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2013 Mental Health Symposium in Second Life
The Metaverse Journal - virtual worlds news22 Apr 2013 | 9:56 pmSome more great work from Virtual Ability, Inc, with this Saturday seeing a Mental Health Symposium. You can find out more on the Virtual Ability blog but here’s the schedule: Will you Treat ME? Funding mental health care treatment – now and under the Affordable Health Care Act KEYNOTE PRESENTATION Presenter: Jayme Nelson, RN, MS (SL Avatar: Jayme Xaris) Saturday April 27, 2013 7-8 am PDT Sudden Violent Loss: Its Impact on Every Member of the Community Presenter: Deborah Houston-Schrenzel (SL Avatar: Brede McDonnell) Saturday April 27, 2013 10-11 am PDT Poetry and Mental Health… -
Would Yahoo Deal Make Tumblr More Attractive to Brands?
Advertising Age - Latest News17 May 2013 | 12:31 pmLike a host of other brands, Yahoo has a millennial problem, and its potential acquisition of Tumblr could be a step toward fixing it. But could new ownership help Tumblr with one of its biggest problems -- drawing major advertisers? The companies are in talks about an alliance, some kind of investment or even an outright purchase of Tumblr by Yahoo, according to reports that began with AllThingsD on Thursday night. For CEO Marissa Mayer's Yahoo, a deal with Tumblr would check many boxes: social, mobile, content and buzzed-about native ads, which Yahoo recently introduced to its home page. A… -
American Graphite Provides Update on Graphene Paper Project with CTI Nanotechnologies
AZoNano.com - Nanotechnology News Feed18 May 2013 | 1:57 amAmerican Graphite Technologies Inc. ("AGIN" or the "Company") is pleased to issue a corporate update in regard to its project with CTI Nanotechnologies LLC ("CTI")... -
The Time Has Come For Chrome In The Home
TechCrunch18 May 2013 | 6:00 amI’ve spent the last two weeks wandering around London, Paris, and Istanbul (not Constantinople.) As an experiment, I left my trusty MacBook Pro behind and brought only the $199 Chromebook on which I type this. And to my considerable surprise it has served admirably. So admirably, in fact, that I believe ChromeOS is only one or two iterations away from being the right choice for many-if not most–homes. I was skeptical to begin with: after all, I thought, Chrome is acceptable when you’re online, but I’ll be spending much of my travel time offline, which probably makes it a…
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Russian sim called Blissful Haven
16 May 2013 | 6:11 pmCombat sim. And here's your URL: http://maps.secondlife.com/secondlife/Blissful%20Haven/188/121/22
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The Metaverse Journal - virtual worlds news
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2013 Mental Health Symposium in Second Life
22 Apr 2013 | 9:56 pmSome more great work from Virtual Ability, Inc, with this Saturday seeing a Mental Health Symposium. You can find out more on the Virtual Ability blog but here’s the schedule: Will you Treat ME? Funding mental health care treatment – now and under the Affordable Health Care Act KEYNOTE PRESENTATION Presenter: Jayme Nelson, RN, MS (SL Avatar: Jayme Xaris) Saturday April 27, 2013 7-8 am PDT Sudden Violent Loss: Its Impact on Every Member of the Community Presenter: Deborah Houston-Schrenzel (SL Avatar: Brede McDonnell) Saturday April 27, 2013 10-11 am PDT Poetry and Mental Health… -
VR and Latency: Carmack’s Thoughts
23 Feb 2013 | 3:55 pmOh the memories of Doom 2 modem to modem death matchesThis post originally appeared over at our sister site Metaverse Health. John Carmack is a bit of an icon in gaming circles, and he’s also one of the people that’s supporting the Oculus VR consumer headset that’s on the near horizon. I’d very stupidly assumed (having not read any biographical details on him until today) that he wasn’t that deep into the coding / science of things like this. He’s just posted a nice piece of work on the challenges of latency in virtual reality. If you’re from a… -
Virtual Ability Island: Big Week of Activities
6 Feb 2013 | 5:37 amLongstanding hub for health and community services information, Virtual Ability Island, has a big week of activities ahead that I wanted to give a plug to. First, the summary of the events: Virtual Ability Community Events, week of Feb. 4-10 **Events marked are open to the public. All other events are for VAI community members and their invited guests. TUESDAY Feb 5 2:30pm SLT- Woodget’s Weekly Quiz Night- VAI Sanctuary Beach Cafe WEDNESDAY Feb 6 **1pm SLT- SL Limits (Part 2)- Yellow Hibiscus Cabana THURSDAY Feb 7 **10am SLT- Shot in the Dark (flu vaccination)- Healthinfo Island… -
Bible-based Virtual World On The Way
23 Jan 2013 | 4:41 amNo, this isn’t the virtual world in question Interesting little announcement / press release – mostly for some of the claims being made or assumptions on approaches of a range of other virtual worlds for children. I also find it fascinating that nowhere in the press release does it provide a URL or other info, so it’s hard to know whether this is an actual launch or something coming up further down the track: CHRISTIAN KIDS GET THEIR OWN BIBLE-BASED VIRTUAL WORLD A recent survey of Christian families revealed that parents concerned about keeping their kids safe online want… -
Linden Lab’s Amazon Bundling Bungling
5 Jan 2013 | 3:43 amTateru Nino has a great piece on Linden Lab’s announcement that they are selling Second Life bundled with packages of content. Read it for yourself – I don’t think it’s possible for me to agree more with Tateru’s view on the silliness of the move – particularly the vehicle packages. Do you agree? [Pic via http://haydenpowick.wordpress.com] Readers who viewed this page, also viewed:Mayo Clinic in Second LifeVale: ABC Island in Second Life
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Would Yahoo Deal Make Tumblr More Attractive to Brands?
