Tag: Boston

  • Walk Score City Rankings: figuring out where you can live (and walk around)

    This is a great way to assess places you might want to live by how friendly they are for walking about. Boston, DC, NYC and San Fran are all tops which is encouraging but a little surprising given the crazy drivers I have encountered. Still, this probably refers to the downtown areas which feature older…

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  • Enterprise 2.0: Article in KMWorld

      Great article on Enterprise 2.0…     Writing the book on Enterprise 2.0: KMWorld.   Related articles Its beginning to look a lot like Enterprise 2.0 (dealarchitect.typepad.com) 5 Lessons for Enterprise 2.0 Success from Digg, Reddit and Slashdot (isykes.wordpress.com) Summary of My 2012 Enterprise 2.0 Innovate Notes (billives.typepad.com) The Rise of the Social CEO…

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  • Brandeis University Health Informatics program integrates computer, social and bio sciences

    Yet another Boston area school has launched a health and medical informatics program, largely online. Know for its bioinformatics degree, Brandeis is now adding courses in these other areas. Health and Medical Informatics | Programs and Courses | Graduate Professional Studies | Brandeis University. Related articles Information Technology improves patient care and increases privacy, informatics…

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  • Secret swimming holes and kettle ponds of Cape Cod

    Freshwater secrets, paddle optional – Boston.com. As an avid lake swimmer, I was excited to find this article which reveals some of the unknown freshwater swimming holes and kettle ponds of the Cape. Related articles Cape Cod: 5-Day Itinerary (flipkey.com) Deals of the Week: Cape Cod Classics (flipkey.com) Bike to the Beach on the Cape…

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  • Energy efficiency “hyper milers” saved thousands in heating costs

    This guy keeps his house at 63 degrees year round in Boston with insulation and passive heating so has no need for a heating system. Home is where the heat is off – The Boston Globe. Related articles Conducting a Home Energy Audit – Insulation (sprayfoamdirect.com) Home Insulation 101 – How To Conserve Energy And…

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  • Getting real about Enterprise 2.0

    E L S U A ~ A KM Blog Thinking Outside The Inbox by Luis Suarez » Getting Real about Enterprise 2.0 by Oscar Berg and Henrik Gustafsson. Related articles Its beginning to look a lot like Enterprise 2.0 (dealarchitect.typepad.com) Research and Markets: Global Enterprise 2.0 Market 2012-2016 Report Features Players such as IBM Corp.,…

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  • The end of the office… and the future of work

    www.boston.com So recently I’ve been taking a look at new forms of work including elance, odesk and of course well known micro-commerce sites like threadless, etsy, and those periodic sales on ebay… What is interesting is how this article shows these are all part of a larger shift in the way we work which encourages…

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  • Human behavior is 93 percent predictable, research shows | Northeastern University News

    via www.northeastern.edu Human behavior is 93 percent predictable, a group of leading Northeastern University network scientists recently found. Distinguished Professor of Physics Albert-László Barabási and his team studied the mobility patterns of anonymous cell-phone users and concluded that, despite the common perception that our actions are random and unpredictable, human mobility follows surprisingly regular patterns. The…

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  • What a collector loses (and gains) in the age of music downloading – The Boston Globe

    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

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  • Borderland State Park: Mountain bike, jog, xc ski, and swim with leeches

    Department of Conservation and Recreation – It’s Your Nature. A good place to swim? It appears so. Very clear water. And not a leach to be seen, contrary to one mountain biker‘s postings.. Related articles State seeking wildlife artists for parks project (bostonherald.com) USDA awards Mass. $1 million for reforestation (bostonherald.com) New Bridge For Bikers…

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