I've been an early adopter of services such as Mint to track my spending but I have just never been able to get around to switching my checking account out of the mega banks and into a more web friendly, agile resource. Finally it seems that the Internet is penetrating the previously fortified world of consumer … Continue reading PerkStreet: disrupting financial services (finance 2.0)
Colleges are limiting access to social media during classes due to concerns about impacts on learning. Tangled in an endless web of distractions - Boston.com. Related articles Viral Marketing in 2013 Hinges on Content Creation, Social Media (prweb.com) Tangled FX for iOS - Unique New Photo Effect - Currently #35 in Photo (themactrack.com) Oh what … Continue reading Tangled in an endless web of distractions
Dan is an interesting guy with a strong web and social networking background. He is a social media scientist and has designed a number of linguistic tools to analyze online behavior. My Bio | Dan Zarrella. Related articles Science Of Twitter 2013 (slideshare.net) 5 Proven Social Media Call-to-Action Tips [Research] (heidicohen.com) Nieman Journalism Lab & … Continue reading Dan Zarrella: Social media science and Twitter linguistic analysis
Airbnb has popularized what is becoming an increasingly common tendency for people to rent their belongings online. I have used it and it is quite effective and often lodging are superior to the hotels one might get in an area at a fraction of the cost and with many social and environmental perks. In this … Continue reading Airbnb and the rise of the rental economy
An excellent overview of the potential of online video to re-invent education by hedge fund analyst and creator Salman Khan. Salman Khan: Lets use video to reinvent education | Video on TED.com. Related articles Let's use video to reinvent education: Salman Khan on TED.com (ted.com) An Olympic phenom gives out gold, silver … Continue reading Using video to re-invent education (TEDTalks)
Social Recruiting and Community Management Software. Related articles Recruitment robots need impressing How To Build A Social Recruiting Platform On Twitter How to Sync Your Social Media Recruits Going Social Increases Your Chances of Getting Hired Bullhorn Growth Surges in 1st Half of 2012 92% Of U.S. Companies Now Using Social Media For Recruitment [Infographic] … Continue reading Selectminds: Social Recruiting and Community Management Software
via http://www.boston.com An interesting article that notes that 22% of heterosexuals in one recent study met online and the findings of recent data mining analysis of online dating sites which is surpassing other social science methods in identifying patterns in behavior such as male and female preferences for mates. However what is notably missing is … Continue reading Data mining dating
Email Marketing and Social Media Marketing Software - iContact. I'm introducing web 2.0 tools into life science companies and am interested in this contact tool for creating newsletters etc. Related articles Email Marketing Meets Social Media (twincreekmedia.com) 11 Ways to Combine Email & Social Media Marketing to Get More Customers (blogs.constantcontact.com) Can't Social Media and … Continue reading Email Marketing and Social Media Marketing Software – iContact
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Recently social data science has found fertile new ground in the booming field of online dating. By tweaking algorithms to increase the likelihood of a match, many online dating sites are becoming defacto behavioral science labs, constantly analyzing what makes people want to hang out, or start a relationship. Now along comes another company that … Continue reading HowAboutWe: accidental anthropologists capitalize on the principle of homophily in online dating
Fascinating article which shows how social network analysis (SNA)science is being used in the business world including everything from finding Saddam Hussein (by mapping his chauffeurs' habits online) to identifying healthcare fraud. Mining social networks: Untangling the social web | The Economist. Related articles Big Data To Become Powerful Driver Of IT Spending - Gartner (misco.co.uk) … Continue reading Social network analysis science detects Medicare fraud, terrorisms plots
Pretty good tips for social networking... Internet Evolution - The Big Report - Seven Questions Key to Social Networking Success. Related articles The Evolution of Word-Of-Mouth (And What It Means to You) (blogs.constantcontact.com) Social Media Strategy: "I don't think my audience is using social media." (digitalsurgeons.com) 10 Tips to Improve Your Business' Social Media Presence … Continue reading Internet Evolution: Seven Questions for Social Networking Success
Pharma companies have to deal with a lot of hurdles to allow people to collaborate with them online which may explain why they are such late adopters Regulations restrict social media use by biotechs, pharma - Mass High Tech Business News. Related articles Biotech, pharma warming up to Facebook (fiercebiotechit.com) Is FDA keeping social media … Continue reading Why biotech and pharma companies are taking so long to adopt social media
Topix: Your town. Your news. Your take.. Related articles LightArrow Announces Online Productivity Portal for its LifeTopix Calendar App (prweb.com) LightArrow Updates the LifeTopix App with Freehand Notes, Streamlined Agenda and Other Major Enhancements (prweb.com) LightArrow Announces Upcoming Sync Enhancements to LifeTopix App Utilizing Dropbox and Google Drive (prweb.com) LifeTopix App Review (forums.crackberry.com) Topix won't … Continue reading Topix: Crowd sourced news portal
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 … Continue reading Avatar Anthropology
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 … Continue reading Beware Social Media Snake Oil?
