Hot Technologies to Watch in 2008 -- iPhone -- Second Life -- mobile search

The year 2007 may be remembered for Web 2.0, the rise of social networks, and YouTube. But what new technologies will impact business in 2008? We spoke with top technology forecasters about what is on the horizon.

What new technologies and technological developments will the coming year bring? More importantly, are there new technologies that can help contribute to your business success?
Hot Technologies to Watch in 2008 -- iPhone -- Second Life -- mobile search

Google Plans Service to Store Users' Data - WSJ.com

Google Inc. wants to offer consumers a new way to store their files on its hard drives, in a strategy that could accelerate a shift to Web-based computing and intensify the Internet company's competition with Microsoft Corp.

Google is preparing a service that would let users store on its computers essentially all of the files they might keep on their personal-computer hard drives -- such as word-processing documents, digital music, video clips and images, say people familiar with the matter. The service could let users access their files via the Internet from different computers and mobile devices when they sign on with a password, and share them online with friends. It could be released as early as a few months from now, one of the people said.

The Mountain View, Calif., company plans to provide some free storage, with additional storage allotments available for a fee, say the people familiar with the matter. Planned pricing isn't known.

A Google spokeswoman declined to comment on any specific online storage plans beyond what it already offers as part of its email and other services. But she said in a statement that "storage is an important component of making Web [applications] fit easily into consumers' and business users' lives."
Google Plans Service to Store Users' Data - WSJ.com: " to be unannounced Google initiatives, including one dubbed 'GDrive' and said they could help compete with Microsoft."

Email's Friendly Fire - WSJ.com

Until recently, Mukesh Lulla, president of a networking and security-software company called TeamF1 Inc., spent so much time sorting through emails he received each day that he barely had time to run his business.

"I probably had the highest email load in the company," says Mr. Lulla, who was getting 300 to 400 messages daily -- not counting annoying spam. So a few months ago he downloaded a new software product from a company called ClearContext Corp. that automatically sends some noncritical messages into folders so he doesn't have to see them right away. He can forward other messages to subordinates and receive notifications later if they don't respond. Now "entire conversations automatically go somewhere where I don't see them, until I want to see them," says Mr. Lulla, who says he mentioned the program to others.
Email's Friendly Fire - WSJ.com

'Socializing Within Limits' - WSJ.com

In this third entry, four business-school students share thoughts on their social lives at school: How to find time for family and old friends, and deal with all the costume parties?'Socializing Within Limits' - WSJ.com

Annoying ads got you down? Conan's writer knows how to fix the problem: Go to the source, India.

Internet could clog networks by 2010, study says

User demand for the Internet could outpace network capacity by 2010, according to a study released today by Nemertes Research. The study found that corporate and consumer Internet usage could surpass the Internet access infrastructure, specifically in North America, but also worldwide, within the next three to five years.Internet could clog networks by 2010, study says

Webinar: Essential Elements of a Credible Cost Estimate

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Next Webinar: Essential Elements of a Credible Cost Estimate

Date: Thursday, December 13, 2007
Time: 12:00 - 12:45 PM (US EST)
Location: Online Webinar (passcode emailed upon registration)
Format: Interactive/Lecture
Facilitator: Robert Young, Executive Director at PRICE Systems and former Deputy Assistant Secretary of the U.S. Army ODASA-CE

This webinar will discuss the many components of a good cost estimate including the top 10 causes of a poor cost estimate, the causes and benefits, the tools and databases, and what the analysis should be telling you. We will also discuss how to achieve marketable results. Lunch and Learns are presented from a technical perspective; this will NOT be a sales pitch.

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"Lunch and Learn" educational Webinars address Program Affordability Management topics that our customers feel are vitally important to today's procurement, cost management, and program management professionals. CEU's are now being awarded for your participation in the lunch and learn Webinar. Successful completion of a quiz covering the materials will be required.

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Ning In Full

Ning In Full: "I have to hand it to Ning - it took them well over a year after their initial beta launch to fulfill their promise of allowing “anyone” to create social applications, but they’ve done it. Ning relaunches tonight with new functionality and an interface that allows even the most novice of web users to create their own highly customized social network in moments. The site has been down most of the day - the new stuff should be online around 10 pm PST."

