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From U.S. Public Policy Committee of the ACM

Hill Tech Happenings, Week of November 11

November 12 Hearing: The Senate Commerce, Science and Transportation Committee will hold a confirmation hearing on multiple nominees, including the Associate Director... David B.
From U.S. Public Policy Committee of the ACM | November 11, 2013 at 12:01 PM

From The Eponymous Pickle

Real Humans in the Loop

Have you noticed? Real humans are entering the App loop. ' ... Google Helpouts and Amazon's Mayday are changing everything ... " . Its long been my contention... Franz Dill
From The Eponymous Pickle | November 11, 2013 at 10:46 AM

From The Eponymous Pickle

Comments on this Blog

Repeating my policy. Readership is up and Spam is increasing. All comments are moderated. I cannot read or approve anonymous comments without prior approval.... Franz Dill
From The Eponymous Pickle | November 11, 2013 at 10:33 AM

From The Eponymous Pickle

Johnson & Johnson Brand Tracking

Looking for a different measure. Portfolio oriented. " ... Johnson & Johnson is moving to a unified methodology for tracking some of its “mega brands”, global... Franz Dill
From The Eponymous Pickle | November 11, 2013 at 10:30 AM

From The Eponymous Pickle

McKinsey on Enhancing Application Development

Always of interest. But does this mean we can have less technical people involved? This has long been a goal, but is not really happening. Its still a very technical... Franz Dill
From The Eponymous Pickle | November 11, 2013 at 10:24 AM

From Schneier on Security

Dan Geer Explains the Government Surveillance Mentality

This talk by Dan Geer explains the NSA mindset of "collect everything": I previously worked for a data protection company. Our product was, and I believe still... schneier
From Schneier on Security | November 11, 2013 at 07:21 AM

From Putting People First

[Book] Mapping Design Research

Mapping Design Research Edited by Simon Grand and Wolfgang Jonas Birkhauser 2012, 256 pages [Amazon link] [Sample chapter] An authoritative and scientifically based... Experientia
From Putting People First | November 11, 2013 at 07:05 AM

From Putting People First

Two new reports by ARUP

Designing with Data The Royal Institute of British Architects (RIBA) and ARUP have released Designing with Data: Shaping Our Future Cities, a new report that explores... Experientia
From Putting People First | November 11, 2013 at 06:21 AM

From Computer Science Teacher - Thoughts and Information From Alfred Thompson

Interesting Links 11 November 2013

It’s Veteran’s Day in the US and most schools are closed. We’re remembering and honoring our nations veterans. I’m remembering my late father who was a combat veteran... Alfred Thompson
From Computer Science Teacher - Thoughts and Information From Alfred Thompson | November 11, 2013 at 05:56 AM

From The Eponymous Pickle

Artafact and Serious Games for Customer Insight

Brought to my attention, an AMA Webcast on November 19, 2013 at 12 noon CST: By Research company Artafact. (who is providing the gaming expertise)" ... How can... Franz Dill
From The Eponymous Pickle | November 10, 2013 at 07:59 PM

From The Eponymous Pickle

Grasp Robotics Laboratory at Penn

Brought to my attention, new things ongoing at the GRASP Lab at the University of Pennsylvania. Robot swarms that fly and cooperate. See an exciting video on their... Franz Dill
From The Eponymous Pickle | November 10, 2013 at 12:52 PM

From The Eponymous Pickle

Google Tracking Your Location

Google has a lot of power, and continues to cleverly leverage it, mixing search behavior, location and purchasing choices:" ... Google is beta-testing a program... Franz Dill
From The Eponymous Pickle | November 10, 2013 at 10:23 AM

From The Eponymous Pickle

Screenwriting and Storytelling

Have examined the approaches of screenwriting for storytelling. Not precisely on point, but worth looking at, see Blake Snyer's site. And his book: Save... Franz Dill
From The Eponymous Pickle | November 10, 2013 at 10:14 AM

From The Eponymous Pickle

Blockbuster Closes, Reopens for Liquidation

This is quite a change, having lived through the era of readily available physical video media stores. Now Blockbuster video, once ubquitous, is closing its remaining... Franz Dill
From The Eponymous Pickle | November 10, 2013 at 09:36 AM

From Putting People First

[Book] Connect: Design for an Empathic Society

Connect: Design for an Empathic Society by Sabine Wildevuur, Dick van Dijk, Thomas Hammer-Jakobson, Mie Bjerre, Anne Äyväri, and Jesper Lund BIS Publishers, 2014... Experientia
From Putting People First | November 10, 2013 at 08:16 AM

From Putting People First

Ergonomics in the digital age

In this age of ubiquitous computing, what exactly are we doing to our bodies, asks Avinash Rajagopal in a highly recommended piece in Metropolis Magazine: “Today... Experientia
From Putting People First | November 10, 2013 at 05:09 AM

From The Eponymous Pickle

Street Light System with Audio and Video Recording

In is natural to include security and pattern recording systems in lighting. We tested the idea for retail. Here a new integration: " ... Las Vegas Installs “Intellistreets... Franz Dill
From The Eponymous Pickle | November 9, 2013 at 03:49 PM

From The Eponymous Pickle

Agile Mindsets

Agile is necessary. It should be a midset. But what does it really mean? Pearl Zhu: From the Future of CIO: " ... Agility is the ability to adapt to the changes... Franz Dill
From The Eponymous Pickle | November 9, 2013 at 11:23 AM

From The Eponymous Pickle

Panoramio Redesign

The Google Operating System reports that the image locating service Panoramio has been redesigned to make it look like a Google Maps extension. It was acquired... Franz Dill
From The Eponymous Pickle | November 9, 2013 at 10:00 AM

From The Eponymous Pickle

Unilever's CEO Talks the Future

Why Unilever's CEO takes the long-term approachUnilever CEO Paul Polman said his job is "to make others successful," which he achieves by taking a long-term approach... Franz Dill
From The Eponymous Pickle | November 9, 2013 at 09:58 AM