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George Neff

Even Non-Nerds Should Care That Netflix Broke Up With Developers - Megan Garber - The A... - 0 views

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#ThoughtVectors netflix developers

shared by George Neff on 25 Jun 14 - No Cached
  • Big, though, because the closure makes Netflix the latest of the big tech companies and services to have restricted their APIs. Twitter has done it. So has Amazon. So has Google.
  • APIs are enablers of remix culture, essentially. And what they mix is structured data.
  • Because of all that, APIs have been seen, traditionally, as symbolic and practical.
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  • Netflix, according to its blog post on the API closure, is incorporating the products it likes into its service. It's abandoning the others.
  • That may be because Netflix deals with licensed content, as opposed to user-generated information.
nbell003

Fashion Trends,Understanding Fashion, Fashion Trend Forecasting - 0 views

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shared by nbell003 on 25 Jun 14 - No Cached
  • uy, based on their culture, mood, beliefs, occasion & geographic locations, it is also dependent on fashion cycle and plays a major role in introductory phase of recurring fashion cycles.
  • houses around the world totally rely on designers for understanding the same, but on the other side there are others who dont believe in it at all. In current times when we look at technology we know nothing is by chance and there are people who are working behind the scenes, day and night to make things appear easy and affordable to us
    • nbell003
      nbell003 on 25 Jun 14
       
      Fashion Forecasting is based on recurring fashion cycles. Color, texture, architecture, food, fast fashion fatigue, all influence forecasting and the market
  • nbell003 on 25 Jun 14
     
    Fashion Cycles
jamieparkerson

Tor Internet privacy tool sees downloads jump to 120 million - 0 views

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privacy security anonymity Deep Web censorship internet freedom Tor The Onion Router

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  • jamieparkerson on 25 Jun 14
     
    In the year since Edward Snowden's leaks lifted the veil on the National Security Agency's massive global surveillance apparatus, the powerful online anonymity tool known as Tor has been downloaded about 120 million times, according to Andrew Lewman, the Tor project's executive director.
gerellmalazarte

E.U. to Tighten Web Privacy Law, Risking Trans-Atlantic Dispute - NYTimes.com - 0 views

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web privacy law dispute facebook international

shared by gerellmalazarte on 25 Jun 14 - No Cached
  • BERLIN — The European Commission is planning a legal change next year that may prompt U.S. Web giants like Google and Facebook to rethink how they store and process consumer data, raising the prospect of a trans-Atlantic dispute over Internet privacy.
  • The European law gives individuals more control over the use of data they enter on free Web services, but it has not been revised since 1995, when the Internet was still in its infancy.
  • Facebook and Google have signed the Safe Harbor Agreement, a 2000 pact between the United States and the European Union under which U.S. signatories promise to handle the data of European citizens according to E.U. rules.
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  • Facebook also declined to tell Mr. Schrems whether it had kept a biometrical file of his face, which he said the company was using to identify him in its photo tagging feature.
gerellmalazarte

Online privacy fears are real | NBC News - 0 views

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controversy privacy rights internet

shared by gerellmalazarte on 25 Jun 14 - Cached
  • INTERNET PRIVACY is a murky, complicated issue full of conflicting interests, misinformation, innuendo and technology snafus.
  • Complicating matters further are criminals who break into Web sites, steal the information and use it for personal gain.
  • Advertising firms, who stand to gain as much as any from personal data collection, have absorbed the brunt of complaints from privacy critics
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  • At its heart, the Internet privacy problem is a paradox.
  • But privacy concerns don’t always arise from criminal activity.
  • Privacy advocate and well-known spam fighter Ian Oxman was surprised earlier this year how easily he was able to track down the former owner of a used car he had just purchased
  • gerellmalazarte on 25 Jun 14
     
    In this article there are examples of situations where Internet privacy was a problem. There are viewpoints of Internet privacy from people of high stature. Pros and cons of internet privacy.
Bonnie Boaz

