Low costs and cloud tools are empowering new data startups.
by Michael Driscoll
| @medriscoll
| +Michael Driscoll | 9 August 2011
The emergence of data startups highlights the democratizing consequences of a maturing big data stack. Companies can now build offerings and turn their focus to developing analytics and services.
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Joseph Smarr of Google+ on early lessons, an API, and pseudonyms.
by Alex Howard
| @digiphile
| +Alex Howard | 2 August 2011
In a recent interview, Google's Joseph Smarr discussed what he's learned from Google+ thus far. Specifically: how quickly the social network has scaled, the importance of the user interface, and future plans for a Google+ API.
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Traditional methods come through when connected systems fail.
by Tim O'Reilly
| @timoreilly
| +Tim O'Reilly | 1 August 2011
A couple of months ago, I had a remarkable demonstration of the fragility of the "always on" connected mindset.
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Access to data and tools is putting scientific exploration into anyone's hands.
by Audrey Watters
| @audreywatters
| +Audrey Watters | 1 August 2011
How can opening access to scientific data, equipment and lab space spur innovation? BioCurious' Eri Gentry and Ariel Waldman from Spacehack.org share a few ideas.
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Google+ ushers in the G+ effect, a phenomenon that's unique to our times.
by Jonathan Reichental, Ph.D.
| @reichental
| 1 August 2011
When an entrant quickly yields considerable power in an existing market, and elicits potential for rapid innovation, this is what Jonathan Reichental calls the "G+ effect."
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Did you do anything on the web today? Thank a SysAdmin.
by Jesse Robbins
| @jesserobbins
| 29 July 2011
If you are reading this (or any other) page, sending a message, watching a video, reading an email, or doing anything else that touches the web, you can thank a SysAdmin.
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