17 May 2013 | 12:31 pmLike a host of other brands, Yahoo has a millennial problem, and its potential acquisition of Tumblr could be a step toward fixing it. But could new ownership help Tumblr with one of its biggest problems -- drawing major advertisers? The companies are in talks about an alliance, some kind of investment or even an outright purchase of Tumblr by Yahoo, according to reports that began with AllThingsD on Thursday night. For CEO Marissa Mayer's Yahoo, a deal with Tumblr would check many boxes: social, mobile, content and buzzed-about native ads, which Yahoo recently introduced to its home page. A… -
Cheeky Vintner Exposes Himself to Sell His Wine
17 May 2013 | 12:00 pmBrandon Allen, CEO and one of the twenty-something co-founders of Santa Barbara-based vineyard Slo Down wines, bares his buns in a thong and cheekless chaps in a new online campaign to promote the vintner's "Sexual Chocolate" wine.The wine's name pays homage to Eddie Murphy's band from "Coming to America." It also provides lots of fodder for the three ads, which all turn on risque themes. In the first, Allen, dressed in a tuxedo jacket and thong and with Sexual Chocolate in hand, steps into a menage-a-trois -- and turns it into a menage-a-quatre. In another execution, he carries his glass… -
Kidzania, a Theme Park for Work, Gears Up for U.S. Debut in 2015
17 May 2013 | 11:00 amThe concept behind Kidzania -- essentially a theme park that's about work -- is growing like a weed abroad, with 12 existing locations and openings scheduled this year in Kuwait City, Cairo, Sao Paulo, Mumbai and Istanbul. The first U.S. location is due in 2015 in a city to be determined, and it's up to Cammie Dunaway, U.S. president and global CMO, to explain the concept to American children and their parents.Started in Mexico in 1999, Kidzania exposes children to the working world and money management by letting them earn a virtual currency. Kids apply themselves in various career paths,… -
Forget the Year of Mobile -- It's Actually the Year of Video
17 May 2013 | 10:30 amAs much as we all talked about 2013 finally being the Year of Mobile, I'm convinced that it actually is going to be the Year of Video. Here's why:Viewing is growing on video, with more time spent on more devices. Too much is made of falling network prime-time ratings. According to our estimates at GroupM, overall video consumption is up year on year by about 3.7%, assisted by viewing of streaming video on PCs, connected TVs and mobile devices. According to the latest comScore, on average, 183 million Americans view 215 videos each month online. Mobile's big boost is also being driven by… -
Vote: Which New Broadcast Comedy Will Get Canceled First?
17 May 2013 | 10:15 amA newly sober single mom, stay-at-home dads or brothers in the army? Tell us which new sitcom premise is getting the broadcast axe first this fall. You can find previews below for your reference. var poll324 = new Poll(324);poll324.begin(); Continue reading at AdAge.com
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American Graphite Provides Update on Graphene Paper Project with CTI Nanotechnologies
18 May 2013 | 1:57 amAmerican Graphite Technologies Inc. ("AGIN" or the "Company") is pleased to issue a corporate update in regard to its project with CTI Nanotechnologies LLC ("CTI")... -
New Report on Prospects of the Global Nanotechnology Industry
18 May 2013 | 1:20 amThe global nanotechnology industry has been advancing at a robust rate in the recent past and it is likely to register a healthy CAGR of around 19% during 2013-2017. Major factors booming this... -
Nanoantenna Pattern Enables New Way of Turning Infrared Light into Mechanical Action
18 May 2013 | 1:17 amA team of University of Pennsylvania engineers has used a pattern of nanoantennas to develop a new way of turning infrared light into mechanical action, opening the door to more sensitive infrared... -
Silica Nanoparticles Reduce Wear and Friction of PTFE
18 May 2013 | 1:14 amNearly everyone is familiar with the polytetrafluoroethylene (PTFE), otherwise known as Teflon, the brand name used by the chemical company DuPont. Famous for being “non-sticky” and... -
Berkeley Design Automation Introduces ACE System to Analyze Nanometer-Scale Analog and Mixed-Signal Circuits
18 May 2013 | 1:05 amBerkeley Design Automation, Inc., provider of the world’s fastest nanometer circuit verification, today announced the immediate availability of Analog Characterization Environment...
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The Time Has Come For Chrome In The Home
18 May 2013 | 6:00 amI’ve spent the last two weeks wandering around London, Paris, and Istanbul (not Constantinople.) As an experiment, I left my trusty MacBook Pro behind and brought only the $199 Chromebook on which I type this. And to my considerable surprise it has served admirably. So admirably, in fact, that I believe ChromeOS is only one or two iterations away from being the right choice for many-if not most–homes. I was skeptical to begin with: after all, I thought, Chrome is acceptable when you’re online, but I’ll be spending much of my travel time offline, which probably makes it a… -
Google Faces Another Antitrust Probe As Canadian Agency Prepares Formal Investigation
18 May 2013 | 3:33 amGoogle is facing another competition investigation, according to the Financial Post. The Canadian Competition Bureau has informed Mountain View of its plans to launch a formal investigation of its Canadian operations. It has not yet requested any information or documents from Google but has informed the search giant of its intention to launch a probe. The Bureau declined to comment on the scope of the investigation, noting that it is obliged by law to conduct investigations confidentially. Asked for comment on the probe, Leslie Church, Google Canada’s head of communications and public… -
Tumblr May Reject Yahoo's $1.1B Acquisition Offer For Being “Too Low”
17 May 2013 | 8:16 pmTumblr feels that Yahoo’s $1.1 billion offer is “too low” and views it as “only a first offer,” according to sources close to acquisition talks. Yahoo may have to significantly increase the offer to close the deal. An acquisition by some tech giant is likely in the cards for Tumblr, though, as sources say the company only has a few months of cash runway left. The news comes after AllThingsD reported Yahoo was in advanced talks to buy Tumblr for $1.1 billion cash, and the portal’s board of directors are set to meet on Sunday night to discuss the potential… -
GrubSeam? Online Takeout Giants GrubHub And Seamless In Talks To Merge
17 May 2013 | 6:36 pmToday, thanks to the maturation of the web, digital tech, and smartphones now in seemingly every pocket, startups are finding it easier than ever before to build scalable solutions to finally address the many inefficiencies in our food manufacturing, production and distribution systems. As interest in food tech balloons, one area in particular appears to already be at the tipping point: Online and mobile food delivery. Over the last few days, we’ve hearing about a merger between two of the largest companies in the space. Rumor has it that “arch rivals” GrubHub and… -
HTC Pledges To Pump Up ‘One' Production While Samsung's New Flagship Ships Like Crazy
17 May 2013 | 6:33 pmOh HTC. You’ve produced one of the finest Android smartphones ever (seriously, just look at all these reviews), but you’ve faced more than your share of challenges when it came to actually pumping your top-tier One smartphone. As it happens, that may all soon change. FocusTaiwan reported earlier today that HTC is preparing to pump out more of its wonderful Ones in short order — Jack Tong, the company’s North Asia president, noted that this month’s production capacity for the flagship device is twice that of April, and that surge will only continue into June.
