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"I would like to announce new open data project on Russian government spending…"

Sat, 17 Jul 2010 12:18:42 +0300

“I would like to announce new open data project on Russian government spending…”

"So why can’t Google build social apps? Because Google’s core values (“be..."

Sat, 17 Jul 2010 11:16:42 +0300

“So why can’t Google build social apps? Because Google’s core values (“be useful”, “do good by users”) reject the very notion of lobster traps, bacn and toast, a dozen dimensions of junk food, and giant blue ball machines.”

"A research project from Intel can turn any surface into a touchscreen. Instead of propping up a..."

Sat, 17 Jul 2010 10:15:42 +0300

“A research project from Intel can turn any surface into a touchscreen. Instead of propping up a tablet or putting a touchscreen computer in your kitchen, picture yourself tapping on the counter top to pull menus, look up recipes and add items to a shopping list.”

"The TonidoPlug falls into a relatively new category of “wall-wart” form factor computers."

Sat, 17 Jul 2010 09:14:42 +0300

“The TonidoPlug falls into a relatively new category of “wall-wart” form factor computers.”

"What we have here are two communities that work with insanely large, complex corpora of text that..."

Mon, 21 Jun 2010 11:05:49 +0300

“What we have here are two communities that work with insanely large, complex corpora of text that must be rigorously managed and changed with the utmost care, precision and transparency of intent. Yet, the software community has a much greater set of tools at its disposal to help out.”

- Sean McGrath: KLISS: Law as source code

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Sun, 20 Jun 2010 11:40:35 +0300

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Sun, 20 Jun 2010 11:39:25 +0300

"Poor countries dream of finding oil like poor people fantasise about winning the lottery. But the..."

Wed, 16 Jun 2010 09:05:50 +0300

“Poor countries dream of finding oil like poor people fantasise about winning the lottery. But the dream often turns into a nightmare as new oil exporters realise that their treasure brings more trouble than help.”

The owl has spoken

Sat, 12 Jun 2010 02:21:51 +0300

The owl has spoken:

Via

"The key is to be fluid and to realize that readers want relationships with people, not brands. That..."

Wed, 09 Jun 2010 21:05:49 +0300

“The key is to be fluid and to realize that readers want relationships with people, not brands. That targeting audiences won’t work. You must target your content to the right platform at the right time and be ready to change in a moment’s notice. In short, the goal is to become like the news consumers you are trying to reach.”

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Tue, 08 Jun 2010 15:52:49 +0300

"Planes, organ transplants and even scratch-and-sniff paper are among a remarkable set of predictions..."

Tue, 08 Jun 2010 14:52:49 +0300

“Planes, organ transplants and even scratch-and-sniff paper are among a remarkable set of predictions made in the 17th century by one of Britain’s forefathers of science, it has been revealed.”

- How a far-sighted 17th-century scientist saw the future

"In conversations with chief marketing officers at major financial institutions, like Bank of..."

Tue, 08 Jun 2010 13:22:49 +0300

“In conversations with chief marketing officers at major financial institutions, like Bank of America, it became clear that many of these companies were dealing with a serious corporate image problem. Rogers said those conversations led to Forbes’ latest service: a reputation tracker, which gives a company an understanding of how its corporate image is perceived by both the general public and by Forbes readers”

- Forbes new tool tracks advertisers’ corporate reputation » Nieman Journalism Lab

The Czech Cafe’ Newspaper Model

Tue, 08 Jun 2010 12:14:10 +0300

The Czech Cafe’ Newspaper Model:

*Well, since newspapers started out in coffeehouses, maybe it makes sense to go back there now that all media hell has broken loose.

*I mean, at least you get coffee. And a roof. A bathroom, even.

"Aggregation. Curation. Indexing. They’re all the same, aren’t they? Ask any serious online..."

Tue, 08 Jun 2010 11:52:49 +0300

“Aggregation. Curation. Indexing. They’re all the same, aren’t they? Ask any serious online journalist or new media entrepreneur, and the answer will be quick and obvious: of course not!”

- Aggregators, curators, and indexers: There’s a difference, and it matters » Nieman Journalism Lab

"The palm-sized notebook is designed to be a hackable hardware platform for Linux developers, akin to..."

Tue, 08 Jun 2010 10:22:49 +0300

“The palm-sized notebook is designed to be a hackable hardware platform for Linux developers, akin to what the Arduino board is for electronics projects.”

- A Review: Ben NanoNote Gets Small with Embedded Linux | Linux.com

"As traditional newsrooms wither, alternative models like our own are gaining momentum. We serve as a..."

Tue, 08 Jun 2010 09:22:50 +0300

“As traditional newsrooms wither, alternative models like our own are gaining momentum. We serve as a watchdog of powerful institutions in our society, providing much needed transparency and accountability for citizens in our democracy.”

- New Hires Mark Strategic Expansion - The Center for Public Integrity

"However today it seems confirmed as Bloomberg reports that Google had launched its own trading floor..."

Mon, 07 Jun 2010 15:22:49 +0300

“However today it seems confirmed as Bloomberg reports that Google had launched its own trading floor back in January to manage its $26.5 billion cash and short-term investments. With the large sum of money comes Wall Street’s finest, which according to Bloomberg is 30 professionals (up from 6 last year).”

- Google Has Own $26.5bil Trading Floor, Predicts Market With Search Data?

"The worst is to come, for it takes about seven years to convert the average man to the acceptance of..."

Mon, 07 Jun 2010 13:22:48 +0300

“The worst is to come, for it takes about seven years to convert the average man to the acceptance of a solved problem.”

- Letters of Note: The worst is to come…

"The cancer spread through derivative products based on flawed credit cells. Just like banks are..."

Mon, 07 Jun 2010 11:52:49 +0300

“The cancer spread through derivative products based on flawed credit cells. Just like banks are organs in the economy, some could not find the resource they needed to sustain the ever growing flawed cells.”

- Jérôme Verstrynge: Finance Is Now A Cancer In The Economy - Proof