HBO goes online — but only for some
February 23, 2010 by Valerie Helmbreck
February 23, 2010 by Valerie Helmbreck
Somebody finally stands by Tiger
January 11, 2010 by Valerie Helmbreck
Posted in: Communication, In this week's e-newsletter, Latest News & Views, Travel and entertainment, Uncategorized, Web 2.0, Web sites, e-commerce
While he’s lost his lucrative jobs with AT&T and Accenture, Tiger Woods is hanging on to at least one endorsement deal:
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Tags: Accenture, AT&T, Brit Hume, Electronic Arts, game, golf, online, Tiger Woods, video
Cyber Monday spending rises 8%
December 2, 2009 by Valerie Helmbreck
Posted in: Budgets and spending, In this week's e-newsletter, Internet Service Providers, Latest News & Views, Web sites, e-commerce
They started out slow, but Cyber Monday shoppers upped their spending by 8% this year, good economic news for retailers and good news for our consumer-based economy.
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Tags: cyber Monday, online, shop.org, shopping, spending
Follow the cash — online
November 4, 2009 by Valerie Helmbreck
Posted in: Budgets and spending, Compliance, IT projects, In this week's e-newsletter, Latest News & Views, Web sites, cash flow
The old saying “Follow the money” has rarely been more important than it is in these days of government stimulus and bailouts.
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Tags: bailout, funds, government, online, projects, spending, stimulus, track
Microsoft online apps fire sale
November 3, 2009 by Valerie Helmbreck
Posted in: Budgets and spending, In this week's e-newsletter, Latest News & Views, Software, Software as a Service (SaaS), Web 2.0, cloud computing, e-mail
In what looks like an effort to compete with Google Apps, the marketing geniuses at Microsoft are slashing prices for their online offerings. The question: Are they worth the price now?
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Tags: applications, e-mail, Google, Microsoft, office productivity suites, online
Online holiday shopping costly for employers
October 29, 2009 by Valerie Helmbreck
Posted in: Communication, Compliance, IT employment, In this week's e-newsletter, Latest News & Views, User behavior, Web 2.0, Web sites, subscribers
‘Tis the season of shopping online for holiday gifts, and that little exercise costs many U.S. employers a lot more than the average year-end bonus.
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Tags: cyber Monday, Information Systems Audit and Control Association, ISACA, online, shopping
Online slagging: Angry employees can cost you
May 26, 2009 by Valerie Helmbreck
Posted in: Communication, In this week's e-newsletter, Latest News & Views, Web sites, e-commerce
A former employee writes a message online bashing the company and accusing management of condoning illegal behavior — do you have any right to protect the company’s reputation? Probably not, according to this recent court case:
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Tags: legal decision, New Jersey Supreme Court, online, reputation
Easy way to share videos
May 11, 2009 by Valerie Helmbreck
Posted in: Budgets and spending, Communication, Green technology, Latest News & Views, Software, Software shortcuts, Web 2.0
Security help for small biz — and it’s free!
April 29, 2009 by Valerie Helmbreck
Posted in: Communication, Databases, In this week's e-newsletter, Information security, Latest News & Views, e-commerce
Big operations generally have big budgets for dealing with big problems. But what’s a SMB to do in the face of rising cybercrime and Internet theft?
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Tags: cybersecurity, Federal Trade Commission, hacking, online, protection, theft
The Twitter Wars: Celebs battle online
April 22, 2009 by Valerie Helmbreck
Posted in: Communication, In this week's e-newsletter, Latest News & Views, e-commerce, social networking
Celebrities have found a new way to tout their value when it comes time to negotiate their worth in the marketplace: going toe-to-toe on Twitter.
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Tags: Ashton Kutcher, online, Oprah Winfrey, social networking, Twitter
