Former colleague Dave Knox, writes in his Hard Knox Life blog about the modern marketer, where he includes a whimsical infographic illustrating how the modern marketer...Franz Dill From The Eponymous Pickle | May 19, 2013 at 10:25 PM
In Innovation Excellence: It is natural to think about how data measuring aggregate human behavior is gathered. Its done all the time. That data is large, varied...Franz Dill From The Eponymous Pickle | May 19, 2013 at 05:41 PM
In the BBC: Notably the Pentagon and Google. This article does a good job of saying why this will ultimately be important. Once again D-Wave is complimented...Franz Dill From The Eponymous Pickle | May 18, 2013 at 06:00 PM
We don't yet understand the nature of consciousness, or the precise nature of how things are stored in our brains. Yet many are suggesting we can do a download...Franz Dill From The Eponymous Pickle | May 18, 2013 at 05:26 PM
Der Spiegel, German news magazine, has a readable piece, in English, on big data and its use for forward looking predictive analytics. Read it here. Fairly good...Franz Dill From The Eponymous Pickle | May 18, 2013 at 01:30 PM
In Information Management: I agree that decreasing time in coming to a conclusion matters. In particular if you are selecting a promotion for mobile delivery....Franz Dill From The Eponymous Pickle | May 18, 2013 at 01:48 PM
Living by the Numbers [original title: "Leben nach Zahlen"] is the title of the cover story of the German magazine Der Spiegel, available for free in English translation...Experientia From Putting People First | May 18, 2013 at 01:01 PM
To solve the issue with content marketing, we need to start looking at content as part of a broader ecosystem, argues Ben Barone-Nugent, a senior digital writer...Experientia From Putting People First | May 18, 2013 at 08:44 AM
Reboot principal Panthea Lee discusses on The Atlantic how people communicate in one of the most dangerous places on earth. “Barbers, for example, are seen as well...Experientia From Putting People First | May 18, 2013 at 08:35 AM
Ferned Van Engelen of Artefact writes about how adding hardware design to a UX practice can create opportunities for a more holistic user experience. “We shared...Experientia From Putting People First | May 18, 2013 at 08:51 AM
In Mashable: The placebo effect has been known for a long time. Is there a way to use interaction with a smartphone to produce a similar effect? And can that...Franz Dill From The Eponymous Pickle | May 18, 2013 at 02:33 AM
Technically, it's a cuttlefish and not a squid. But it's still nice art. I posted a photo of a real striped pyjama squid way back in 2006.
As usual, you can...schneier From Schneier on Security | May 17, 2013 at 09:57 PM
An interesting App in development. Seems like this mostly operational: " ... University of California, Santa Cruz researchers are developing a smartphone application...Franz Dill From The Eponymous Pickle | May 17, 2013 at 08:49 PM
In the episode that aired on May 9th, about eight or nine minutes in, there's a scene with a copy of Applied Cryptography prominently displayed on the coffee table...schneier From Schneier on Security | May 17, 2013 at 07:59 PM
US Ignite’s Application Summit, June 24-26, in Chicago, IL is the premier event designed for developers, industry, communities, government, foundations and universities...Shar Steed From The Computing Community Consortium Blog | May 17, 2013 at 06:58 PM
I was recently on a review committee for a PhD proposal. The student was brilliant. His proposal sounded deep and engaging. The methodology looked scientific: build...Daniel Lemire From Daniel Lemire's Blog | May 17, 2013 at 01:58 PM
The mid-twenties women of my peer group all have one question on our minds. Especially if we are in tech. Should we move to San Francisco?I had been living in...Jean From updated sporadically at best | October 27, 2012 at 03:32 PM
Last week, former State Department director Anne-Marie Slaughter's Atlantic piece "Why Women Still Can't Have It All" spurred a flurry of internet discussion: there...Jean From updated sporadically at best | October 23, 2012 at 01:16 AM
My friend Neha sent me this piece Why Go Out, in which Sheila Heti compares going out (to bars, clubs, parties, and the like*) to a cigarette habit, discusses the...Jean From updated sporadically at best | December 29, 2012 at 04:55 AM
I was recently invited to be on a panel about being productive in graduate school. This invitation surprised and flattered me. I do not consider myself to be...Jean From updated sporadically at best | November 26, 2012 at 04:36 AM