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Daily Must Reads, May 17, 2013
17 May 2013 | 4:56 am1. Yahoo wants to buy Tumblr. Will Facebook swoop in at the last minute? (GigaOm) 2. Bloomberg scandal raises ethics questions for new media (Huffington Post) 3. Reporters using sensors to collect data and report on it; is this ethical? (paidContent) 4. NewsRight, an ambitious attempt at licensing newspaper content, quietly folds (Poynter) 5. From Twitter to Evernote, Tumblr and Facebook: Google Glass gets more apps (memeburn) 6. Sun pay wall needs more than 300k subscribers to cover outlay, say analysts (Guardian) 7. Amazon taps NBCUniversal to bring ‘Covert Affairs,’… -
Mediatwits #80: Feds Spy on AP, Bloomberg Spies on Feds; Future for Broadcast TV, Radio?
17 May 2013 | 4:00 amWho’s snooping on whom? First came the news that Bloomberg reporters were using the company’s terminals to find out when federal officials were logging into the system. Then came the news that the Department of Justice was secretly obtaining phone records of up to 20 journalists at the AP. While both cases were not connected, they point to a blurring of boundaries in the digital age, when digital spying and cyber-security grow ever more important. Special guest Declan McCullagh of CNET joins us to talk about our lack of privacy and what we can do about it. Plus, special guest… -
Daily Must Reads, May 16, 2013
16 May 2013 | 5:31 am1. U.S. Attorney General defends DOJ seizure of phone records (NYT) 2. Microsoft’s anti-Google campaign gets a boost…from Google (AllThingsD) 3. Under fire, the White House pushes to revive news media shield law (NYT) 4. Advertisers lure Vine whiz to create new 6-second ads (CNN) 5. Publisher threatens to sue blogger for $1 billion (The Chronicle of Higher Education) 6. AOL quietly sells off its industry news sites (Forbes) 7. Kevin Poulsen on creating StrongBox with Aaron Swartz (New Yorker) 8. USA Network’s dividing line with Twitter (WSJ) Sign up now to get MediaShift… -
E-Books & Self-Publishing Roundup, May 16, 2013
16 May 2013 | 5:28 am1. E-books now make up 20% of U.S. book sales (Mashable) 2. Google Play Books enables user e-books uploads, Google Drive support (Verge) 3. PBS MediaShift starts publishing e-books; First topics: cord cutting & self-publishing (paidContent) 4. Self-publishing is the worst (Salon) 5. E-books responsible for nearly $1 billion growth in trade (Digital Book World) Subscribe to get this newsletter delivered straight to your inbox! -
Digital Public Library Raises Questions of Ownership, Permanence, Access
16 May 2013 | 4:00 amWhy would anyone want to attend a party to celebrate the opening of a virtual repository of metadata? A better question might be — what is a virtual repository of metadata? In this case, the repository I’m talking about is the Digital Public Library of America, which launched on April 18.* Underneath its beautiful website and inviting tag line, “A Wealth of Knowledge,” the DPLA is a set of linked, accessible, digital materials from libraries, archives and museums around the country. It’s one of hundreds of such national or regional libraries launched in the last several…
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Columbia Journalism Review
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Anything but dull
17 May 2013 | 2:09 pmRep. Howard Coble knows the reputation of intellectual property law--that it is dull and boring. But at a Congressional hearing on Thursday, he had a message for anyone who shared that viewpoint: "Get used to it, because IP is not going away," he warned. Yesterday's hearing was the first that the Judiciary Committee held after its chairman, Rep. Bob Goodlatte,... -
Must-reads of the week
17 May 2013 | 12:50 pmCulled from CJR’s frequently updated “Must-reads from around the Web,” our staff recommendations for the best pieces of journalism (and other miscellany) on the Internet, here are your can’t-miss must-reads of the past week: The completist guide to Star Trek -- Matt Yglesias watched every Star Trek movie and every episode of every TV show in the franchise Dear Twitter... -
Covering facts versus the 'narrative'
17 May 2013 | 9:00 amThe dilemma for journalists this week: How should you cover a series of proto-scandals with seemingly little in common? As far as we know, internal Obama administration edits of talking points about the Benghazi attacks, Internal Revenue Service targeting of conservative groups for additional scrutiny, and the Justice Department's seizure of Associated Press phone records aren't part of some overarching... -
Peggy Noonan loses it on the IRS story
17 May 2013 | 4:50 amWe are in the midst of the worst Washington scandal since Watergate. That's Peggy Noonan today in The Wall Street Journal, and no, she will not be laughed out of Washington. There are papers to sell and clicks to harvest. Forget about the fact that there's zero evidence of any White House involvement in the IRS flagging Tea Party groups,... -
Social minority issues in perspective
17 May 2013 | 4:50 amThe media covers social minorities regularly in the daily churn of news. A lot of that coverage just skims the happenings of the day--a court win, an activist group announcement, what a controversial figure said on his Twitter feed. But sometimes, reporters are allowed the time and the space to examine a social minority issue in depth, or from an...
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Democracy in America
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Uncontrolled demolition
17 May 2013 | 2:50 pmSYRIA has been in a state of civil war long enough that it's now beginning to disintegrate, reports Ben Hubbard of the New York Times. His lead paragraph reads like a dispatch from the Wars of the Roses, or a trailer for a new season of Game of Thrones.The black flag of jihad flies over much of northern Syria. In the center of the country, pro-government militias and Hezbollah fighters battle those who threaten their communities. In the northeast, the Kurds have effectively carved out an autonomous zone....Increasingly, it appears Syria is so badly shattered that no single authority is… -
Pointless, punitive and permitted
17 May 2013 | 8:00 amA REPORT released earlier this month by the Census Bureau found that in 2012, for the first time, voting rates of black Americans exceeded that of whites: 66.2% of eligible black voters cast ballots in the last presidential election, compared with 64.1% of whites (in 2008, the numbers were 64.7% of blacks and 66.1% of whites). Beneath those top-line numbers, however, lie significant gender-based disparities in voting. More than 70% of black women voted, while just 61.4% of black men did. Black women voted at higher rates than white men and women; black men's voting rates appear to be lower. I… -
Plot hole
16 May 2013 | 2:13 pmTHE inquiry into the Benghazi affair is lending increasing substance to opponents' charges that the Obama administration massaged its talking points on the attacks, playing down the possible involvement of al-Qaeda-linked extremists and playing up linkages to an anti-Muslim video, in order to [EXPLANATION OF WHY THIS WOULD MAKE SENSE TK].Let us return to the basics here, because what's going on in Washington right now is devoid of reason.Yesterday the White House released a large dump of emails detailing the process of talking-point revision that took place in the run-up to Susan Rice's… -
Spanner in the works?
