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File Format: A Replacement for JPEG?

By Dick Weisinger

Roughly two-thirds of all bandwidth on the Internet today are photos and images, and JPEG lossy-compressed images make up the bulk of that.  Google now has a open-source candidate replacement for JPEG, and they are calling it WebP (pronounced weppy).…

Social Media: Has Social Media plateaued?

By Dick Weisinger

Research results from Forrester are being spun to suggest that Social Media may be hitting a ceiling.  Forrester has categorized Social Media user types into groups, something Forrester calls Global Social Technographics: Creators Conversationalists Critics Collectors Joiners Spectators Inactives Creators…

Technology: Enterprise Software market Perks Up in 2010

By Dick Weisinger

The enterprise  Software market is bucking the trend of a tough economy and is seeing growth this year with more on the horizon.  Gartner is predicting fairly strong growth in the area of application and infrastructure software.  They are predicting…

Health Care: NHIT Begin Path to Health Information Exchange

By Dick Weisinger

As part of the push by the Obama administration towards a Nationwide Health Information Network (NHIT), we’re seeing activity on a number of fronts.  NHIN is a set of standards, services and policies that will enable Health Information Exchange (HIE).…

Data Effectiveness: Could Your Business Use an Extra $2 Billion?

By Dick Weisinger

Better management and analysis of your data can significantly add to the bottom line, by as much as $2 billion — at least if you’re a Fortune 1000 company, according to a new survey by Sybase and McCombs School of…