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PC World has compiled its thoughts on the 25 worst tech products of all time, a list that spans the publication’s quarter-century of existence. You’ll find some …More...

On this Friday-before-a-holiday (in the U.S., anyway), a few links on media convergence, “getting” the web 2.0 movement, and a tool for generating fake public relations results. …More...

Depending on the perspective and context, the term “Web 2.0” references a revolutionary business progression, the latest cool application, social media, rich media, new media, or any …More...

Are you a professional writer? Before you answer, consider another question: What percentage of your day is spent writing? If it’s more than 50%, says writing consultant …More...

Over at MarketingProfs, Eric Frenchman has a good overview of RSS and its potential for marketers. Like all opt-in tactics, RSS represents tremendous opportunity and responsibility. Each …More...

It’s easy to forget that Google Maps has only been around for a little more than a year. Since it launched in 2005, the mapping service’s functions …More...

For years, many companies have had formal monitoring systems and policies for timecards, computer games, telephone use, e-mail correspondence and web surfing, and other activities. More recently, …More...

Wisconsin radio reporter Jackie Johnson grew weary of hearing people mispronounce her state’s counties, cities, and public officials. After all, how many people can confidently and correctly …More...

It remains a waiting game for the 12 Knight-Ridder newspapers that will be sold by McClatchy Company, their soon-to-be (but temporary) owner. One bidder is Yucaipa Companies, …More...

Usability guru Jakob Nielsen’s new Alertbox column reports his latest findings on how users read web pages. According to Nielsen’s eyetracking study, users most frequently scan pages …More...

In this era of copy-and-paste convenience, your online content will be stolen. The only question is when it will occur. What’s the incentive, and why would someone …More...

Shel Holtz has an excellent post on why many intranets remain stagnant with slow adoption of Web 2.0 tools. Although blogs and wikis are slowly catching on, …More...