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Maria Gurova

Higher education: The attack of the MOOCs | The Economist - 2 views

www.economist.com/...ditional-universities-can-they

education KE learning MOOC Technology

shared by Maria Gurova on 20 Jul 13 - No Cached
  • Since the launch early last year of Udacity and Coursera, two Silicon Valley start-ups offering free education through MOOCs, massive open online courses, the ivory towers of academia have been shaken to their foundations. University brands built in some cases over centuries have been forced to contemplate the possibility that information technology will rapidly make their existing business model obsolete.
  • Maria Gurova on 20 Jul 13
     
    the spreading popularity of MOOCs from various prestigious educational establishments might change the traditional educational systems, making the knowledge accessible. Thus making education a commodity rather then a luxury 
Maria Gurova

Little Girls Losing Love for Barbie: Is Body Image to Blame? | TIME.com - 1 views

business.time.com/...-barbie-is-body-image-to-blame

KE barbie play patterns dolls toys mattel

shared by Maria Gurova on 22 Jul 13 - No Cached
  • the decline in popularity of the iconic Barbie doll, sales of which fell 12% — the fourth quarter in a row that Barbie turnover declined year-over-year.
  • One possible explanation is body image
  • “There was a sense that you wanted to expose little girls to role models that were a little more diverse and not so stereotypical, so they tried to make Barbie active and gave her all kinds of activities to do and tried to make her more interesting than a beauty queen.”
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  • So what are the alternatives to Barbie? American Girl dolls look a lot more like, well, girls. They’re chubby-cheeked, freckled, and breast-less.
  • Monster High dolls. Mattel asserts that they convey a healthy message to growing girls. “The message about the brand is really to celebrate your own freaky flaws, especially as bullying has become such a hot topic,”
Maria Gurova

1: Scentography | Check It, Proust: A "Camera" That Captures Memorable Smells | Co.Desi... - 1 views

www.fastcodesign.com/...that-captures-memorable-smells

innovation Technology design camera

shared by Maria Gurova on 22 Jul 13 - No Cached
  • Our tastes and impulses are hyper-visual, which contributes, some say, to a flattening of experience, dulling what would otherwise be enriched by the input of our other senses
  • Her “Scentography” camera aims to introduce other sensory channels into the mix that would more vividly capture memories--namely, through smell
  • Just place the plastic dome over the object whose scent you want to extract, then attach an “odor trap” over the central mechanism. The unit is connected to the dome and trap via a set of tubes that suck the scents from the former to the latter
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  • the reconstitution of scents in liquid form which is subsequently stored in capsules--remains speculative
Maria Gurova

Hands On With Tobii's Eye-Tracking Laptop - 0 views

mashable.com/...hands-on-tobii-laptop

Technology KE gaze control software interface

shared by Maria Gurova on 25 Jul 13 - No Cached
  • Even if I turned away and turned back, Tobii instantly picked up my gaze
  • Forget waving at the screen, I want my computer to look into my eyes and know what I want to do.
  • Tobii Gaze eye-tracking technology-equipped laptop
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  • Tobii
  • building a 3D model of my eyes and could watch and see where
  • I was looking on screen
  • Even if I turned away and turned back, Tobii instantly picked up my gaze
  • Leaving aside the slightly unfortunate mental image of your eyes touching anything, this does sound like a new form of human/computer interface.
  • Windows 8’s modern design interface seems particularly well suited to gaze control. The screen scrolls from left to right and is comprised of a number of large app squares. I would simply stare at square and then hit enter to activate the app. Tobii never missed my gaze. Whatever I was looking at, the eye-tracking tech would launch it.
  • Tobii has no plans to deliver its own commercial laptops. Instead, it’s working with OEMs on integration.
  • Tobii is also working on eye-tracking control for tablets.
  • Maria Gurova on 25 Jul 13
     
    Are you ready to control your computer with your eyes, or will your hold to your mouse and keyboard for as long as humanly possible?
Maria Gurova

