And no, I'm not talking about Dow Jones and News Corp., I'll save that for another day. I'm talking about Ben Worthen's WSJ blog on mashups, and the inadvertent juxtaposition with yesterday's journal special section on IT. Check these two lines out (bold mine):
From Worthen:
Right now, mashups are still leading edge. But if you’ve reached the point where you feel that the systems your company uses are slowing you down, it may be worth asking about mashups next time you run into an IT guy in the hall.
From Vara:
To find out whether it's possible to get around the IT departments, we asked Web experts for some advice. Specifically, we asked them to find the top 10 secrets our IT departments don't want us to know. How to surf to blocked sites without leaving any traces, for instance, or carry on instant-message chats without having to download software.
Yeah, that story on how to screw with the IT department was a big hit with IT pros everywhere, I'm sure. They'll be really happy to help with the next mashup request, right after they finish putting super glue in every usb port in the office.