E-Business & Web 2.0

It's IT Blogwatch: in which Microsoft is to acquire Powerset, to beef up its search engine. Not to mention how not to make a PC less noisy...

Elizabeth Montalbano reports:

It's Monday's IT Blogwatch in which less is more in your inbox -- when you trade up from that old messaging system (e-mail) to the new and improved messaging systems (texting, blogging, wikis, news feeds, social networks, groups, communities ... say what now?). Not to mention a few fortunes ...

Enterprise search continues to lag behind commerical search because companies lack a "findability" strategy, says one researcher.

It's dot IT Blogwatch: in which we look forward to new and exciting top-level Internet domain names. Not to mention Bad Wolf... err, I mean World...

Linda Rosencrance reports:

For much of Microsoft's earlier days, Steve Ballmer wasn't close to being Gates's equal, much less his heir apparent. Ballmer's first job at Microsoft in 1980 was assistant to the president -- who was Gates.

Cast Iron Systems ties your on-demand NetSuite application with your Salesforce.com online service.

You don't start a company at age 21 and spend 33 years at it without making a few bonehead mistakes along the way. Here are my top 5.

You don't build a company from the ground-up into the dominant software firm of its era without making a lot of smart moves. Here are my top five.

While many companies say Web 2.0 tools will boost employee productivity and recruitment, they still fret over security and potential misuse of the tools.

It's IT Blogwatch: in which Firefox 3.0 is available / unavailable / available / unavailable / available. Not to mention decanarcolepsy and the cleverest use of censor bars ever...

Gregg Keizer reports:

No, I'm not going to say Vista. I see Vista as an organizational failure. Ballmer gets his share of the blame, but there's plenty of blame to go around. Now, Microhoo, the failed attempt to buy out Yahoo -- that heaping pile lands directly on Ballmer's doorstep.

Let me walk you through it. First, as we all know, Microsoft has been obsessed by Google. Ballmer is convinced that Google is The Enemy.

Building a virtual city for stuffed and animals and their human companions demands the highest performance.

Everybody from IBM to startups like Socialtext are in the collaboration business. That's because CEOs have now taken an interest in the technology.

The Apple cult once again has received word from on high: You will bow down at our altar, and you will buy. The Apple hype machine has gone into overdrive about the new iPhone, and the zealots have responded, even though the device is packed with plenty of "me-too" technology

We're sorry! It's IT Blogwatch: in which Amazon's Web site dies a nasty, lingering death, losing the company loads of money (or perhaps only a little). Not to mention the perfect career for a writer...

Linda Rosencrance says Amazon.com is dead: