As per George Colony, chief executive of consultancy firm Forrester Research, firms are using new technological innovation to come out of economic recession. In the IT business whenever someone asks for a new system or programme, it means new invention. Full article (606 words) »

Social networking is getting hotter and hotter in US. Ultimately its bulging into a war of social sites, where each site is looking to hook their visitor for maximum hours. In turn of events, Facebook has beaten MySpace to assume the top ranks of social networking world. A research conducted by Nielsen Online figures out the data for a reality check. The data reveals that the amount of time people in US spend on social networking sites have increased by 83 percent over the past year.

If you are craving to know  on the amount of time users spend on Facebook, Twitter and other social networking platforms go through the the interesting stats and don't miss the top 10.

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Who could have ever imagined the social networking sites would play the front-runners in real time journalism? For quite some time now the military units are employing the social networking tools as weapons for information warfare. This has been pushed further with US forces - Afghanistan (USFOR-A) being pushed to use Twitter, Facebook and YouTube to break news from the front lines. The brains in Pentagon have realized that the vital challenge in Afghanistan is getting ahead of the strategic communications cycle of the insurgency.
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After declaring web of objects, Yahoo Inc now plans to venture into social networking to refurbish its line of products.  Yahoo is looking to acquire companies that will support it to become a bigger player in social networking, as provided by Chief Technology Officer Ari Balogh. He told the Reuters Global Technology Summit that this is the good time for buying. Balogh referred to the valuations the have fallen over the past few months. The giant web company seems all set to revive its fortunes after an unstable period that affected a decline in sales due to recession and competition from Internet heavyweights like Google Inc.

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There's a second tier of social networking site right below the top ones, MySpace, Facebook and Blogger. There's a bunch of these sites with growing sign ups like Imeem, Tagged, Multiply. They don't share a significant proportion of membership when compared to the big names like Myspace, but play the second-fiddle with a restricted aficionados who love to look beyond the usual. Moreover these sites are not just about meeting people, they have indirectly turned into marketing sites for affiliations and product promotions. There are a number of these sites that you are yet to explore.  Let me acquaint you with the top 10 not so popular networking sites in 2009.

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Social networking has a very important part to play in our lives now. Be it Facebook or Myspace or Orkut or Twitter - these sites are proving to be beneficial for both personal and professional purposes. We can not just ignore the fact that with each passing day, we are becoming addicted to these social networking services. So, is it bad? No way. But we must keep in mind that our sensitive personal and professional information are there inside our profile. In this world of prying eyes and ears, we need to take care of our profiles. So here are 8 very useful tips (better to call reminders) maintaining which can at least make you safe from your side.
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I had the pleasure to see the demo of Socialtext 3.0, an Evidence Management Software for Corporate houses and I am happy to share my experience with all readers. Socialtext Incorporated is a company based in Palo Alto, California that produces enterprise social software, including a wiki-centric software platform.

The focus of Socialtext Incorporated is to enable people within a company to collaborate and share information with one another. The company's productivity is increased with the help of this tool. Socialtext offers its solution as a hosted service or appliances. Full article (345 words) »

IBM today announced new software and services for mobile devices that closely mimic desktop features formerly found only on the PC. The new software & services can help individuals make better business decisions faster, while connecting friends, work colleagues and teams above and beyond PC era.

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What happens when too many social networking sites are taking you away from real life? The first video has a hilarious take on the issue. Kind of explains why people flock to MySpace, when their real life sucks in comparison.

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