SEARCH
INTERNET
Where Will the Internet Be in 2015?: http://itmanagement.earthweb.com/netsys/article.php/3933366
World's servers process 9.57ZB of data a year:
Cloud is like e-mail in the 1980s:
Tech Comics- “The Internet, 1999 vs 2011”
Bringing a Whole New Meaning to 'High-Speed Internet:
SEARCH & FIND: What, where, how.
Wendy Boswell-Six Ways You Can Use the Real-Time Web: http://websearch.about.com/od/web20/tp/real-time-web.htm?nl=1
Why Search Engines Should Use Social Signals as Ranking Factors: http://searchenginewatch.com/3642305
Image search- combines results of Google Bing and Flickr: http://www.bestpicturesof.com/
Mixed Messages: If a Picture's Worth 1,000 Words, What's a Video Worth?: http://www.ecommercetimes.com/story/72440.html
BLOGS and SOCIAL SITES
The most valuable people in your network: http://blogs.hbr.org/cs/2011/03/the_most_valuable_people_in_yo.html
Statistics: Growth of Facebook.com Across Global Regions (Graph and Map): http://infodocket.com/2011/05/12/statistics-growth-of-facebook-com-across-global-regions-graph-and-map/
Wendy Boswell- Facebook search tools: Openbook, Booshaka, Kurrently:
http://websearch.about.com/b/2011/05/11/facebook-search-tools-openbook-booshaka-kurrently.htm?nl=1
And- how to find people using FacebooK: http://websearch.about.com/od/freepeoplesearchsites/tp/Facebook-People-Search.htm?nl=1
Interview: “Wikipedia’s Jimmy Wales takes wiki work seriously” http://infodocket.com/2011/05/12/interview-wikipedias-jimmy-wales-takes-wiki-work-seriously/
And- how to block searches of your Facebook profile::
Facebook and Google the best of enemies: http://www.economist.com/blogs/babbage/2011/05/facebook_and_google_2&fsrc=nwl
GOOGLE
Google to Unveil Service to Let Users Stream Their Music: http://www.nytimes.com/2011/05/10/technology/10google.html?nl=todaysheadlines&emc=tha26
Roundup: 19 New or Enhanced Features from Google and YouTube: http://infodocket.com/2011/05/10/roundup-19-new-or-enhanced-features-from-google-and-youtube/
Google unveils first Chromebooks: :
http://news.cnet.com/8301-30686_3-20061896-266.html?part=rss&subj=news&tag=2547-1_3-0-20&tag=nl.e703
The story behind search (a book about Google): http://www.technologyreview.com/web/37560/?nlid=4471&a=f
Google Chrome users doubled to 160M: http://venturebeat.com/2011/05/11/google-chrome-160m-users/ I am one of them.
WORDS, BOOKS, LIBRARIES
Artificial Grammar Reveals Inborn Language Sense, Study Shows: http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2011/05/110513112256.htm
An Amazon Kindle Tablet in 2011?:
SCIENCE
Brain Performs Near Optimal Visual Search: http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2011/05/110508134929.htm
Researchers See a 'Picture' of Threat in the Brain: Work May Lead to New Model of Neuroinflammation: http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2011/05/110503133058.htm
Did the Universe begin asa slender thread/;
New Mineral Discovered: One of Earliest Minerals Formed in Solar System: http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2011/05/110506165310.htm
Fundamental question on how life started solved?:
Zombie ants have fungus on the brain:
New Insect Repellant May Be Thousands of Times Stronger Than DEET: http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2011/05/110509151244.htm
University Pond Reveals Hidden History of Fungi: http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2011/05/110511134211.htm
May11: Scientists Try to Counter Rome Earthquake Fear: http://news.sciencemag.org/scienceinsider/2011/05/scientists-try-to-counter-rome-e.html
TECHNOLOGY
A Renewable Twist on Fossil Fuels: http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2011/05/110505162938.htm
Harnessing the Energy of the Sun: New Technique Improves Artificial Photosynthesis: http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2011/05/110510134110.htm
Nuclear Catastrophe: How the lack of fundamental research on alternative energy led to a wrong energy policy : http://www.foreignpolicyjournal.com/2011/05/14/nuclear-catastrophe-how-the-lack-of-fundamental-research-on-alternative-energy-led-to-a-wrong-energy-policy/
Bezos Invests in Fusion and BP Funds Biofuels: http://www.technologyreview.com/blog/energy/26744/?nlid=4456
I wrote a nice comment :”Great Men make great errors!”
