For Boomers, the ideal shopping experience is about getting a good deal on a decent product. For Gen Y, it’s more about a stimulating, sensual, “sharable” experience. Think sensible shoes vs. smart phones. This practicality divide is among the many discoveries in a new in-depth study on retail byBrodeur Partners, which is introducing quantitative social science to ...

If you were an early adopter of e-book technology, you probably noticed that initially, many books were far less expensive as e-books than most are now. That, says the U.S. Department of Justice, is because publisher and Apple allegedly colluded to raise e-book prices, according to a report in the Wall Street Journal. The DOJ ...

Global companies are intensifying their focus on enterprise-wide risk management (ERM) in the wake of the 2008 financial crisis and recession, but most executives feel their companies have a long way to go in building an effective, risk aware culture, according to a new survey by Harvard Business Review Analytic Services. “Ownership of risk cannot ...

Open Matters CEO Barry Libert told the Association of Executive Search Consultants today that social and mobile networks are “eating the world,” creating massive risks (and potential rewards) for many organizations and governments. However, boards of directors and corporate leaders don’t fully comprehend these new technologies, creating enormous volatility in corporate performance and leaders.  This spells trouble for ...

Buddy Media, which sells social enterprise software used by eight of the world’s top ten global advertisers, has named former Salesforce.com exec Susan St. Ledger, president. St. Ledger will lead global revenue generation and oversee the company’s sales and client service teams. She will report directly to co-founder and CEO Michael Lazerow. St. Ledger joins Buddy ...

The Anita Borg Institute for Women and Technology has published its Famous Women in Computer Science List. The list highlights over fifty women who have positively impacted the creation of technology. “Today and every day, we celebrate the impact that women have on the creation of technology and the positive impact that technology has on the world. The women ...

Nearly six million domain names were added to the Internet in the fourth quarter of 2011, bringing the total number of registered domain names to more than 225 million worldwide across all domains, according to the latest Domain Name Industry Brief, published by VeriSign, Inc. (NASDAQ: VRSN), a provider of Internet infrastructure services for the networked world. The ...

When it comes to accessing the Internet, adults across America feel they have many options, and are strongly opposed to government regulation of online search functions. Those are the primary findings of an IBOPE Zogby International poll commissioned by the National Taxpayers Union (NTU), a nonpartisan citizen group. The poll covered 2,007 U.S. adults, across ...

Do you watch TV programming on a smartphone?  How about an Internet-connected tablet or computer? A sea change is under way in how consumers are tuning into their favorite TV programs or other video content. Although the trend cuts across demographics, younger, tech-savvy consumers seem to be leading the shift. As part of a series of random, on-the-street interviews, several Washingtonians ...

TechMedia’s Digital Summit 2012, slated for May 9-10 at the Cobb Galleria Centre in Atlanta, is offering an Early Bird rate until March 16. More than  50 expert panels and presentations by thought leaders will cover topics such as Customer Engagement, SEO, Analytics, Usability & Design, Paid Search, Email Marketing, Ecommerce, Online Video, Facebook & Twitter Marketing and ...