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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 …
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Sharing Data Corrupts Wisdom of Crowds
Some experiments are showing that sharing information makes a knowledge pool less diverse and leads to worse results. In a test we saw something similar, but we...
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Reading: Reality is Broken
I am doing some research in the area of 'gamification' and the use of games to solve serious work processes. That and some emerging project work has led me toReality...
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Marginalia in the Digital World
It is not as easy as it once once. Yet is still exists. Good thoughts and software that can help. And in one sense isn't all of the Web and hyperlinks a form...
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A Look at Edward Tufte
In the Washington Monthly, a good article on visualization guru Edward Tufte. " ... Edward Tufte occupies a revered and solitary place in the world of graphic...
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Flying Robots Form Emergency Network
From IEEE Computer.Org a kind of mobile computer sourcing.
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Zoomable Sky Survey
A very impressive zoomable sky survey. Will this mean that ultimately we will not care if the sky is hopelessly washed out by light? I hope not. " ... What do...
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McKinsey on Big Data and Analytics
Mark Montgomery of KYield sends this along, Yes, lots of interesting statistics. He writes: This needed to be done by someone and they did a good job --comprehensive...
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E-Textbooks Flunk a Test?
In Nicholas Carr's Roughtype blog, a look at early experiments with e-textbooks. Does not look good, but again, with many adjustments, likely inevitable:" ... But...
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Smartphone Shopping
I thought these numbers were high, and it is pointed out that those doing the survey have a vested interest in high results ... yet I still think this is whereTwo...
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Brands and Startups
Former colleague Dave Knox posts about how brands can work with startups. " ... I see startups as the canary in the marketing coal mine
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Google Outage Implications
In ZDNet: The Google outage makes a case against a cloud only strategy. The outages, though rare, can be devastating to business. There has to be a clear strategy...
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Simulating the Brain
In the SCiAm: Is simulating the brain too hard for science? Research from the Santa Fe Institute: " ... Supercomputers may soon approach the brain's power, but...
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Predictive Analytics for Research Organizations
Good overview, here primarily dealing with material sciences, but useful for any organization .... such as that delaing with retail environments.
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Mapping the Cities of the Mind
Thoughts about how network connections create cities of the mind. Via Stan Dyck. Looking at an enterprise project that could feed from this concept as well. Physical...
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Profitability by Category
Intriguing writeup about profitability by product category. Oil and gas makes about 6 percent, far down the list, 114th out of 215.
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Snap! by Lectora
Announced today, a $99 package Snap! by Lectora, a rapid development elearning environment that is an add-in to Powerpoint. I was particularly impressed by the...
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Elliott Masie Speaks
At the Trivantis Lectora 2011 Users conference today learning expert and futurist Elliott Masie spoke about the rapidly changing world of learning. First time I...
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Ads Moving to Online Video
In Clickz: Consumer package goods dollars are continuing to move to online video from TV. " ... Brand advertisers are continuing to divert ad spend away from broadcast...
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