Johna Til Johnson: Eye on the CarriersJohna Till Johnson's weekly Network World column on dealing with carriers and service providers. Updated on Mondays.Going green, virtually speaking- June 30, 2008 Broadly speaking, there are two main reasons for companies to go green. The first is to reduce energy costs, thereby saving the company money. As one IT executive put it to me recently, "Green computing is all about saving greenbacks."http://www.networkworld.com/columnists/2008/063008johnson.html?fsrc=rss-johnson Does your phone make you smarter- June 26, 2008 We've been hearing a lot lately about how communications technology reduces productivity and makes people stupider mainly by interrupting people too often, in too many ways. Some studies have gone so far as to quantify the decline in productivity (25% to 30%) due to multitasking. These researchers imply that we'd all be better off turning off our phones, shutting down instant messaging and e-mail, and logging out of Facebook, MySpace and Linked-In. I think they're nuts.http://www.networkworld.com/columnists/2008/062608johnson.html?fsrc=rss-johnson With Amazon's Kindle, it's love at first byte- June 19, 2008 It's not that often electronics can change your life but it happened to me a few days ago, when I bought an Amazon Kindle.http://www.networkworld.com/columnists/2008/061908johnson.html?fsrc=rss-johnson Navigating the wild world of wireless- June 12, 2008 Verizon's proposed $28 billion acquisition of privately held Alltel signals the start of hurricane season for wireless providers. And this season might just include the perfect storm: Technology shifts, consolidation and business-model changes are combining to reconfigure the world of wireless.http://www.networkworld.com/columnists/2008/061208johnson.html?fsrc=rss-johnson 'Net traffic: Knowing what we dont know- June 4, 2008 Determining how fast the Internet is growing is almost a parlor game among pundits these days. Part of the reason is simple practicality: Companies that depend for their livelihoods on supplying or using Internet infrastructure want to better understand growth trends so they can plan investments and growth curves accurately.http://www.networkworld.com/columnists/2008/060408-johnson.html?fsrc=rss-johnson |