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04 Dec 09

The Fourth Paradigm: Data-Intensive Scientific Discovery

Some seriously weighty topics in here but it looks really really cool.
Some of the ones I want to read:
# The impact of workflow tools on data-centric research
# A platform for all that we know: creating a knowledge-driven research infrastructure
# Text in a data-centric world
# I have seen the paradigm shift, and it is us
# From web 2.0 to the global database
# The way forward - Craig Mundie

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02 Dec 09

Comparison of Online Project Management Apps

Looking for an online project management app? Here's a great breakdown of 6 different services.

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Baby Boomers Are Shaping the Future of Technology, AARP and Microsoft Research Shows: New report paints a picture of how technology advances will change the lives of the over-50 population by 2019.

Why do business leaders still care more about Boomers than Xers? For one, they are mostly boomers. Secondly: By 2010, 1/3 of the U.S. will be 50+ controlling 50% of the country’s discretionary spending

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30 Nov 09

Open source: No vow of poverty (or get-rich-quick scheme) | The Open Road - CNET News

According to Asay you have 2 business model options with open source: sell support and don't scale or sell proprietary products with the open sourced product.

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24 Nov 09

HP Q4 profit rises to $2.4B - Silicon Valley / San Jose Business Journal:

This is what scares me about the "jobless recovery". Revenue, sales, jobs, everything except profit is down. Meaning they're cutting there way to profit. You can only do that for so long. I'm worried about that second dip some keep mentioning (the one that's worse than the first).

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Your Browser is Now a Web Server: Opera Includes Opera Unite in Opera 10.10

I'm really intrigued by Opera's new browser as a web server. It seems like functionality Chrome should have. Plus it seems like this could spawn the Web equivalent of Flash Mobs or Pirate Radio. Launch short lived websites for P2P sharing or flash social networking. I don't know, seems interesting.

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Hey, Tech Bloggers Complaining About Twitter Ads, Be Quiet

Are we all just a bunch of hypocrites or is there a difference between driving traffic to something you wrote and an ad? I think the truth's somewhere in the middle.

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Top 10 Mashable News Readers « Building Feedly

I find it very interesting that Feedly is #2 (it rocks, so no surprise) and that Google Reader is #1. Meaning the #1 reader fuels the back end of the #2 reader.

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20 Nov 09

"Streams of Content, Limited Attention: The Flow of Information through Social Media"

Seriously one of the smartest things I've read in a while. Still thinking about all the implications. Check it out and let me know what you think.

www.danah.org/...Web2Expo.html - Preview

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  • 2) Stimulation. People consume content that stimulates their mind and senses. That which angers, excites, energizes, entertains, or otherwise creates an emotional response. This is not always the "best" or most informative content, but that which triggers a reaction.
  • we're going to develop the psychological equivalent of obesity
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