How Kinect could apply to art, education, health and other domains.
by Alex Howard
| @digiphile | 3 December 2010
Microsoft's Kinect has implications that go beyond gaming. From medicine to learning to participatory art, Alex Howard considers ways Kinect's interface could shift our computing-based interactions.
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If cloud computing has so much potential, why are many organizations afraid of it?
by Jonathan Reichental, Ph.D.
| @reichental | 1 December 2010
A combination of negative messages and concerns about readiness have made cloud computing the most feared of the big technology innovations. There are legitimate reasons to approach the cloud with care, but we should not be consumed by irrational fear.
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There's a difference between people you know and the people you're like.
by Mac Slocum
| @macslocum | 29 November 2010
Social search is similar to pre-Google traditional search: results feel arbitrary and unreliable. A point made by Altimeter Group founder Charlene Li got me thinking about how a focus on similarity could push social search into a new phase.
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Social recommendations and remixes can benefit the publishing industry.
by Joe Wikert
| 24 November 2010
Up until now, ebooks have mostly been quick-and-dirty conversions of the print product. Joe Wikert looks forward to a future where social options, like recommendations and remixes, fully harness the ebook medium.
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The mindset at Zappos is illustrative of the era of engagement.
by Linda Stone
| @LindaStone | 22 November 2010
At Zappos last year, 25,000 people applied for 250 job openings. Applicants are enthusiastic to be part of an era-of-engagement, post-productivity company. Zappos CEO Tony Hsieh discusses Zappo's secret sauce in his new book.
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LinkedIn CEO Jeff Weiner on why access and connections will increasingly matter.
by Mac Slocum
| @macslocum | 19 November 2010
LinkedIn CEO Jeff Weiner says the information economy is transferring into the talent economy. Recent hiring news certainly reinforces that point. Plus: Weiner explains how LinkedIn uses data science to create predictive tools.
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