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Nobody $#@!s With the Internet. Or Do They? By Mike Elgan | Features Article Published February 8, 2012 Governments, corporations and other organizations need to be aware that there’s a new sheriff in town. How to Get Your Family and Friends on Google+ By Mike Elgan | Networks Article Published February 1, 2012 Facebook has everybody, but Google+ is the superior social network, opines a tech pundit. Google's New Privacy Policy: Ignore the Hysterics By Mike Elgan | Security Article Published January 25, 2012 Google's new privacy policy is prompting major-league hysterics among tech pundits. But the truth doesn’t justify the hype. Why Critics of Google's New Social Search are Wrong By Mike Elgan | Networks Article Published January 19, 2012 Claims that Google's new 'Search, plus Your World' is unfairly boosting Google's own service, and that the new service lessens search results, are decidedly wrong-headed. Why Twitter, Facebook and Google Need to Be More Social By Mike Elgan | Networks Article Published January 11, 2012 Users should advocate solutions that result in Twitter and Facebook social data enjoying an equal footing with Google+ in search results. Why Google's "Hangouts" is a Whole New Medium By Mike Elgan | Networks Article Published January 4, 2012 Business people, marketers, managers, thought leaders, consultants and others should be having a field day with this new video medium. Three Trends Shaping Mobile Computing By Mike Elgan | Mobile/Wireless Article Published December 29, 2011 Your mobile device is now a full-fledged cash register, among other trends shaping mobile computing. Where is Wearable Computing Ware Going? By Mike Elgan | Mobile/Wireless Article Published December 21, 2011 Apple and Google have sparked speculation about the future of wearable computing. But is it real? How Google Will Become Your Phone Company By Mike Elgan | Mobile/Wireless Article Published December 15, 2011 The search giant has already laid the foundation to be the center of your communication network. Don't Believe Hype (or Backlash) about Apple, Google, Amazon By Mike Elgan | Mobile/Wireless Article Published December 7, 2011 When it comes to making decisions about your own tech purchases, there's no better qualified expert than you. Why the Information Age Is the Age of Ignorance By Mike Elgan | Security Article Published November 30, 2011 You've agreed to share your personal information with virtually everyone -- you just don't know it. How Amazon Is Making a Sucker Out of Google By Mike Elgan | Mobile/Wireless Article Published November 23, 2011 It’s time for Google to change its self-defeating, anything-goes policy on Android before Amazon makes a fool it. Why Google Has a Space Program By Mike Elgan | Data Center Article Published November 17, 2011 The Internet giant is working on some pretty nutty ideas. What's up? Why Your Company Needs Google+ ASAP By Mike Elgan | Networks Article Published November 10, 2011 The first mover advantage in a major social networ represents precious brand building power. How Google Will Profit by Not Being Sneaky By Mike Elgan | Networks Article Published November 2, 2011 With a new transparent ad policy, Google is changing your relationship with online advertisers. Why You Should Wait for the iPhone 5 By Mike Elgan | Mobile/Wireless Article Published October 25, 2011 The iPhone 4s feels like an unfinished product released to satisfy Wall Street. Facebook? Google+? Twitter? MySpace? (A Social Personality Test) By Mike Elgan | Networks Article Published October 19, 2011 Is one of the social networks better than than others -- or better for your own personal use? Why You'll Fire Siri and Hire Google By Mike Elgan | Mobile/Wireless Article Published October 12, 2011 The new iPhone’s voice recognition software is garnering rave reviews. But it won’t hold top billing for long. How Apple, Google and Facebook Will Take Away Your Control By Mike Elgan | Networks Article Published October 5, 2011 Computing technology is making more and more of our choices for us. Why There's No Such Thing as a Cheap Kindle By Mike Elgan | Mobile/Wireless Article Published September 28, 2011 Kindles are sold at a low price point, when in fact you're being seduced into a long-term relationship where you'll pay and pay and pay. When Facebook and Google+ Go to War By Mike Elgan | Networks Article Published September 21, 2011 Nothing less than the future of the Internet is at stake. Why Facebook is the New Yahoo By Mike Elgan | Networks Article Published September 15, 2011 Facebook's awkward attempts to copy Google+ smack of a quiet desperation. Why Amazon's Tablet is the Only iPad Competitor By Mike Elgan | Mobile/Wireless Article Published September 7, 2011 The iPad and Amazon’s tablet both have strategies for separating people from the burden of their money. Yet Amazon’s dream is far more ambitious. How HP Can Save Palm By Mike Elgan | Mobile/Wireless Article Published August 31, 2011 HP could challenge Apple and Google in the all-important mobile sector if it took a series of key steps. From Silicon Valley, A Modest Proposal for Saving America By Mike Elgan | Networks Article Published August 24, 2011 Older US industries are losing in the new globalized economy, yet Silicon Valley giants