IDG News Service - The U.S. Federal Emergency Management Agency has set up a "rumor control" section on its website to counter misinformation on social networks that has affected relief efforts after Hurricane Sandy. "Fema.gov/sandy now ...
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The torrents of data produced by social networks, sensors, supply chains and every imaginable device are creating new jobs. Gartner estimated this week that big data will create 1.9 million new jobs in the U.S. through 2015. Michael Rappa ...
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Many companies are not taking into account modern technology and methods when approaching data security, said Cisco senior vice president of security and government, Chris Young, at a press roundtable in London today. Young labelled the ...
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Employees are at risk of information overload as social media technologies are increasingly used in the workforce, CEOs of small and medium-sized businesses heard at The Exchange 2012 conference. Social media will increasingly replace ...
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Digital word of mouth provides the most effective advertising,and businesses with a presence on three or more social networks have 50 per cent better user engagement than others. Further reading Facebook:Mobile is our'Home Alone'moment ...
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It's no secret that more people are buying smartphones and tablets,but there's an explosion in ownership going on in the U.S. Half of U.S.adults now have a mobile connection to the Web through a smartphone or tablet,up sizably from a year ...
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Tibco plans to ship in November an upgrade to its Tibbr enterprise social networking suite that will open up the product's social activity to enterprise and commercial developers via an API. The Enterprise Social Graph API and its toolset ...
Brookstone's newest wireless spy tank can be controlled by both Android and iOS devices and has more capabilities than its predecessor like the ability to record video,tilt its camera up and down,and speak and listen to subjects during ...
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CIOs have been urged to rethink their partnerships with strategic suppliers as the industry goes through its most disruptive period since the dot com crash. The rapid shift towards digital technologies,from big data to social ...
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IBM plans to boost its enterprise social line of software by acquiring Kenexa, a maker of cloud-based human resources applications, the companies said on Monday. IBM has agreed to pay US$46 per share for Kenexa in a cash transaction worth ...
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The U.S.Federal Trade Commission has cleared Facebook's proposed acquisition of mobile photo-sharing service Instagram in an unanimous vote,FTC said on Wednesday. The clearance,which comes about a week after the U.K.Office of Fair Trading ...
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Rick Sarmiento has hit it big with two up and coming fashion brands, BlinkBlanco and Angst. BlinkBlanco offers an eclectic, fresh mix of apparel & accessories for the woman who owns her own sense of style, while Angst specializes in edgy, ...
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Computerworld - Looking to get in on the booming mobile market, social network Pinterest has unveiled mobile apps for its pinboard service. Pinterest announced Tuesday new apps for Android-based smartphones and for Apple's iPad. It also ...
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IDG News Service - Salesforce.com plans to announce a new application on Tuesday that lets companies create enterprise social networks where they can interact with customers and partners. Salesforce.com already offers Chatter, an ...
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SocialGO offers website solutions for organizations and charities where setting up a community and raising awareness of a particular cause is simple and gets the word out. LONDON, ENGLAND, August 14, 2012 /24-7PressRelease/ -- SocialGO ...
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