В. Путин подписал закон о защите авторских прав в Интернете. - Новости дня - ... - 2 views

www.rbc.ru/...20130703144405.shtml

Political anti-piracy legal CIS internet KE copyright

shared by Maria Gurova on 25 Jul 13 - No Cached
  • определяются особенности привлечения к ответственности
  • информационных посредников (интернет-провайдеров, хостинг-провайдеров), меры по защите гражданских прав, требование о применении которых может быть предъявлено информационному посреднику (удаление информации, ограничение доступа к ней)
  • интернет-провайдер не несет ответственности, если он не является инициатором передачи и не определяет получателя материала
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  • хостинг-провайдер освобождается от ответственности, если он не знал и не должен был знать, что использование материала неправомерно
  • институт предварительных обеспечительных мер защиты интеллектуальных прав в информационно-телекоммуникационных сетях
  • правообладатель на основании судебного акта вправе обратиться в Роскомнадзор с заявлением о принятии мер по ограничению доступа к информационному ресурсу, неправомерно распространяющему указанную информацию
  • Роскомнадзор в течение трех дней должен определить хостинг-провайдера и направить ему уведомление с требованием принять меры по удалению такой информации.
  • Хостинг-провайдер в течение суток с момента получения уведомления должен довести его до владельца информационного ресурса, который еще в течение суток обязан информацию удалит
  • При получении судебного решения об отмене ограничения доступа к информационному ресурсу Роскомнадзор в течение трех рабочих дней с этого момента должен уведомить об этом хостинг-провайдера и операторов связ
  • Maria Gurova on 25 Jul 13
     
    clarification on the new anti-piracy law in Russia
Maria Gurova

Jennifer Pahlka at TED [Video] | Code for America - 0 views

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Technology KE Social Political citizenship TED code of america community government

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  • Maria Gurova on 26 Jul 13
     
    please watch this great TED talk about how not to give up on government. And how not just to be heard and have the voice, but also to do something for your community with your own hands. What kind of citizens we want our kids do be?
Maria Gurova

Norway gives powers to rights holders in piracy battle - 1 views

www.worldipreview.com/...t-amendments-go-live-in-norway

Political copyright legal Norway Technology anti-piracy

shared by Maria Gurova on 29 Jul 13 - No Cached
  • companies will be able to order the scanning of suspected copyright infringements and also target Internet Service Providers (ISPs)
  • “If you are an entity and feel you have IP rights and are the subject of piracy, what the law allows you to do is to start collecting suspected Internet addresses.  At the point when you have enough evidence you can then approach the court to get the ISP to reveal their identity
  • Once the entity has that address it’s up to them whether they want to bring a copyright case to the court or write to the person behind the website
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  • It appears to be designed to serve as a tool for rights holders to intervene against illegal file sharing by the use of peer-to-peer technology and web sites
  • “It is still an open question whether the rights holders will be able to use the legislation as a tool against copyright infringements that employ different technology, such as cloud-based storage and sharing of infringing material.
Maria Gurova

online piracy in Norway falls says report - 1 views

www.worldipreview.com/...all-in-online-piracy-in-norway

Political anti-piracy legal copyright Norway

shared by Maria Gurova on 29 Jul 13 - No Cached
  • 210 million songs were illegally downloaded last year, compared to more than a billion four years ago.
  • Earlier this month, strict new laws aimed at tackling piracy were introduced which give rights holders the power to monitor suspected infringers and potentially order the government to shut down sites.
  • claims and has said on its website that income from online use of music, including legal streaming services, has risen.
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  • TONO also
  • “As high-speed internet capacity has become normal and often included in mobile subscriptions, illegal download and use of music has decreased,”
  • “The new legislation is in my opinion not sufficiently technology neutral, as it is clearly designed to serve as a tool to prevent P2P file sharing and not, for example, illegal streaming services, which may become a problem in the years to come.”
  • Maria Gurova on 29 Jul 13
     
