“Until recently, advertising on the Internet stayed in one place and didn’t speak until spoken to, or at least clicked on. Now, as even the biggest Internet sites struggle with a sharp decline in ad revenue, sites are letting their remaining advertisers occupy a much larger portion of their pages, as well as create ads that move, make noise and otherwise do whatever it takes to attract attention.”

“B2B exchanges can’t improve the efficiency of every element of the supply chain. An improved information flow is what they really have to offer.” (Requires free registration.)

“For sellers, B2B e-marketplaces embody the Internet’s least attractive tendencies. Is there an alternative?” (Requires free registration.)

“Only if B2B e-marketplaces collect and disseminate information that isn’t available elsewhere can they provide long-term benefits.” (Requires free registration.)

“An increasingly popular technique for evaluating employees is prompting lawsuits charging discrimination at three big companies. At issue is the ranking of managers, professionals and sometimes lower-level employees from best to worst, or grading them on a bell curve, and then using that ranking to help determine pay and sometimes whether to fire someone.”

“For sellers, B2B e-marketplaces embody the Internet’s least attractive tendencies. Is there an alternative?” (Requires free registration.)

“Only if B2B e-marketplaces collect and disseminate information that isn’t available elsewhere can they provide long-term benefits.” (Requires free registration.)

“Am I paranoid if I feel everyone is out to do me good? Here at the ACM1 conference, where the topic was ‘Beyond Cyberspace,’ the subtext of helpfulness was a theme in speeches and product demonstrations, ranging from how to bring computing to cars to how we can make our homes smarter.”