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How Twitter Helps ‘Serial’ Podcast Grow Its Audience

Twitter's director of ad research explains how his company is helping the popular 'Serial' Internet radio show gain exponential momentum every week, while rapidly growing its audience.

By Matt Kapko

Nov 20, 2014 4 mins

Consumer Electronics Social Networking Apps Twitter

States Get Mixed Report Card on Using Data to Improve Education

The Data Quality Campaign is a national, collaborative effort to improve the availability and use of high-quality education data to improve student achievement. Though school districts are beginning to embrace DQC, much work remains.

By Kenneth Corbin

Nov 19, 2014 4 mins

Analytics Big Data Government

5 Ways to Keep Your Devices Charged During Holiday Travel

With the big Thanksgiving and year-end holidays bearing down, CIO.com mobile apps reviewer James A. Martin shares some resourceful ways to keep your smartphone and tablet charged while on the go.

By James A. Martin

Nov 19, 2014 3 mins

Consumer Electronics Mobile Apps

Why CIOs Need to Embrace New Norms of the Hybrid Cloud

The CIOs of Intel and Riverbed say that in the hybrid enterprise tech executives need to focus on creating seamless business flows that help the company operate better.

By Thor Olavsrud

Nov 19, 2014 5 mins

CIO Hybrid Cloud IT Strategy

Jolla’s Linux tablet crowdfunding campaign raises $500K in 2 hours

Jolla tablet u0007will run bon Sailfish OS which is based on open source technologies such as Linux, Mer and Qt. In addition to native apps Sailfish can also run Android apps. It is also possible to install traditional Linux applications on Sailfish

By Swapnil Bhartiya

Nov 19, 2014 4 mins

Linux Open Source Small and Medium Business

Woz Talks Smartwatches, Apple Watch at DEMO

Steve Wozniak spoke briefly in Silicon Valley at DEMO, where he expressed his dissatisfaction with the current crop of smartwatches. He also said, however, that he plans to try the upcoming Apple Watch.

By Al Sacco

Nov 19, 2014 3 mins

Small and Medium Business Smartwatches Wearables

9 New Twitter Features and Tweaks Coming in 2015

Coming soon to a Twitter timeline near you, these nine new features, which are expected to roll out during the coming year, put a new focus on video, direct messaging, alerts and notifications, and more.

By Matt Kapko

Nov 19, 2014 6 mins

Social Networking Apps Twitter

Best Android and iOS Apps of Fall 2014

CIO.com app reviewer James A. Martin shares a list of great iOS and Android apps released during the past three months, including presentation software, a unique ebook reader and a valuable GPS navigation app.

By James A. Martin

Nov 19, 2014 3 mins

Consumer Electronics Mobile Apps

Surprise! TRUSTe Can’t Always be Trusted, FTC Says

The FTC fined TRUSTe, a site that aims to validate online retailers' security safeguards, for failing to audit sites that previously earned its seal of approval.

By Bill Snyder

Nov 19, 2014 2 mins

Consumer Electronics Financial Services Industry Privacy

6 Ways to Nail the Job Interview

Learn what IT hiring managers say are the most common interviewing mistakes and how you can avoid making them. (And if you're a millennial, pay particular attention.)

By Sharon Florentine

Nov 19, 2014 6 mins

Careers IT Jobs IT Skills

3 Reasons to Offer Free Wi-Fi in All of Your Stores (Now)

Wi-Fi availability will help keep customers shopping. Your workforce needs it anyway.rnIt is also a powerful management tool.

By JC Solus

Nov 19, 2014 3 mins

CRM Systems Mobile Apps Retail Industry

Nokia’s N1 Android tablet is actually a Foxconn tablet

Nokia has partnered with Foxconn to bring to market the first Nokia-branded, Android-powered device.

By Swapnil Bhartiya

Nov 18, 2014 3 mins

Android Open Source

Driving IT Innovation at Textron

Diane Schwarz, CIO, takes a multi-level approach

By Martha Heller

Nov 18, 2014 7 mins

CIO Careers IT Jobs

How to Be the CIO of Tomorrow

What does the future CIO look like? He or she probably wonu2019t have a technology background. However, this new kind of CIO will not only have to lead a technical staff but will also be a leader of leaders in the boardroom.

By Tom Kaneshige

Nov 18, 2014 7 mins

CIO Careers IT Skills

J.C. Penney: A Case of What Not to Do for Business and IT Leaders

The missteps and misfortunes of this retailer offer some classic warning signs that any enterprise would be wise to heed.

By Maryfran Johnson

Nov 18, 2014 2 mins

IT Strategy Retail Industry

How to Get Along With the CFO

Follow these three steps to build a good relationship with your CFO: Figure out which business metrics really matter, understand your IT capital and operational costs and manage expectations about IT risk.rn

By David McLaughlin

Nov 18, 2014 4 mins

CIO Careers IT Leadership

No Generation Gap Here: Business Leaders of All Ages in Sync on Tech

Millennial executives and Fortune 500 leaders share the same forward-looking views on disruptive technologies. They also agree that the capability to adapt to change quickly is a key to edging out competitors.

