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Increasing research shows that for human health, ensuring that one’s digital information is deleted when no longer needed is just as important as retention. http://www.wired.com/techbiz/people/magazine/17-08/st_thompson Related articles IDC Releases Alarming Trends for the Digital Universe (brandenwilliams.com) Power and dumb machines are the biggest challenges for big data (alexrudloff.com) Librarian entrepreneurs (mbanks.typepad.com) @datamineruk: What is ‘Open…
www.wired.com Great article on the new iPad which argues it represents a major shift in communication away from the conventional computer towards an always on, always connected, keyboard-less, mouse-less, cloud based, multi-sensory, gesture based social networking device. Related articles Kindle Fire HD: 10 Critical Specs and Review of Amazon Kindle Fire 2 Revealed by Tablet…
via www.economist.com Interesting article in the Economist that describes a new kind of scientist, the data scientist, who can monitor human behavior at the population level thru their “data exhaust” using business intelligence technologies. Unusual correlations between for example the likelihood of catching a flight and those people who ordered vegetarian meals are now found. LIkewise…
www.boston.com So recently I’ve been taking a look at new forms of work including elance, odesk and of course well known micro-commerce sites like threadless, etsy, and those periodic sales on ebay… What is interesting is how this article shows these are all part of a larger shift in the way we work which encourages…
www.wired.com An interesting article on the future of money which points out that mega credit card company and bank intermediaries are rapidly becoming obsolete in a Paypal driven, Twitterfied, iTunes enabled economy which will allow small businesses and individuals to exchange money more directly and without the many fees. As a regular Mint and Paypal…
via www.wired.com An interesting new article in Wired on the way that social networking, crowdsourcing and software driven, personal manufacturing is transforming the manufacturing of every type of good. Indeed the worlds of bit and atoms are merging at a rapid clip. Related articles Innovation Lessons From 3-D Printing (sloanreview.mit.edu) Bits of Atoms (farisyakob.typepad.com) Robots Will…
This is amazing. Daniel Heimpel: Revolutionizing Sleep Science. Related articles iBrain, a Device That Can Read your thoughts (thehandiestone.typepad.com) Leading Phoenix Sleep Center Now Treating Both Adult and Children’s Sleep Disorders (prweb.com) Why a Sleep Apnea Diagnosis May Save Your Life (health.usnews.com) Make Your Dreams Sweeter With These Wonderful Sleep Apps (appadvice.com) Sleep is not…
via www.gartner.com This rather exciting conference coming up in March covers the frontiers of digital business, enterprise 2.0, cloud computing, collective intelligence and other stimulating subjects. Related articles Business Intelligence Trends | Three Upcoming BI Trends | Domo | Blog (domo.com) Worldwide AD Market To Top $9bn In 2012 – Gartner (misco.co.uk) Many CIOs moving…
via news.discovery.com A number of discussions have charted the peculiar syndrome that is accompanying the thousands of people worldwide who have seen the new film Avatar. Apparently the film’s extremely realistic yet idealistic environment and culture painstaking created by digital animators working closely with anthropologists, linguists and biologists hired by Cameron has resulted in a number…
arstechnica.com I found it interesting to listen to the recent keynote speech on the launch of the Apple iPad, one of the most anticipated new Apple products and a groundbreaking one in the world of mobile devices due to its touch based interface. But what I found most fascinating was the mention by Steve of…
via www.antropologi.info An interesting new report on digital anthropology. Related articles My top 5 Online Anthropology Sources (thegeekanthropologist.com) What role does “digital” have within Anthropology? – Part I (chi.anthropology.msu.edu)
via www.businessweek.com A researcher at Pfizer Idea management and other experts are quoted in this new article on the risks and benefits of social media in tightly guarded enterprises including the growing legions of self proclaimed experts and limited metrics. On the other side the article admits that ROI isn’t everything, and social media is a…
viawww.boston.com It is interesting to read this and other recent articles on the bio-anthropology of running: namely that running and walking barefoot follows our natural biomechanics. A number of more ergonomic footwear companies have now emerged to provide footwear that gives more space in the toe area. Related articles BioFit Helps Lab Specifiers Resolve to…
www.boston.com An interesting take on the social science of digital music which uses Locke’s perspective on ownership of property to argue that companies will need to consider ways to add context to technologies which become increasingly untouchable. via
via www.ushahidi.com My friend Bill told me about this company which uses crowdsourcing to address crisis situations in developing countries. Related articles Ushahidi at Five (ushahidi.com) Why Ushahidi Should Embrace Open Data (irevolution.net) 5 Innovative Ways to Crowdsource Better Governance (wamda.com) Kenyan election bloggers become cyber-activism pioneers (rawstory.com) Jakarta Floods – Social Media Landscape in…
The Online Books Page. Related articles The pBook vs eBook: Dial D For Dilemma… (eof737.wordpress.com) A New Digital Library Alliance Makes its Debut (firstdigital.co.nz) “Security Engineering” now available free online (lightbluetouchpaper.org)
via www.fastcompany.com Related articles Creating Resilence By Following Nature’s Lead | Co.Exist: World changing ideas and innovation (fastcoexist.com) 11 Simple Concepts to Become a Better Leader (leadspeak.wordpress.com)
via www.informationisbeautiful.net David McCandless is an expert in information visualization. A great place to see his work is this website which features an interesting visualization of drug deaths and media coverage. As further evidence of this ranking please also see the scientist in the UK who has recently been fired for arguing that drug policy…
Laid off camp. Related articles Tip to Reduce Stress From Job Loss (sheilacraan1.wordpress.com) IBEC says 2012 may be last year of falling employment (newstalk.ie) What to Know Before You Get Fired or Laid Off (huffingtonpost.com) Top Tax Write-offs for the Self-Employed (turbotax.intuit.com) When identity is tied to former employer, unemployed report higher well-being (esciencenews.com) Create…
Sales 2.0 Presentation Tool by Glance. Related articles Sales 2.0 and Gamification: A Q&A with Anneke Seley (customerthink.com) Screensharing a browser tab in HTML5? (html5rocks.com) 5 Recommended iPad Screensharing Apps (edudemic.com) Smart Business Applications of Google+ Hangouts You’re Missing Out On (hubspot.com) Spring Design Launches Beta of ScreenShare™, an Android App that Extends Mobile Phone…
A new study from MIT uncovers a fascinating fact: the connections we make, groups we join and information we contribute, even minimally, to online networking tools like Facebook can reveal very detailed, personal information about our identities by using statistical, computational methods. Related articles Alumni Surveys on Entrepreneurship (kauffman.org) MIT Builds An Open-Source Platform For…
This interesting article resonates with who has been involved in the management of large scale technology projects who knows that they are frequently plagued by mountains of paperwork as specialists try to document and capture what they think people will want or need in a new system for many months only to find out that their…
It’s refreshing to see a variety of experts take a stab at improving the healthcare system from a unique angle. This article looks at the work of a businessman who decided to create workflows of hospitals to see how much the experience could be improved by making a few, small tweaks.. A simple change could…
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