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Mike Elgan The timeline's time has come Facebook's Timeline feature will soon be imposed on all the social network's users. Columnist Mike Elgan expects to see an increased use of timeline-like interfaces in all kinds of applications because they work the way people think -- and people like them. |
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Bart Perkins Bart Perkins: An argument for keeping IT training budgets intact Many of training's benefits are intangible and won't show up in an ROI analysis. Insider (registration required) |
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Mike Elgan Social makes the Super Bowl more super The Super Bowl has always been a social event. What's different now is that social media and the Internet have turned geography and proximity into nonfactors. |
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Ryan Faas Will this be the year of Apple in the enterprise? All of the big trends in IT right now -- cloud computing, mobile solutions and the consumerization of IT -- look good for Apple as it slowly worms its way into the enterprise. Columnist Ryan Faas explains why it's happening now. |
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Mike Elgan Are Google and Apple really 'monopolies'? Recent charges claiming that Google or Apple are monopolies, are monopolistic or wield monopoly power are simply false. And those who use the M word about these companies are misleading you, writes columnist Mike Elgan. |
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Steven J. Vaughan-Nichols Steven J. Vaughan-Nichols: For the good of the nation, broadband for all The digital divide is shutting many Americans out of the economy. |
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Scot Finnie Scot Finnie: Mobile Is Immediate Smartphone usage is exploding. That creates challenges for enterprise IT shops that have to adapt to BYOD policies, but competition could bring welcome change to the mobile industry. |
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Paul Glen Paul Glen: The 'Low Affect' Effect Business people expect their colleagues to express enthusiasm openly, and they don't recognize hard work as an expression of commitment to their goals. |
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