16 May 2013 | 7:03 amTHE scandal over the Internal Revenue Service targeting conservative non-profit organisations for extra scrutiny comes at an inauspicious time for the Obama administration. When Obamacare goes in to full effect in January, the IRS will be vested with an array of new powers. Americans will be required to prove to the agency that they have a "qualifying" health plan, or pay a penalty. The IRS is also charged with passing confidential tax info to the Department of Health and Human Services, which will determine eligibility for new health-care subsidies. Americans will be required to report… -
Now and later
15 May 2013 | 12:25 pmTHE unwavering Republican line on fiscal policy is that it is unconscionable to saddle our children and grandchildren with a mountain of debt. John Boehner, the speaker of the House, repeated that mantra in January when making demands over the debt ceiling. "Without meaningful action," he said, "the debt will continue to act as an anchor on our economy, costing American jobs and endangering our children's future." America needs to keep cutting government spending, Republicans insist, to ease the "crushing burden of debt" we are bequeathing to coming generations.Despite the now-dubious…
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You Can Do Too Much Due Diligence
13 May 2013 | 3:18 amIt's Monday, time for another lesson I've learned in the venture capital business. Today I will tell a story that I love telling. It has some of my favorite people in it. Back in 2004, early in my blogging career, I heard about a service that had just launched called Feedburner. It provided a number of useful services for a blog's RSS feed. So I went and signed up and AVC became one of the first users of the service. I immediately liked the service and the idea. So I contacted the founder/CEO Dick Costolo, who has gone onto bigger and better things. I told Dick that I was… -
Off The Schneid
8 May 2013 | 3:15 amThe almost two year long slump is over. I've led a new venture investment for USV, which closed a few weeks ago and was announced last night. The company is Coinbase and my blog post announcing the investment is on the USV blog. The WSJ also wrote about it here. This hiatus, which I've blogged about a bit on and off, was mostly a result of being very full up with responsibilities for existing investments. I have made twenty investments since the founding of USV in the fall of 2004 (now 21) and have only exited six, so I have had fourteen investments that I am responsible for at USV. I… -
From DonorsChoose To Kickstarter
28 Apr 2013 | 6:41 amIn the wake of my Return and Ridicule post, I was asked how one goes about finding these services that are ignored and/or ridiculed. And the answer I gave was "if you use them you might realize how powerful they are." I woke up thinking about that in the context of Kickstarter today. It must be related to the fact that today is the fourth anniversary of Kickstarter's launch. How was it that I was so sure the Kickstarter project would work when it launched back in 2009? Well it was because of what happened on this blog a couple years before that. The story starts in the fall of… -
Video Of The Week: Parrot AR Drone
27 Apr 2013 | 3:52 amI bought one of these on amazon at the suggestion of Laurent Eschenauer in yesterday's comment thread. I can feel my 14 year old self re-emerging. I can't wait to play with it. It's also a good excuse to learn a bit of node.js so I can program the thing. If you want to skip the unboxing and information and go right to the flying part, that starts about 5:40 in. If you have three minutes more for additional drone entertainment, click here. -
Return and Ridicule
25 Apr 2013 | 3:20 amI am going down to Princeton today to talk to Ed Zschau's class on entrepreneurship today. Ed asked me what I wanted to talk about. I told him "return and ridicule". I have found that return and ridicule are highly correlated over the years. We have made more money on things that were highly ridiculed than on any other cohort. When I see people laughing at ideas and companies we have backed, I smile. It means we are going to make a lot of money on that investment. I saw Bill Gurley say that you can only make money by being right about something that most people think is wrong.
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Excited Material and other Videos
10 May 2013 | 6:04 amRTT Excite Hi guys, my company put up pictures of the RTT Excite show and also the talk videos. You can now also enjoy those from your couch, if you have missed them live. Feel free to check out our page. E.g. take a look at the keynote presentation by NVIDIA CEO and Co-Founder Jen-Hsun Huang. Definitely worth the while! Funny guy with a great talk on the development of our favorite piece of hardware in our computers! Projection Mapping To finish the week, let’s have some more videos in the list. E.g. first, this really nice projection mapping of Tokyo. Augmenting Australian Kangaroos… -
Excited and Stammtisch Update
27 Apr 2013 | 3:20 amHi everybody, thanks for all that have been at the RTT Excite and came by to say HI at our booth or also at the other demos. There will be a high quality video wrapping up all information and giving an overview soon, so let’s wait for that official production to show you some more augmented reality and other demos, that happened at Excite! For now it’s a short holiday break for me, but stay tuned and let’s meet up for the STAMMTISCH in Munich on May, 7th! Cheers! -
RTT Excited!
24 Apr 2013 | 5:16 amRTT is having their annual conference in Munich tomorrow and Friday! Again many virtual and mixed reality demos shown live. Also many interesting talks. E.g. we have Jen-Hsun Huang – the CEO and co-founder of nvidia – on stage! So, hope to see you there! As further listed in the detailed agenda there is a lot going on. Quick marketing check: An inspiring range of interactive demo stations – best practice showcases for experts, professionals and enthusiasts to explore the future of high-end 3D technologies, as well as applications for design, development, marketing and sales… -
Nissan shows off Teana with AR
18 Apr 2013 | 4:52 amHi everybody, well, this is concerning my own business today: RTT did a show for Nissan in China. Now we have the video on the web, let me be so blunt to just quote the press snippet from our page: Enhanced presentation of new Dongfeng Nissan model For the Guangzhou, China launch of Dongfeng Nissan’s new Teana, RTT developed a spectacular Augmented Reality (AR)-based presentation that offered the public a detailed, scaled product experience in a hitherto unknown form and quality. During the unveiling, a virtual image of the Teana was projected onto the stage and orchestrated interactively… -
Gentlemen, start your engines!
