Sponsored White Papers, Webcasts, and Downloads
- ZDNet Author Biography
Dan Farber is editor in chief of CNET News. Dan has more than 20 years of experience as an editor and journalist covering technology. He joined ZDNet in 1996, and led the development of ZDNet's worldwide network of more than 70 technology-focused sites. Prior to joining ZDNet, Dan...- more about Dan Farber »
- Nick Carr's Big Switch
- Nicholas Carr, amongst the most incisive and profound critic of information technology, will be in Silicon Valley tonight (7.00 pm), at Campbell's Barnes and Noble bookstore in conversation with ZDNet honcho Dan Farber, Edgeio co-founder/CEO Keith Teare, and Gillmor Gang ringleader & Podtech exec Steve Gillmor, and me. While the...
- Tags: Information Technology, Revolution, Computing, Andrew Keen
- Blog posts 2010-01-11
- CNET: It's time for Google's CEO to resign from Apple's board
- In an open letter to Google CEO Eric Schmidt, CNET's Tom Krazit this morning calls for his resignation from Apple's Board of Directors, citing an inevitable collision course for the companies as competitors now that Google has announced plans to build a computer operating system called Google Chrome OS. ...
- Tags: Apple Inc., Board, Business Operations, CBS Interactive Inc., Corporate Governance, Corporate Law, Eric Schmidt, Google Inc., Krazit, Sam Diaz
- Blog posts 2009-07-08
- Iran protests meet the social Web: What we've learned
- The aftermath of the Iranian election has provided quite a case study of the intersection between social media, the increasing difficulty of censorship and government affairs. As most folks know Iran President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad has been reelected and the opposition has been protesting. Now there's talk about...
- Tags: Social Media, Social Web, Twitter, Iran, Larry Dignan
- Blog posts 2009-06-17
- Wolfram Alpha: 'A new paradigm for using computers and the web'
- Another week another Google killer. Last week, it was Twitter as Google killer. This week it's Wolfam Alpha. The difference with Wolfram Alpha is that it has the pedigree, engineering heft and perhaps a better mousetrap to actually live up to the billing. Techmeme is a flutter...
- Tags: Google Inc., Web, Knowledge, Computer, Dan, Nova Spivak, Channel Management, Strategy, Marketing, Management, Larry Dignan
- Blog posts 2009-03-08
- Special Olympics CIO: Andre Mendes
- Andre Mendes, CIO of the Special Olympics, talks to CNET’s Dan Farber about managing technology operations for a non-profit that currently has more than 2.8 million athletes participating in its summer and winter games. Mendes discusses capturing the event online for family and friends and the unique experience of running...
- Tags: CIO, Games, Strategy, Personal Technology, Management, Administrator
- Blog posts 2009-01-06
- Special Olympics CIO: Andre Mendes
- Andre Mendes, CIO of the Special Olympics, talks to CNET's Dan Farber about managing technology operations for a non-profit that currently has more than 2.8 million athletes participating in its summer and winter games. Mendes discusses capturing the event online for family and friends and the unique experience of running...
- Tags: CIO, Games, Strategy, Personal Technology, Management, Andre Mendes
- Videos 2009-01-06
- Happy Holidays and thanks
- As we start our abbreviated publishing schedule until the new year--assuming some major tech event doesn't ensue--I'd like to wish everyone a happy holiday. I'm going to do my best to tune out and may even go off grid a day or two. As I ponder the...
- Tags: Holiday, Blogging, Internet, Larry Dignan
- Blog posts 2008-12-22
- Obama goes offline January 20th 2009, stops using Blackberry
- In a month's time Barack Obama will be inaugurated in Washington DC as the 44th US President. It seems likely that a president elected largely as a result of a hugely successful online campaign notable for its transparency will have to give up...
- Tags: President, Barack Obama, RIM BlackBerry, CEO, Obama, Generation Gap, Presidential Records Act, Management Generation, E-mail, Security, Online Communications, Oliver Marks
- Blog posts 2008-12-22
- Big tech trade shows go the way of Starbucks lattes; Big SUVs
- January's big tech conferences--Macworld and CES--are downsizing and becoming vestiges of a bygone era. The latest: Belkin has bolted from Macworld in January joining Adobe. John Paczkowski at Digital Daily reports that registrations at Macworld are down 20 percent from a year ago and companies like Adobe...
- Tags: Belkin Corp., Consumer Electronics Show, Finance, Larry Dignan, Macworld, Managerial Accounting, Roi/Tco, Starbucks Corp., SUV
- Blog posts 2008-12-05
- PARC VP, hardware systems laboratory: Scott Elrod
- Scott Elrod, vice president of the hardware systems laboratory at the Palo Alto Research Center, talks to CNET’s Dan Farber about researching and supporting innovation at one of Silicon Valley’s most storied tech institutions. He discusses new advancements in erasable ink, clean tech and what it takes to stay...
