The Economist and the Evernet
May 4, 2007
Last month I wrote a post on Ubiquitous Sensors and the Evernet. The “Evernet” is a term I borrowed from my colleague Tom Barnett. The Economist now has an article on what
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In this blog, we discuss cognitive computing and other technologies with a focus on supply chain management and innovation. Other topics of discussion include digital enterprise transformation, marketing, the Internet of Things, and smart cities. Our goal is to advance the public discussion about how cognitive computing and other advanced technologies affect the world in which we live.
Bradd C. Hayes is the active editor of this blog.
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Maturing Web 2.0
April 17, 2007
Web 2.0 has also been called the Social Web because it offers more than information; it offers a new level of connectivity. The Financial Times reports that traditional media outlets (in this
Faux Artificial Intelligence
March 30, 2007
Occasionally I have written about how people are developing new ways to tap the power of the Web. For example, last November I noted that Web developers are drafting non-blind Web surfers
Cyber Security Not Just About Hardening Systems
March 29, 2007
When non-technical people think about cyber security, they think about anti-virus software, firewalls, anti-spyware, and so forth. It is, of course, much more than that. Taking a page from the sporting world,
Something Wiki This Way Comes
March 28, 2007
BusinessWeek Online recently published a special issue on wikis in the workplace [“CEO Guide to Technology“] It offers a simple definition of what wikis are: “Wikis are Web-based tools that make it
Web 3.0 Still Advancing — Even if People Don’t Know What to Call It
March 15, 2007
At a recent conference in Austin, Texas (the South by Southwest Interactive Festival), the future of the Web was a hot topic. The World Wide Web, of course, was built on top
Baby Steps for the Semantic Web
February 14, 2007
Many futurists believe the next step for the World-Wide Web will be the advent of a Semantic Web sometimes called Web 3.0 [see my earlier post on Web 3.0]. The fabled Palo
Web 2.0 in China
February 9, 2007
In my blog on Connectivity in China, I noted that Richard Ji, a Morgan Stanley analyst, claims the primary use of the Internet in China is entertainment, as opposed to the United
Connectivity in China
February 5, 2007
One metric of whether a country is becoming more affluent is how much time and money its citizens spend on entertainment. When people are struggling in poverty they think about being hungry
Update on Connecting the Poor
January 30, 2007
Last December I wrote a post about effort to get computers in the hands of students currenly living in poverty [Connecting the Poor]. The post was about a non-profit project called One