16 Apr 2013 | 2:43 amThis is it! We are on in two minutes! Google is getting ready for the world to use the early explorer edition of their glass device! They just updated a few pages and apps, also commenting on the started physical production of the pre-ordered developer gadgets. Now they released their Glass developer kit (called “Mirror API”) online. Their page gives guidelines for some concept HUD ideas. They call these mainly text information containing widgets “cards”. Also, the tech spec has been released on their support page, though not listing the crappy limited screen…
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EFF Will Accept Bitcoins to Support Digital Liberty
17 May 2013 | 12:49 pmToday, we’re happy to announce that we will be accepting Bitcoin donations through our website. You can use them to make one-time donations, set up monthly donations or get an EFF membership (which includes awesome membership swag like EFF hats and digital freedom t-shirts).While we are accepting Bitcoin donations, EFF is not endorsing Bitcoin. EFF does not typically endorse products or services, and we certainly do not endorse any of the electronic payment methods that we currently accept (credit cards, PayPal, and now BitPay).With respect to Bitcoin as a technology, there is clearly… -
Congressional Outrage Over AP Phone Records
17 May 2013 | 12:46 pmTo steal a line from Rep. Virginia Foxx, the gentlewoman from North Carolina: This is our shocked face. Far be it for us to complain about Congress making noise about press freedom and improper surveillance, but c'mon—it's about darned time someone other than Sen. Ron Wyden and Rep. Zoe Lofgren stood up for civil liberties. It's just too bad that something like the Department of Justice's subpoenas for Associated Press phone records has to happen first before our elected leaders take notice. But, better late than never. Shock is reverberating through the halls of Congress, particularly in… -
New International Coalition to TPP Negotiators: We Demand a Fair Deal for the Internet
17 May 2013 | 10:09 amToday EFF joins organizations from the around the world representing a diversity of interests in launching a new coalition to ask for A Fair Deal on intellectual property (IP) in the Trans-Pacific Partnership Agreement (TPP). The coalition has launched a website at www.OurFairDeal.org calling for TPP negotiators to “reject copyright proposals that restrict the open Internet, access to knowledge, economic opportunity and our fundamental rights.” The TPP meetings are taking place in Lima, Peru this week until May 25th, and EFF has been on the ground working with groups to fight those… -
We Beat Them to Lima: Opening a New Front Against Secret IP Treaties
15 May 2013 | 4:46 pmAn expanded edition of EFFector, EFF's almost-weekly newsletter. I’m Danny O’Brien, EFF’s new International Director. Five years ago, I worked on the EFF team that identified the threat of ACTA, a secret global intellectual property treaty we discovered was being used to smuggle Internet control provisions into the laws of over thirty countries. Together with an amazing worldwide coalition of activists from Europe to South Korea, we beat back that threat. I’m writing to you today to explain what's happening with the new ACTA: the Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP). TPP has been around… -
What's At Stake in CLS Bank—Do Software Patents Hold Up The Sky?
15 May 2013 | 10:15 amLast week’s big decision in CLS Bank v. Alice saw a divided Federal Circuit tackle the patentability of software. Five judges voted to strike down patent claims to a “computer system” programmed to implement a financial transaction. But five judges would have upheld the claims. With the case seemingly headed to the Supreme Court, what’s at stake? The key question in CLS Bank was whether an abstract idea (such as using an escrow agent as part of a financial transaction) can be patented if, instead of claiming the idea itself, the applicant claims a computer system that implements the…
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Assistive Technology
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Walking to Health
10 May 2013 | 8:27 pmOh the years do catch up to you and when I turned and looked at myself in October 2012, I knew I had to chart a new course with regards to my weight and health, and so I decided to make some changes. I joined Weight Watchers in mid October and have been attending the meetings religiously which has helped to keep me focused and on track with their program. Each week our Weight Watcher leader encourages us to talk about a topic that pertains to changing behaviors and thinking about food differently. Having a group of supportive members in the meeting allows us to share new… -
Tools of the Trade- A Day of iPad Training
24 Apr 2013 | 7:22 pmMaxCases Educator Today I set off to do an iPad Training and thought it would be interesting for you to find out what I packed for the workshop. Of course, I packed my trusty Apple iPad which I have been using for the last 2 years and it has treated me well. I also used my Epson Powerlite 915W projector which not only supports VGA but HDMI which is great for using with the Apple TV. If you really want to experience the iPad when doing training then you need to carry your Apple TV with you, so that you can move around the room with the iPad as you are projecting the screen. Apple's Airplay… -
Clicker Docs for iPad Updated to Version 1.2
17 Apr 2013 | 5:58 amFor those of you who are using Clicker Docs for the iPad it was just recently updated to version 1.2 and some really nice features which include: Clicker Docs- Large Size Prediction Bar & Word Count What's New in Version 1.2 - Option to set a bigger size for the Predictor/Spell Checker suggestions - Improved predictor performance - Improved hardware keyboard support – predicted words, spell checker suggestions and SoundShift button can now be accessed while the virtual keyboard is minimized - Word count added to Document menu - Thumbnails of Word Banks are shown in Explorer, Favourites… -
iReadWrite for iPad-Powerful Tools for Writing
16 Apr 2013 | 4:22 pmIt is really exciting to see the traditional publishers of assistive technology jumping into the app marketplace and providing end users with powerful new apps that pack a lot of features. I had the good fortune to be able to review iReadWrite from TextHelp, Inc. which was recently released and am very impressed with the feature set. This is TextHelp's first foray into the iPad marketplace but they have been long standing publishers of Read Write Gold on the Windows/Mac platform and have a great deal of experience providing students with assistive technology supports. -
Belkin Tablet Stands - Adding Ergonomics to the Tablet Equation
13 Apr 2013 | 10:42 amWhile most schools are eager to purchase the latest iPads or tablets for the classroom sometimes they may over-look how and where students will be using them. When looking at how students will be utilizing the iPad it is Belkin Tablet Stand important to take look at the positioning of the iPad so that it is at a comfortable viewing and typing height. Sometimes in our haste to get the latest technology into the classroom we may overlook the ergonomics which can have a big impact on just how functional the system is. With this as a backdrop, I had a briefing with Jon Roepke, Belkin…
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Mind Mapping Software Blog
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Droptask brings a rich visual interface to task management
