Interoperability remains one of the key barriers to the adoption of cloud computing. As businesses, governments, schools, individuals move to the cloud, how can we be sure that the data we store there doesn't find itself quarantined, stuck in one format and out of the reach of other services?
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As more and more companies are offering cloud storage capabilities (such as Oxygen, Nomadesk, and Dropbox), do we need to have a standard API for data storage?
Will the major players in the industry - in the case of data storage, arguably that's Amazon S3 - determine the standard? Or is cloud storage still too nascent for us to look for standardization?
Stephen Elop, President, Microsoft Business Division, interviewed in front of 5,000 CIOs and IT Directors by Gartner analysts Neil McDonald and Brian Gammage at Gartner Symposium/ITxpo Orlando 2009. For more information, visit: www.gartner.com
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YouTube's struck another content-sharing partnership, and it's a big one. Univision, which is the top Spanish-language broadcast network in America, has agreed to supply the video-sharing site with both short clips and full shows.
On the YouTube Blog, Strategic Partner Development Manager Laura Lee explained the importance of this arrangement by noting that the size of YouTube's Hispanic audience has increased by 80 percent in the last year. She also stated that this deal counts as "one of YouTube's most comprehensive partnerships for full-length content to date."
Lee then continued, "Expect to see programs from Univision's three networks - Univision, TeleFutura and Galavision - as well as unique footage from celebrity interviews and special events such as next year's 'Premio Lo Nuestro a la Musica Latina' (Lo Nuestro Latin Music Awards)."
So as soon as Univision's content makes it to YouTube (and this may take a few months), the site is likely to become much more popular with native Spanish speakers. And it's not hard to imagine that many people who are trying to learn Spanish will appreciate the new content, too.
As for the partnership's financial details, nothing was disclosed, but Univision will take advantage of YouTube's Content ID system, meaning it should receive at least a little bit of money.
It looks like a certain search giant's scored another victory in terms of its influence on society. Or it's at least half a win, as the American Dialect Society has declared "google" the word of the decade.
Yes, that's "google" with a lowercase "g." The ADS intentionally chose a generic form of the corporate name and defined it to mean "to search the Internet." So - according to the ADS - a searcher might use Bing or Yahoo to google things the same way many cold sufferers use store-brand kleenex.
Still, some recognition and publicity is probably better than none. And on that note, it's likely that Twitter fans are pleased with the ADS's choices, since the ADS judged the term "tweet" to be 2009's word of the year.
Grant Barrett, chair of the ADS's New Words Committee, explained in a formal announcement, "Both words are, in the end, products of the Information Age, where every person has the ability to satisfy curiosity and to broadcast to a select following, both via the Internet."
Then here's a bit of info to lend an official air to the decisions: "The vote is the longest-running such vote anywhere, the only one not tied to commercial interests, and the word-of-the-year event up to which all others lead. It is fully informed by the members' expertise in the study of words, but it is far from a solemn occasion. Members in the 119-year-old organization include linguists, lexicographers, etymologists, grammarians, historians, researchers, writers, authors, editors, professors, university students, and independent s/> [...]
Copyright 2009 (c) Dylan Rosario - The founder of www.FleeQ.com a new semantic search and discover agent. Utilizing web 3.0 technology, fleeQ levels the playing field for small publishers and advertisers alike. www.fleeq.com and www.xyppy.com are based upon fleeQ technology.
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Interoperability remains one of the key barriers to the adoption of cloud computing. As businesses, governments, schools, individuals move to the cloud, how can we be sure that the data we store there doesn't find itself quarantined, stuck in one format and out of the reach of other services?
This eBook is your industry-specific roadmap out of the economic slump. Selling through a Slump: An Industry-by-Industry Playbook brings together sales strategies and best practices from 11 top sales experts from 11 distinct vertical market sectors, ranging from retail to health care to telecom – because one size doesn't always fit all. The practical tips and experience-based wisdom here aren't just limited to any single industry, though. Regardless of your market sector, you're bound to find value in this arsenal of great sales ideas. Get access to exclusive tips on how to sell in a challenging market, from renowned sales experts like Jill Konrath, Charles Green, and Dave Stein. You've got questions – this eBook was created to give you answers.
Yes, that's "google" with a lowercase "g." The ADS intentionally chose a generic form of the corporate name and defined it to mean "to search the Internet." So - according to the ADS - a searcher might use Bing or Yahoo to google things the same way many cold sufferers use store-brand kleenex.
