Wednesday, January 04, 2012 10:36 AM/EST
How will we ever make sense of scientific topics that are too big to know? The short answer: by transforming what it means to know something scientifically. An excerpt from David Weinberger's new book, Too Big to Know: Rethinking Knowledge...
Thursday, December 29, 2011 3:33 PM/EST
By Samuel Greengard My Intel-powered crystal ball is displaying the following 12 information technology trends for 2012: 1. The cloud lifts. Vendor hype notwithstanding, cloud computing is here to stay. It cuts costs, streamlines collaboration and provides a high level...
Tuesday, October 25, 2011 10:31 AM/EST
By Samuel Greengard According to a recent study by Nielsen, 40 percent of tablet and smartphone owners use these devices while they watch TV. They're checking e-mail, surfing the web, visiting social networking sites, checking sports scores and looking up...
Tuesday, September 06, 2011 11:28 AM/EST
by Samuel Greengard Pervasive networking has changed the way we access and use information. IT departments long focused on getting crucial bits--documents, spreadsheets, presentations, whatever--to the right personal computer. But thanks to nearly ubiquitous Internet connectivity and cloud computing, workers...
Monday, August 15, 2011 8:58 AM/EST
Samuel Greengard Self-service has morphed into no service. In the mid '90s, when the Web went commercial, it was a remarkable new channel for providing information and helping customers. Now it seems like it has devolved into the primary channel--and...
Tuesday, July 05, 2011 10:17 AM/EST
by Samuel Greengard I think I've finally hit the wall. My eyes are aching, my fingers are sore and my mind is numb. I'm staring at my e-mail inbox. It currently contains 4,772 items that need to be filed....
Monday, June 27, 2011 11:04 AM/EST
by Samuel Greengard You're probably used to me moaning about breakdowns and mess-ups in corporate America's use of IT. The companies I write about notice, too. As they should. If you're not using tracking features such as Google Alerts you...
Monday, June 06, 2011 11:59 AM/EST
by Samuel Greengard A recent survey conducted by mobile telecom giant Ericsson found that 35 percent of iPhone and Android users check their e-mail or Facebook account before getting out of bed in the morning. In addition, 40 percent...
Tuesday, May 31, 2011 9:32 AM/EST
by Samuel Greengard I interviewed Andrew McAfee recently for a CIO Insight magazine story about the multi-generational workforce. McAfee is Associate Director and Principal Research Scientist for the Center for Digital Business at MIT's Sloan School of Management and...
Wednesday, May 18, 2011 10:29 AM/EST
by Samuel Greengard Change at warp speed has become a given. The business cards I printed two years ago aren't any good because they don't include a QR barcode. The CRM system you put in place three years ago requires...