Insight Sciences

Category: Information Visualization

RPI Information Technology: Master’s Program in HCI, ethnography

RPI Information Technology: Master’s Program. Related articles Is your iPad keeping you up at night? (networkworld.com) Your Tablet and Smartphone Could Be Ruining Your Sleep (hothardware.com) RPI scientist: LEDs on runways could help airports (troyrecord.com) RPI increase sees FIT payments rise to 45.4p (evoenergy.co.uk) mStoner blog – Social Media and Advancement: A Report on Data…
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State is thinking big on energy

State is thinking big on energy – The Boston Globe. Great article on what MASS has invented, and will.. Related articles MassChallenge’s tech, energy & consumer product startups (slideshow) (bizjournals.com) How New York Is Going Green (abcnews.go.com) Why Boston Is One Of The World’s Smartest Cities (fastcoexist.com) Boston TechStars Fall Session Kicks Off With…
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Microsoft to open first East Coast research lab in Cambridge

Microsoft to open first East Coast research lab in Cambridge – The Boston Globe. Well I have to give them some credit. Even if they seemed oblivious to good user design principles enabling Apple and others to take a large slice of their pie, Microsoft, IBM and the other big business computing vendors seem determined…
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NYU Stern Department of Information, Operations, and Management Sciences website actually looks halfway cool

NYU Stern | Department of Information, Operations, and Management Sciences. Similar to NYU’s interactive media program, it also has what looks to be a very nice IS program which is well described on their site, unlike others which look like a Best Buy Geek Squad counter. Might be worth giving some examples to other sites…
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Foreclosed houses in Central Mass hit 100k

Slump in Mass. home sales has wilted even the subsidized market – The Boston Globe. Price for condos/houses in Worcester have hit 100k. People I think we can now safely say that the market has been corrected. Please exit the aircraft. Related articles TurboTax – How to Report a Foreclosed…
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Which MBA? | The Economist

Which MBA? | Which MBA? | The Economist. This is the first real study on distance learning for business schools which takes into account quality. It ranked U Miami‘s school the best plus a bunch of European schools. Related articles MBA vs. NBA: How Do Business Titans & Marquee Players Stack Up? [INFOGRAPHIC] (epicasports.com) India…
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Job Search | one search. all jobs. Indeed.com

Job Search | one search. all jobs. Indeed.com. If you’re reading this at work, maybe you’re bored with your job, so why not search Indeed.com for something new? It spans job Web sites, newspapers, and company career pages by keyword and location to fit your needs. Related articles Want to see Indeed at SXSW? Rock…
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Rentometer-Get House and Apartment Rental Comps

Rentometer-Get House and Apartment Rental Comps by Entering an Address. Just in case you didn’t have enough reasons to hate your neighbors (you know, if the barking dogs and impromptu living-room soccer games weren’t enough), Rentometer is there to let you know just how much your rent compares with the rest of the neighborhood. Related…
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IT/Information & Decision Solutions (IDS) at P&G

IT/Information & Decision Solutions (IDS) jobs at P&G. In looking at how different companies run their information functions and how IT is developing I studied the new IDS model at PG Information and Decision Solutions. Technology is shifting from the Systems title to Business and Solutions titles. Related articles Symmetria Software…
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The Machine Is Using Us Web 2.0 EduTube Educational Videos

The Machine Is Using Us – Web 2.0 | EduTube Educational Videos. A really cool video on web 2.0 stuff done by an anthropologist, digital ethnography project Related articles Kleinspiration: How to Utilize Survey & Polling Tools with Web 2.0 … (lovetoreadlovetolearn.wordpress.com) Web 2.0 and 2.Social (2pointesocial.com) Grasshopper & Web 2.0 Show Partner to Help…
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The Most Innovative Ways to Nap

The Most Innovative Ways to Nap. I am studying workplace environments right now to design a really innovative space for our old library. it should have both a place to nap, be creative, relax, and collaborate. Related articles 5 fascinating tidbits about napping (prdaily.com) Everything You Need to Know About Napping – (Infographic) (msamba.wordpress.com) Would…
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Meet Google’s culture czar

Meet Google’s culture czar – CNET News. Related articles Privacy czar wants Google Wi-Fi deletion evidence (delimiter.com.au) How Google’s stealth support is buoying Samsung in Apple fight | Apple – CNET News (faysal.me) Watch this: Google unveils Google Glass Explorer Edition at I/O – CNET News (mediafuturist.com) Google takes street view off-road with backpack…
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