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Cascade allows for precise analysis of the structures which underly sharing activity on the web. This first-of-its-kind tool links browsing behavior on a site to sharing activity to construct a detailed picture of how information propagates through the social media space. While initially applied to New York Times stories and information, the tool and its underlying logic may be applied to any publisher or brand interested in understanding how its messages are shared. Cascade was developed by R&D using open source tools including Processing and MongoDB . <p style="text-align:right;color:#A8A8A8"></p>
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When the first Harry Potter book appeared, in 1997, it was just a year before the universal search engine Google was launched. And so Hermione Granger, that charming grind, still goes to the Hogwarts library and spends hours and hours working her way through the stacks, finding out what a basilisk is or how to make a love potion. The idea that a wizard in training might have, instead, a magic pad where she could inscribe a name and in half a second have an avalanche of news stories, scholarly articles, books, and images (including images she shouldn’t be looking at) was a Quidditch broom too far.
How the Internet Gets Inside Us
The list begins with “cheap, small, low-power plug servers,” Mr. Moglen said. “A small device the size of a cellphone charger, running on a low-power chip.
Eben Moglen Is Reshaping Internet With a Freedom Box
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This landmark 1968 essay foresaw many future computer applications and advances in communication technology, such as distributed information resources and online interactive communities that are commonplace today as Internet chat rooms and peer-to-peer applications. Originally published in Science and Technology , April 1968 . Published on KurzweilAI.net November 9, 2001.
The Computer as a Communication Device
(Editor’s note: Jason Cohen is an angel investor and the founder of Smart Bear Software. This story originally appeared on his blog .) Ask a technical founder about his startup, and he’ll proudly describe his stunning software — simple, compelling, useful, fun. Then he’ll describe his cutting-edge platform — cloud-based, scalable, distributed version control, continuous integration, one-click-deploy.
If you build it, they won’t come (unless…)
An electronic communication network ( ECN ) is a financial term for a type of computer system that facilitates trading of financial products outside of stock exchanges . The primary products that are traded on ECNs are stocks and currencies . The first ECN, Instinet , was created in 1969.
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Linking the Real World to the Web: 3 Emerging Technologies Compared
Hamilton Chan is CEO of Paperlinks and Paperspring. Through its iPhone app (previously featured as the #1 New & Noteworthy free app in the iTunes store) and QR web platform, Paperlinks makes context sensitive marketing plug-and-play for small, medium and large businesses. No longer tied to a desktop browser, we now demand access to a broad range of information anytime and anywhere via our smartphones. This has created the opportunity for new technologies to facilitate our connections between the physical world and the digital one. Where there were hyperlinks in monitors to provide us information, now there are " real world links ," jump-points like billboard QR codes that are embedded in our daily surroundings, linking us to context-sensitive web content.
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April 17, 2003 I'm relaxing back into the pleasures of Ann Arbor life after several weeks in the air and on the road. Boston, Massachusetts. Southbury, Connecticut. Corvallis, Oregon. Washington, DC.
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Info pirates seek an alternative internet - science-in-society - 06 December 2010
After dumping thousands of secret US diplomatic cables in the public domain last week, WikiLeaks ended up losing its web hosting company – twice – and its wikileaks.org web domain to boot as providers got cold feet about its content. But a plan being hatched by fellow travellers in the file-sharing community may shield the controversial data dumper from such takedowns in future. It all started with a tweet on 28 November: "Hello all ISPs of the world. We're going to add a new competing root-server since we're tired of ICANN. Please contact me to help."
Joi Ito: The web needs copyright tools | Technology | The Observer
Joi Ito, ceo of Creative Commons, wants to ease the 'friction' in information sharing online Photograph: Alicia Canter for the Observer Joi Ito, 44, an entrepreneur and venture capitalist with a particular interest in the world wide web, was an early investor in Twitter, Technorati, Flickr and Last.fm. He grew up in Japan and the US; he once owned a nightclub in Tokyo and worked as a DJ in Chicago.s Guide to Protecting Electronic Devices and Data at the U.S. Border
Amid recent reports that security researchers have experienced difficulties at the United States border after traveling abroad, we realized that it's been awhile since we last discussed how to safeguard electronic devices and digital information during border searches. So just in time for holiday travel and the 27th Chaos Communication Congress in Berlin, here's EFF's guide for protecting your devices and sensitive data at the United States border. The Government Has Broad Legal Authority to Search Laptops, Phones, Cameras, and Other Devices at the U.S. Border. The Fourth Amendment to the United States Constitution prohibits unreasonable government searches and seizures. This generally means that the government has to get a warrant to search a location or item in which you have a reasonable expectation of privacy.Will Internet censorship bill be pushed through lame-duck Congress? | Raw Story
By Daniel Tencer Sunday, November 14, 2010 12:37 EDT A bill giving the government the power to shut down Web sites that host materials that infringe copyright is making its way quietly through the lame-duck session of Congress, raising the ire of free-speech groups and prompting a group of academics to lobby against the effort. The Combating Online Infringement and Counterfeits Act (COICA) was introduced in Congress this fall by Sen. Patrick Leahy (D-VT). It would grant the federal government the power to block access to any Web domain that is found to host copyrighted material without permission. Critics say the bill is both a giveaway to the movie and recording industries and a step towards widespread and unaccountable censorship of the Internet.Computer, Technology
Daily Artisan & 14 Awesome Google Tricks You May Not Be Using
Posted by admin in News on 08 25th, 2010 | 13 responses If you ask your average Internet surfer what Google does, they’ll tell you that “it helps you find stuff, silly.” Some may even mention that it’s good for email, maps, and maybe a couple of other things. What many do not realize is that Google has some excellent functions that aren’t always easy to find. Here is a guide to 14 of the most innovative functions that many will find useful and most will find cool.If your blog needs a face lift, the creative types who power the web are here to help. Sometimes a few well-designed, tastefully placed icons can add a little class or creativity to an otherwise neutral theme. Social media links, which we'd argue are a priority for any blog, are a great opportunity to add some texture.
20 Free Social Media Icon Sets For a More Shareable Website
4 steps to finding social media influencers | Social media agency London | FreshNetworks blog
It’s all very well knowing what an influencer is ; the real value only comes when you can identify them for your brand or business. Here’s our four step guide to helping you find social media influencers: 1) Set clear goals The most important step to finding influencers is to have clear goals for why you want to engage with them, and what you want to achieve. Take a step back and really think about this.search engines
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