like Apple and Google are winning hugely. Why? Buying Motorola: Google's Biggest Blunder? By Mike Elgan | Mobile/Wireless Article Published August 17, 2011 Google's management is supremely logical. But the marketplace is far from this rational. How to Publish a Newsletter From Google+ By Mike Elgan | Applications Article Published August 9, 2011 A tech pundit had achieved a longstanding dream: One service that replaces all forms of online communication -- even e-mail newsletter publishing. Technology Lies on the Rise By Mike Elgan | Mobile/Wireless Article Published August 3, 2011 It's time to start demanding authenticity and honesty in technology -- before it becomes rare. How Apple and Google Will Get Us Talking to Our PCs By Mike Elgan | Features Article Published July 27, 2011 Once Apple and Google train us to talk to our mobile phones, they'll soon have us speaking with all our computers. Just like on Star Trek. Can the Google+ Utopia Last? By Mike Elgan | Features Article Published July 20, 2011 Watch out, Facebook: Google+ has a number of superior features, and they’re like to continue even as the new platform grows more popular. How to Switch from Facebook to Google+ Without Losing Touch By Mike Elgan | Networks Article Published July 13, 2011 Google+ is better, but Facebook is more popular. These three tips enable you to be on Google+ without disconnecting from friends on Facebook. Why Google+ Is Better For Business By Mike Elgan | Columns Article Published July 6, 2011 The newly launched Google+ offers some major advantages over Facebook. Facebook's Dirty Little Secret: It's Broken for Business By Mike Elgan | Networks Article Published June 22, 2011 If Facebook wants to avoid becoming the new MySpace, it has to deliver more of the status updates that both individuals and businesses believe are being delivered. Chromebook: The Computer for the Rest of Them By Mike Elgan | Mobile/Wireless Article Published June 15, 2011 Everybody who wants a Chromebook seems to want it for someone else -- not for themselves. How Apple's 'Spaceship' Campus Reveals the Future of Technology By Mike Elgan | Mobile/Wireless Article Published June 9, 2011 As Apple’s products grows ever more influential, the company’s plans reveal upcoming directions in technology. How Apple's iCloud Will Rain On Google's Parade By Mike Elgan | Article Published June 1, 2011 Apple’s iCloud initiative is likely to significantly alter the cloud computing landscape. NFC: Google Wants Your Wallet. And That's a Good Thing. By Mike Elgan | Article Published May 25, 2011 Google’s promotion of NFC, or near field communication, is expected to dramatically change mobile commerce. Five Questions about Windows 8 By Mike Elgan | Article Published May 18, 2011 Will Windows 8 be a "tweak" of Windows 7, or a radical overhaul? Google's Desktop Android: Are Apple and Microsoft Worried? By Mike Elgan | Article Published May 11, 2011 The forthcoming Android OS will “run everywhere,” including in big-screen, multi-touch desktop computers. Click 'Like' if You Like 'Like' By Mike Elgan | Article Published May 4, 2011 Having already conquered the Web, what will Facebook’s monster ‘Like’ button turn into in the coming year? Game Over: iPad Wins, Android Loses By Mike Elgan | Article Published April 27, 2011 As the Android suffers market fragmentation, the Apple iPad is the Windows of our generation -- the dominant platform that simply can't be killed. Time for Google to Cut Up Its Credit Card? By Mike Elgan | Article Published April 20, 2011 Google has money to burn, but as expenses grow and competition gets tougher, maybe burning money isn't such a great idea. The Fate of Windows 8: Hate, Great or Late? By Mike Elgan | Article Published April 13, 2011 Challenged on several fronts, the pressure is on Microsoft to deliver an outstanding next generation operating system. Will Google be Lawyered to Death? By Mike Elgan | Article Published April 6, 2011 The sheer level of litigation aimed Google’s way is breathtaking. How 'Google Circles' Could Beat Facebook By Mike Elgan | Article Published March 16, 2011 The competition to build the biggest social networking site is far from over. How Mark Zuckerberg Will Become the World's First Hundred-Billionaire ("Like" It or Not) By Mike Elgan | Article Published March 9, 2011 With the launch of an e-commerce component, Facebook is poised to devour the Internet. Resistance is futile. Why Tech Gadgets Are Too Cheap By Mike Elgan | Article Published March 2, 2011 We tech consumers have focused on low price for far too long, and we’ve gotten what we deserve. It's Time to Rethink Chinese Tech Manufacturing By Mike Elgan | Article Published February 24, 2011 We don't need more cheap tech gadgets, we to be more concerned about where our phones, tablets and other consumer electronics come from. How Facebook Secretly Ends Your Relationships By Mike Elgan | Article Published February 16, 2011 Facebook assumes we want their software to terminate some of our online connections with friends -- without bothering to tell us. How HP Can Save Its Doomed TouchPad Tablet By Mike Elgan | Article Published February 9, 2011 The TouchPad’s lack of apps means the tablet is no iPad killer -- unless HP makes one essential strategic move. Big Brother (Computer) is Watching You By Mike Elgan | Article Published February 2, 2011 Computers and software are now handling pre-enforcement monitoring duty, from illegal downloads to traffic violations. BitTorrent Lawsuits: The Red-Light Cameras of the Internet By Mike Elgan | Article Published February 2, 2011 Computers and software are now handling pre-enforcement monitoring duty, from illegal downloads to traffic violations. Why We Need Xbox for Enterprises By Mike Elgan | Article Published January 26, 2011 If Microsoft wants to beat back the Apple onslaught, it's going to have to think outside the box – and inside the Xbox. Tech Leaders: Google, Apple, and...Starbucks? By Mike Elgan | Article Published January 19, 2011 As its new mobile commerce initiative transforms business, Starbucks continues to be a shape shifter in consumer tech behavior. iOS 'Beta Mining' Reveals Future iPhone, iPad Features By Mike Elgan | Article Published January 13, 2011 We know (or think we know) what features the next-gen iPhone and iPad will have. Why Kinect Is Microsoft's 'iPhone' By Mike Elgan | Article Published January 6, 2011 Now that the Kinect interface has been on the market for two months, it's clear that Microsoft has really hit one out of the park. Why Privacy Lawsuits against Apple Matter to Google By Mike Elgan | Article Published December 29, 2010 The difference in the two companies' business models will determine to what extent they will be affected by looming court decisions. Yes, Virginia, There Is a Santa Claus: Google! By Mike Elgan | Article Published December 22, 2010 Google sees you when you're sleeping. They know when you're awake. They know when you've been bad or good (so be good for Google's sake!) iPad vs. the World: Tablet Market Gets Weird By Mike Elgan | Article Published December 15, 2010 The iPad will soon face a tsunami of competing tablets. Get ready for mass confusion in formats and feature sets. Why Silicon Valley Never Dies By Mike Elgan | Article Published December 8, 2010 Silicon Valley is once again on a roll, fueled by its peculiar combination of naked Gold-Rush greed, California optimism and Bay Area anarchy. Should Amazon Censor? Should Apple? Facebook? Microsoft? By Mike Elgan | Article Published December 2, 2010 Amazon’s refusal to host Wikileaks raises larger questions of who controls online content. How to Survive Holiday Family Tech Support By Mike Elgan | Article Published November 24, 2010 This year, when Uncle Harry complains, “My PC is broke and tech support couldn't fix it over the phone!" you have some options. Can Microsoft Beat Google in Tablets? By Mike Elgan | Article Published November 18, 2010 If Microsoft fails to get a compelling cell phone-sized OS on tablets right away, it will probably be too late for Microsoft to ever succeed in the all-important consumer tablet space. The New Black Friday: Get the Best Deals By Mike Elgan | Article Published November 10, 2010 Use technology -- and smart strategy -- to get the lowest prices on Black Friday. Why 'Mobile' Is Dead By Mike Elgan | Article Published November 4, 2010 Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg recently claimed that the “iPad isn’t mobile.” Welcome to the new world of “everything is mobile.” How Google Is 'Closed', Just Like Apple By Mike Elgan | Article Published October 27, 2010 When it comes to the key revenue-generating aspects of their businesses, both Google and Apple are quite closed. Windows Tablet 7 Coming, but When? By Mike Elgan | Article Published October 20, 2010 By quickly transforming Windows Phone 7 OS into a Windows Tablet 7 OS, the company could have the right product. But it must act fast. Is Facebook Security an Oxymoron? By Mike Elgan | Article Published October 19, 2010 It's time for Facebook and Facebook users to finally get serious about security –- or risk the consequences. How Facebook Will Rule the World By Mike Elgan | Article Published October 6, 2010 Facebook could achieve what Google, Microsoft, Yahoo and others have been attempting for years: To create a platform so necessary that to cancel your account would be equivalent to withdrawing from society. 'Pre-crime' Comes to the HR Dept. By Mike Elgan | Article Published September 29, 2010 If the social network scanning and predictive analytics software decides that you’ll do something that's inconsistent with company interests, you're fired. Watch those Facebook posts! Why Paying Attention Is Getting More Expensive By Mike Elgan | Article Published September 23, 2010 Technology is changing how and what we pay attention to, in ways that are dramatically altering business and personal life. Why I Still Believe In Google Me By Mike Elgan | Article Published September 15, 2010 Google understands Facebook's Achilles heel, and will likely soon move to exploit this weakness with a solution of its own. Google Wants to Own the Future...by Predicting It! By Mike Elgan | Article Published September 9, 2010 A number of new initiatives give Google –- and perhaps users -- a glimpse into the future. How to Succeed Like Apple By Mike Elgan | Article Published September 2, 2010 Oddly, Apple and other tech companies have succeeded by ignoring their customers. Why Facebook Should Be Fired By Mike Elgan | Article Published August 26, 2010 Facebook blurs the line between work and personal beyond all recognition. |
