SEARCH
INTERNET
Stop organizing your e-mails says study: http://www.technologyreview.com/blog/mimssbits/26784/?nlid=4506
Future of Internet is debated in Paris
World Record in Ultra-Rapid Data Transmission: http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2011/05/110523101741.htm
Some Metrics Regarding the Volume of Online Activity
Internet of Things: A Simple Concept – Numerous Challenges: http://infodocket.com/2011/05/26/internet-of-things-a-simple-concept-%E2%80%93-numerous-challenges/
Why e-mail is crucial for Google, Microsoft and Yahoo!: http://royal.pingdom.com/2011/05/24/why-email-is-crucial-to-google-microsoft-and-yahoo/?utm_source=sel&utm_medium=scap&utm_campaign=email
SEARCH & FIND: What, where, how.
Wendy Boswell the top ten job search engines on the Web
Three ways to search for jobs on Indeed.com; http://websearch.about.com/b/2011/05/20/indeed-com-job-search-three-ways-to-search-for-a-job.htm?nl=1
Monster jobs:
Yahoo’s emphasis is ‘better’ not ‘new”:
13 Websites for Search Engine and Browser Market Share Statistics: http://searchenginewatch.com/article/2073613/13-Websites-for-Search-Engine-and-Browser-Market-Share-Statistics
The Four Best Free Microsoft Word Alternatives: http://wordprocessing.about.com/od/choosingsoftware/tp/topwordalternatives.htm?nl=1
20 best photo-editing software for free download:
BLOGS and SOCIAL SITES
Social Internetworking- very useful for ambitious bloggers: http://mike.watts.net.nz/SocialInternetworking.pdf
LinkedIn Soars, Helping Facebook, Not Twitter:
Video from Berkman Center
GOOGLE
Google introduces its official search blog:
Bob Rankin- what is Google Music: http://askbobrankin.com/what_is_google_music.html?awt_l=4jAx_&awt_m=1ZnSuhCvj8P6SL
How the Rise of Google's Chromebook Is Like the Rise of Multicellular Life: http://www.technologyreview.com/blog/mimssbits/
Google launches Google Correlate: http://web.resourceshelf.com/go/resourceblog/64380
Search anonymizer: http://www.scroogle.org/
WORDS, BOOKS, LIBRARIES
7 most popular online dictionary:
For English- Romanian-English translations http://ro-en.ro
is excellent!
E-books spark a revolution in self-publishing: http://www.stumbleupon.com/su/21853g/www.kansascity.com/2011/05/21/2888040/e-books-fuel-a-boom-in-self-publishing.html
Kobo and Barnes and Noble Announce New Compact, Touchscreen E-Readers: http://portables.about.com/od/ebookreasers/a/New-Touchscreen-Nook-and-Kobo-E-Readers.htm?nl=1
In the U.S.
SCIENCE
Open science: a future shaped by shared experience: http://www.guardian.co.uk/education/2011/may/22/open-science-shared-research-internet
'Death Anxiety' Prompts People to Believe in Intelligent Design, Reject Evolution, Study Suggests: http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2011/03/110330192201.htm
Your Culture May Influence Your Perception of Death:
Details of Japan Earthquake Explain Its Extraordinary Strength and Unexpectedness: http://www.scientificamerican.com/article.cfm?id=details-of-japan-earthquake
Unusual Earthquake Gave Japan
Geophysics of the 9.0 magnitude Japan
Seismologists tried for manslaughter over quake
Italian scientists didn't alert public ahead of time, although peers say that's not possible: http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/43187273/
The limits of tornado predictions: http://www.technologyreview.com/computing/37634/?nlid=4522&a=f
Bleach in the Icelandic Volcanic Cloud:
Bacteria make rain, bioprecipitation researchers say: http://www.scienceagogo.com/news/20110424204233data_trunc_sys.shtml
2011 top 10 coolest new species: http://earthsky.org/biodiversity/2011-top-10-coolest-new-species
Ants Give New Evidence for Interaction Networks:
Science Publishes Multiple Critiques of Arsenic Bacterium Paper:
Mathematically ranking ranking methods:
Giant water bug photographed devouring baby turtle: http://www.bbc.co.uk/nature/13500857
TECHNOLOGY
New Green Technology for Hydrogen Production:
Photosynthesis vs Photovoltaics which one is more efficient?
