Category: Cognitive Science UX Research

  • Human terrain teams changing military tactics

      I’ve found it interesting following the implementation of  “soft war” techniques by the US military after the failure of conventional, top down approaches to the currently culture driven conflicts. The human terrain teams now being  implemented, including understanding the culture of these locations thru ethnographic methods is proving to be quite effective. Likewise the…

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  • New Green Tech Community Developed in Chelsea

      This looks pretty good. Wind, solar power, comes with a fleet of electric cars, 18 acres of greenspace and designed at low cost using an old print factory. Related articles SolarWorld Group presents the proven Sunmodule product line and a solar racer at Solar Power 2007 in Long Beach (solarworld-usa.com)  

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  • How Facebook spells the end of privacy

    How Facebook spells the end of privacy – The Boston Globe Related articles Out with Privacy, In with Publicity (digitalsurgeons.com) Should Facebook Monitor Chats to Help Snag Child Predators? (webpronews.com) $20 Million Facebook Privacy Settlement Rejected by Judge (mashable.com) Facebook App Privacy Settings: Control How Your Data is Shared (blogher.com) FTC Continues the Good Fight…

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  • VisiblePath: MySpace for the Office?

    MySpace for the Office. Another social scientist developed networking tool like Facebook, LinkedIn but for corporate users. Related articles Why I’m not looking for investment (petewarden.typepad.com) Is a ‘white flight’ from social media on the horizon? (thegrio.com) The Best Online Tools for Startup Growth and Success (growthology.org) Is Bigger Better with Social Media? (greatfinds.icrossing.com) Hire…

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  • Peter Biddle: Enterprise social networking ready for lift-off

    Peter Biddle: Enterprise social networking ready for lift-off | ZDNet. This is a key part of KM: social networking but inside corporations with adequate security, tracking and mapping communications between users in email etc. Developed from the founder’s ethnographic studies on an island of gossip and communications patterns Related articles Enterprise Social Road to Nowhere.…

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  • Homes Under $190,000 and not far from Boston or NYC

    Homes Under $190,000 – The Boston Globe. This is insane! Homes are now avail near to Boston for under 190k. Granted they are microscopic in size and in pretty bad shape, but still with a bit of work, nothing major, you could have a sweet pad for very little. And with heating bills going crazy…

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  • HIMSS (Healthcare Information and Management Systems Society)

    HIMSS (Healthcare Information and Management Systems Society). This org shows jobs in HIT avg salary around 75k and extensive growth. Related articles HIMSS focuses on usability in guide to selecting mobile apps (healthtechinsights.com) Albany Medical Center vice president receives highest recognition (troyrecord.com) Drexel University Online and Leading Healthcare Association Collaborate for Higher Education Initiative (prweb.com)…

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