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Oct 3, 2011

Facebook vs Google+ – who gets the business?

Both companies are angling for the business networking market. Is Google+ David to Facebook’s Goliath?

Web 2.0: gold or fool’s gold?

A run of acquisitions and anticipated IPOs has put the focus on the real value of Web 2.0 companies. People are again asking: is Web 2.0 the next dotcom bubble?

The ownership society

While we are very much focussed on the flood of new devices for mobile computing and communication, we might need to look beyond the obvious reasons for their popularity.

Not ‘who are you?’, but ‘what are you?’

There is a flip side to internet anonymity. At the same time as it protects individual users’ privacy, it is also the gateway for people with questionable intents. And some of those people aren’t really people.

The other side of carbon

For all the bad press it gets, carbon is a very useful and versatile element. And we are only starting to see what it can do in the field of semiconductor design.

The size of things to come

Vendors are betting on tablets as the shape of the future. This raises the question about which device will be a winner. Beyond that, it raises the question of how it fits into our lives, work and society in general.

The interface gets more intimate

Technology is useful but making it easy to access makes it more intrusive. The interface between man and machine is becoming more invasive, a trend that’s set to continue.

Online privacy:drawing the line

With massive uptake of social media like Facebook, how much risk are we exposed to when we communicate using social media services online?

Between a rock and a hot place

With one eye on King III and anticipated carbon legislation, and the other on apocalyptic scientific studies, we need a practical approach to establishing sustainable green initiatives that are not just window dressing.

Great expectations

Working out what Google is up to is a favourite pastime of many trend-watchers and analysts. The real issue is not what specific innovation is coming up next, but how the company’s business model is evolving.

Soft values in a hard science industry

Skills retention and development is a focus for businesses in practically any sector. For NECSA CEO Dr Rob Adam, this has been a career-long focus.

Solutions in search of a problem

The launch of the Apple iPad put the spotlight on an old problem – devices that fall into the space between laptops and smartphones.

Roy Johnson