Saturday, July 9, 2011

INFORMAVORE's SUNDAY No 463

My dear readers,

This issue of IS marks the 9-th anniversary of IK- i.e. Info Kappa,
my newsletter- that started at July 9, 2002. I am not impressed more by numerology than by astrology – but numbers and symmetry have a peculiar beauty, especially if good memories
and hard work are associated with them.
468 weeks, 463 issues of what now is the INFORMAVORE’s SUNDAY but has the hidden ambition to be a publication for INFOGOURMETs.  Unfortunately, the word INFOCHEF was
not created by me.
It seems the Internet can not help much to increase the popularity
of my selection of links- but it is a pleasure and a challenge to
compose it, week by week, till…
Yours as ever,
Peter


SEARCH

INTERNET

Too much information  How to cope with data overload:
http://www.economist.com/node/18895468?story_id=18895468


Is the Internet good or bad for our brains?
http://scholarlykitchen.sspnet.org/2011/07/06/is-the-internet-bad-for-our-brains-the-answer-is-subtle-and-complex-but-quite-reassuring/

 

Internet 'victim of vicious smear campaign', finds report:                          http://www.newscientist.com/blogs/onepercent/2011/07/niall-firth-technology-editorh.html



SEARCH & FIND: What, where, how.  
  

 Wendy Boswell: Find out what people are looking for with Yahoo Clues: http://websearch.about.com/b/2011/06/30/find-out-what-people-are-looking-for-with-yahoo-clues.htm?nl=1


Yahoo People Search: http://websearch.about.com/od/freepeoplesearchsites/p/Yahoo-People-Search.htm?nl=1

 

Use the Web as a Phone Book:

http://websearch.about.com/od/findphonenumbers/tp/Use-The-Web-As-A-Phone-Book.htm?nl=1

 

Search Engines: 8 Tips on How to Use Them Like a Pro:

http://www.thirdage.com/news/search-engines-8-tips-on-how-to-use-them-like-a-pro_07-03-2011
                                    
BLOGS and SOCIAL SITES

 

Europe’s social media hotspots. Where networking works: http://www.economist.com/blogs/dailychart/2011/07/europe%E2%80%99s-social-media-hotspots&fsrc=nwl

 

God's Chosen Tweeters? Religion and Social Media:

http://www.alternet.org/story/151516/god%27s_chosen_tweeters_religion_and_social_media_?akid=7214.112117.YPLTzb&rd=1&t=29

Facebook confirms “awesome” Skype integration
http://www.computerworld.com/s/article/9218204/Facebook_confirms_awesome_Skype_integration?taxonomyId=15

 

Find Someone on Facebook Using Just An Email Address:

http://websearch.about.com/od/emailsearch/qt/facebook-email-search.htm?nl=1

Some simple ways to expand your Twitter following:
http://personalweb.about.com/od/howtotwitter/a/Expand-Your-Twitter-Following.htm?nl=1

GOOGLE

Google, rethink your mission!:
http://blogs.forbes.com/stevedenning/2011/07/05/google-rethink-your-mission/?partner=technology_newsletter

Free Google-Plus Invites for everyone:
http://savedelete.com/free-google-plus-invites-for-everyone-simply-provide-your-email-in-comments.html

Wendy Boswell- the Google social network, Google plus.
http://websearch.about.com/b/2011/06/29/the-google-social-network-google.htm?nl=1

Bob Rankin- will Google Plus kill Facebook?
http://askbobrankin.com/will_google_kill_facebook.html?awt_l=4jAx_&awt_m=JdGqW9.Sg8P6SL

 


Google vs Facebook by the numbers:
http://www.computerworld.com/s/article/9218177/Google_vs._Facebook_by_the_numbers?source=CTWNLE_nlt_dailyam_2011-07-07

One Week In, Google+ Users Are Growing Followers, Getting Traffic:

http://searchengineland.com/one-week-in-google-users-are-growing-followers-getting-traffic-84371?utm_source=sel&utm_medium=scap&utm_campaign=email


Google’s Blogger and Picasa to get renamed soon:
http://searchengineland.com/googles-blogger-picasa-to-get-renamed-soon-report-84311

