One other macro way that Social Computing is disruptive is that for the first time we are putting PEOPLE at the center of the experience, and not the technology.
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For Scott Jordan, the policy signaled a much greater issue, which is that Mayer and her team have not planned and deployed technology properly.
Streaming technology is not a new technology, and the BBC is not creating a new market with the iPlayer, they are simply following public demand.
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Identity theft is not a computer phenomenon, and it is not a technology issue.
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But a linear perspective is not correct when it comes to information technology, and information technology is not only influencing, but encompassing, one area after another.
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Most register with websites only because they have to, and do not trust technology firms to prevent misuse of personal information.
This may not sound all that unusual, but the difference here is that the information is grouped by age and not just by technology.
Amazon, a retail company and not yet a technology vendor, started building web services building blocks that customers could use to quickly build Web applications.
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The UK government has placed the potential cost of a single corporate cyber-attack in the hundreds of millions and it's not just traditional technology and internet-based companies that are at risk.
The amount of domain knowledge about the business and the legacy systems that is embedded in the software developers is what the customer pays for and not really the technology fixes that get delivered through the year.
If I tell you that a large section of Iraq's industry and economy is based on Soviet and Russian technology - not the most advanced but nevertheless still functioning - that means the assets that are there and that need to be put back will need spare parts, technical support and so on.
Others also worry that the foundation concentrates too much on glamorous science and long-term technology bets, and not enough on putting boots on the ground in places like Africa.
The United States was in a very different position, and in the realms of technology and economics did not really have a serious rival for a generation.
Above all, he could see how a new technology product will perform in the hands of everyday persons, not just engineers and technology wizards.
Java, arguably one of the most pervasive and successful platforms in technology, was not well monetized and not a great for investors.
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Unlike Apple and Meizu, Xiaomi Technology does not have a cluster of brick-and-mortar retail outlets.
First, to have the technology and not use it is when available is wasteful.
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Another is that the referrals and technology do not always tell you anything at all.
But much of this will be done through smart use of technology and not classical presence of sailors.
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We'll see laptops with embedded 4G technology and not just for business customers.
The idea first surfaced in the 1970s but was dropped because the costs were too high and the technology could not cope.
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But as the Nikkei survey points out, innovation and technology will not be enough to win in the new competition.
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The Stanford peel and stick technology is not a slam dunk.
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Other analysts maintain that computer-maker IPC has similar problems -- high inventories, a lag in cutting-edge technology and not much brand recognition, compared to the likes of Compaq, Acer or Packard Bell.
But to me, the vendors and the technology is not as important as the realization, the messianic vision if you will, that the culmination of social business is not a separate environment but the synthesis just described.
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Also, as we saw with Microsoft and are now seeing with Google, platform companies can either become complacent and not regularly upgrade their technology, or they get distracted with side projects that also draw resources from their core offering.
Union officials argue that they support modernisation and the introduction of new technology and automation, but not in the manner that the Royal Mail has outlined.
This overarching principle -- that we must invest in and embrace the innovation and technology of the future and not the past -- that applies beyond our energy policy.
The number has likely gone down since then, but the basic problem is that most people in HR roles do not spend their lives in technology and are either unaware or simply do not feel the need.
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