http://www.cio.com/ en (c) Copyright 2009 CXO Media, Inc. All Rights Reserved. Fri, 10 Jul 2009 06:56:56 GMT 2009-07-10T06:56:56Z en (c) Copyright 2009 CXO Media, Inc. All Rights Reserved. http://www.cio.com/article/496977/Facebook_Attracting_More_Users_with_Gray_Hair_Wrinkles A report released by iStrategyLabs showed that older users are flocking to the Facebook social network while its traditional audience of high school and college students appear to be fleeing in droves. Thu, 09 Jul 2009 04:00:00 GMT Sharon Gaudin <info@cio.com> http://www.cio.com/article/496977/Facebook_Attracting_More_Users_with_Gray_Hair_Wrinkles 2009-07-09T04:00:00Z http://www.cio.com/article/496886/CIO.com_s_IT_Job_Search_Bible Check out CIO.com's complete guide to finding an IT job in good times and bad, working with recruiters, using social networking websites in your job hunt, avoiding common job search mistakes, and much more. Use our expert advice, tips and analysis to improve your job search strategy. Wed, 08 Jul 2009 04:00:00 GMT Meridith Levinson <info@cio.com> http://www.cio.com/article/496886/CIO.com_s_IT_Job_Search_Bible 2009-07-08T04:00:00Z http://www.cio.com/article/496864/Twitter_Tips_How_to_Find_Experts_in_Your_Industry Twitter's value depends heavily on your finding useful people to follow. So how do you locate the leaders in your profession? Use these easy steps to success. Wed, 08 Jul 2009 04:00:00 GMT C.G. Lynch <info@cio.com> http://www.cio.com/article/496864/Twitter_Tips_How_to_Find_Experts_in_Your_Industry 2009-07-08T04:00:00Z http://www.cio.com/article/496861/When_Private_Information_and_Business_Concerns_Collide I often advise IT professionals of the need to step up to working with their companies as strategic advisors around technology-related issues. This means helping business folk understand the strategic and practical implications of new technologies &#8212; and recommending policies that make sense in light of what technology makes possible. Wed, 08 Jul 2009 04:00:00 GMT Johna Till Johnson <info@cio.com> http://www.cio.com/article/496861/When_Private_Information_and_Business_Concerns_Collide 2009-07-08T04:00:00Z http://www.cio.com/article/496831/Opinion_it_May_Be_Social_but_it_s_Still_Media Your company needs a social media policy. Why? Because a company that engages in the public forums that constitute social media has entered the world of publishing. Tue, 07 Jul 2009 04:00:00 GMT Tom Bell <info@cio.com> http://www.cio.com/article/496831/Opinion_it_May_Be_Social_but_it_s_Still_Media 2009-07-07T04:00:00Z http://www.cio.com/article/496820/Twitter_Nominated_for_Nobel_Peace_Prize Twitter and its creators are worthy of being considered for the Nobel Peace Prize for the role they played during the recent civil unrest in Iran, according to a former US national security adviser. Tue, 07 Jul 2009 04:00:00 GMT Lexton Snol <info@cio.com> http://www.cio.com/article/496820/Twitter_Nominated_for_Nobel_Peace_Prize 2009-07-07T04:00:00Z http://www.cio.com/article/496695/Is_Facebook_Past_Its_Prime_ Is Facebook on its last legs? Is it going to pull a MySpace on us? Will Facebook be the Internet's hip site du jour one day, then suddenly lose the love and affection of most of its followers the next? We hope not. But various irritations associated with the site could contribute to its eventual demise. Tue, 07 Jul 2009 04:00:00 GMT Hillary Rhodes <info@cio.com> http://www.cio.com/article/496695/Is_Facebook_Past_Its_Prime_ 2009-07-07T04:00:00Z http://www.cio.com/article/496698/Andreessen_has_it_Backwards_on_Facebook_Vs._Twitter It's interesting that Facebook board member Marc Andreessen is willing to comment on the company's revenue potential - he says it's $500 million in 2009 and billions in the future. Tue, 07 Jul 2009 04:00:00 GMT