Apple cloud vs. Google cloud: The philosophical differences:

http://www.techrepublic.com/blog/hiner/apple-cloud-vs-google-cloud-the-philosophical-differences/8492?tag=nl.e099

Languages of the World Wide Web:
http://googleresearch.blogspot.com/2011/07/languages-of-world-wide-web.html

WORDS, BOOKS, LIBRARIES

 

World eBook Fair – 6.5 million ebooks available through August 4th: http://www.libraries.wright.edu/noshelfrequired/?p=3985

eBooks: Project Gutenberg Celebrates Its 40th Anniversary; Brief History Now Available:                             http://infodocket.com/2011/07/05/ebooks-project-gutenberg-celebrates-its-40th-anniversary-brief-history-now-available/


SCIENCE

 

Chips Hold the Key to Understanding the Human Brain:

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2011/07/110706195746.htm

 

How your memories can be twisted under social pressure:

http://www.kurzweilai.net/how-your-memories-can-be-twisted-under-social-pressure

 

Western Researchers can predict future actions from human brain activity:

http://www.uwo.ca/its/brain/news/predictactivity.html

 

Brain Co-Opts the Body to Promote Moral Behavior, Study Finds

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2011/07/110707092443.htm

 

Physicist's discovery alters conventional understanding of sight:

http://thecollege.syr.edu/connections/news/Foster_vision_research.html

 

Sex evolved to prevent parasite infections , say scientists:

http://io9.com/5818015/sex-evolved-to-prevent-parasite-infections

 

The 7 sleaziest mating rituals in animal kingdom:
http://www.cracked.com/article_19295_the-7-sleaziest-mating-rituals-in-animal-kingdome.html

ScienceShot: How Tree Frogs Keep Their Feet Sticky:

http://news.sciencemag.org/sciencenow/2011/07/scienceshot-how-tree-frogs-keep.html?etoc&elq=6136f7be9bef425c87a7eefd1eb9dbde


For the Universe, Size Matters: http://www.time.com/time/health/article/0,8599,2079803,00.html

 

The Holographic Universe: Is Our 3D World Just an Illusion?:

http://www.technewsworld.com/story/72804.html

Was the space shuttle a mistake?
http://www.technologyreview.com/computing/37981/?nlid=nldly&nld=2011-07-06&a=f

 

Web Weaving Skills Provide Clues to Aging, Spider Study Reveals:

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2011/07/110701203728.htm

 

Gargantuan wombat the size of an SUV stuns scientists:

http://www.newsday.com/news/nation/gargantuan-wombat-the-size-of-an-suv-stuns-scientists-1.3010164


New Theory On Origin of Birds: Enlarged Skeletal Muscles:

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2011/06/110622115317.htm

Nature Uses Screws and Nuts: Previously Unknown Musculoskeletal System Discovered in Weevils: http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2011/07/110701082802.htm


Worm Atlas: http://www.wormatlas.org/

 

New Plant Genus, Species Discovered in St. Johns River, Florida

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2011/07/110707131426.htm

Classical peer review- an empty gun:
http://breast-cancer-research.com/content/12/S4/S13

TECHNOLOGY

 

Renewable energy at a crossroads:

http://www.strategy-business.com/article/00082?gko=5cba5



Building bigger, better wind turbines:
http://www.technologyreview.com/energy/37983/?nlid=nldly&nld=2011-07-06

Biofuels from the Sea: Seaweed May Prove a Viable Future Biofuel, Especially If Harvested in Summer: http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2011/07/110703222931.htm


Termites' Digestive System Could Act as Biofuel Refinery:

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2011/07/110705183632.htm

Solar cells that see red:
http://www.technologyreview.com/energy/37994/?nlid=nldly&nld=2011-07-07

Investment Could Boost a New Form of Wave Power:

http://www.technologyreview.com/energy/37992/?nlid=nldly&nld=2011-07-07

 

The Anthropocene Debate Do Humans Deserve Their Own Geological Era?: http://www.spiegel.de/international/world/0,1518,773233,00.html

 

