Author: timbatchelder
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Welcome to the new reputation economy
Welcome to the new reputation economy (Wired UK) By Rachel Botsman, wired.co.uk Magazine This article was taken from the September 2012 issue of Wired magazine. Be the first to read Wired’s articles in print before they’re posted online, and get your hands on loads of additional content by subscribing… http://flpbd.it/oQYQN Related articles TrustCloud: Harness Technology to…
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Netatmo Urban Weather Station
Netatmo Urban Weather Station tells iOS users when it’s safe to brave the great outdoors (video) Jon Fingas, engadget.com We haven’t seen weather stations garner the same level of clever mobile integration as other pieces of household gear — like, say, thermostats. Netatmo wants its newly available Urban Weather Station to inject a similar dose…
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Sony Action Cam
Sony Action Cam – Digital Camcorders cnet.com Its existence wasn’t a secret, but Sony’s Action Cam is now no longer a prototype. The supercompact camcorder measures 2 inches high by 2.6 inches deep by 0.9 inch wide and looks more like Contour’s and JVC’s models than the blocky Go… http://flpbd.it/pInKj Related articles Sony Action Cam…
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An energy model for Boston from European cities
Germany definitely has the right idea: convert ugly old buildings to biofuel factories and kick start the green economy. But we’re still in the mode of “drill baby drill.” An energy model for Boston – Boston.com. Related articles Renewable distributed electricity generation to triple by 2017 (eco-business.com) Germany: Full speed ahead on renewables (summitcountyvoice.com) Germany’s…
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New models for venture firms find both ideas and the money
Knode and other local startups are the focus of new vc approaches that involve less time shuffling papers at a desk, and more time doing ethnographic research on what people actually do. Some venture firms find both ideas and the money – Boston.com. Related articles Fred Wilson says venture capital funds have gotten too big…
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Anant Agarwal: expanding online education from MIT and Harvard with EdX
Anant Agarwal believes an online education from MIT and Harvard should be available to all – Magazine – The Boston Globe. Related articles Why Comparing edX to MIT is Like Comparing a Toyota to a Ferrari (bostinno.com) UC Berkeley latest to join edX program (zdnet.com) Q & A with Anant Agarwal: Anant Agarwal Discusses Free…
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Coursera: Consortium of Colleges Takes Online Education to New Level
Consortium of Colleges Takes Online Education to New Level – NYTimes.com. Related articles Consortium of Colleges Takes Online Education to New Level – NYTimes.com (policyabcs.wordpress.com) The Way of the Future: Coursera (jaypgreene.com) Are online courses more susceptible to cheating problems? (blogs.ajc.com) Progress Making Higher Education More Affordable (healthymemory.wordpress.com) Why Are Students Cheating on…
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Is behavioral science the new ‘Freakonomics’?
Is neuroscience the new ‘Freakonomics’? – Ideas@Innovations – The Washington Post. Related articles Freakonomics Quiz: Twice Is Enough (freakonomics.com) NBC Buys ‘Freakonomics’-Inspired Drama Procedural Produced By Kelsey Grammer | Deadline (shortformblog.com) FREAK-est Links (freakonomics.com) NBC Buys ‘Freakonomics’-Inspired Drama Procedural Produced By Kelsey Grammer (deadline.com) With SOPA gone, setting Internet advocacy’s next stop @WashingtonPost covers Internet…
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