Yahoo’s Carol Bartz Calls Facebook the Competition

Yahoo CEO Carol Bartz called Facebook a bigger rival than Google. The surprising admission shows how Facebook’s size and dominance in display advertising presents a challenge to the major portals.
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Standing Cloud Aims to Bring the Cloud Within Easy Reach

Cloud computing is the new hot trend, but anyone business that has tried to move itself into the cloud has generally been in for a shock. Yes, the cloud may be cheaper than owning servers, but it has its own painful issues. Ent…

Gap Test Drives Apple’s iPhone Point-of-Sale System

I’m a big admirer of the sleek point-of-sale system that allows Apple Store employees to run credit card transactions on iPhones or iPod Touch devices. Now, Apple is going to offer its POS system to other retailers, a move that…