Just because the Internet makes it possible to offer a near-infinite inventory of goods for sale does not mean that consumers will start wanting more obscure items in any great numbers.
I’m not sure this study is accurate. Considering that both Rhapsody and Netflix are recommendation engines crowd sourced by customers, the inventory wasn’t fairly represented. It seems obvious to me that the content…
Could this be the beginning of data feeds for AI? Taking feeds from all social networks and consolidating them into a common protocol?
No doubt Google is already indexing most of the information that Gnip will be transmitting, but we can't help but think that Gnip will be in a uniquely powerful position to do some mining of anonymized user data and social graphs. That could…
They are worth being familiar with so that you can avoid a crisis situation when you cannot access a Google product for some reason.
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A look back to when and why Yahoo rocked my (and other people’s) world.
In what I feel is a great example of the Yahoo approach to excel in user experience is their Search Assistant. As I enter my search into Yahoo Search they automatically provide me with suggested auto-complete phrases. When the search runs, I…
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Today, Bill Gates is retiring as an employee of Microsoft to focus on his philanthropic foundation. More than any other single person, Gates defined the PC era. His products touch nearly every computer user on the planet. And he created what is still the biggest technology wealth machine in Microsoft. But now that he is leaving, who will fill his s
If the conversation regards trying to “fill the shoes” of Bill Gates, you have to determine the criteria for evaluation. Bill Gates legacy will partially be remembered for the influence he had on businesses and everyday…
Digg competitor Mixx just launched an extension to its groups feature that founder Chris McGill describes as Ning for social media?.Users can now set up Mixx community sites on their own subdomains.Administrators have the power to brand them visually, post editorial content, and even make some revenue off advertisements.
I think this is a great new feature and will help go along way to providing new features in this space. I have seen the work that Kerry Parkins, VP of Products did when I was at AOL, and she has a great reputation of listening to the customer. The…
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According to the report, Eleanor Coner, the SPTC’s information officer, said: “Children are very IT-savvy, but they are rubbish at researching.” She noted that today’s students do the majority of their research online instead of using books or other resources that could be found at the library.
Douglas Adams had this sorted out back in 1999: Because the Internet is so new we still dont really understand what it is. We mistake it for a type of publishing or broadcasting, because thats what were used to. So people complain that…
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Collection of angry, awkward and funny Twitter messages. Unfollow Me: Leo Laporte called for a boycott of Kevin Rose but later regretted it, as he was “drunk and out of control.”
It's hard to say who these tweets embarrass more — the people who wrote them or the people being impersonated.
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Chris Brogan on social media sites he uses to monitor what folks are saying about him/his sites/products.
When I first read this, I thought that exploring listening as a first step in an SN strategy was sort of putting the cart before the horse, by making the assumption that your company or organization is already “out there,”…
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PersonalGrid lets you upload files and folders and publish them online or share them with your friends. Seems to have a pretty slick UI, all ajax based.
upload any file, privately share with anyone, one click to publish
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Determining how you best learn and using materials that cater to this style can be a great way to make school and the entire process of acquiring new information easier and much more intuitive.Check out these tools
Kinesthetic learners do best when they interact and touch things. They prefer a hands-on approach to learning and enjoy interacting with classroom materials and those around them. These tools can help keep these inquisitive learners busy.
The Essential Guide to Social Media is a “quick start” overview of how to listen and participate in social media and new media marketing. Assembled and published by Brian Solis of PR 2.0
Participant-Observation Fieldwork - When Margaret Mead studied in the field, she set out to both observe people and also participate in the life of the community. It was her belief that it was the only way to more fully understand the…
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Where do you go for design inspiration?
CSS Mania is a regularly updated CSS-based web design gallery that includes many design genres. At present, it has over 10,000+ websites in its collection. Though the reader who suggested CSS Mania frequents this site, he warns (and I…
