Category: Knowledge Management
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Ubi monitors home and chores
A Computer You Can Talk To Monitors Your Home And Helps With Chores BY ZAK STONE, fastcoexist.com The Ubi, a ubiquitous computer you plug into a socket, can do things like read you your email or tell you the temperature in the room. All you have to do is ask. You probably have at least…
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Why pirates make the best change agents according to Steve Jobs
An HR Lesson From Steve Jobs: If You Want Change Agents, Hire Pirates By Peter Sander, fastcodesign.com Why? Because pirates can operate when rules and safety nets break down. [The following is an excerpt from What Would Steve Jobs Do?: How the Steve Jobs Way Can Inspire Anyone to Think Differently and Win by Peter…
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Health 2.0: this year will be all about big data
Health 2.0 Conference: Big Data Making A Big Impact Richard MacManus, readwrite.com At the end of the Health 2.0 Conference earlier this month, I sat down with the event’s co-founders Matthew Holt and Indu Subaiya to discuss the big trends. I’d been impressed and excited by the innovation demonstrated at Health 2.0. It… http://flpbd.it/sqjx2 Related…
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Klout and other ways to measure your influence
Beyond Klout: Better Ways To Measure Social Media Influence Adam Popescu, readwrite.com Measuring social influence online is becoming a more sophisticated, refined and granular process. While the much-maligned early leader in the market, Klout, has scooped up a lot of headlines over the past few years, there’s a better… http://flpbd.it/7Qp5t Related articles Is Klout Gaining…
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Europe decides to get rid of acrylamide while we argue about soft drinks
Cooking, fast and slow Blogus scientificus by Alex Reshanov, earthsky.org Europeans are so fashion forward. While people in the U.S. are still bickering over soft drink sizes and calorie labeling for Big Macs, the European Union is already tackling a chemical many of us have never heard of: acrylamide. The… http://flpbd.it/k6HkE Related articles The Onion:…
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Visualizing who spends what on political campaigns
A Visualization Of The Most Invisible, And Influential, Part Of Political Campaigns By Emily Elert, popsci.com An animation by Northeastern University’s LazerLab shows what’s being donated, and where. When I hear the phrase “political action,” I think of public demonstrations. But the most influential form of political action has nothing to do… http://flpbd.it/hwnao Related articles…
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UK puts entire government on the web, others to follow
Government’s digital services portal Gov.uk comes out of beta By Ian Steadman, wired.co.uk Technology The government’s centralised portal for all its online services, Gov.uk, finally launched today after two years of development. It represents the flagship of the government’s “digital by default” policy, an idea fir… http://flpbd.it/VuGse Related articles Designs of the Year (digital.cabinetoffice.gov.uk) GOV.UK…
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Goodbye to the information age, hello to the hybrid
Parag Khanna: ‘So long, information age. Hello, hybrid age’ By Parag Khanna, wired.co.uk Magazine This article was taken from the October 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/LPJvj Related articles Make room…
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David Byrne: ethnomusicologist and data pioneer
David Byrne By Tom Cheshire, wired.co.uk Magazine This article was taken from the October 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/X9j9P Related articles This David Byrne Interview With Himself Is The Weirdest…
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