Advertising Online Merchants Wrestle with the 'Creepy' Factor in Web Personalization Websites that morph - that is, literally change their look, feel and content to cater to an individual user’s preferences - can increase purchase intentions by as much as 21%, according to a study by John Hauser of the business school at MIT. But before that can happen, retailers need to figure out the more basic practice of website… Dave Copeland View comments
Google Google I/O: Google Releasing Chrome For iPad and iPhone Today On Tuesday at the second I/O keynote, Google's Brian Rakowski showed off Chrome for iPhone and iPad, which will be available in the App Store later today. It syncs all tabs, login credentials, searches and browsing history with Chrome on other devices. Jon Mitchell View comments
Apple Will Google’s New Nexus Q Kill Google TV? When Google unveiled the combination of the Nexus 7 tablet and the otherworldly Nexus Q streaming device at the Google I/O developers conference in San Francisco, observers couldn’t help but think, “But what about Google TV?” Mark Hachman View comments
Startups Design Is Now Crucial to Startup Success Remember the good old days? When a startup founder could draw up his own clunky logo, slap it on a Web page and call it a day? Now every startup needs to spend time, attention and money on slick branding and design sophistication - just to get in the game. Tim Devaney and Tom Stein View comments
Networking The Future of Broadband is... DSL It’s not news that demand for bandwidth is growing exponentially. But here’s a surprise: The fastest-growing technology for wired broadband is still DSL. That’s right, DSL, the aging technology based on copper telephone wires that, if you believe the conventional wisdom, is being buried by cable and fiber. Bill Snyder View comments