Ethics of Biofuels: Framework Outlined: http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2011/05/110509100938.htm
How to control complex networks:
How Three-Dimensional Transistors Went from Lab to Fab;
Energy-Harvesting Tech Could Boost Power for Cell Yellers: http://www.technewsworld.com/story/72419.html
Revolution- the first 2000 years of computing: http://www.computerhistory.org/revolution/
Graphene research promises nanoelctronics breakthrough:
Bob Rankin- how to buy a hard-drive: http://askbobrankin.com/how_to_buy_a_hard_drive.html?awt_l=4jAx_&awt_m=1bo1sTQca8P6SL
12 best free iPad apps:
Bee venom used to create ultra-sensitive explosives sensor: http://www.gizmag.com/bee-venom-used-to-create-ultra-sensitive-explosives-sensor/18609/
EDUCATION, CULTURE, ART
Windows to the Universe- culture, myth, art:
Learning- playtimes, a century of children’s games and rhymes:
A better way to teach:
Conflict history: http://www.conflicthistory.com/
Images of colonialism: http://hcl.harvard.edu/collections/digital_collections/colonialism.cfm
State of the news media 2011:
http://stateofthemedia.org/?src=pp-footer
A manifesto for the simple scribe – my 25 commandments for journalists: http://www.guardian.co.uk/science/blog/2011/jan/19/manifesto-simple-scribe-commandments-journalists
“The Story So Far: What We Know About the Business of Digital Journalism: http://www.journalism.columbia.edu/system/documents/465/original/Grueskin_Seave_release_-_FINAL.pdf
Nearly 100 pieces of fantastic journalism: http://www.theatlantic.com/entertainment/archive/2011/05/nearly-100-fantastic-pieces-of-journalism/238230/
Religion and Ethics- Newsweekly: http://www.pbs.org/wnet/religionandethics/
In the loop- knitting, origins and evolution:
BUSINESS
The Wall Street Money Machine:
The right way to get your ideas heard: http://blogs.hbr.org/cs/2011/02/the_right_way_to_get_your_idea.html
Using Neuroscience to Learn How To Build a Better Leader:
Whence leadership:
Are You A Great Leader? Does It Even Matter?: http://www.bnet.com/blog/business-myths/are-you-a-great-leader-does-it-even-matter/935?promo=857&tag=nl.e857
Leadership sincerity is bullshit:
Should you hire an over-qualified candidate?:
The right way to respond to failure: http://blogs.hbr.org/bregman/2011/03/the-right-way-to-respond-to-fa.html
How to be a presentation genius: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ufsBoDdHT8Y
Why risk is important:
HEALTH & MEDICINE
The human body, searchable in 3-D: http://www.technologyreview.com/biomedicine/37545/?nlid=4456
6 Easy Steps to Falling Asleep Fast: http://www.spring.org.uk/2011/05/6-easy-steps-to-falling-asleep-fast.php
A vaccine to attack cancer early: http://www.technologyreview.com/biomedicine/37520/?nlid=4458
New Marker Offers Hope for More Reliable Detection of Prostate Cancer: http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2011/05/110509151240.htm
Epidemics breed public disorder and the breakdown of trust:
Two devices treat Alzheimer’s: http://www.technologyreview.com/biomedicine/37553/?nlid=4463
Irritable Bowel Syndrome: Common Gastrointestinal Disorder Linked to Bacterial Overgrowth, Food Poisoning: http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2011/05/110511092409.htm
New Hope
THE PSYCHOPATH TEST: A JOURNEY THROUGH THE MADNESS INDUSTRY BY JON RONSON: http://www.bookslut.com/nonfiction/2011_05_017623.php
