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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 The Eponymous Pickle
TV vs Internet Advertising
From Progressive Grocer and GMA, on a new report: ' ... Early results of studies from comScore, in partnership with dunnhumbyUSA, indicate that advertising on the...
From Putting People First
Nokia
Yesterday, Nokia launched Nokia Money, a new mobile financial service enables financial management and payments from a mobile phone – aimed specifically at emerging...
From The Eponymous Pickle
Open Source BI Solutions
Mike Cristiani sends along a link to a whitepaper by Tableau Software: factors to consider when evaluating open source bi solutions '... This paper discusses the...
From The Eponymous Pickle
Unilever Crowdsources Ads
Unliever is going to the public for new ad ideas. ' ... Unilever is offering $10,000 (
From The Eponymous Pickle
Pioneering Study in Neuromarketing
Comments on work by Martin Lindstrom described in his Buylogy book: ' ... A pioneering study on Neuromarketing will change forever the way marketers and advertisers...
From Computer Science Teachers Association
Issues Old and New
Monday August 17th was *our* first day officially back with classes starting Thursday and, as usual, the new school year is raising many issues, some new and some...
From The Eponymous Pickle
Yale Summer Math Program
The summer math program for Economics Phds at Yale. Nice mix of practical math topics.
From Daniel Lemire's Blog
To be smarter, ignore external rewards
Last night, I watched a great talk by Dan Pink
From The Eponymous Pickle
Mining the Web for Feelings
In the NYT: Mining the Web for Feelings, Not Facts. The article is a bit thin, but worth reading. Another favorite topic of mine since the early days of linking...
From The Eponymous Pickle
Free Antivirus Software
Computerworld looks at a number of options. Useful.-
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Complexities of Virtual Makeover
In Storefrontbacktalk, this was an area we looked at in some detail. And several different times with different technologies One of my favorite technical experiments...
From Apophenia
am I an academic?
academia (n.): The academic world or community; scholastic life. academic (n.): 1. An ancient philosopher of the Academy. 2. A member of a college or university...
From The Eponymous Pickle
Newspapers Colluding, Surviving
In Techdirt. Interesting piece on the survival of newspapers. Including the use of acts of congress to remove collusion penalties and the use of payment walls....
From The Eponymous Pickle
Roof Tile Solar Panels
A nice idea, no mention of cost. Would like to see the idea played out broadly.
From Putting People First
The lost art of reading
David L. Ulin, book editor of the Los Angeles Times, argues that the relentless cacophony that is life in the 21st century can make settling in with a book difficult...
From Putting People First
Ideas for thought from the Symposium for the Future
The New Media Consortium is hosting a Symposium for the Future October 27-29 that will explore actual and potential applications of technology that could impact...
From The Eponymous Pickle
Augmented Reality on the iPhone
The idea continues to creep forward. I had an accidental introduction to it recently at the beach doing some star watching. An application called Star Walk lets...
From Putting People First
Reading bar codes with mobile phones
Although it is more of a technical discussion, this article by The Economist is a worthwhile read as it describes quite well how a new way to deliver information...
From Putting People First