Conferences Strata Conference 2012: The End of Big Data Hype? Last year, I was slated to attend the first O'Reilly Strata Conference, but the 2011 Snowpocalypse intervened and said "no flights for you, St. Louis." Not only did I miss the inaugural Strata Conference, but it seems like I missed out on all the hype and irrational exuberance for big data as well. The first day of the 2012 conference was… Enterprise Joe Brockmeier View comments
E-Commerce What You Give is What You Get It's your best friend from 5th grade's birthday, and you almost missed it because you were stalking your 7th grade best friend on Facebook. The time is now 9pm, in your time zone. In a moment of freedom, you return to Facebook.com and notice the tiny birthday notifications in the upper-righthand corner. Is it too late to wish your 5th grade best… Social Alicia Eler View comments
Google How Does Google's Privacy Policy Affect You? Editor's note: This post was originally published on January 26, but it has been bumped up due to the March 1 launch of the privacy policy. Google updated its privacy policy on Tuesday, January 24. It replaced more than 60 separate policies with a single one that treats Google users and their data as the same across all Google services. Reactions… Jon Mitchell View comments
Gaming Games Are Good for Your Kids Editor's Note: The following is an excerpt of "The Modern Parent's Guide to Kids and Video Games," by Scott Steinberg, which is free to download at www.ParentsGuideBooks.com. In addition to understanding the many real concerns that today's parents have with video games, it's also worth considering the benefits and positive aspects that… Play Scott Steinberg View comments
Android New Photos: Former McAfee CTO Demos Remote Access Exploits on WebKit at RSA 2012 The company is called CrowdStrike (not "CloudStrike"), and most folks attending the NSA session featuring the company Wednesday morning had never heard of it. That wasn't why they were there. The man behind CrowdStrike is George Kurtz, the former chief technology officer of McAfee, and the man widely credited with bringing that company into the… Mobile Scott M. Fulton View comments