David Coursey <info@cio.com> http://www.cio.com/article/496698/Andreessen_has_it_Backwards_on_Facebook_Vs._Twitter 2009-07-07T04:00:00Z http://www.cio.com/article/496697/IBM_Introduces_Social_Network_for_Developers Taking off from the popularity of social networking sites such as Friendster and Facebook, computer manufacturer IBM introduced on Saturday its own collaborative portal targeted especially at software developers. Mon, 06 Jul 2009 04:00:00 GMT John Mark V. Tuazon <info@cio.com> http://www.cio.com/article/496697/IBM_Introduces_Social_Network_for_Developers 2009-07-06T04:00:00Z http://www.cio.com/article/496668/Online_Contract_Workers_Can_Help_Any_Business_Save Capital can be tight for any business, but startups especially feel the pinch, squeezing as much as possible out of their seed money. Instead of ramping up on-site staff, consider outsourcing as a way to stretch your cash. You'll be able to scale contract costs up or down depending on business success. Mon, 06 Jul 2009 04:00:00 GMT Zack Stern <info@cio.com> http://www.cio.com/article/496668/Online_Contract_Workers_Can_Help_Any_Business_Save 2009-07-06T04:00:00Z http://www.cio.com/article/496609/Twitter_Travails_Pranks_and_Deleted_Account_Errors Twitter's "Trending Topics" is a popular feature that allows you to see what are the most popular subjects being discussed on Twitter in real time. Yesterday, amid popular tweets about Wimbledon, Steve McNair, and Harry Potter, one thing seemed to be on everybody's mind: gorilla penis. (Click on the screen cap below to enlarge the image.) Highlighting another crack in Twitter security, hackers flooded onto Twitter yesterday to create fake accounts and drive global discussions toward primate anatomy. Mon, 06 Jul 2009 04:00:00 GMT Ian Paul <info@cio.com> http://www.cio.com/article/496609/Twitter_Travails_Pranks_and_Deleted_Account_Errors 2009-07-06T04:00:00Z http://www.cio.com/article/496491/Idera_Adds_Backup_Recovery_Wares_to_SharePoint Management vendor Idera has released version 2.0 of its SharePoint backup platform, which now includes fault tolerance features and self-service recovery. Wed, 01 Jul 2009 04:00:00 GMT John Fontana <info@cio.com> http://www.cio.com/article/496491/Idera_Adds_Backup_Recovery_Wares_to_SharePoint 2009-07-01T04:00:00Z http://www.cio.com/article/496490/Bing_Adds_Twitter_Posts_to_Search_Results Microsoft on Wednesday started adding some Twitter posts into Bing search results, gaining a bit of a leg up on competitors even though the capability is limited. Wed, 01 Jul 2009 04:00:00 GMT Nancy Gohring <info@cio.com> http://www.cio.com/article/496490/Bing_Adds_Twitter_Posts_to_Search_Results 2009-07-01T04:00:00Z http://www.cio.com/article/496327/Seven_Deadly_Sins_of_Social_Networking_Security Admit it: You are currently addicted to social networking. Your drug of choice might be Facebook or Twitter, or maybe Myspace or LinkedIn. Some of you are using all of the above, and using them hard, even IT security practitioners who know better. Tue, 30 Jun 2009 04:00:00 GMT Bill Brenner <info@cio.com> http://www.cio.com/article/496327/Seven_Deadly_Sins_of_Social_Networking_Security 2009-06-30T04:00:00Z http://www.cio.com/article/496241/Twitter_Gains_Upper_Hand_on_Latest_Scam Sometimes, it seems scams are becoming almost as common as social media experts on Twitter. The latest one, unleashed Monday morning and initially noticed by tech blog Mashable, centers on a fake blog hosted at the domain twittersblogs.com. Tweets containing links to the site circulated rapidly, each featuring the message: "omg!! is it true what they wrote about you in their twit blog?" Mon, 29 Jun 2009 04:00:00 GMT JR Raphael <info@cio.com> http://www.cio.com/article/496241/Twitter_Gains_Upper_Hand_on_Latest_Scam 2009-06-29T04:00:00Z