Why the social networks are falling apart

	15 tips for surviving -- and thriving -- as an IT contractor | How to save on mobile plans: Your guide to 16 no-contract carriers
	Computerworld This Week				Forward this to a Friend >>>
	Why the social networks are falling apart The new business model for social: Harvest personal data anywhere you can, then sell ads anywhere you can. Read More   WHITE PAPER: RMG Networks   Deliver Productivity Breakthroughs with Digital Signage Retailers have long recognized the influence that digital signage provides over a shopper's point-of-purchase decision making process. Learn More In this Issue 15 tips for surviving -- and thriving -- as an IT contractor How to save on mobile plans: Your guide to 16 no-contract carriers INSIDER Exclusive video: How a Boston hospital protected healthcare data after last year's Marathon explosions How to keep your smartphone (and its data) secure Cool tech and hot cars from the N.Y. Int'l Auto Show INSIDER How to get a job in manufacturing IT Kenneth van Wyk: Looking beyond Heartbleed Galaxy S5 deep-dive review: Long on hype, short on delivery USB Type-C: Simpler, faster and more powerful Data manipulation tricks: Even better in R Why facial recognition isn't the way of the future...yet : Akamai Technologies, Inc.   Delivering Flawless User Experiences Knowledge Vault Watch this multipart video series and learn how Akamai has been leading the video revolution on the Web; how Akamai solutions are helping companies enable secure, high-performing and highly scalable user experiences on any device, anywhere. Learn More 15 tips for surviving -- and thriving -- as an IT contractor Pundits are calling 2014 the year of the IT contractor. Here are 15 tips for setting up shop and making it stick. Read More   How to save on mobile plans: Your guide to 16 no-contract carriers AT&T, Sprint, T-Mobile and Verizon Wireless are no longer the only mobile phone games in town -- there are some great no-contract alternatives out there. Here are 16 of them. Read More     INSIDER Exclusive video: How a Boston hospital protected healthcare data after last year's Marathon explosions Dr. John Halmaka tells how his IT team invented a real-time security plan in the midst of the chaos. Read More   How to keep your smartphone (and its data) secure We keep a large amount of personal and business data on our smartphones and tablets; here are some tips and tricks to help you protect both your hardware and your information. Read More   Cool tech and hot cars from the N.Y. Int'l Auto Show The New York International Auto Show, which runs through April 27, allows automakers to show off the latest technology on four wheels. Here are some of the highlights from this year's big event. Read More   WHITE PAPER: Unisys Keeping UP with Mobile Trendsetters Is your organization making the most of mobile? In this IDG Research Services study, we take a global look at adoption trends, examining how and why some companies are pulling ahead of the mobile curve. We offer the best practices and prescriptive advice that you can put to work today—for a more mobile tomorrow Learn more   INSIDER How to get a job in manufacturing IT To excel in manufacturing, tech workers need to be one part tinkerer and one part visionary, with a bit of analytical acumen thrown in as well. Read More   Kenneth van Wyk: Looking beyond Heartbleed We can do things now to make things a little easier should we face another widespread security defect in code like OpenSSL. Read More   Galaxy S5 deep-dive review: Long on hype, short on delivery Samsung's Galaxy S5 Android phone follows a very popular predecessor, but the latest version doesn't stand out in a sea of thoughtfully designed competitors. Read More   USB Type-C: Simpler, faster and more powerful The next generation of USB cables, the Type-C, will offer faster data streams, an increased ability to power devices, and better ease of use. Read More   Data manipulation tricks: Even better in R Some Excel tips and tricks for manipulating dates, and for getting data into the format you need, are also ready for your R pleasure. Read More   Why facial recognition isn't the way of the future...yet Facial recognition's potential is substantial, but the technology is still very much in its infancy. Read More
	FREE SHARK TANK T-SHIRT Clueless Consultants? Bungling Bosses? Useless Users? Tell me your tale. If it gets published, you get a sharp Shark shirt. Shark Tank FAQ YOUR STRATEGIC GUIDE TO BIG DATA CHALLENGES & OPPORTUNITIES   In this special issue, we examine the biggest challenges with big data projects, including the immaturity of the tools, a lack of people with expertise in big data technologies, the challenge of making the right investments and hardware that can't handle big data projects. This free, 17-page magazine-style report is available now. [Registration required] To read the report, click here. KEEP UP WITH THE LATEST NEWS ON CONSUMERIZATION Our weekly Consumerization of IT newsletter covers a wide range of mobile hardware, mobile apps, enterprise apps and IT trends related to consumerization. We cover BYOD, smartphones, tablets, MDM, cloud, social and how consumerization affects IT. Stay up to date with news, reviews and in-depth coverage. JOIN THE COMPUTERWORLD CONVERSATION ON GOOGLE + Be sure to add Computerworld to your Google+ circles to keep track of breaking news, features, blogs, tech reviews and career advice. CAST YOUR VOTE IN THIS WEEK'S QUICKPOLL Over the past year or so, smartphone innovation has hit a plateau. What do you think phone makers should focus on to next to break the constraints of the innovation curve? NEW COMPUTERWORLD JOB BOARD Search multiple listings now and get new job alerts as they are posted.
	Get more IT peer perspective online: LinkedIn Group | Facebook | Twitter You are currently subscribed to computerworld_thisweek as jonsan98@gmail.com. Unsubscribe from this newsletter | Manage your subscriptions | Subscribe | Privacy Policy If you are interested in advertising in this newsletter, please contact: bglynn@cxo.com To contact Computerworld, please send an e-mail to online@computerworld.com. Copyright (C) 2014 Computerworld, 492 Old Connecticut Path, Framingham, MA 01701 ** Please do not reply to this message. If you want to contact someone directly, send an e-mail to online@computerworld.com. **