17 May 2013 | 12:31 pmDroptask is a new web-based visual task management application that aims to help individuals and small teams to manage tasks and projects more effectively. However, in its current early beta stage, it’s missing several essential features. Droptask looks very impressive: You can easily create groups for your projects, events or teams – any logical gathering of tasks can be contained within a group. Groups appear as large circles within the application’s user interface. When you add tasks to a group, they appear as smaller circles within the larger group to which they are… -
Impressive new mind mapping magazine launched
6 May 2013 | 8:56 amThe first issue of Using Mind Maps, a new interactive magazine published by Faizel Mohidin, debuted last week, and it’s quite impressive. Featuring informative articles and a beautiful design, Using Mind Maps promises to help this visual technique to reach a wider audience worldwide. It is available now on the Apple AppStore and is delivered via the Newsstand app for the iPad. Topics covered in the first issue include: Collaboration – Liam Hughes on his efforts to build a worldwide collaborative mind mapping community via his BiggerPlate.com website and the new… -
Customer pain and its critical role in marketing and sales success
29 Apr 2013 | 5:28 amEvery customer has pain – unsolved problems that you must target and solve to persuade him or her to buy your product or service. But targeting the right one key to successful marketing and sales campaigns. The latest Mind Mapping Insider report takes a deeper look at three types of customer pain, how each one influences the way prospective customers think, and a list of questions you can use when talking with them to identify their key pain points. Convincing prospects to make a change When you’re trying to persuade someone to do something, you’re always battling against the status… -
Coming soon: The Visual Guide to Blog Strategy
26 Apr 2013 | 5:17 amAttention, bloggers: I am now in the process of writing The Visual Guide to Blog Strategy, an enhanced e-book that will help you to develop and manage the business of your blog more effectively. You’ve probably seen bloggers like Brian Clark and Chris Brogan rave about the value of mind mapping software for developing content ideas. But it’s actually capable of so much more. As a tool for business planning, it is unmatched. It can also help you to take control of the torrent of information you must work with each day: content ideas, marketing tactics – social and otherwise… -
How to cultivate a signature visual style
19 Apr 2013 | 4:46 amWhen you’re creating visual diagrams and infographics, it makes a lot of sense to cultivate a “signature” style that is recognizable anywhere. That’s exactly what Gerry Moran has done with his informative “blueprint” infographics. Gerry’s terrific infographics do a marvelous job of explaining best practices that anyone can use to make better use of social media channels. Recent examples include How To Build The Perfect Google Plus Profile, How To Create The Perfect LinkedIn Profile and How To Write The Perfect Tweet (see image above – click for…
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VentureBeat
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Valet protects you from parking tickets with Google’s new location API (exclusive)
17 May 2013 | 4:33 pmJuly 9-10, 2013 San Francisco, CA Early Bird Tickets on Sale 24 hours after Google released three location tools for its app developers, startups are already integrating the APIs into their products. The founders of Valet stayed up all night to get the brand new API into their app as quickly as possible. Valet launched in April 2013 in the Google Play store to help people remember where they parked. It tags your parking location with a pin and reminds you when to pay the parking meter. You can set a timer for your meter and share the location on social media. There is, of course, no… -
Google App Engine finally supports PHP, the language that runs 75% of the web
17 May 2013 | 4:29 pmTwo days ago Google announced it would finally support the most popular computing language on the planet, PHP, in its platform-as-a-service offering, Google App Engine. That means that yes, at some point you’ll be able to run your little WordPress-powered blog on the biggest server farms on the planet. But it also means that major companies will be able to use Google’s famously reliable services to run their enterprise-scale big data, backend, and yes, consumer web projects, all in the PHP language that that is increasingly penetrating corporations. I talked to one of the three… -
Funding Daily: Communication is key
17 May 2013 | 4:04 pmReaders, I think we need to talk. Communication is really important and I’m just feeling like I need more ways to connect with you. Good thing investors dumped millions into communications-based companies today. We saw $10 million go to a texting app that competes with companies such as WhatsApp and Facebook Messenger. Texting over anything but data is so passé anyway. On the flip side of communication, Skyword got $6.7 million to communicate your brand through stories. PR through content is wildly popular now-a-days, but do people actually trust what they’re reading? For more… -
Apple kicks out Bang With Friends from app store with little explanation
17 May 2013 | 3:30 pmJuly 9-10, 2013 San Francisco, CA Early Bird Tickets on Sale Bang With Friends’ newborn iPhone app no longer appears in the Apple App Store, leaving “down to bang” iPhone users wondering why. The company’s chief executive Colin Hodge told Valleywag that the app recently passed over one million users, but it’s been removed from the store. Bang With Friends matches you up with people in your network who are, well, interested in having the sex. You sign up for Bang With Friends using your Facebook account. The “service” will only match you up with those… -
Nevahold rallies angry customers on social media to make their voices heard (exclusive)
17 May 2013 | 2:59 pmCustomer service requests are only useful if someone hears (and responds) to them. Nevahold is a startup from Ghana trying to help customers get their voices heard. Nevahold is a platform where people rally together to get the attention of large companies. Users compose a “shout” and share it with the community to rally support for their cause. Other members of the community can join in the action by sharing on their social media accounts. The ultimate goal is that enough people participate to elicit a response. “In today’s culture of huge, faceless companies, chances are…
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gonepublic: philosophy, politics, & public life
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Be Extreme, Extremely You
15 May 2013 | 6:32 pmMy good friend, the composer Carman Moore, whom I talk with much too rarely, wrote me a little poem many years ago. I keep a copy of it handy wherever I’m writing, and it serves me well. So I offer it to all of you who happen across this blog. It’s sage advice. And note the composer’s riffs: Be extreme, extremely you, Follow the good line all the way. Then maybe it bears repeating. Then maybe it bears variation. Then maybe it bears offspring. When it’s over, you’re changed. You can never go back to where you were. … -
Hugh J. Silverman
13 May 2013 | 5:04 pmThe Stony Brook philosopher and executive director of the International Association for Philosophy and Literature, Hugh Silverman, died last Wednesday after a battle with prostate cancer. I didn’t know him well, but every time I saw him there was a smile and a hug. A good soul and now with his passing a real loss to philosophy. Read this moving tribute from Peter Gratton. -
An Apt Analogy?