    Norway continue to tighten the copyright laws in the advantage of the IP owners. Though the approach is based on strong preventive measures rather then transparent, easy to use, relatively inexpensive access to content it seems to work
Maria Gurova

Screen Addiction Is Taking a Toll on Children - The New York Times - 0 views

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Technology Social KE entertainment Play kids learning tech boom Market screen

shared by Maria Gurova on 07 Jul 15 - No Cached
  • Screen Addiction Is Taking a Toll on Children
  • “The average 8- to 10-year-old spends nearly eight hours a day with a variety of different media, and older children and teenagers spend more than 11 hours per day.”
  • Before age 2, children should not be exposed to any electronic media, the pediatrics academy maintains, because “a child’s brain develops rapidly during these first years, and young children learn best by interacting with people, not screens.”
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  • They need time to daydream, deal with anxieties, process their thoughts and share them with parents, who can provide reassurance.
  • Texting looms as the next national epidemic, with half of teenagers sending 50 or more text messages a day and those aged 13 through 17 averaging 3,364 texts a month, Amanda Lenhart of the Pew Research Center found in a 2012 study
Maria Gurova

Meet the Robots That Will Help Run a Tokyo Airport - 0 views

gizmodo.com/run-a-tokyo-airport-1716517060

Technology Social science robotics Humanization of Robots transportation transformative ageing population Japan workforce Future of Talent

shared by Maria Gurova on 09 Jul 15 - No Cached
  • Last week, Japan’s ominously named robotics company Cyberdyne announced new technologies it’ll start rolling out at Tokyo’s Haneda Airport in September: Two robots, one exoskeleton. One robot shuttles unwieldy luggage, another cleans the facility, and the exo assists with heavy lifting.
  • Japan’s government actively funds robotics R&D, with aims to triple the nation’s robotics market to $22 billion in the next six years, and is keen on showing off some impressive technology at Tokyo’s Summer Olympics in 2020
Maria Gurova

ВЕДОМОСТИ - «Ведомости» узнали, зачем ФГУП «Госконцерт» покупает «Русскую мед... - 0 views

www.vedomosti.ru/...pokupaet-russkuyu-mediagruppu1

entertainment kids CIS KE propaganda manipulation Market Political media state funding import substitution

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  • Проект должен обеспечить творческо-музыкальный ресурс для идеологических задач, стоящих перед руководством страны в работе с электоратом, говорится в письме.
  • внешнеполитическая ситуация не позволяет делать ставку на зарубежных артистов, нужны собственные, чтобы под рукой были идеологически правильно настроенные кумиры миллионов.
  • Собеседник в администрации президента говорит, что указаний содействовать Киселеву и Плаксиной пока не поступало, но если люди хотят объединиться на патриотической платформе, то государство готово помочь
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  • в середине июля о создании «музыкального холдинга патриотической направленности» операторам связи и платного ТВ сообщил замминистра связи Алексей Волин
  • Операторам рекомендовано распространять музыкально-патриотические телеканалы в составе своих пакетов, включая льготное присутствие в сетях, говорится в документе. Волин сказал, что не помнит о такой встрече
  • «Я считаю, что на радио и ТВ должно быть больше музыки на русском языке, но не понимаю, зачем коммерческие радиостанции делать государственными и под прикрытием патриотизма разрушать то, что уже создано и хорошо работает, говорит продюсер Иосиф Пригожин.
Maria Gurova

