Best and worst celebrity technology moments of 2010

Seeded on Mon Dec 6, 2010 8:26 AM EST (networkworld.com)

Amazing how many celebs, from Lady Gaga to Stephen Colbert to Taylor Swift, made techie headlines this year

entertainment, lindsay-lohan, oprah-winfrey, serena-williams, jimmy-kimmel, silicone-valley, miley-cyrus, kim-khardashian, digital-life-sacrifice, actor-edward-norton

Today's 20 Greatest Tech Arguments

Seeded on Mon Jun 7, 2010 2:21 PM EDT (networkworld.com)

Network World magazine examines the top tech arguments of the day, from Apple vs. Adobe Flash to Windows Server vs. Linux to desktop virtualization vs. PCs

technology, apple, linux, windows-server, wii, kindle, adobe-flash, desktop-virtualization

The Google-ization of Bechtel

Seeded on Wed Oct 29, 2008 9:00 AM EDT (networkworld.com)

The big construction company has overhauled its IT infrastructure, remodeling itself after Google, Amazon, YouTube and Salesforce.com.

google, technology, amazon, construction, youtube, bechtel, salesforce-com, saas, virtualization

Chinese Internet censorship: An inside look - Network World

Seeded on Mon May 12, 2008 11:50 AM EDT (networkworld.com)

James Fallows, national correspondent for The Atlantic Monthly, has experienced "The Great Firewall of China" firsthand, an experience people from around the world will share this summer when the Olympics comes to that country.

technology, china, internet, censorship, atlantic

25 radical tech research projects you should know about

Seeded on Thu Apr 17, 2008 10:21 AM EDT (networkworld.com)

T-ray-based computers, the truth about Googling and finding terrorists on the Internet are among the coolest projects cooking at university labs

google, technology, terrorism, wireless

All-time greatest Google songs

Seeded on Thu Mar 6, 2008 3:41 PM EST (networkworld.com)

Collection of the greatest songs/music videos about Google. Who knew so many people were singing the search giant's praises -- literally.

google, technology, music, mariah-carey, songs, search-engine, music-videos, weird-al

2007 IT industry graveyard

Seeded on Fri Oct 19, 2007 11:05 AM EDT (networkworld.com)

From the Bill Gates for President campaign to municipal wireless projects to DRM-protected music, it's been a deadly year for some in the IT industry so far this year.

technology, harry-potter, bill-gates, drm, sunrocket, municipal-wifi

Emmy Award special: What "The Sopranos" taught us about technology

Seeded on Fri Sep 14, 2007 9:25 AM EDT (Network World)

Turns out there was a technology theme underlying HBO's "The Sopranos"

entertainment, emmy-awards, the-sopranos, network-world-community

Most colorful story ever about technology companies

Seeded on Mon Dec 18, 2006 5:22 PM EST (Network World)

Why is Red Hat called that? Why Big Blue for IBM? How about those purple Ethernet switches from Extreme?

google, technology, ibm, open-source, red-hat, linux, extreme-networks

From Microsoft Bob to Bob Metcalfe: The Bob-ification of the computing industry

Seeded on Mon Oct 30, 2006 12:50 PM EST (Network World)

As if Microsoft Bob wasn't bad enough, the IT industry is now using BOB as an acronym. A look at the Bob-ification of the computing industry -- and beyond.

technology, spongebob, networking, bob-the-builder, bob-metcalfe, microsoft-bob, alice-and-bob, bob-kahn

Super stealthy Internet messaging technique revealed by Princeton researchers

Seeded on Tue Oct 10, 2006 2:12 PM EDT (Network World)

A pair of Princeton University researchers yesterday presented a paper on a method for sending secret messages over existing public fiber-optic networks. Their encryption technology is hardware-oriented and uses the properties of optical fiber to disguise a message.

technology, princeton, cdma, network-security, optical, alpha-doggs, network-world

How Nielsen ratings are trying to keep pace with TV viewing on iPods, TIVO and such gadgets

Seeded on Mon Oct 9, 2006 10:13 AM EDT (Network World)

If everyone started watching "24" or "CSI" on video iPods or streamed over the Internet - instead of on TV in their living rooms - these top-rated shows would probably go the way of "Cop Rock." This is because Nielsen Media Research cannot collect data about what people watch on …

entertainment, technology, business, tv, nielsen, tivo, nielsen-media-research, data, ipods, viewing

Sex, gambling and computer game sites: Report says Department of the Interior employees misusing Internet in big way

Seeded on Thu Oct 5, 2006 12:59 PM EDT (Newsvine)

The Department of the Interior's inspector general issued a report this week saying the department is losing $2 billion a year in productivity because of Internet misuse.

politics, internet, sex, interior, gambling, computer-games, internet-abuse

Terrorist attack on the Internet? No problem, Ohio State researchers say

Seeded on Tue Oct 3, 2006 2:15 PM EDT (Newsvine)

The Internet is probably a lot sturdier than you think, according to an Ohio State University study that included simulated attacks.

technology, internet, ohio-state, alpha-doggs

"Virtual" NASCAR legend Darrell Waltrip on racing, rednecks and uh, technology

Seeded on Mon Jul 17, 2006 2:55 PM EDT (Newsvine)

FoxSports/MSN are letting stock car racing fans ask "virtual" racing analysts like Darrell Waltrip just about anything, though the answers are a little all over the place...

technology, sports, nascar, msn, networking, daytona-500, foxsports, it-department, darrell-waltrip