RSS FacebookGartner: CIOs - develop business analytics or IT loses out
News Mark Zuckerberg Facebook CIOs that want to protect their IT budget from being slashed need to develop business analytic capabilities, according to new research from IT analyst group Gartner. Pressure on IT budgets should... [21 Nov 2007]
Europe embraces consumer tech
News Bevan added the development of web 2.0 and the emergence of Facebook are landmarks for employers and CIOs should be thinking about how consumerisation could best fit their enterprise. There may also be a relationship... [13 Nov 2007]
RIM makes sweet plans for BlackBerry future
News Following on from its recent tie-in with Facebook to bring the social networking site to BlackBerrys, Andrew Bocking, director of handheld software at RIM, told silicon.com: "Social networking is an area we see a lot of... [06 Nov 2007]
Podcast: The Weekly Round-Up 02.11.07
Round-Up Podcast The end of cash, the BBC's iPlayer, Cliff Richard goes download and Facebook for the over-50s are all discussed in the latest Weekly Round-Up podcast. Steve Ranger hosts and is joined in the studio by Julian Goldsmith,... [02 Nov 2007]
BlackBerry maker not fazed by newbies
News RIM has made a couple of moves into the consumer space - including allowing users to use Facebook on a BlackBerry and the launch of its Pearl handset last year, which is a sleeker, lighter device aimed more at the... [01 Nov 2007]
Stories of the month - October 2007
News Meanwhile, October saw the arrival of silicon.com's 2007 Agenda Setters list which emphasised the impact of a new generation of tech leaders, with 23-year-old Facebook founder, Mark Zuckerberg, named the most influential... [31 Oct 2007]
Chinwag Live: The Dark Side Of Social Media
White Paper Identity theft, libel, stalking, scams and even violence were on the agenda at this event held19th June 2007, but so too was an exploration of online identity management and the changing nature of privacy fostered by social networks like... [31 Oct 2007]
Google works on its social side
News This announcement shows how Google is possibly attempting to keep up with Facebook in openness. Facebook opened up its platform to developers in June and the site was flooded with apps.... [31 Oct 2007]
Is Facebook key to teaching staff better security?
News GE Commercial Finance's IT security and risk analyst, Ashley Jones, said he has noticed staff putting far too much information on websites such as Facebook, including where they work and their date of birth - key details... [30 Oct 2007]
The Weekly Round-Up: 26.10.07
Round-Up The deal will give Microsoft a 1.6 per cent stake in Facebook. I think that no one has figured out the perfect formula for it," he said, raising his voice (we imagine) over the laughter as a Microsoft contract lawyer... [26 Oct 2007]
Facebook users get voice updates
News Facebook and other social networking addicts can now post updates to their walls or Twitter feeds with voice calls through their mobile phones. The new service from SpinVox allows people to set up an account to manage... [25 Oct 2007]
Microsoft cuts itself a slice of Facebook pie
News Microsoft will take a $240m equity stake in Facebook during its next round of financing, valuing the company at a whopping $15bn. There won't be any integration of Facebook into Microsoft services, nor... [25 Oct 2007]
The Weekly Round-Up: 19.10.07
Round-Up Facebook and Zuckerberg would certainly fit the bill as champions of the web 2.0 wave that has swept over the industry in the last 12 months. In fact, it's hard to recall either Facebook or its... [19 Oct 2007]
Tougher times ahead for social networks
News The Datamonitor report - entitled The Future of Social Networking: understanding market strategic and technological developments - predicts growth in the number of people signing up to be a part of the cultural phenomenon which has put... [19 Oct 2007]
Facebook CEO: No IPO for "years"
News Facebook's CEO has very publicly doused speculation about an imminent initial public offering. What with all the hype and frenzy surrounding Facebook, Zuckerberg not surprisingly attracted a spill-over... [18 Oct 2007]
