Meet the 12 wealthiest people in social media

MIT's Cheetah robot is off its leash, running and jumping Going rogue: Hidden cell towers found ITworld Today September 21, 2014 Meet the 12 wealthiest people in social media Some of the names on our Top 12 list are familiar industry figures. Others are hardly household names. The common thread: They have all made billions from social media. READ MORE   Issue highlights 1. MIT's Cheetah robot is off its leash, running and jumping 2. Going rogue: Hidden cell towers found 3. 10 more do's and don'ts for faster SQL queries 4. Learn the science of when to post on Facebook and Twitter 5. How IT should prep for iOS 8 6. 5 must-know Excel macros for common tasks 7. Android Wear apps: Lots of promise, lots of glitches 8. What is systemd and why does it matter to Linux users? 9. GIVEAWAY: Sams Teach Yourself JavaScript in 24 Hours (Learning Lab) Webcast: Hitachi Data Systems Building a Hybrid Cloud Cloud is a hot topic in IT, but so are the security and privacy issues surrounding it. How can IT take advantage of cloud, continue to run critical applications without significant transformation, and maintain visibility and control over data? View now MIT's Cheetah robot is off its leash, running and jumping With a new 'bounding' algorithm, this four-legged robot moves more efficiently. READ MORE Going rogue: Hidden cell towers found A quick drive around Washington DC found 15 rogue cell phone towers. READ MORE 10 more do's and don'ts for faster SQL queries Follow these tried-and-true techniques to improving both the speed and concurrency of your dawdling database. READ MORE Learn the science of when to post on Facebook and Twitter Here's how to map out a game plan for scheduling your social media activity. READ MORE Webcast: Interactive Intelligence How Moving Your Contact Center to the Cloud Eliminates Risk The total cost of ownership (TCO) debate between a premises and cloud decision continues to wage on. Depending on how you look at it, it seems that you arrive at a different conclusion. However, the missing factor in nearly all cloud contact center and unified communications TCO discussions is the consideration of buyer risk. Learn More How IT should prep for iOS 8 Though many changes are geared toward consumers, IT shops have some new tools at their disposal as well. READ MORE 5 must-know Excel macros for common tasks Automate repetitive text, data sorting, and more with these shortcuts. READ MORE Android Wear apps: Lots of promise, lots of glitches The Android Wear ecosystem is young, but already there are apps that will make using and navigating your smartwatch much easier. READ MORE What is systemd and why does it matter to Linux users? In today's open source roundup: Find out what systemd is and why it matters to Linux users. Plus: An infographic that explains Debian, and two ancient Linux watches from IBM. READ MORE GIVEAWAY: Sams Teach Yourself JavaScript in 24 Hours (Learning Lab) Five will win. Enter the drawing today! READ MORE White Paper: Secunia New Data Released on 2014 Security Vulnerabilities This 2014 Security Vulnerability Report reveals data on global trends. Learn how the primary attack vectors are shifting, why there's an increase of vulnerabilities in Windows 7, and how to be on the watch for risks in PDF readers, browsers and the top 50 software applications. Learn more >> DON'T MISS... Why many programmers don't bother joining the ACM Top 25 free tools for every Windows desktop 10 amazing (and bizarre) drone discoveries Just their type: 10 keyboards beloved by programmers 11 colorful characters seen at Comic-Con International 2014 Follow ITworld You are currently subscribed to itworld_today as garn14.tech@blogger.com. Unsubscribe from this newsletter | Manage your subscriptions | Subscribe | Privacy Policy Learn about INSIDER When accessing content promoted in this email, you are providing consent for your information to be shared with the sponsors of the content. Please see our Privacy Policy for more information. If you are interested in advertising in this newsletter, please contact: sean_weglage@itworld.com Copyright (C) 2014 ITworld, 492 Old Connecticut Path, Framingham, MA 01701 ** Please do not reply to this message. To contact someone directly, send an e-mail to online@itworld.com. **