Biobutanol next generation of biofuels
Discovery opens the door to generating electricity from microbes:
http://www.gizmag.com/bacteria-protein-structure-microbial-fuel-cells/18726/
Metamaterials could significantly boost wireless power transmission:
http://www.gizmag.com/metamaterials-wireless-power/18711/
Bob Rankin- free PC maintenance tools:
EDUCATION, CULTURE, ART
Prophecy Fail
What happens to a doomsday cult when the world doesn't end?
Philosophy as complementary science: http://www.philosophypress.co.uk/?p=375
A new book by Mike Shermer- “The believing brain”:
Truth Decay: Conspiracy Theories and Hoaxes Are Blurring:
Reality: http://www.alternet.org/story/151079/truth_decay%3A_conspiracy_theories_and_hoaxes_are_blurring_reality?akid=7014.112117.mGngRZ&rd=1&t=2
Teaching resources:
Nanotechnology: http://community.nsee.us/
Science, Technology Engineering, Mathematics:: http://www.stemedcoalition.org/
Engineering: http://www.teachengineering.org/
Biotechnology: http://www.biotechinstitute.org/teaching-resources
Eyewitness to history:
Happiness 12:
http://7breaths.tumblr.com/post/5428283750/happiness-12
The psychopath test-Running Down a Sanity Checklist:
http://www.nytimes.com/2011/05/17/books/the-psychopath-test-by-jon-ronson-review.html?_r=1&ref=books
The Economist debate- is measuring happiness a good idea?:
A new remarkable essay by Dave Pollard: http://howtosavetheworld.ca/2011/05/26/running-out-of-time/
In praise of pen and paper:
BUSINESS
Professionalism 101: http://nicholasbate.typepad.com/nicholas_bate/2009/03/professionalism101-1.html Thanks to Cultural Offering!
Innovation- Change the World, and Win Fabulous Prizes:
Malcolm Gladwell on innovation, truths and confusions. Part 2: http://blogs.forbes.com/stevedenning/2011/05/24/gladwell-on-innovation-truths-confusions-part-2/?partner=smallbusiness_newsletter
The Financial Literacy Toolkit: http://www.getrichslowly.org/blog/2011/04/29/the-financial-literacy-toolkit/
The economics of unhappiness:
Nicholas Bate – 50 things to remember:
Ron Clark: Encourage Your People To Encourage Each Other:
Dan Pink- employees are faster and more creative when solving other people’s problems:
ples-problems.html (I commented)
Gerry Mc Govern-Top tasks define your brand and reputation
Use stories to persuade: http://blogs.hbr.org/cs/2011/03/using_stories_as_a_tool_of_per.html
How to get involved without micro-managing people
Anecdotally- always interesting and very useful:
Students teach business ethics: http://blogs.hbr.org/cs/2011/03/students_teach_business_ethics.html
HEALTH & MEDICINE
Is Fear Deficit a Harbinger of Future Psychopaths?
Does Eating Give You Pleasure, or Make You Anxious?:
A sleep monitoring shirt: http://www.technologyreview.com/video/?vid=710
Why people with schizophrenia may have troubles reading social cues:
Medicines from Plants: http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2011/05/110526102759.htm
FOOD & COOKING
Fooducate: A Brilliant Professor of All Things Edible: http://www.fooducate.com/
I think that “Nourishing the Planet” is an excellent publication: http://blogs.worldwatch.org/nourishingtheplanet/
Is organic food the answer?:
10 minute recipes: http://busycooks.about.com/od/fastestrecipes/a/10minutes.htm?nl=1
20 minute recipes:
Top 10 chicken recipes: http://bbq.about.com/od/chicken/tp/10chicken.htm?nl=1
10 great potato salads:
Good cooking: http://pinchofyum.com/
Sweet Wheat' for Tastier and More Healthful Baking:
The miniature life of food and drink:
MISCELLANEA
Too Easy to Steal Cargo from Transport Networks: Research Points to Solutions: http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2011/05/110524081148.htm
A publication I am reading regularly-(subscribed) about bizarre but true news, mainly re peak performances of human stupidity: http://www.thisistrue.com/
SELECTED NEWS
SPAM & SPYWARE
VIRUSES & e-CROOKS
Facebook can’t solve privacy problems with technology:
Bob Rankin which free antivirus software is the best?”
How to create a secure password:
New malware scanner finds 5% of Windows PCs infected:
WiFi
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