23 Feb 2013 | 11:16 amLast September the deans of Emory University’s College of Arts and Sciences and Laney Graduate School announced a fait accompli – cuts to program and curricula in the arts and humanities, among others. This came as a complete surprise to the entire faculty, though a few members subsequently said they saw it coming. College and university bylaws stipulate that the faculty has primary responsibility for the curriculum, but the only faculty consultation was with a small committee sworn to secrecy that only reported to the dean of the college. In a recent fiasco, Emory University… -
Emory Compromised
17 Feb 2013 | 6:32 pmEmory University President Jim Wagner’s recent piece in the Emory Magazine has created a huge stir because it invoked the 3/5 compromise (between the US North and South around slavery — leading slaves to be counted as 3/5 of a person) as a model of compromise during polarized political times, such as we have now. I won’t be surprised if this huge gaffe of Wagner’s — and his entire office — gets him fired. Better, he should just resign. But in the twitter firestorm that has ensued, little attention has been paid to the supposed polarization he was… -
Public Philosophy Network comes to Emory
27 Jan 2013 | 6:15 pmHey there friends, I’m organizing this conference and there’s still time to get on the program: Advancing Publicly Engaged Philosophy, March 14-16, 2013, Emory University Conference Center, Atlanta, Georgia, Keynote Speaker: Elizabeth Minnich Early Registration extended to February 8, 2013. Those who register early pay a lower fee and will be listed on the program as discussants for any workshop they get in. Workshops are filling up quickly. TO REGISTER GO HERE: http://publicphilosophynetwork.ning.com/page/public-phil-conference The Public Philosophy Network (PPN) brings…
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Fast Company
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Tracking: Hulu's Next Act
18 May 2013 | 7:14 amWill Hulu finally be sold? Things are certainly looking that way. Over the last few weeks everyone from Yahoo to TimeWarner has been kicking the tires of the TV and movie streaming service that’s owned by a trio of Hollywood studios--Disney, Fox, and NBCUniversal. And with increasing dissent among those studios as to what to do with Hulu, it seems like only a matter of time before a deal is worked out. Although a number of strategic options are being considered, one source told Fast Company that “Someone will buy them. The partners are motivated to be done with it.” That… -
A Furniture Collection Made Entirely By Wind Power
17 May 2013 | 2:30 pmMerel Karhof has a knack for harnessing breezes and turning them into fun, sustainable goods we can use. Merel Karhof has been using the breeze as muse for years, finding new ways to spin airflow into creative gold. Most notable, perhaps, is the London-based designer’s Wind Knitting Machine, which united a metal mill and loom to make one-of-a-kind scarves. Her ongoing Energy Harvesters series (I, II, III, and IV) underscores her continued fascination with the invisible force. And her latest project, a furniture collection, is not only ingenious but it’s the most ambitious yet. -
Watch: Rich Brilliant Willing Talk About Their Hands-On Design Process
17 May 2013 | 1:15 pmThe trio behind the Brooklyn-based design-and-manufacturing studio talk shop and share their approach to making. Rich Brilliant Willing was formed in 2007 with the goal of uniting the oft disparate worlds of design and manufacturing from a fully equipped, Brooklyn-based studio and workshop. In the following six years, RBW’s founding trio of RISD grads--Charles Brill, Theo Richardson, and Alex Williams--have produced thoughtful lighting and furniture that have established their reputation as a design force. “A design is a concept,” Brill explains in the first of our Making It… -
It’s Time To Start Preparing For The Masses Of Climate Change Refugees
17 May 2013 | 12:00 pmIt’s going to take some time for the consequences of the warming climate to catch up with us. But when they do, it could get ugly fast. On May 10, researchers at the Mauna Loa Observatory, an atmospheric monitoring facility, sounded the alarm that carbon dioxide levels in the air had now passed 400 parts per million, an arbitrary marker, but signifying the rapidly growing share of the atmosphere that carbon dioxide is claiming--and getting climate change back into the public debate. In light of that ignominious achievement, commentators are revisiting what exactly that means for a… -
Infographic: A Beautiful Cheat Sheet For Two Dozen Espresso-Based Drinks
17 May 2013 | 12:00 pmYou’re telling me you don’t already know the difference between a Galão and a Lungo? Ugh. Just when you kinda sorta started to get a handle on the wide world of wine, along comes another new liquid metric for how cosmopolitan you really are (or aren’t): coffee. The variety is daunting. The differences are minute. This graphic should at least help with one subsection of the catalog. Exceptional Expressions of Espresso, the latest from Pop Chart Lab, is a lovely visual guide to 23 espresso drinks, or, in their words, "a world tour of the purest form of coffee." Feel…
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Wired Top Stories
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Wired Space Photo of the Day: Galactic Wheels
18 May 2013 | 3:30 amHow many rings do you see in this new image of the galaxy Messier 94, also known as NGC 4736? While at first glance one might see a number of them, astronomers believe there is just one. This image was captured in infrared light by NASA's Spitzer Space Telescope. -
Penguin Bets Big That The 5th Wave Will Be the Next Hunger Games
18 May 2013 | 3:30 amIn the latest Geek's Guide to the Galaxy podcast author Rick Yancey talks about his new young adult survival novel The 5th Wave. -
The Schticky Is the Dark Knight Rises of Infomercials
18 May 2013 | 3:30 amWhen you?re an insomniac freelance writer who works from home, you end up seeing a lot of infomercials, and eventually, those things will wear you down. No matter how skeptical you might start off, you will eventually get to a point where you?ll start to wonder if there actually is somebody out there with a better way to fry eggs, chop tomatoes and make milkshakes in the comfort of your own home. I mean, television?s never lied to us before, has it? That?s why I wanted to actually check out a few of these things to see if they really were the life-changing innovations they purported to be. -
Dropping Jaws (And Slowpokes) on Cervelo's $10,000 Racing Bike
18 May 2013 | 3:30 amAs one of just a few hundred limited-edition bikes produced by Cerv?lo's Project California division, the RCA is a neatly packaged compendium of its creator's two-decades-deep body of engineering knowledge. -
From S.H.I.E.L.D. to Downton's Dracula: 10 New TV Shows to Check Out This Fall
17 May 2013 | 4:22 pmThis week, the broadcast TV networks announced their new shows for the 2013/2014 TV season. If you're overwhelmed by the choice, here are ten to watch.
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NYT > Technology
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Concerns Arise on U.S. Effort to Allow Internet ‘Wiretaps’
17 May 2013 | 6:43 pmA report cautioned that government wiretapping of the Internet could pose “serious security risks” to users. -
Apple Fights Back in E-Book Antitrust Case
17 May 2013 | 6:42 pmThe company is scheduled to go to trial in June over the Justice Department’s accusation that it conspired with five publishing houses to fix prices on electronic books. -
Hunting for Syrian Hackers’ Chain of Command
17 May 2013 | 6:33 pmIf researchers prove the Assad regime is closely tied to the Syrian Electronic Army, foreign governments may choose to respond, because the attacks have real-world consequences. -
Times Site Is Attacked by Hackers
17 May 2013 | 4:33 pmThe New York Times Company was a victim of online attacks earlier this week that slowed down The New York Times Web site and limited access to content. -
Bits Blog: Eric Schmidt of Google to Meet With British Prime Minister
17 May 2013 | 4:07 pmThe search company’s executive chairman is part of a group of business executives advising Prime Minister David Cameron on economic issues.
