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“Web 2.0” is now officially the new millionth English word

English contains more words than any other language on the planet and added its millionth word early Wednesday, according to the Global Language Monitor, a Web site that uses a math formula to estimate how often words are created. The site estimates the millionth English word, “Web 2.0” was added to the language Wednesday at […]

Is SOA Dead?

ZapForum Boston: “SOA: The Night of the Living Dead” Evening Networking Event Join a few dozen of your peers, colleagues, competitors, and pundits for networking, drinks, food, and a hearty debate on the topic of SOA’s long life ahead with a panel of distinguished guests on the topic of SOA Thursday, July 23, 2009 5:30 […]

How much is too much? Are you getting the most out of the IT in your enterprise?

Last week I was hearing the CEO of Circuit City Jim Marcum and executives from FTI Inc., the consultants to the company managing Chapter 7 and the restructuring process, talk about how and why Circuit City went bankrupt. The decline of Circuit City of course did not happen overnight nor was was the crash in […]

Social Networks Around the World

June 7, 2009: Italian PR professional and former Microsoft Italy marketer Vincenzo Cosenza created an interesting visualization depicting top social networks around the world by country according to Alexa & Google Trends for Websites traffic data. Top 3 Social Networking Sites by Country: • Australia: Facebook, MySpace, Twitter • Canada: Facebook, MySpace, Flickr • India: […]

`Smart grid’ — power lines move into digital age

Thomas Alva Edison, meet the Internet. More than a century after Edison invented a reliable light bulb, the nation’s electricity distribution system, an aging spider web of power lines, is poised to move into the digital age. The “smart grid” has become the buzz of the electric power industry, at the White House and among […]