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Web2.0 Expo Talk: Streams of Content, Limited Attention
I prepared a new talk today for Web2.0 Expo that I wanted to share with you: "Streams of Content, Limited Attention: The Flow of Information through Social Media" The talk is about the shifts in information flow thanks to new…
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Firefox Vulnerabilities: Souvenirs of Windows 95
I've been waiting for an announcement of vulnerabilities in Firefox due to popular extensions. I've compared it to Windows 95 before. Yet students often opine that Firefox is more secure than Internet Explorer. It is worth…
Intel Says Brain Will Control Computers
Intel: Chips in brains will control computers by 2020Brain waves will replace keyboard and mouse, dial phones and change TV channels ...'-
Friday Squid Blogging: New Squid Discovered
An expedition to study seamounts in the Indian Ocean has discovered some new species, including some squid.
Sparklines in Excel
Sparklines (above) are a simple means of including quantitative visuals in lines of text, conceived of by Edward Tufte. Three has been recently much ado about Microsoft applying for a patent on sparklines, without even mentioning…
Firefox Vulnerabilities: Souvenirs of Windows 95
I've been waiting for an announcement of vulnerabilities in Firefox due to popular extensions. I've compared it to Windows 95 before. Yet students often opine that Firefox is more secure than Internet Explorer. It is worth…
Interview with Me
Yet another interview with me. This one is audio, and was conducted in Rotterdam in October.
In Reverse
The Crimson is reporting that the Harvard Faculty of Arts and Sciences will plan to decrease the size of the faculty* in response to budget woes. The key point seems to be that "There are now 720 associate professors and professors…
Firefox Vulnerabilities: Souvenirs of Windows 95
I've been waiting for an announcement of vulnerabilities in Firefox due to popular extensions. I've compared it to Windows 95 before. Yet students often opine that Firefox is more secure than Internet Explorer. It is worth…
Firefox Vulnerabilities: Souvenirs of Windows 95
I've been waiting for an announcement of vulnerabilities in Firefox due to popular extensions. I've compared it to Windows 95 before. Yet students often opine that Firefox is more secure than Internet Explorer. It is worth…
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Citing Papers
A student asked me which version of a research paper to cite, a journal (the last reviewed version) or a conference (the first reviewed version) of a…User-driven innovation in Denmark – an update
Some English language websites, blogs, articles and publications updating on what Denmark is doing on user-driven innovation: Is Denmark a lead user of…Denial-of-Service Attack Against CALEA
Interesting: The researchers say they've found a vulnerability in U.S. law enforcement wiretaps, if only theoretical, that would allow a surveillance…Web 2.0 for E Commerce Success
In Ecommerce Times: Top Web 2.0 drivers for ecommerce success by retailers.
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