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  • Stop Hyping Big Data and Start Paying Attention to ‘Long Data’

    Samuel Arbesman, wired.com Our species can?t seem to escape big data. We have more data inputs, storage, and computing resources than ever, so Homo sapiens naturally does what it has always done when given new tools: it goes even bigger, higher, and bolder. We did it in… Samuel Arbesman http://flip.it/is0gV http://flip.it/57gRu Stop Hyping Big Data…

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  • Honda adding Siri to cars

    Honda adding ‘Eyes Free’ Siri integration in some 2013 cars by Josh Lowensohn, cnet.com A trio of upcoming Honda and Acura vehicles are getting Siri’s “Eyes Free” integration, letting drivers interact with their phones while driving. Automak­er Honda today said it plans to inte­grate Apple’s Siri voice assis­tant in some of its… RT @CNETNews: Honda…

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  • Could public urination be good for the environment?

    Could public urination be good for the environment? By Susie Cagle, grist.org “Pee planters,” fruit fences, and LED hop­scotch might sound like a nor­mal week­end in San Fran­cis­co, but the Urban Pro­to­typ­ing Fes­ti­val isn’t exact­ly aim­ing for nor­mal. Click to embiggen. Part art-installation fes­ti­val, part pop-… RT @grist: Could public urination be good for the…

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  • Getting started with Pinterest for business

    Guest Blogger, smartblogs.com There’s no doubt that Pinterest is generating considerable amounts of referral traffic for businesses. Many people were using Pinterest for business by finding ways around the settings meant for personal users, but now Pinterest is officially open… Getting started with Pinterest for business Related articles Getting Visual with Pinterest Marketing Strategy –…

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  • Sure big data is great, but so is intuition

    http://flip.it/pT0UG Related articles Margaret M Radio to Discuss Imagination Versus Intuition (prweb.com) Big Data and Small Business: How Intuit Leverages Data For Strategic Value Add – Smallbiztechnology.com (bizsugar.com) Information Access and Analytics are Vital in Subjective World of Big Data (arnoldit.com) Jvion is Using Big Data to Deliver Big ICD-10 Insights (prweb.com) A Stream of…

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  • 9 Ways You’re Ruining Your Online Reputation

    Steve Tobak, inc.com LAST WORD Everything you do on the Internet is like a tattoo you get late at night that can never, ever be erased. We all behave like idiots at times. It’s been that way since the dawn of civ­i­liza­tion. The one sav­ing grace has always been… RT @AsurionCareers: “Everything you do on…

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  • Re:Re:Fw:Re: Workers Spend 650 Hours a Year on Email

    Re:Re:Fw:Re: Workers Spend 650 Hours a Year on Email Megan Garber, theatlantic.com Unless you hap­pen to get some sort of obses­sive com­pul­sive sat­is­fac­tion from keep­ing your inbox in ship­shape — and hey, if you do, more power to ya — deal­ing with email has got to be one of the most dead­en­ing aspects of any…

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  • The Government Open-Data Program

    The Government Open-Data Program At The Root Of Energy-Efficiency Startups BY BEN SCHILLER, fastcoexist.com The Green Button program has forced utilities to standardize the way they present their energy use numbers to their customers. In turn, that data has caused an explosion of apps and services to help you save energy—and money. It’s only a……

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  • This $10 Chip Turns 50 Blood Tests Into A Brilliantly Simple Chart

    This $10 Chip Turns 50 Blood Tests Into A Brilliantly Simple Chart By Mark Wilson, fastcodesign.com Test results become far easier to process, since they’re visual. Blood tests are one of those things that always seem to slow down doc­tor appoint­ments. You’re in the room. The nurse takes blood. The doc­tor sees you—speculates a lot—and…

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