Twitter Hoax Reveals What We Desire Most From Machines - 2 views

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Twitter machine hoax technodesires

shared by Bonnie Boaz on 23 Jun 14 - No Cached
  • Bonnie Boaz on 23 Jun 14
     
    This week, Twitterers around the world received some devastating news: The Twitter account @ Horse_ebooks, a cult favorite, was human after all. For years, @Horse_ebook's over 200,000 avid followers had been convinced its sometimes poetic, often nonsensical, frequently hilarious tweets had been the musings of a spambot created to elude Twitter's spam detectors and peddle books about horses.
mjminutoli

Stars of Vine and Instagram Get Advertising Deals - NYTimes.com - 2 views

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advertising nytimes nytimes com #ThoughtVectors social media media

shared by mjminutoli on 27 Jun 14 - No Cached
    • mjminutoli
      mjminutoli on 27 Jun 14
       
      This is definitely a new form of work that has developed recently in this generation.
    • mjminutoli
      mjminutoli on 27 Jun 14
       
      Who would have thought that a Vine star could make six figures
    • mjminutoli
      mjminutoli on 27 Jun 14
       
      Who would have thought that a Vine star could make six figures
    • mjminutoli
      mjminutoli on 27 Jun 14
       
      This company Niche is being very smart by jumping on the bandwagon of social media for their advertising campaigns.
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    • mjminutoli
      mjminutoli on 27 Jun 14
       
      Disney movie is a very creative and lucrative way to get this companies advertisements to younger generations. 
    • mjminutoli
      mjminutoli on 27 Jun 14
       
      Its crazy to see the difference in the companies followers and views when they reach out using social media
  • working as a conduit for a brand can be quite lucrative
  • which pay several thousand dollars,
  • influencer marketer
  • The resulting Vines and Instagrams directly correlated to spikes in traffic to the film’s Wikipedia page and views of the trailer on YouTube, she said, and that is what she had hoped for.
  • referring to the kinds of advertisements that look somewhat similar to the content around them
  • from $500 to as much as $50,000
  • $300,000.
  • has generated more than $1.5 million in revenue since its inception
  • $4 million by the end of the year.
Virinchi Tadikonda

NASA budget 2015: More cuts, more politics. - 0 views

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shared by Virinchi Tadikonda on 27 Jun 14 - No Cached
  • In 2014 NASA got a total of $17.646 billion. The 2015 request is for $17.460 billion, a reduction of $186 million dollars, or about a 1 percent cut. That could’ve been worse. As we’ll see, though, it’s where those cuts are going that are bad.
    • Virinchi Tadikonda
      Virinchi Tadikonda on 27 Jun 14
       
      A reason for the lack of media coverage can be actually due to NASA not spending as much money to use for missions. A cut down of missions lead to less media coverage for typical launches unless major launches occur, such as a mission to the moon. 
  • ut I still fear NASA will have to cut other missions to fund this one
  • Some areas got more money, like Space Technology. That includes tech that will help the proposed asteroid retrieval mission.
    • Virinchi Tadikonda
      Virinchi Tadikonda on 27 Jun 14
       
      NASA seems to be directing it's resources more towards missions that are bigger. This means more funding, and cutting of smaller missions. 
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  • Commercial Spaceflight will see an increase of more than $150 million to a total of $848 million. That includes buying launches from commercial companies like SpaceX, and I’m all for that. That comes with a $300 million reduction to the Exploration Systems Development,
    • Virinchi Tadikonda
      Virinchi Tadikonda on 27 Jun 14
       
      Commercial Spaceflight by NASA is defined as flights that are for satellite repair and launching. This means that you can see crews up in space to repair GOES-R, Hubble, ISS, and other kind of satellites. 
  • Earth Science: cut by $56 million (given that so many in Congress are climate change deniers who want to cut Earth-observing missions, I think this may be a mistake). Astrophysics: cut by $61 million (including mothballing the wonderful SOFIA aircraft unless a German partner can pony up the cash; see page 15 of the report). Planetary Science: cut by $65 million. That last one is almost a victory, given how the White House has tried to eviscerate planetary exploration over the past few years. But don’t be fooled; these cuts would hurt. A lot. (Note added after I wrote this article but before it was posted: Casey Dreier at The Planetary Society has more on this situation.)
    • Virinchi Tadikonda
      Virinchi Tadikonda on 27 Jun 14
       
