,
portal,
privacy,
programming,
public domain,
recruiting,
Security,
Silicon Valley,
social,
social networking,
social publishing,
startup,
trend,
Web 2.0,
Web applications
What can I say about Facebook that hasn't been said? Newsweek has placed Mort Zuckerberg, the founder of the social networking giant
August 7, 2007 3:31 PM
Posted by: GuyPardon
blogging,
buzzword,
cool,
creativity,
culture,
fun,
humor,
image,
interesting,
Internet,
social networking,
tag,
visual,
word meaningsSometimes, Internet memes are just too powerful to ignore. Especially for a blog that delves into online humor at times. Witness the rise of the LOLcats.
For me, the tipping point may have been when a fellow...
July 23, 2007 11:24 AM
Posted by: GuyPardon
aggregator,
buzzword,
cool,
feeds,
free,
hacks,
information,
Internet,
lifehack,
Mobile,
RSS,
Technology,
tool,
trend,
XMLDave Winer, generally considered the father of RSS, has been playing with different ways of organizing, aggregating and displaying feeds for years.
July 16, 2007 3:08 PM
Posted by: GuyPardon
buzzword,
community,
data center,
energy efficiency,
environmentalism,
green,
resource,
science,
toolGreen is definitely the color of the moment. Green data centers, green computing,
June 20, 2007 12:11 PM
Posted by: GuyPardon
Amazon,
Apple,
buzzword,
cloud computing,
data,
Dell,
Google,
SaaS,
software,
the cloud,
utility computing,
Web applicationsIn this line of work, I can't help but encounter an awful lot of IT buzzwords. I even write a newsletter dedicated to picking the latest and greatest of 'em. Thankfully, one of the guiding principles of WhatIs.com has always been to decode the tech jargon and spin and explain what something is, who...
