Listening to blogs
Kurzweil posts about a system developed for “mining the blogosphere,” i.e. BlogSum, a sophisticated listening natural language processing system for […]
Science, Social Media, Teaching and Learning, Technology
Technology
Technology
You are not safe online!
Compliance and Safety, a company that makes safety training videos, has a good infographic that resonates with parts of the
Business, Culture, Technology
Doc Searls discussion: The Intention Economy
I’m leading a discussion on the WELL with Doc Searls about his new book, The Intention Economy: When Customers Take
Futures, Technology
Are computers intelligent?
At Reality Augmented Blog, I recently posted a Storify of my live tweets from Bruce Sterling’s talk at the Turing
Augmented Reality, Events, Future of the Internet, Futures, Technology
Augmented cyborgs at SXSW
Another SXSW coming up; it’ll be good to see old friends and make new connections. The Austin Chronicle asked me
Community, Technology
Code Across America ATX: A Civic Innovation Hackathon
Google-funded Code for America was in Austin Saturday for a codeathon using data accessible via the city’s data portal. I
Networks, Teaching and Learning, Technology
Howard Rheingold: Net Smart
In 2009, Howard Rheingold created an excellent mini-course in network literacy, a substantial resource for those who want to learn
Community, Social Media, Technology
Bots can shape social interaction
Scientists experimenting with Twitter bots found that the bots could “shape” activity on Twitter to some extent. They’re continuing their
Freedom to Connect, Networks, Technology
Internet Code Ring! (Interview with Phil Zimmermann, circa 1993)
Discovered that this interview is no longer findable online, so I’m republishing it here. A version of this was published
Technology
The “Internet of Things” gets real
The Internet of Things, predicted by Bruce Sterling around 2006, is happening. Steve Lohr in the NY Times explores the
Community, Events, Futures, Teaching and Learning, Technology
Contact Summit: “It’s time to take back the net”
This week, on October 20, a diverse assortment of forward-thinking, Internet-savvy, solutions-oriented people gathered in New York City for Contact
Innovation, News, Technology
RIP Insanely Great Steve Jobs
When Steve Jobs left Apple recently, what seemed like premature obituaries started appearing, so he had the unusual opportunity to
Gamification, Science, Technology
Gamification of HIV Research
Online gamers playing a game called Foldit “cracked a key protein structure problem that has had scientists scratching their heads