Patents and the lessons learned from Web 2.0

	IT Blogwatch: SOPA bill prompts boycott of supporters | Preston Gralla: Microsoft sites are #2 on the Web, just behind Google. So why does Google still dominate?
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	Patents and the lessons learned from Web 2.0 Reduced natural barriers to entry, like development time and cost, should have entrepreneurs considering artificial barriers to entry, like patents and other intellectual property rights. Insider (registration required) Read More WHITE PAPER: Blue Coat Systems Overcome SharePoint Cloud Performance Problems Dramatically improve SharePoint BPOS performance via asymmetric optimization and: • Eliminate WAN latency caused by backhauling • Reduce WAN traffic and free bandwidth for new initiatives • Reduce connectivity costs by enabling remote offices to access SharePoint BPOS through lower-cost Internet connections. Read now. In this Issue IT Blogwatch: SOPA bill prompts boycott of supporters Preston Gralla: Microsoft sites are #2 on the Web, just behind Google. So why does Google still dominate? 2012 tech predictions: From IDG's editors worldwide Lucas Mearian: My experience with a Facebook hacker IT Blogwatch: Holy P2P! File-sharing now official religion in Sweden... WHITE PAPER: Akamai Understanding Web Application Security This paper examines current trends in Web application security, assessing the present threat environment as well as limitations in existing approaches to protection. Learn more IT Blogwatch: SOPA bill prompts boycott of supporters The widely-hated Stop Online Piracy Act (SOPA) is causing its supporters to suffer boycotts. Organizations such as GoDaddy and 3M are being targeted by serious activism. In IT Blogwatch, bloggers ponder protectionism and DNS Balkanization. Read More Preston Gralla: Microsoft sites are #2 on the Web, just behind Google. So why does Google still dominate? New figures show that Microsoft sites are the second most popular on the Web with 175 million unique visitors in November, trailing Google slightly, which had 186 million visitors. So why is Google so far ahead overall in the Internet race? Read More WHITE PAPER: Quantum Reduce, but Don't Abandon Tape ESG examines the price performance of Quantum's disk-based backup solutions. Quantum provides organizations who want tape as part of their overall data protection strategy options. By offering both a replication solution and an integrated tape automation approach, users have a choice. Read More 2012 tech predictions: From IDG's editors worldwide Consumerization of IT is the consensus choice of the new year's major technology force, one that will manifest itself in several forms Read More Lucas Mearian: My experience with a Facebook hacker Over the holidays, my Facebook page was hacked and a phishing attack was launched using the "chat" feature, where my friends were contacted and told my wife and I had been mugged and that we needed money. It just goes to show that even with an alphanumeric password, your account information is not safe. Read More IT Blogwatch: Holy P2P! File-sharing now official religion in Sweden... Sweden now has a new, officially-recognized religion: File-sharing. The government agency, Kammarkollegiet, has finally registered the Church of Kopimism as a religious organization. In IT Blogwatch, devout bloggers see the funny side. Read More
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