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Suddenly your computer is a telephone. You can talk to your computer (besides uttering unflattering oaths when it screws up!) and use it to communicate with associates. Leave that old phone on the hook! Voice over Internet Protocol (VoIP) has been coming for years. Suddenly the technology is solid and everybody is getting into the act. The latest is Microsoft ...

If you take a look at Les Blogs 2.0 you will see quite an interesting list of emerging technologies VIPs at this two-day meeting in Paris Dec. 5 and 6. I like the sessions titled: Eight ideas that will really revolutionize the 21st century (and why blogging isn’t one of them), How to socialize in the year 2055, and the ...

In his blog, a shel of my former self, Shel Holtz makes Intra-sting points about intranets and wikis.

This Fortune article looks at the evolution of online social networking and search technology. When Yahoo bought Flickr two aspects of the tiny deal raised eyebrows, says reporter Oliver Ryan. Ryan says, "First, Yahoo already had the most popular photo-sharing site around. Second, and more important, instead of merging Flickr with its existing photos team, Yahoo placed Flickr in its ...