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The Interaction Design
From Putting People First

The Interaction Design

Rahul Sen believes that the interaction design community is witnessing an important revolution

The sharing economy
From Putting People First

The sharing economy

Thanks to the social web, you can now share anything with anyone anywhere in the world. Fast Company profiles Neal Gorenflo who, after quitting his job as strategist...

EU recommendations on privacy protection in smart meters
From Putting People First

EU recommendations on privacy protection in smart meters

The European Union’s Working Party on Data Protection has issued five recommended requirements for the protection of personal privacy in a time of Smart Meters...

The Internet is the Answer for School Reform
From Computer Science Teacher - Thoughts and Information From Alfred Thompson

The Internet is the Answer for School Reform

A friend of mine sent me links (via Slashdot which I occasionally read for the articles myself) that he thought were an interesting contrast. The Internet...

Using Videos as a Way to Portray Computer Science Concepts
From Computer Science Teachers Association

Using Videos as a Way to Portray Computer Science Concepts

I teach an undergraduate outreach class. The goal of the class is to equip our undergraduate students with skills, ideas, and supplies to go out to K-12 schools...

? It was a slow day among the microbloggers
From Wild WebMink

? It was a slow day among the microbloggers


Tech mogul? Nope. Any old hack will do.
From Putting People First

Tech mogul? Nope. Any old hack will do.

The Washington Post describes the world and the impact of everyday hackers who use social networks, do-it-yourself-then-show-it-off Web sites, cheap parts from...

USACM Vice-Chair Testifies on Challenges of Electronic Employment Verification
From U.S. Public Policy Committee of the ACM

USACM Vice-Chair Testifies on Challenges of Electronic Employment Verification

On April 14, Dr. Annie Ant

SAS and JMP Compared and Examined
From The Eponymous Pickle

SAS and JMP Compared and Examined

A good post from SASCom Voices on SAS vs JMP.  I used both in the enterprise, SAS from the very beginning in 1978.  Considerably later JMP was brought it and got...

WikiLeaks Cable about Chinese Hacking of U.S. Networks
From Schneier on Security

WikiLeaks Cable about Chinese Hacking of U.S. Networks

We know it's prevalent, but there's some new information: Secret U.S. State Department cables, obtained by WikiLeaks and made available to Reuters by a third party...

Humanlike Robotics
From The Eponymous Pickle

Humanlike Robotics

In Foresight: " ..  David Hanson, the founder and CTO of Hanson Robotics, a maker of humanlike robots and AI software, has a stimulating article in IEEE Spectrum...

links for 2011-04-18
From Wild WebMink

links for 2011-04-18

A Government Plan for IDs to Replace Online Passwords Presumably this is the simplified version and there's a security professional who truly understands the nature...

Interesting Links Post 18 April 2011
From Computer Science Teacher - Thoughts and Information From Alfred Thompson

Interesting Links Post 18 April 2011

Imagine Cup US is over and now we start thinking and planning for the Worldwide Imagine Cup finals in New York City this summer. The CSTA CS & IT Conference will...

New Culture of Learning
From The Eponymous Pickle

New Culture of Learning

New book that looks at the future of learning: A New Culture of Learning: Cultivating the Imagination for a World of Constant Changeby Douglas Thomas and John Seely...

Chasing 1 Billion New Consumers
From The Eponymous Pickle

Chasing 1 Billion New Consumers

My former employer, Procter & Gamble is seeking to extend its reach to many new consumers in all parts of the world.  This direction has been evolving for a number...

Identifying Influencers on Twitter
From The Noisy Channel

Identifying Influencers on Twitter

One of the perks of working at LinkedIn is being surrounded by intellectually curious colleagues. I recently joined a reading group and signed up to lead our discussion...

Keeping Company Data Safe on Personal Devices
From The Eponymous Pickle

Keeping Company Data Safe on Personal Devices

A good general article on keeping company data safe on personal devices. It is becoming increasingly important.  In  conversation I had with a company security...

Learning Traffic Patterns
From The Computing Community Consortium Blog

Learning Traffic Patterns

We’ve blogged about exciting computing innovations to improve transportation before — and

Boring is Bad
From Computer Science Teacher - Thoughts and Information From Alfred Thompson

Boring is Bad

I have long been an advocate that teaching should be as much about sharing enthusiasm and it is about imparting information. Teachers who are bored or down on the...

links for 2011-04-16
From Wild WebMink

links for 2011-04-16

A Legacy at Risk: How the new Ministry of Culture in Brazil reversed its digital agenda | Freedom to Tinker "a new generation that has risen for the first time...
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