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via www.gartner.com This rather exciting conference coming up in March covers the frontiers of digital business, enterprise 2.0, cloud computing, collective intelligence and other stimulating subjects. Related articles Business Intelligence Trends | Three Upcoming BI Trends | Domo | Blog (domo.com) Worldwide AD Market To Top $9bn In 2012 – Gartner (misco.co.uk) Many CIOs moving…
via news.discovery.com A number of discussions have charted the peculiar syndrome that is accompanying the thousands of people worldwide who have seen the new film Avatar. Apparently the film’s extremely realistic yet idealistic environment and culture painstaking created by digital animators working closely with anthropologists, linguists and biologists hired by Cameron has resulted in a number…
arstechnica.com I found it interesting to listen to the recent keynote speech on the launch of the Apple iPad, one of the most anticipated new Apple products and a groundbreaking one in the world of mobile devices due to its touch based interface. But what I found most fascinating was the mention by Steve of…
via www.antropologi.info An interesting new report on digital anthropology. Related articles My top 5 Online Anthropology Sources (thegeekanthropologist.com) What role does “digital” have within Anthropology? – Part I (chi.anthropology.msu.edu)
via www.businessweek.com A researcher at Pfizer Idea management and other experts are quoted in this new article on the risks and benefits of social media in tightly guarded enterprises including the growing legions of self proclaimed experts and limited metrics. On the other side the article admits that ROI isn’t everything, and social media is a…
viawww.boston.com It is interesting to read this and other recent articles on the bio-anthropology of running: namely that running and walking barefoot follows our natural biomechanics. A number of more ergonomic footwear companies have now emerged to provide footwear that gives more space in the toe area. Related articles BioFit Helps Lab Specifiers Resolve to…
www.boston.com An interesting take on the social science of digital music which uses Locke’s perspective on ownership of property to argue that companies will need to consider ways to add context to technologies which become increasingly untouchable. via
via www.ushahidi.com My friend Bill told me about this company which uses crowdsourcing to address crisis situations in developing countries. Related articles Ushahidi at Five (ushahidi.com) Why Ushahidi Should Embrace Open Data (irevolution.net) 5 Innovative Ways to Crowdsource Better Governance (wamda.com) Kenyan election bloggers become cyber-activism pioneers (rawstory.com) Jakarta Floods – Social Media Landscape in…
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via www.fastcompany.com Related articles Creating Resilence By Following Nature’s Lead | Co.Exist: World changing ideas and innovation (fastcoexist.com) 11 Simple Concepts to Become a Better Leader (leadspeak.wordpress.com)
via www.informationisbeautiful.net David McCandless is an expert in information visualization. A great place to see his work is this website which features an interesting visualization of drug deaths and media coverage. As further evidence of this ranking please also see the scientist in the UK who has recently been fired for arguing that drug policy…
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