By Lauren Brousell

Nov 18, 2014 5 mins

IT Leadership IT Strategy Innovation

IBM Taps Twitter’s Data to Drive Business Insights

IBM and Twitter say they will 'change the way business decisions are made' by pairing Twitter data with IBM's analytics tools and new apps for the enterprise. But CIOs won't buy in until the two companies can bring structure and c

By Matt Kapko

Nov 18, 2014 4 mins

Marketing Social Networking Apps Twitter

Why You Shouldn’t Shop for Deals on Thanksgiving

Before you go out shopping for holiday deals on Thanksgiving, you might want to consider the clerk who can't spend the day with his or her family just so you can make purchases a day before Black Friday.

By Bill Snyder

Nov 18, 2014 3 mins

Consumer Electronics

Glassbeam Integrates Its IoT Analytics Platform With Spark

Machine data analytics specialist Glassbeam is updating its Internet of Things analytics platform with advanced machine learning and real-time analytics capabilities via integration with the Apache Spark in-memory cluster computing framework.

By Thor Olavsrud

Nov 18, 2014 3 mins

Analytics Big Data Internet of Things

Open Source Code Contains Fewer Defects, But There’s a Catch

Research suggests that software developed using open source code contains fewer defects than that built with proprietary code. The catch is that open source code rarely benefits from security teams specifically tasked with looking for bugs.

By Paul Rubens

Nov 18, 2014 6 mins

Developer Open Source Security

Ubuntu MATE is a heavyweight among the lightweight distributions

Usually itu2019s hard to impress a KDE user who runs Arch Linux

By Swapnil Bhartiya

Nov 17, 2014 6 mins

Linux Open Source

Three-Minute Coach: How to Prepare for Media Interviews

Prepare your talking points and remember that everything you say in the presence of a reporter could be used in a story.rn

By Bill McGowan

Nov 17, 2014 2 mins

CIO IT Leadership IT Strategy

CMOs Must Capitalize on Digital Moments of Engagement

Thanks to access to the latest technology, CMOs have become managers of a potentially prosperous customer journey that runs from initial contact to building loyalty. So why are digital marketers feeling alone and overwhelmed?

By Tom Kaneshige

Nov 17, 2014 3 mins

CMO Marketing

In order to have street cred with the business, enterprises can't afford to jump on the social media train at the wrong stop.

By Frank Cutitta

Nov 17, 2014 3 mins

Collaboration Software IT Skills Small and Medium Business

How to Cultivate a Strong Healthcare CIO-CMIO Relationship

In addition to the typical tugs of war with finance, marketing and operations departments, healthcare CIOs must meet the needs of physicians. That's why it pays for the CIO and the chief medical information officer — often the liaison between m

By Brian Eastwood

Nov 17, 2014 4 mins

CIO Healthcare Industry IT Strategy

COPE Offers IT and Workers an Alternative to BYOD

Some CIOs are opting for a Company Owned, Personally Enabled approach to managing mobile devices in the enterprise. COPE creates a tricky scenario, however, because IT is asking employees to trust them to do the right thing with a device that the com

By Tom Kaneshige

Nov 14, 2014 8 mins

Careers Mobile Device Management Small and Medium Business

5 Ways to Make Underemployment Work for You

Donu2019t let pride get in the way. Pursuing jobs that youu2019re overqualified for can be the pathway to a new career.

By Sharon Florentine

Nov 14, 2014 3 mins

IT Jobs IT Skills

If Your IT Company Merges or Splits, Are You in Trouble?

Mergers, acquisitions and divestitures are all the rage. Few end well. Whether you're about to get bigger, smaller or richer, you need to know the signs that things may not go so well.

By Rob Enderle

Nov 14, 2014 5 mins

Business IT Alignment IT Strategy Technology Industry

How You Can Stand Up to AT&T and Help Save the Internet

The free Internet hangs in the balance as big ISPs, including AT&T, move to kill net neutrality. Here's a simple way you can fight back.

By Bill Snyder

Nov 13, 2014 3 mins

Government Internet Legal

8 Free Online Courses to Grow Your Tech Skills

The cost of learning just got cheaper. CIO.com tracked down these eight free ways to grow your technology skill set.

By Rich Hein

Nov 13, 2014 8 mins

Careers IT Skills Personal Software

Mastering the Business Basics of Online Reputation Management

Search engine optimization experts offer insights on the current state of online reputation management and share best practices for managing your company's reputation on the Web.

By James A. Martin

Nov 13, 2014 5 mins

Marketing Web Search

Top Tips and Tools for Online Reputation Management

Search engine optimization experts share tips and tools to help you manage your company's online reputation.

By James A. Martin

Nov 13, 2014 8 mins

Marketing Web Search

Snapchat Says Its Weaknesses Are Actually Strengths for Advertisers

Many social media platforms collect any and all data they can on users to help sell targeted ads. Snapchat says that strategy is 'rude' and 'creepy,' but the reality is the company can't deliver targeted ads even if it wants

By Matt Kapko

Nov 13, 2014 5 mins

Marketing Privacy Social Networking Apps

Inside AHIMA’s Framework for Healthcare Information Governance

Healthcare historically struggles with information governance. That's not surprising, given how much data there is and how many disparate sources it comes from. The American Health Information Management Association hopes to change that.

