At the TechRepublic 10-Year Anniversary Event on June 26, I told of how TechRepublic evolved from a long-shot startup in Louisville, Kentucky to become on the world's largest technology Web sites. Here is the video of my 15-minute talk, plus a link to download the entire video of the 2-hour program.

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After unveiling the U.S Federal IT Dashboard, U.S. CIO Vivek Kundra did an online chat with citizens to answer their questions about the dashboard. Macon Philips, the White House Director of New Media, facilitated the questions while Kundra answered them in this 30-minute video.

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Efforts to improve IT tend to focus on project management issues, but leaders need to also see the strategic view that's critical for successful IT operations. Here are some practical steps to ensure that you're thinking strategically about business, organizational, and management issues.

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U.S. CIO Vivek Kundra unveiled the new Federal IT Dashboard on Tuesday at the Personal Democracy Forum 2009. See what lessons IT leaders can take from this new initiative.

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Forrester Research has revised its 2009 technology spending projections with expectations that U.S. IT spending will fall 5.1 percent in 2009 with global outlays to drop 11 percent.

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I've been hearing from several IT leaders recently that their companies are blocking social networking sites such as Facebook and Twitter. So it's time to take a poll of the TechRepublic audience to gauge how widespread this practice really is.

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With Microsoft Exchange support and a fleet of business-oriented apps, the iPhone is often being utilized as a business tool. CNET's Jessica Dolcourt put together a gallery of iPhone apps that can help business professionals squeeze out more productivity.

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Both salaries for IT professionals and overall IT job openings are down in the past 18 months, according to new data released by Janco on Monday as part of its 2009 Mid Year IT Salary Survey. The survey also contained some other residual bad news for IT pros, although there were a couple a few bright spots.

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Google is making a big run at new markets with business software and mobile phones. However, it will not succeed in either market unless it changes the way it builds its products. Both of these markets will reject Google's "continuous beta" philosophy.

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On Friday, TechRepublic celebrates its 10th anniversary with a community event in Louisville, Kentucky. The event will be live-streamed and members can add their thoughts and stories about their participation in TechRepublic.

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Businesses are just beginning to understand the opportunities that social media provide for engaging customers at a much deeper level. One of the companies that has figured this out is Intel, which recently published its "Social Media Guidelines" for employees.

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Security software maker Finjan Inc. has released a free browser plug-in to help users avoid clicking malicious links in Twitter that could lead to spyware and malware.

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The IT job market in the U.S. took another hit in May, shedding 34,800 jobs (a 0.9% drop) and posting the sixth straight monthly decline, according to the latest data from TechServe Alliance. However, TechServe also noted anecdotal evidence that IT jobs could be stabilizing.

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The disconnect between business goals and IT priorities consistently ranks among the top three issues facing CIOs. This episode of Sanity Savers for IT executives discusses how to use an IT service catalog for communicating IT services to business decision-makers and end users.

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Azure is one of Microsoft's most intriguing products. Mary Jo Foley helps sort out what's real and what's not in a live Webcast on June 24.

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