      This paragraph alone shows how space exploration is going downhill, and that such explorations are not necessary. Astrophysics and Earth Science are two major fields that require much research for space exploration. Without either or a lack of information from either departments due to cuts, this just spells bad news. 
  • Again, let me remind you that this is a budget request. Congress will have a different budget for NASA,
    • Virinchi Tadikonda
      Virinchi Tadikonda on 27 Jun 14
       
      This is a budget request, but the government is much more stingy. These numbers for cuts can be much higher without any warning. 
kahn_artist

Beyond Google: How do students conduct academic research? | Head | First Monday - 1 views

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education research technology

shared by kahn_artist on 29 Jun 14 - No Cached
  • kahn_artist on 29 Jun 14
     
    A study on how modern students conduct academic research
wstrahan

In Africa, Li Keqiang Refutes Charge of Chinese 'Neo-Colonialism' | The Diplomat - 0 views

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#neocolonialism

shared by wstrahan on 25 Jun 14 - No Cached
  • Chinese Premier Li Keqiang finished his four country tour of Africa, making stops in Ethiopia (including the African Union headquarters), Nigeria, Angola, and Kenya. China’s activities in Africa are increasingly gaining media attention around the world, particularly as speculation heats up about a competition for the continent between China and the U.S. (or even China and Japan).
  • Li promised to devote “more than half of its foreign aid to Africa,” with no conditions attached to the funding. Li pledged China’s friendship to Africa, and reiterated Chinese support for Africa playing a larger role in world politics as it continues to develop. Li also stressed that China “will never attach political conditions to its assistance to Africa and will never use its aid programs to interfere in the internal affairs of African countries,” a tacit criticism of Western countries who often refuse to provide funding to countries seen as human rights violators.
  • Li Keqiang also acknowledged in a speech that China-Africa relations have encountered some “growing pains,” a nod to tensions in some African countries over issues such as illegal Chinese mining operations and resentment against local Chinese traders. But Xinhua was quick to emphasize that these “growing pains” are “problems that inevitably occur during the development of relations” — meaning no one (especially not China) is to blame.
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  • Like Xinhua, Li was at pains to combat perceptions of China acting as a “neo-colonial” power in Africa. His tour largely ignored the question of resource exploitation, and instead emphasized China-Africa cooperation in fields such as infrastructure, training and education, poverty reduction, environmental protection, and cultural exchange.
  • Li promised that China will help develop high-speed railways, highways, and regional airports in Africa, citing infrastructure construction as a top priority for Africa’s continued development.
  • These assurances will help counter Western criticisms that even China’s infrastructure development in Africa provides little benefit to the continent, as construction is often done by imported Chinese work crews.
  • coverage of Li’s stop in Angola, a major oil supplier, barely mentioned China’s oil deals. Instead Li focused on more general Chinese investment in the country, including plans to expand cooperation in infrastructure and agriculture.
  • Starting with Mao Zedong, China forged a strong bond with Africa based on their common identities as victims of colonial exploitation.
  • China wanted to emphasize its altruism, playing up the unconditional nature of its aid money, and emphasizing the real-world benefits its investment and technology transfers would bring to African people
kimah6

Consciousness in Human and Robot Minds - 0 views

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consciousness human robot minds technology #ThoughtVectors #tv008

shared by kimah6 on 01 Jul 14 - No Cached
  • I have discovered that some people are attracted by a third reason for believing in the impossibility of conscious robots. (3) Robots are artifacts, and consciousness abhors an artifact; only something natural, born not manufactured, could exhibit genuine consciousness.
anonymous

Why Wikipedia Does Belong in the Classroom - ReadWrite - 1 views

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education research technology inquiry process #ThoughtVectors wikipedia classroom

shared by anonymous on 30 Jun 14 - No Cached
  • Teach students that the act of writing in any setting is defined by both form and content. I don’t let my students cite Wikipedia in their academic papers (GASP!) because I don’t believe it to be proper academic form. I don’t let them cite the Britannica or dictionary either. In an effort to shape informed consumers of information I teach them how Wikipedia should and should not be used. I agree with Proffitt when he says it’s a great place to start and a terrible place to finish. Though in some academic circles, the tide is turning.
George Neff