Якунин предложил потратить триллионы на «Транс-Евразийский пояс развития»: Го... - 0 views

lenta.ru/...megaproject

Political transportation infrastructure RZHD Market Fortress propaganda Russia Russian mentality Corruption

shared by Maria Gurova on 03 Aug 15 - No Cached
  • Чтобы стать цивилизационным центром на евроазиатском континенте, России нужно реализовать масштабный проект под названием «Транс-Евразийский пояс развития» (ТЕПР).
  • западные страны навязывают России чуждые ей ценности, в частности, развитие экономики ради улучшения количественных показателей. В рамках такой модели развития Россия теряет присущие ей духовность и нравственность, отметил глава РЖД
  • руководитель монополии отмечал, что финансово-экономический кризис, через который сегодня проходит мир, является в том числе кризисом нравственным. По его словам, создание нового геополитического экономического кластера, которым может стать «Транс-Евразийский пояс развития», позволит преодолеть этот кризис
  • Maria Gurova on 03 Aug 15
     
    developing road infrastructure as a way to fight for the Russian moral values and standards of living 
Maria Gurova

Russia Wants People to Road Trip from New York to London (via Moscow) - 1 views

gizmodo.com/m-new-york-to-londo-1721640019

Political transportation travel infrastructure Russian Railways transformative

shared by Maria Gurova on 03 Aug 15 - No Cached
  • Russian Railways wants to build one, as part of a massive road and rail project that would stretch from New York to London by way of Canada, Alaska, Russia, and continental Europe.
  • The plan is called the Trans-Eurasian Belt Development, and Russian Railway president Vladimir Yakunin proposed it earlier this year.
  • A 520 mile stretch of road would carry travelers — and, presumably, trade goods — west from the Canadian border, through Fairbanks and Nome, to the shores of the Seward Peninsula.
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  • On the other hand, Yakutin may be a plausible successor to Russian president Vladimir Putin, and the two are said to be close personal friends.
  • Even if the TEBD never breaks ground, the idea lends itself to all sorts of speculation. You could, in theory, one day make it from the northern tip of Scotland to the southern tip of Chile using a combination of roads and railways.
  • Maria Gurova on 03 Aug 15
     
    and when you look at the same subject from outside of Russia that might seem like a Transformative scenario rather then Market or Fortress 
Maria Gurova

HBO NOW Pushing the Cord-Cutting Trend - App Annie Blog - 3 views

blog.appannie.com/pushing-the-cord-cutting-trend

Technology entertainment KE VOD cable TV TV Networks Entertainment as Service Theatrical Cord-cutting HBO Netflix Hulu Video Streaming Copyright Storytelling adjustable entertainment Market Digital Consumption Digital vs Physical

shared by Maria Gurova on 12 Aug 15 - No Cached
  • In 2007, Netflix changed the landscape by introducing streaming on PC, allowing customers to instantly watch shows. By 2010, Netflix video streaming became available on additional platforms, including iOS devices. Today, video streaming services Netflix and Hulu have a strong hold among combined iOS and Android Top US Apps.
  • These convenient apps have set the stage for a preferred entertainment delivery. A whole generation of consumers have grown up with video streaming, rather than (or in addition to) paying for cable television: cord cutters and cord nevers. Major premium cable networks, HBO and Showtime, are now after a piece of the pie Netflix and Hulu have carved out
  • Both HBO NOW and Showtime are taking different approaches to standalone streaming partnerships. HBO NOW has gotten more traction in part to a heavy promotion from Apple, resulting in positive metrics. Showtime’s success is less clear, being married into Hulu’s already strong performance
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  • Netflix isn’t being left in the dust completely, kicking off their original film initiative with “Beasts of No Nation”, which will launch both in theaters and streaming video on October 16th. HBO, Showtime, Netflix and Hulu will still need to compete with each other to retain users in a new “entertainment as a service” landscape where retention is not a given, but an earned currency.
  • Cable provider Comcast hasn’t felt the heat from the cord-cutting trend, having its second best Q2 in nine years. Comcast is also in an advantageous place as a broadband provider, with 22.3 million total customers in Q2. Good quality video streaming relies on broadband internet, meaning cable providers that offer bundled internet service will still be valuable
  • Maria Gurova on 12 Aug 15
     
    the rise of streaming services and how cable networks are competing with video streaming services on their battle field 
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