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NYT > Media & Advertising
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Ken Venturi, Golf Champion and Broadcaster, Dies at 82
18 May 2013 | 8:31 amMr. Venturi won the 1964 United States Open, nearly collapsing from heat exhaustion. He later became a chief golf analyst for CBS Sports, where he worked for 35 years. -
Kennett Love, Times Correspondent in 1950s, Dies at 88
17 May 2013 | 8:00 pmMr. Love was in Iran in 1953 when the C.I.A. plotted against the government, and he also reported on the Suez Canal crisis of 1956. -
Hunting for Syrian Hackers’ Chain of Command
17 May 2013 | 6:33 pmIf researchers prove the Assad regime is closely tied to the Syrian Electronic Army, foreign governments may choose to respond, because the attacks have real-world consequences. -
AOL to Impose More Cuts at Patch, Its Local News Operation
17 May 2013 | 6:30 pmThe company will reduce the number of regional news offices, but says community service will not be reduced. -
Former I.B.M. Chief, Palmisano, to Lead Bloomberg Privacy Review
17 May 2013 | 5:43 pmThe company named Samuel J. Palmisano, former I.B.M. chief, to review its practices after complaints that Bloomberg reporters were snooping in data terminals.
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danah boyd | apophenia
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How would you define work in a networked world?
5 May 2013 | 12:43 pm(This post was originally written for LinkedIn. Go to the LinkedIn version to engage in the conversation.) I’ve been scratching my head trying to think about how to understand the different facets of labor that are shaping contemporary life. I don’t have good answers; I only have some provocations and a few questions, but I would love to hear your thoughts. As a teenager, I was a sandwich artist. I’d arrive at work, don my uniform and clock in. I had a long list of responsibilities – chopping onions, cleaning the shop, preparing the food, etc. Everything was… -
why I’m quitting Mendeley (and why my employer has nothing to do with it)
11 Apr 2013 | 9:45 amEarlier this week, Mendeley was bought by Elsevier. I posted the announcement on Twitter to state that I would be quitting Mendeley. This tweet sparked a conversation between me and the head of academic outreach at Mendeley (William Gunn) that could only go so far in 140 character chunks. I was trying to highlight that, while I respected the Mendeley team’s decision to do what’s best for them, I could not support them as a customer knowing that this would empower a company that I think undermines scholarship, scholars, and the future of research. Today, Gunn posted the following… -
Addressing Human Trafficking: Guidelines for Technological Interventions
8 Apr 2013 | 10:10 amTwo years ago, when I started working on issues related to human trafficking and technology, I was frustrated by how few people recognized the potential of technology to help address the commercial sexual exploitation of children. With the help of a few colleagues at Microsoft Research, I crafted a framework document to think through the intersection of technology and trafficking. After talking with Mark Latonero at USC (who has been writing brilliant reports on technology and human trafficking), I teamed up with folks at MSR Connections and Microsoft’s Digital Crimes Unit to help fund… -
thank you SXSW
13 Mar 2013 | 6:14 amLast night, I was inducted into the SXSW-Interactive Hall of Fame in a whirlwind awards ceremony. I only had a flash of a moment to reflect so I want to take a moment here to provide greater context and appreciation to all who made this possible. I started attending SXSW a decade ago at a time when the conference was extraordinarily small and “social software” was a glimmer in entrepreneurs’ eyes. The conference was spring break for geeks. It only took up a hallway in the convention center and if attendees weren’t attending sessions, they were probably sitting close to… -
Is Facebook Destroying the American College Experience?
1 Mar 2013 | 8:13 amSitting with a group of graduating high school seniors last summer, the conversation turned to college roommates. Although headed off to different schools, they had a similar experience of learning their roommate assignment and immediately turning to Facebook to investigate that person. Some had already begun developing deep, mediated friendships while others had already asked for roommate transfers. Beyond roommates, all had used Facebook to find other newly minted freshman, building relationships long before they set foot on campus. At first blush, this seems like a win for students. Going…
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Streams of News
9 May 2013 | 12:10 pmStuff I’ve been thinking about: There are advantages of working for an established newspaper. Like having a salary, infrastructure, lots of news-addicts around you. But it’s becoming ever more important to look at how media companies from a streaming tradition innovate. Wire services such as Reuters for instance build rivers of news. Justin Ellis on Nieman Journalism Lab says Every page is your homepage: Reuters, untied to print metaphor, builds a modern river of news. Ben Adler at the Columbia Journalism Review discusses Streams of Consciousness: Millennials expect a steady diet… -
Are our attention spans becoming longer again?
21 Apr 2013 | 2:05 pmThere has been an eerie silence on this blog for the past weeks. I was immersed in various learning projects. I had to focus for longer times, and this made me switch my attention away from social media streams, unless I could focus on certain topics via Twitter lists for instance. - So what is the learning about? I’m still absorbing stuff I learned at the various courses facilitated by Howard Rheingold (there’s a new one coming up about Mind Amplifiers). Also, I attended a real life class featuring Howard in the Netherlands (more about this in a later post, but that’s where… -
Teaching journalists to become entrepreneurs…
25 Feb 2013 | 6:37 amStudent journalists, financing their projects through the French crowdsourcing platform KissKissBankBank, that’s what I encountered last Saturday in the offices of the Belgian startup accelerator NestUp at Louvain-la-Neuve (Belgium). The journalist/teacher/entrepreneur/blogger Damain Van Achter facilitates the project. He is a guy who teaches his students to first learn the rules, then break them. Anyway, what he actually teaches them, is to thrive in a media environment which will become totally disrupted. They also learn themselves to sell their projects on the crowdfinancing… -
ds106 for digital storytelling
15 Feb 2013 | 6:10 amLet’s try another MOOC. A real one, along connectivist principles: ds106 for digital storytelling. This is what it’s about, and also why I like it – because it’s free, it’s adaptable to my needs, and I’m sure there will be serendipitous encounters along the way: Digital Storytelling (also affectionately known as ds106) is an open, online course that happens at various times throughout the year at the University of Mary Washington… but you can join in whenever you like and leave whenever you need. This course is free to anyone who wants to take it, and… -
When people make rather than just buy goods
15 Feb 2013 | 5:39 amI went to the Lift innovation conference in Geneva, Switzerland, last week – and I’ll reflect on my experiences in the next few days. Here is a short interview I did with co-founder Massimo Banzi of Arduino, the open source hardware and software technology project: Here is his full presentation: http://new.livestream.com/accounts/2619102/events/1826081/videos/11112460 As I’m fascinated by the Maker movement, I also interviewed Caroline Drucker, country manager for Germany at Etsy, the online marketplace for handmade and vintage goods: And the full presentation:…