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 … Continue reading Sales 2.0 Presentation Tool by Glance
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 … Continue reading MIT Social Network Analysis: Can Social Media Reveal our Identities?
Interesting article on the effects of online networks and the Internet on our perception and use of experts. Your help with the new expertise: KMWorld. Related articles Social Media Strategy: "I don't think my audience is using social media." (digitalsurgeons.com) Salamworld Social Network (islamicchamper.wordpress.com) Blog Post: Bing Adds Quora Experts to Social Sidebar (bing.com:80) Is … Continue reading Social networks replace expert knowledge
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Boston Chapter of Dorkbot International. Related articles Beware the Dorkbot: Skype Worm of Doom Holds Your Computer for Ransom (betabeat.com) "Ransomware" Worm Now Spreading On Skype (techcrunch.com) Skype Worm Spreads Ransomware, Botnet Links (eweek.com) Ransomware Worm Spreading Via Skype (forbes.com) Localized Dorkbot malware variant spreading across Skype (zdnet.com) Ransomware Worm Hits Skype Users (techweekeurope.co.uk) New … Continue reading Boston Chapter of Dorkbot International
Path Tracker - Path Tracks. Related articles IT Business Management - MPAC Uses Tracker Networks to Track and Compare IT Costs (prweb.com) eDataSource Launches Free Inbox Tracker Service, Provides Email Marketers with Fast and Easy Way to Check Inbox Deliverability with Panel Based Results (prweb.com) Can a Github issue tracker be exported … Continue reading Path Tracker – Path Tracks
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Scituate photojournalist's images captured daily drama of Obama campaign - The Boston Globe. A milton academy grad does this great photography of Obama and others. Related articles Why Romney was surprised to lose: His campaign had the wrong numbers, bad assumptions, and underestimated Barack Obama's campaign team. - Slate Magazine (adventurous1.newsvine.com) Why Romney was surprised to lose: … Continue reading Milton Academy grad, Boston photojournalist’s images captured daily drama of Obama campaign
Sizzling eco talk - The Boston Globe. . Related articles How a sustainable bathroom can save you money (newsmessenger.co.uk) Down-to-Earth Style - Eco-chic doesn't have to mean flower-child fashion (theinsider.retailmenot.com) Designing the Perfect Eco-Friendly Bathroom (greenerideal.com) 8 Eco Tips For Cleaning Your House (greenerideal.com) How to Green Your Holidays With Eco-Friendly Christmas Decor (inhabitat.com) Clint … Continue reading Sizzling eco talk: Ted Turner goes green
Hurry up, the customer has a complaint - The Boston Globe. A number of companies are now developing positions such as Chief Twitter Officer, Chief Facebook officer, LinkedIn, YouTube etc. due to the growth of customer feedback in online web 2.0 communities and the need to address it. Related articles The 8 Things You Should … Continue reading Understanding the customer experience with social networks
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