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RIMM Rewarded for Results, and Sony Ericsson Deal

Investors bought up shares of wireless communications company Research...

The Right to Annoy

Some people drape themselves in the American flag when...

High Expectations Prove Hard to Match

For an industry that is supposed to be volatile...

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RIMM Rewarded for Results, and Sony Ericsson Deal

Investors bought up shares of wireless communications company Research in Motion at a furious pace on Tuesday. The stock added 23.5 percent to close at 69.6, blazing past its 52-week high of 48.72....

IT’s Future Is Looking Out

For years now, it's been an article of faith that one of the most solid career paths for college students is computer science. After a week talking with IT executives at the Enterprise IT...

The Right to Annoy

Some people drape themselves in the American flag when they're making a power grab; others hide behind the First Amendment of the Constitution. Twice this week, the enormously popular "Do Not Call" anti-telemarketing program was...

Out of the Ashes, Community

When the dot-com financial frenzy was in full swing, nothing swelled a business model like talk of "community." And no Internet business segment crashed harder than the communities. Remember theglobe.com? Yet, today, thousands of online...

Spam Is Not the Only Problem

Everyone and their lawyer are ready to file papers about spam. And that's a good thing. The technical solutions are failing. Spam won't subside until more spam perps receive unsolicited offers from a district...

Hot Spots and Fast Food: The Bets Are On

I wish I had made it into a bet. About a year ago, my boss and I were strategizing about how to prepare internet.com for the emergence of 802.11 hot spots. At the time,...

The Internet’s Collapse and Other Rumors

There's a notion out there that the threat of cyber-terrorism is somehow threatening the Internet itself. If you follow the mainstream media, you are regularly told about threats that make the Web sound like...

2003 Opening with Fresh Ideas

If you are reading this, congratulations. You survived the worst of times and are ready to look ahead to brighter days. As 2002 comes to a close, I think it's safe to say that...

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