The iron grip loosens

IT departments may be dethroned as individuals are given more freedom. CIOs can regain control by taking the lead on some of these projects, like installing a corporate wiki or use Facebook for planning marketing activities.

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NEWS

Small start, big win
IT Leader Awards: Two students impressed at this year's awards with their IT prowess.

Facebook founder is world's youngest billionaire
Forbes put the former Harvard student's personal wealth at $2 billion.

Japan's Mixi network site says entering China
The online social networking site plans to expand into China, whose growing number of Internet users are already being courted by Rupert Murdoch's MySpace.

'Friend locator' could become next craze for social networkers
Social network sites users will soon be sharing their exact whereabouts with their friends in real-time.

Yahoo to be more social under CEO Yang revival plan
Services would be more social, making it easier for users to update friends automatically on their Web activities.

Online social networking frenzy points to Internet's future
Online social networking websites saw their ranks swell and values soar this year.

AsiaOne to deliver Web 2.0 know-how to businesses
Besides features and news articles, users can also expect videos and audio presentations on social computing on this website.

Jamie's song a YouTube hit
Celeb chef hums few lines of recipe ditty while cooking lamb curry.

Web 2.0 in Asia to boom: IDC
It says flourishing local industry being created due to high demand of social networking services.

FEATURES

The iron grip loosens
IT departments may be dethroned as individuals are given more freedom.

'A blogger has got to do what he has to do'
Q&A with the man touted to be the first blogger to become an MP.

Tech trends that will power 2008
Virtualisation, energy-efficient IT, mobility and social networking the top trends to watch.

Open source: a weapon of mass collaboration
Hail the era of unbridled innovation and freedom from technology dictatorships!

Bringing the new Web to the enterprise
Is it worth considering the blurring of work and personal space as tools that were previously used on a purely personal basis become integrated into the workplace?

I got a Facebook 'friend' request - from mum
Statistics show visits by those aged above 45 to the site has risen faster than those in 18-24 group.

Clearing away the cobwebs
Andrew Keen's The Cult Of The Amateur is a refreshingly brusque critique of how culture is being cannibalised in the brave new Internet world.

Let the young blaze the trail
Spread the use of wikis and blogs in companies by getting the young who love these social computing tools to spearhead their use in offices.


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