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AT&T Launches ShopAlerts
From The Eponymous Pickle

AT&T Launches ShopAlerts

It is surprising that this kind of location based promotion service was not launched sooner.   Readwriteweb posts a good overview: ' ... The difference between ...

links for 2011-03-01
From Wild WebMink

links for 2011-03-01

Jono Bacon Defends Ubuntu: An Insider's Perspective

Erasing Data from Flash Drives
From Schneier on Security

Erasing Data from Flash Drives

"Reliably Erasing Data From Flash-Based Solid State Drives," by Michael Wei, Laura M. Grupp, Frederick E. Spada, and Steven Swanson. Abstract: Reliably erasing...

The Credit Card Project
From Computer Science Teacher - Thoughts and Information From Alfred Thompson

The Credit Card Project

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? Memorable Links
From Wild WebMink

? Memorable Links

Looking through the list of domain names I’ve acquired over the years, I realised I had a couple that weren’t well used that could be handy for people who want...

What's Happening in CS in Other Countries
From Computer Science Teachers Association

What's Happening in CS in Other Countries

I am part of the organisation that trains and selects students to represent New Zealand at the International Olympiad in Informatics (IOI). We attract some government...

Official Google Packaged Goods Blog
From The Eponymous Pickle

Official Google Packaged Goods Blog

I was reminded again today of the official Google CPG blog.  A post this month tells us the insights gleaned in 2010.

From Michael Nielsen

I was recently asked to prepare a two minute talk on a topic of my choice, for a small audience of about 10 people. Here

Digital Marketing at Reckitt
From The Eponymous Pickle

Digital Marketing at Reckitt

The focus on digital video is interesting:In Adage: Can Digital Marketing Rekindle Growth at Reckitt Benckiser?Marketing Chief Jiri Kulik Plans to Remain Biggest...

Primer on Co-Creation
From The Eponymous Pickle

Primer on Co-Creation

Good piece in the HBR on the complexities of using co-creation.  " ... But what is co-creation, really, and how do you do it right? Co-creation involves working...

From Computational Complexity

Interesting Math related to the Unexpected Hanging Paradox

In a prior post I pondered if there was interesting MATH that relates to the Unexpected Hanging Paradox. At the time none of the comments really had any and, alas...

Innovation and model boundaries
From Daniel Lemire's Blog

Innovation and model boundaries

When designing an information system, a piece of software or a law, experts work from a model. This model must have boundaries. When these boundaries are violated...

Hill Tech Happenings, Week of February 28
From U.S. Public Policy Committee of the ACM

Hill Tech Happenings, Week of February 28

March 2 Meeting The Information Security and Privacy Advisory Board will hold one of its periodic meetings. 8:30 a.m., Homewood Suites by Hilton, 1475 Massachusetts...

links for 2011-02-28
From Wild WebMink

links for 2011-02-28

STUDIO SHAME! Even Harry Potter Pic Loses Money Because Of Warner Bros

Interesting Links 28 February 2011
From Computer Science Teacher - Thoughts and Information From Alfred Thompson

Interesting Links 28 February 2011

Lots of interesting posts by computer science teachers last week. And some news from various sources to share. But let

Anonymous vs HBGary
From Schneier on Security

Anonymous vs HBGary

One of the effects of writing a book is that I don't have the time to devote to other writing. So while I've been wanting to write about Anonymous vs HBGary, I...

RFID Journal Offers Starter Kits
From The Eponymous Pickle

RFID Journal Offers Starter Kits

I notice that the below offer started last December, and is of interest to users that might want to test these tagging methods in their own environments and conditions...

Averages
From The Eponymous Pickle

Averages

Good piece on averages, pulled from the new book: Numbers Rule Your World, by the author of that book Kaiser Fung,  which I did a pre review of here.  This is a...

Associative Memories Applied by Saffron Technologies
From The Eponymous Pickle

Associative Memories Applied by Saffron Technologies

Repeating and updating this post because I think there is considerable value in the application of Associative memory systems.   I had a recent conversation inSaffron...

Taking Advantage of Social Media
From The Eponymous Pickle

Taking Advantage of Social Media

From Chief Learning Officer:  Good intro on taking advantage of social media.  I have worked several projects in social media, including early introductions to...
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