Roche Holding Ltd. (ADR) (OTCMKTS:RHHBY) News: FDA Gives Roche Priority Review For Cerv... - 0 views

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#ThoughtVectors bingewatching internet advertising media netflix

shared by George Neff on 15 Jul 14 - No Cached
  • While viewers enjoy watching episodes of their favorite TV shows back-to-back, advertisers suffer because video-on-demand (VOD) providers do not want to alienate their viewers by running advertisements.
  • Critics say that the company’s reliance on subscriptions alone poses a problem, because an increase in price will translate into lost subscribers.
  • This loyal customer base can also be used to leverage the findings of a study by Annalect, – Omnicom Media Group’s marketing technology platform – which suggests that binge viewers don’t actually mind ads.
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  • The study also found that 21% of binge viewers say they remember the ads, compared to 10% of non-binge viewers.
  • Research shows that 80% of Generation Y, 68% generation X and 49% of baby boomers are likely to be binge viewers. In a survey, 826 out of 1,307 respondents above the age of 18, who watch televised content for more than five hours a week, were also binge viewers.
  • Research also shows that there is an opportunity for companies like Netflix, which can transcend the subscription-based model and incorporate advertisements in their sources of revenue. They can also come up with new pricing models and offer subscriptions with ads at lower rates.
bdm1chael

The Power of Social Media to Affect Our Health and Fitness - 3 views

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#ThoughtVectors social media technology #tv005

shared by bdm1chael on 06 Jul 14 - No Cached
  • bdm1chael on 06 Jul 14
     
    "Did you Instagram it? No, but it is on Facebook, Twitter, Tumblr, Pinterest... Social media is the new "social life" but has its proliferation changed our once-healthy habits? One billion people couldn't possibly be wrong, right?"
anonymous

Pepper the Robot: Tech News Today 1022 - YouTube - 0 views

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pepper robot #ThoughtVectors technology media education artificial intelligence socially assistive

shared by anonymous on 29 Jul 14 - No Cached
  • anonymous on 29 Jul 14
     
    This "humanoid robot" has lots of sensors, facial recognition, voice recognition, articulate hands. Design company claims to be able to read and express human emotions. Suggested plans are to use robot for babysitting and storytelling with young children. I wonder whether young children left alone with a robot limited to artificial intelligence would respond positively or would be frightened or upset without the presence of a parent, caregiver, or teacher to mediate their interactions with the robot. I imagine an early childhood classroom would be highly entertained and their attention stimulated by the presence of this humanoid robot. But I can't imagine having this robot replace responsible teaching or caregiver staff with the social interactions presented in this video. Based on Alan Kay's comments that computer artifacts are meta-medium that need to go beyond demonstrations and build artificial intelligence for specific user groups and age-appropriate curriculums, I will review the literature about interactive storytelling with socially assistive robots in early childhood classrooms.
anonymous

Humanoid robot - Topic - YouTube - 0 views

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#ThoughtVectors technology assistive robotics socially assistive

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  • anonymous on 29 Jul 14
     
    Found this Humanoid Robot Topic of Popular YouTube Videos
anonymous

Robot-Aided Learning and r-Learning Services | InTechOpen - 1 views

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learning services augmented reality #ThoughtVectors children education technology media

shared by anonymous on 30 Jul 14 - No Cached
  • anonymous on 30 Jul 14
     
    "R-Learning services include learning activities that utilize a direct physical experience, such as chanting and dancing (Kanda et al., 2004; Han et al., 2009a; Yujin, 2008), and learning that uses teaching props such as toys (Yujin, 2008; Movellan et al., 2009), and that delivers multi-media contents through a touch screen (Han et al., 2005; Han and Kim, 2006; Hyun et al., 2008). This final type of activity for delivery of multi-media contents can sub-divided into two categories: class management and class instruction (Han et al., 2009a). Class instruction can further be sub-divided into contents delivery type (Han et al. 2005; Han and Kim, 2006; Hyun et al., 2008) and participatory type through augmented virtuality (Han et al., 2009b), depending on the participation of the learners."
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