- Tags: Innovation, Xerox PARC, Hardware, Leadership, Strategy, Management, Administrator
- Blog posts 2008-12-02
- PARC VP, hardware systems laboratory: Scott Elrod
- Scott Elrod, vice president of the hardware systems laboratory at the Palo Alto Research Center, talks to CNET's Dan Farber about researching and supporting innovation at one of Silicon Valley's most storied tech institutions. He discusses new advancements in erasable ink, clean tech and what it takes to stay...
- Tags: Innovation, Xerox PARC, Hardware, Leadership, Strategy, Management, Scott Elrod
- Videos 2008-12-02
- See You in the Cloud
- This post marks the end of my relationship with ZDNet -- though not the end of my blogging career by a long shot. I'll still be blogging -- can't seem to give it up now that it's in my blood -- but over on my own Wordpress site, where the...
- Tags: Blog, Blogging, Internet, Joshua Greenbaum
- Blog posts 2008-12-01
- CIO Sessions: State of California CIO Teri Takai
- Teri Takai, the State of California’s CIO, talks to CNET’s Dan Farber about overseeing an IT organization with more than 130 CIOs and 10,000 technology workers. She also discusses California’s e-government initiatives from going green to managing costs during tough economic times. 2 minute Video Shorts Short on...
- Tags: CIO, California, E-government, Web 2.0, Government, Internet, Larry Dignan
- Blog posts 2008-11-26
- State of California CIO: Teri Takai
- Teri Takai, the State of California’s CIO, talks to CNET’s Dan Farber about overseeing an IT organization with more than 130 CIOs and 10,000 technology workers. She also discusses California’s e-government initiatives from going green to managing costs during tough economic times. by Administrator
- Tags: CIO, California, E-government, Government, Administrator
- Blog posts 2008-11-24
- State of California CIO: Teri Takai
- Teri Takai, the State of California's CIO, talks to CNET's Dan Farber about overseeing an IT organization with more than 130 CIOs and 10,000 technology workers. She also discusses California's e-government initiatives from going green to managing costs during tough economic times.
- Tags: CIO, California, E-government, Government, Teri Takai
- Videos 2008-11-24
- News to know: Kumo; Zune; Storm; Google
- Here are today’s notable headlines. You can get News To Know via email alert and RSS daily: Mary Jo Foley: Would you 'Kumo' it? Phil Wainewright: When to spend cash in a SaaS business Brian Sommer: Taleo's November to forget ...
- Tags: Apple iPhone, Google Inc., Facebook, Larry Dignan, Microsoft Zune, RIM BlackBerry, Nokia Reliability Labs, E-mail, Home Entertainment, Handhelds, Open Source, Online Communications, Personal Technology, Hardware
- Blog posts 2008-11-24
- Singing Elvis, Wii lightsabers top Kara Swisher's holiday list
- At a Churchill Club event, All Things Digital's Kara Swisher shows CNET News Editor in Chief Dan Farber some new tech ideas for the holidays. Swisher demonstrates Wii Star Wars Lightsabers, a talking first-aid gadget by SafetyMate, and a robotic Elvis that you can sing along with karaoke-style.
- Tags: Holiday, Nintendo Wii, Swisher, Kara Swisher, Dan Farber, Singing Elvis
- Videos 2008-11-21
- CIO Sessions: Mozilla CTO: Brendan Eich
- Brendan Eich, CTO of Mozilla, talks to CNET News’ Dan Farber about why the company now commands 20 percent of the browser market and what they’re doing to grow. He also discusses the company’s mobile browser strategy, making Firefox faster than the competition, and taking chances with the company’s core...
- Tags: CTO, Web Browser, Mozilla Corp., Web Browsers, Strategy, Internet, Management, Larry Dignan
- Blog posts 2008-11-20
- Walt Mossberg picks hot holiday gadgets
- At a Churchill Club event, The Wall Street Journal columnist Walt Mossberg shows CNET News Editor in Chief Dan Farber new gadgets consumers might want to consider buying for the holidays. Mossberg demos some new tech products including RIM's new Blackberry Storm, the MinoHD by Flip Video, and Sony...
- Tags: Smart Phones, Handhelds, Cellular Phones, Consumer Electronics, Personal Technology, Hardware, Walt Mossberg, Dan Farber, Blackberry Storm, MinoHD, Xperia X1
- Videos 2008-11-19
- Choosing Yahoo's next CEO
- At a Churchill Club event, Wall Street Journal columnist Kara Swisher tells CNET News Editor in Chief Dan Farber whom she'd pick to succeed Jerry Yang as Yahoo's chief executive. The AllThingsD blogger believes that the No. 1 choice inside and outside of Yahoo is News Corp. Chief Operating Officer...
- Tags: Yahoo! Inc., AllThingsD Blogger, Blogging, Internet, Kara Swisher, Dan Farber, Yahoo, Peter Chernin
- Videos 2008-11-19
White Papers and Webcasts
