CIO.com - Consumer

Three Ways a Twitter Hack Can Hurt You

Tue, 06 Jan 2009 05:00:00 GMT

As Twitter investigates how several high-profile accounts were attacked, security expert Graham Cluley points to the potentials risks to all users when a system is compromised.

How to Improve Your LinkedIn Profile: Stand Out to Employers, Recruiters

C.G. Lynch — Tue, 06 Jan 2009 05:00:00 GMT

With so many people job hunting now, you've got more competition than ever on LinkedIn. So how do you make your LinkedIn profile work best for you? Here's some practical tips for standing out from the crowd and reaching potential employers.

5 Favorite Gmail Add-Ons

C.G. Lynch — Thu, 18 Dec 2008 05:00:00 GMT

Maybe you already love Gmail from Google. But are you taking advantage of the free add-ons in Gmail Labs that turn this Web-based e-mail service from good to great? Here's a look at five favorites.

Social Networking Malware: Three Ways to Protect Yourself

C.G. Lynch — Tue, 16 Dec 2008 05:00:00 GMT

Spammers and virus creators have found a new path into your PC: social networks such as Facebook and Myspace. Here are some easy steps you can take to stay safe.

LinkedIn's Most Unusual Members: Meet The Super-Connected

C.G. Lynch — Wed, 10 Dec 2008 05:00:00 GMT

LinkedIn open networkers, or LIONs, accept almost all LinkedIn connection requests and introduce strangers out of good will. Here's a look at this controversial group and its approximately 16,000 members who'd like to be known as the saints of social networking, but are sometimes called spammers.

LinkedIn Etiquette: Five Dos and Don'ts

C.G. Lynch — Wed, 03 Dec 2008 05:00:00 GMT

Creating a useful LinkedIn profile, and knowing how to interact with your connections on the professional social network, isn't always as straightforward as it seems.

Holiday Helpers: Free Web 2.0 Apps

C.G. Lynch — Tue, 25 Nov 2008 05:00:00 GMT

Track your holiday to-do and shopping lists, manage travel details and plan perfect soirees with these free Web 2.0 apps.

Facebook Etiquette: Five Dos and Don'ts

C.G. Lynch — Fri, 21 Nov 2008 05:00:00 GMT

Facebook and other social networking sites can create an uncomfortable overlap between your personal and professional life. We show how to manage your Facebook profile so it can work for both business and pleasure.

WorkLight: If Your Enterprise Can't Beat Consumer Apps, Why Fight Them?

C.G. Lynch — Fri, 14 Nov 2008 05:00:00 GMT

WorkLight, a Web 2.0 start-up, helps transport enterprise data to consumer applications such as Facebook and iGoogle. In this Q&A, WorkLight's CEO says if you can do this securely, you should give users what they want — and you won't have to fork out the cash for SharePoint.

Gartner: Telecom Carriers Should Partner with Google on Initiatives

Matt Hamblen — Thu, 13 Nov 2008 05:00:00 GMT

Analysts say it's a losing battle to keep fighting Google on issues concerning the Web such as net neutrality.

Dr. Google Sees You Now

Wed, 12 Nov 2008 05:00:00 GMT

Google is making a database based on which areas of the United States search for "flu symptoms" and other information about the virus using its search engine.

15 Great Gadgets You Can't Get in the U.S.

Fri, 30 May 2008 04:00:00 GMT

You want great gadgets? You have to go outside the U.S.—or to the online gray market&mdashto get the latest tech toys.

With God As Their Witness, Entrepreneurs Reveal Ways to Bring Social Networking to the Enterprise

Kim S. Nash — Tue, 22 Jan 2008 05:00:00 GMT

What GodTube.com and Internet dating reveal about building customer communities online.

Online Map Makers Gathering Data to Render 3-D Landscapes for Web Surfers, Mobile Phone Users

Michael Fitzgerald — Wed, 19 Dec 2007 05:00:00 GMT

On a mission to gather 3-D mapping images, one digital cartographer, taking pictures every 8 meters from his van, gathers about 20GB per day of mapping data.

Online Shopping: How to Get the Impulse Purchase

Kim S. Nash — Fri, 16 Nov 2007 05:00:00 GMT

This year, e-commerce merchants must turn e-mail, pop-ups and website marketing into spontaneous sales.