Ning In Full

I have to hand it to Ning - it took them well over a year after their initial beta launch to fulfill their promise of allowing “anyone” to create social applications, but they’ve done it. Ning relaunches tonight with new functionality and an interface that allows even the most novice of web users to create their own highly customized social network in moments. The site has been down most of the day - the new stuff should be online around 10 pm PST.Ning In Full

TCS Daily - So You Want to be a Masonomist

In 1962, few people knew that the future of popular music was to be found in Liverpool, England and Hamburg, Germany. In the early 1970's, few people knew that the future of information processing was to be found at the Homebrew Computer Club. In 1993, few people knew that the future of online software was in Champaign-Urbana, Illinois.
TCS Daily - So You Want to be a Masonomist

The Information Security Association (ISA) group up and running!

Information Security Association (ISA) Announces its November 2007 Meeting

Meeting Date: Wednesday, November 14th
Networking Starts: 6:30 PM
Meeting Starts: 7 PM
Speaker: Mr. VanBelleghem and Prof.Stavrou
View Bios ( http://www.gmu.edu/org/infosec/meetings.html )
Topic: Fraud Schemes and Information Security Career Paths
Location: George Mason University, Johnson Center, 3rd Floor, Rm. F, 4400 University Drive, Fairfax, VA 22030
Cost: Free

Free pizza will be available on a first-come first-served basis. The reception starts at 6:30. Mr. VanBelleghem of GWU will speak at 7 PM. Profesor Stavrou of GMU will speak at 8 PM.

About Information Security Association (ISA) ( http://www.gmu.edu/org/infosec/index.html), a student group at George Mason University, sponsors monthly membership meetings geared toward scholars of the information security profession. The Chapter provides educational forums, information resources and peer interaction opportunities that enhance the knowledge, skill and professional growth of its members.

The event is free and open to the public. Please RSVP to Erik Vadnais, VP of Communications, ISA (evadnais@gmu.edu).

New Social Sites Cater to People of a Certain Age - New York Times

Older people are sticky.

That is the latest view from Silicon Valley. Technology investors and entrepreneurs, long obsessed with connecting to teenagers and 20-somethings, are starting a host of new social networking sites aimed at baby boomers and graying computer users.

New Social Sites Cater to People of a Certain Age - New York Times

WAMU 88.5 FM American University Radio - The Computer Guys

It's a symptom of our busy society: multi-tasking with electronic devices. But how efficiently can we use what's at our fingertips and still be productive? Plus, we look at the nuts-and-bolts process of designing a blog. The Computer Guys are back to answer your questions and update us on the world of technology.
WAMU 88.5 FM American University Radio - The Computer Guys

Agencies advance use of online social networking tools

Government agencies are moving well beyond the experimentation stage in adapting online social networking tools to advance internal collaboration and in reaching out to citizens. Efforts by the Centers for Disease Control, the Environmental Protection Agency, NASA and the intelligence community were among a number of working examples attracting public and private sector interest in Web 2.0 technologies at what is being billed as the largest Web 2.0 conference on the East Coast in Reston, Va., today.Agencies advance use of online social networking tools

What Will Google Mean to Phones? - WSJ.com

With its expected announcement as soon as today of the details of its ambitious plans, the Web search and advertising giant hopes to induce software companies to develop an array of new features for cellphones, from more widely available location-aware services that automatically link users to reviews of nearby restaurants to ways to almost instantly share photos with everyone in a user's address book.
What Will Google Mean to Phones? - WSJ.com

NPR : Collective Wisdom: 'We Are Smarter Than Me'

Morning Edition, November 1, 2007 · When Barry Libert and Jon Spector set out to write about how social networking might help businesses, they allowed just about anyone with an idea to help write the book. Thousands of people contributed to We Are Smarter Than Me, which is about the wisdom of the crowd.
NPR : Collective Wisdom: 'We Are Smarter Than Me'