Author: timbatchelder
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Your digital footprint
5 Places to Look for Your Digital Footprint TechNewsDaily, mashable.com Recently, many iPhone and iPad users were incensed to learn that Siri — the personal digital assistant for iOS devices — has an eerily long memory. Unbeknownst to Apple customers, Siri sends all your queries directly to Apple’s company’s servers,… http://flip.it/hKkfD Related articles 5 Places…
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Tips for freelance success
5 Sure-Fire Routes to Freelancing Success Lynn Dixon, mashable.com In today’s shaky economy, freelancing is on the rise. In the U.S. alone, one in three workers are now doing freelance work. That’s 42 million Americans going without employer health insurance, 401(k) plans and flexible spending accounts.But it’s n… http://flip.it/xrdcp Related articles 5 Sure-Fire Routes to…
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Americans don’t like the taste of water
Americans’ main complaint about water is that it tastes too much like water Sarah Miller, grist.org Robynne BlumeDo you feel like your doctors and your more annoying friends are always telling you to drink more water? Well, they’re just trying to help. Water is so important for your health! Sadly, water tastes like, well, water.…
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Panasonic g6: good video, reasonable price
Panasonic introduces DMC-G6 and DMC-LF1 cameras Simon Crisp, gizmag.com Panasonic has added two new cameras to its 2013 line-up, the Lumix DMC-G6 and the Lumix DMC-LF1. The G6 is a DSLR-like mid-range mirrorless shooter with a 16 megapixel sensor, while the LF1 is a high-end compact with a built-in electronic viewfind… http://flip.it/wphiG Related articles Panasonic…
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Natural language shopping
Natural language comparison service Versus IO scores $2.8M in funding David Meyer, gigaom.com In the development of natural language processing, the semantic web and so on, e-commerce provides a rich breeding ground. Companies such as Amazon and Google always want to find better ways to learn what it is potential customers… Natural language comparison service…
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The rise of sensor journalism
Is sensor journalism feasible, or even ethical? Columbia’s Tow Center hopes to find out By Laura Hazard Owen, paidcontent.org Journalists and organizations now have the ability to use sensors to collect their own real-time data and report on it. The practice raises both practical and ethical questions, Columbia’s Emily Bell said Thursday. If data journalism…
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Tumblr and NYC ecosystem
What Tumblr’s sale means for New York startup ecosystem Om Malik, gigaom.com A few weeks after Ken Lerer quit AOL-owned Huffington Post to work on his venture fund Lerer Ventures, I stopped by in his office to catch up and talk about the New York landscape. And during our conversation, he pointed out that New…
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Flickr now comes with 1 TB of data free
Flickr gets revamp — with 1 TB of photo storage free — and Yahoo gets new NYC office Laura Hazard Owen, gigaom.com Yahoo’s already had a busy Monday, what with that little $1.1 billion Tumblr acquisition, but the company had a few more announcements to make at a press conference Monday afternoon in New York. It’s…
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Big data and propaganda
The future of propaganda: A Q&A with Sean Gourley about big data and the “war of ideas” Ernie Sander, gigaom.com In 2009, Sean Gourley, an Oxford-trained physicist, gave a TED talk called “The Mathematics of War.” Gourley had been working with the Pentagon, the United Nations and the Iraqi Government to help them better understand…
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The cancer social network
New algorithm maps cancer cells like nodes on a social network Derrick Harris, gigaom.com Often times, the best way to to get a sense of your data is to look at it. A bunch of of numbers or words might not mean anything sitting within a table, but they start to make a lot more…
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Domain name prospecting
Build Your Startup On A Vacant Domain Name David Teten, forbes.com This is part two of a two-part series on domain names and startups; part 1 was “Should a Startup Spend VC Funding on a Domain Name?”. I’ve written in the past about how to identify a great startup opportuni… Build Your Startup On A…
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The resume is dead
Times Have Changed. Your Resume Needs To Change, Too. Rob Asghar, forbes.com The professional resume is said to go back to five centuries ago, as yet another innovation by Leonardo da Vinci . During our own lifetimes, it’s been a staple of the Age of Bureaucracy, designed to be a bland and standardized… Times Have…
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Programmable world: all things as one–Buddhism meet engineering
In the Programmable World, All Our Objects Will Act as One Bill Wasik, wired.com We are surrounded by tiny, intelligent devices that capture data about how we live and what we do. Soon we’ll be able to choreograph them to respond to our needs, solve our problems, and even save our lives. http://flip.it/SEIhJ Related articles…
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Size of home around the world
How Big Is Your Home? See How Your Space Compares to Those Around the World Lindsay Wilson, inhabitat.com Graham Hill’s flat is 420 square-feet, HGTV’s smart home is 2,400 square-feet and Al Gore’s home is quite a bit bigger. But just how big is the average home these days, and how big does it need…
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Most households don’t wear their clothes
Average Woman Owns 22 Garments She Never Wears But Refuses to Junk ecouterre.com Photo by cohdra A wardrobe full of clothes but nothing to wear? You’re in good company. The average British woman has 22 unworn items in her closet that she refuses to throw or give away, accord … http://flip.it/AoUGo Related articles Ecouterre talks…
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Bio hacking healthcare
(via Biohacking Healthcare – Part 1 – Forbes) Related articles Biohacking (wewanttolearn.wordpress.com) guardian tecnologia: Kickstarter must not fund biohackers’ glow-in-the-dark plants | Martin Lukacs (guardian.co.uk) Saudi Prince Sues Forbes Magazine (intheq8.com)
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Biohacking Healthcare – Part 1 – Forbes
Biohacking Healthcare – Part 1 – Forbes
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Student uses fruit flies to study benefits of organic foods
16-Year-Old Student Uses Fruit Flies to Investigate Benefits of Organic Produce Morgana Matus, inhabitat.com Anyone who has ever taken a course in biology or left produce out on the counter for a little too long will recognize the noble fruit fly. Easy to breed, feed and observe, they are the subject of choice for many…
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Effects of posture on social interaction
Weak or Powerful: How Does Your Posture Make You Seem? Jessica Stillman, inc.com START IT UP Practicing your posture before a big meeting may sound silly, but scientists have found that how your stand has dramatic effects on your mood and therefore how you are perceived. If you came into the bathroom one day to…
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Email apnea: how your email is making you sick
Is Your Email Making You Sick? One Thing New, inc.com Researcher Linda Stone says 80% of us suffer from so-called email apnea. That quelches our creativity and can contribute to stress-related diseases. Your inbox may be causing you more stress than you realize. According to Linda Stone, a… Is Your Email Making You Sick? http://flip.it/21Hqu…
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Why food is the next big thing in business
The Next Big Thing in Business: Food Steve Tobak, inc.com LAST WORD If you’re looking for a business, industry, or career to sink your teeth into, look no further than your next meal. 10 reasons the food industry is booming. You’d never know the economy is in a slump from the state of the food……
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