By Brian Eastwood

Nov 13, 2014 4 mins

Analytics Healthcare Industry IT Governance

How QVC’s Omnichannel Focus Leads to Better Customer Engagement

The shopping networku2019s CIO says that by using metrics of engagement (as opposed to pure revenue tracking), QVC is able to determine the effectiveness of its omnichannel investment.

By Tom Kaneshige

Nov 12, 2014 3 mins

Marketing Retail Industry Social Networking Apps

Enterprises Moving Big Data Workloads to Public Cloud

More than half of large enterprises are either already using public cloud resources for their big data analytic needs or plan to do so, according to a report by Gigaom Research.

By Thor Olavsrud

Nov 12, 2014 5 mins

Big Data Cloud Computing Cloud Management

CIOs Must Be Healthcare Leaders to Battle Consumer Confusion

A new survey finds that healthcare consumers are worried and confused about Obamacare. Healthline CEO Dean Stephens urges CIOs of healthcare providers and others in the healthcare sector to mobilize to engage and inform consumers.

By Kenneth Corbin

Nov 12, 2014 4 mins

CIO Healthcare Industry

Verizon is Tops in U.S. Wireless Network Ranking, Sprint is Not

RootMetrics performed more than 5 million network tests in 125 U.S. cities to determine which carrier offers the best overall performance. Hint: Verizon is the big winner; Sprint, the loser.

By Bill Snyder

Nov 12, 2014 3 mins

Carriers Consumer Electronics Small and Medium Business

4 Ways Your Company Is Contributing to the IT Skills Gap

As the adage says, if you aren't part of the solution, you're part of the problem — and so it goes with IT organizations that talk about the skills gap but do nothing to help themselves.

By Sharon Florentine

Nov 12, 2014 7 mins

Careers IT Jobs IT Skills

CIO Succession is a Double-Edge Sword

Two long-tenured CIOs announce their retirements

By Martha Heller

Nov 11, 2014 2 mins

Careers IT Skills IT Strategy

How to Use Email Marketing to Increase Sales This Holiday Season

Email marketing experts share 12 proven tips for getting customers in the holiday spirit — and into your store.

By Jennifer Lonoff Schiff

Nov 11, 2014 7 mins

Email Clients Marketing

Facebook, LinkedIn and Twitter Earnings Tell Very Different Tales

Facebook, LinkedIn and Twitter are often lumped together as the kings of social media. They are also often unjustly compared. The reality is the companies have little in common, as evidenced by their recent earnings reports.

By Matt Kapko

Nov 11, 2014 5 mins

Facebook LinkedIn Technology Industry

Business Intelligence Meets Mobility at eHarmony

As online dating site eHarmony has expanded its mobile presence, it has also made good use of its business intelligence platform. This provides better visibility into what mobile users are doing and what services are better off being scrapped.

By John Moore

Nov 11, 2014 5 mins

Business Intelligence Data Warehousing Mobile Device Management

How End-to-End MDM Leaves Rollins With One Less Pest to Control

With the help of enterprise mobility system provider DMI, pest control company Rollins has moved its enterprise mobility strategies beyond simply disabling lost devices to offering its 5,000 business users a broader set of services.

By John Moore

Nov 11, 2014 3 mins

Mobile Mobile Device Management Small and Medium Business

Use Low-Code Platforms to Develop the Apps Customers Want

Low-code, rapid development platforms provide a way to incorporate user feedback into apps during development. This improves the turnaround time for consumer-facing applications while ensuring that projects don't turn into white elephants.

By Paul Rubens

Nov 10, 2014 6 mins

Development Tools Enterprise Applications Web Development

How to build a better IT outsourcing benchmarking process

As customers look to take advantage of a competitive IT outsourcing market, benchmarking is more important than ever. Service providers and customers are exploring ways to build a better benchmarking process that will benefit all parties.

By Stephanie Overby

Nov 10, 2014 4 mins

IT Leadership Outsourcing

A Must-Have Galaxy Note 4 Accessory for Business Travelers

Samsung's Galaxy Note 4 Extra Battery Kit is a must-have accessory for business travelers who depend on their Galaxy Note 4 smartphones to get work done on the go.

By Al Sacco

Nov 10, 2014 2 mins

Samsung Electronics Small and Medium Business Smartphones

Why Is Healthcare IT Under Fire?

The Office of the National Coordinator for Health IT has lost several key figures in recent months. An economic report suggests that meaningful use may have been a waste of money. Why is healthcare IT under such duress?

By Brian Eastwood

Nov 10, 2014 4 mins

Government Health and Fitness Software Healthcare Industry

Apple Pay Has Retail CIOs Rethinking How Customers Pay

The introduction of Apple Pay — and CVS and Rite Aid's subsequent disabling of the technology — has retail CIOs once again rethinking the way customers pay at the cash register.

By Jen A. Miller

Nov 10, 2014 5 mins

CIO Retail Industry Small and Medium Business