Homeopathy Is 'Dangerous and Wasteful,' Bioethics Expert Argues: http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2011/05/110509065749.htm
FOOD & COOKING
World wastes 1 billion tons of food a Year:
It Takes a Community of Soil Microbes to Protect Plants from Disease: http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2011/05/110505161001.htm
Beekeeper's Lament': A Rare Glimpse Inside the Endangered World of Beekeeping: http://www.alternet.org/story/150898/%27beekeeper%27s_lament%27%3A_a_rare_glimpse_inside_the_endangered_world_of_beekeeping?akid=6955.112117.KZuLBO&rd=1&t=8
Organic gardening: http://www.organicgardening.com/
Plan a food trip to Italy
The Best Belgian Chocolate Shops Travel Guide:
Top 10 Easy Main Dish Recipes: http://busycooks.about.com/od/easiestrecipes/tp/teneasypieces.htm?nl=1
The Sardine's Big Comeback: Why This Lowly Little Fish Should Be at the Top of Your Shopping List: http://www.alternet.org/story/150924/the_sardine%27s_big_comeback%3A_why_this_lowly_little_fish_should_be_at_the_top_of_your_shopping_list?akid=6955.112117.KZuLBO&rd=1&t=2
MISCELLANEA
How to Tell When Someone's Lying: Psychologist Helps Law Enforcement Agencies Tell Truth from Deception: http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2011/05/110510101627.htm
Only for atheista; agnostics are allowed to read it, believers are asked to ignore it- “Are all religions equally crazy?”: http://www.alternet.org/belief/150885/are_all_religions_equally_crazy/
Masculinity, a Delicate Flower: http://healthland.time.com/2011/05/05/masculinity-a-delicate-flower/
SELECTED NEWS
SPAM & SPYWARE
Bob Rankin how to stop fax spam: http://askbobrankin.com/how_to_stop_fax_spam.html?awt_l=4jAx_&awt_m=1gaOInLW48P6SL
VIRUSES & e-CROOKS
Cybercrime: http://www.aic.gov.au/en/crime_types/cybercrime.aspx
Top 4 Free Antivirus Software: http://itmanagement.earthweb.com/secu/article.php/3932731
Search engine poisoning:
Malicious Ads: Syndicated Malware Delivery
Website compromises- Understanding Web malware;
How to make a strong password: http://netsecurity.about.com/od/newsandeditorial1/a/How-To-Make-A-Strong-Password.htm?nl=1
Wendy Boswell:
Ten Ways To Protect Your Web Privacy Keep It Safe, Keep It Secret: http://websearch.about.com/od/enginesanddirectories/a/searchprivacy.htm?nl=1
Anonymous Surfing 101: http://websearch.about.com/od/searchingtheweb/a/anonymous.htm?nl=1
Beware of Osama bin Laden- related Internet scams:
How to Check Out a Hoax Five Ways You Can Check Out A Hoax on the Web: http://websearch.about.com/od/howtoevaluateawebsite/qt/hoax.htm?nl=1
Do you have autorun worms?: http://antivirus.about.com/od/securitytips/a/autorunfaqs.htm?nl=1
Bob Rankin- is your e-mail secure?
Bob Rankin- what to do when your antivirus fails?
WiFi
The Desktop Is Turning Mobile
Assessing the Risks of Wireless and Mobile Phone Radiation More Accurately: http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2011/05/110512082947.htm
What is Skype: http://voip.about.com/od/voipsoftware/p/whatisskype.htm?nl=1
Cellphones are killing bees:
I spent most the morning looking at these links and bookmarked a few. Thanks, Peter!
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ReplyDelete456 there will be even better and more interesting links (despite the fact that Saturday the world will end -see Family Radio- they know.)