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  • 5 Steps to Enhance Your WordPress Online Business Site

    Many online businesses use WordPress to build a website that can function as a sales funnel as well as a blog. Templates and themes such as OptimizePress can add a variety of features, such as a squeeze page and a sales page, which will help you connect with customers. Heres how to beef up your WordPress site and get started with OptimizePress.

    Written by Nathan Segal16 Jan. 13 15:16
  • How Your Facebook Privacy Settings Impact Graph Search

    Facebook today announced a new search capability--currently in beta--called Graph Search. Here's how your Facebook privacy settings will affect what others can find.

    Written by Kristin Burnham15 Jan. 13 23:02
  • Top 12 Social Media Stories of 2012

    Here's a look back at the most popular CIO.com stories and slideshows about Facebook, Google, LinkedIn and Twitter from 2012.

    Written by Kristin Burnham20 Dec. 12 20:49
  • 5 Apple turkeys in 2012

    While chomping on turkey, stuffing and gravy, Apple shareholders can give thanks that the company's stock price is rebounding from an odd slide. But this doesn't mean Apple hasn't had its own share of turkeys.

    Written by Tom Kaneshige21 Nov. 12 20:39
  • 5 Facebook Pages and Apps for Election Day

    Still undecided about who to vote for? Want the latest information and results from the campaign trail? Here's a look at five Facebook apps and pages dedicated to the 2012 presidential election.

    Written by Kristin Burnham06 Nov. 12 15:18
  • How to Ensure Facebook Posts You Want to See Aren't Hidden

    A change to Facebook's algorithm means you're probably not seeing posts from businesses and brand pages you've liked. Here are step-by-step instructions for changing these settings.

    Written by Kristin Burnham02 Nov. 12 15:46
  • BMC's MyIT May Be the Future of IT Services

    This week BMC Software unveiled MyIT, which wraps a friendly user interface over internal IT systems. The release capitalizes on the reason why BYOD is big: Today's consumer applications are easier to use than corporate apps. Other vendors should take notice of BMC, if they want to stay in business, CIO.com columnist Rob Enderle writes.

    Written by Rob Enderle02 Nov. 12 15:11
  • iPhone app spotlight: SecureSafe

    Somewhere on your iPhone is a list of your passwords. They might be stored in a Word doc in Quickoffice or on a page in Notes. Maybe you think you're clever by putting them under a pseudonym in your Contacts list.

    Written by Tom Kaneshige17 Nov. 11 09:28
  • iPhone battery's bad rap

    Last week, Apple fixed a software bug with iOS 5.1 that was causing a syncing error loop which was draining some iPhone 4S batteries. The vast majority of iPhone owners, however, were not affected by the bug, and should not expect the fix to lead to a leap in battery life performance.

    Written by Tom Kaneshige15 Nov. 11 07:18
  • iPad App Spotlight: CardioTeach

    Look around a doctor's office and you'll likely find anatomical models showing the inside of vital organs. Or the walls might be littered with posters of organ cut-outs.

    Written by Tom Kaneshige05 Nov. 11 04:12
  • Why Legal Concerns Put a Halt to BYOT at Baxter

    Saving money while boosting employee morale was the impetus behind allowing employees of Baxter International to bring their own phones and tablets to the office and plug them into the corporate network. But before a wide-scale bring-your-own-technology (BYOT) program could be adopted, legal raised some concerns.

    Written by Kim S. Nash01 Nov. 11 09:11
  • Apple Lion: 5 things you need to know

    1. Integration could pose challenges. Possibly the biggest issue with Lion has been how it gets along with existing applications-especially Adobe's-because it doesn't support Flash. Both sides say they are working on this, but for now this limitation restricts the use of Adobe applications. Bryson Payne, CIO of North Georgia College and State University, says, "if these [Adobe] issues aren't 100 percent resolved, we'll halt the rollout of Lion completely." Tom Catalini, VP of IT at William Gallagher Associates, also noted that the download and upgrade process was anything but quick: "It was confusing at points because the install process did not report a lot of progress."

    Written by Lauren Brousell29 Sept. 11 05:49
  • Social startups kick the tires: Great spin or retread?

    For social startups, creating buzz and building a big user base (not to mention finding revenue) isn't what it used to be. Many of the companies presenting at DEMO Fall 2011 in Silicon Valley face the prospect of being a retread.

    Written by Tom Kaneshige22 Sept. 11 00:05
  • The dawning of the age of mobility

    John Gantz, a senior vice president with IDC, a global IT research company (and a sister company to CIO's publisher), has a theory about predicting change in the information technology business.

    Written by Gary Beach15 June 11 04:39
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