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How the “Frontier” Became the Slogan of Uncontrolled AI
Artificial intelligence (AI) has been billed as the next frontier of humanity: the newly available expanse whose exploration …
From Putting People First
Social innovation is our motivation
Sarah Drummond, one half of Scotland based dynamic duo Snook, presents a case study about the implications and challenges of using Service Design for Social Innovation...
From Putting People First
Ken Banks on technology, anthropology, conservation and development
In Mobile Message, a new series of blog posts for Nat Geo News Watch starting today, innovator, anthropologist and National Geographic Emerging Explorer Ken Banks...
From Putting People First
Interview with Mike Kuniavsky, author of
David Bevans of Morgan Kaufmann Publishers interviewed Mike Kuniavsky, writer, designer, researcher and entrepreneur and co-founder of both ThingM, an electronic...
From The Eponymous Pickle
Linkedin and Professional Presence
In Adage: Agree to the basic premise. There should be a clear distinction between personal presence and professional interaction. Muddling the two together hurts...
From The Eponymous Pickle
Marketing Hub Reports first Win
In the local press: the establishment of Cincinnati, Ohio as a marketing hub moves ahead with the movement of an agency here.
From The Female Perspective of Computer Science
My Last Exams Ever (Hopefully)
This week I've been very busy with my written comprehensive exams. These exams are one of the last PhD requirements I have to worry about before the thesis proposal...
From Schneier on Security
Sane Comments on Terrorism
From Michael Leiter, the director of the National Counterterrorism Center: Ultimately, Leiter said, it'll be the "quiet, confident resilience" of Americans after...
From Computer Science Teacher - Thoughts and Information From Alfred Thompson
Four Key Concepts of Computer Programming
Last week Rob Miles who is taller than I am, has more hair than I do and has an English accent all of which indicate he is probably a lot smarter than I am left...
From The Eponymous Pickle
Brands as Media
Dave Knox presents: Brands as Media at the Adage conference. he writes: " ....
From The Eponymous Pickle
Historic Platform Shift
Smartphones, Tablets to overtake PCs in the next 18 months. In Computerworld.
From The Eponymous Pickle
What are Scientists Reading
I had noticed when Springer started experimenting with letting readers look inside their vast library of excellent technical books online. Now they have a free...
From The Eponymous Pickle
Social Customer Engagement Index Survey
The Society for New Communications Research is very pleased to be collaborating with the Society of Consumer Affairs Professionals, SOCAP and Social Media Today's...
From Wild WebMink
? The Risky Cloud
It used to take a bailiff and a man with an axe for the door, but the cloud makes it so much easier. If I told you that your entire business infrastructure could...
From Computer Science Teachers Association
Computer Science Education Week is Here!
We are now in the middle of Computer Science Education Week 2010 (December 5 to 11, 2010). What plans to you have to involve your school in this historic event?...
From Apophenia
Digital Self-Harm and Other Acts of Self-Harassment
Sometimes, things aren’t what they appear to be. And, in those cases, jumping to the wrong conclusion can be a disservice to everyone. After I first wrote about...
From The Eponymous Pickle
iPad as a Divergence Product
I know I have been somewhat skeptical of the iPad as a novel product. Here is an article in Adage which looks at it differently. Comparing it to the now long...
From The Eponymous Pickle
Tesco Launches Mobile Site
My always observant UK retail correspondent reports that retailer Tesco has launched a mobile version of its remote site.
From The Eponymous Pickle
Google Enters eBook Market
A good overview of Google's entry into the ebook market, from an educational perspective. A very large number of texts are included.
From Daniel Lemire's Blog
Who will need database administrators in 2020?
In response to my Why do we need database joins? post, many readers stressed the importance of strict database schemas to preserve data integrity. In short, we...
From Wild WebMink