A new way to build nanostructures:

http://www.physorg.com/news/2011-07-nanostructures.html

Mac vs. PC: A Hunch Rematch: http://blog.hunch.com/?p=45344




EDUCATION, CULTURE, ART

 

Salman Khan: Let's use video to reinvent education:

http://www.ted.com/talks/salman_khan_let_s_use_video_to_reinvent_education.html

 

http://howtosavetheworld.ca/2011/07/04/nothing-much-left-to-say-about-civilizations-end/ An essay by Dave Pollard

 

The Globe’s Not Only Getting Hotter. It’s More Unjust and Unstable, Too: http://www.alternet.org/story/151542/the_globe%E2%80%99s_not_only_getting_hotter._it%E2%80%99s_more_unjust_and_unstable%2C_too?akid=7214.112117.YPLTzb&rd=1&t=27


Guerilla Dissent:
http://leavingbabylon.wordpress.com/2011/06/15/guerrilla-dissent/

Mastering new complexities of modern life: A matter of survival: http://english.peopledaily.com.cn/90001/90780/91421/7431290.html

 

The Russian Region That's Dying on Europe's Doorstep:

http://www.time.com/time/world/article/0,8599,2068398,00.html
 

World’s Heritage, new properties inscribed 2011: http://whc.unesco.org/en/newproperties/

 

Evil scientist wants to teach people to do good:

http://www.npr.org/2011/07/04/137531649/evil-scientist-wants-to-teach-people-to-do-good

 

Terrorists Get Better with Practice: New Mathematical Model Shows How Fatal Attacks Escalate Over Time: http://www.scientificamerican.com/article.cfm?id=fatal-attacks-escalate

 

Nicholas Bate: ThingsWhichWhenFullyRealisedChangeYourLifeForTheBetterFifty: http://blog.strategicedge.co.uk/2011/07/thingswhichwhenfullyrealisedchangeyourlifeforthebetterfifty.html


25 things I’ve learned from kids:
http://listsgalore.blogspot.com/2011/06/25-things-ive-learned-from-kids.html

Do you want to live forever?
http://www.wilsonquarterly.com/blog/index.cfm/Current_Books/2011/5/31/do-you-want-to-live-forever

 

Disconnected?

We've heard that obesity and divorce can be passed from one person to another. Critics now wonder how the "social contagion" studies ever passed peer review:

http://www.slate.com/id/2298208/pagenum/all


BUSINESS

 

Focus and Scale on the Internet

The next wave of online business models must focus narrowly, rather than blindly pursuing scale.

http://www.strategy-business.com/article/11204?gko=741c1&cid=20110705enews

 

Business Fiction:

http://youngisaac.typepad.com/artie/2011/06/business-fiction.html

Cultural Offerings recommends reading this great blog on a daily basis: http://www.execupundit.com/

3 simple steps to cam down your inner perfectionist:

http://www.thehealthylifecoach.com/adrenal-fatigue/3-simple-steps-to-calm-your-inner-perfectionist/

 

The July 3rd Leadership Development Carnival 2011:

http://www.greatleadershipbydan.com/2011/07/july-3rd-leadership-development.html

The Right Response is not Always Instant:
http://blogs.hbr.org/ashkenas/2011/04/the-right-response-is-not-alwa.html

How Decision-Makers Complicate Choice:

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2011/07/110708124540.htm


HEALTH & MEDICINE

Functioning Small Intestine Created in Laboratory Experiments:

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2011/07/110705183901.htm

 

Genome Analysis Will Reveal How Bacteria in Our Guts Make Themselves at Home:

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2011/06/110630112643.htm

Making Genomics Routine in Cancer Care: http://www.technologyreview.com/biomedicine/37993/?nlid=nldly&nld=2011-07-08

 

Naked Mole-Rat Genome: Scientists Sequence DNA of Cancer-Resistant Rodent

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2011/07/110705104220.htm

 

Surgeons carry out first synthetic windpipe transplant:

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/health-14047670

 

Egyptian Fenugreek Seeds Blamed for Deadly E. coliOutbreak; European Authorities Issue Recall:

http://news.sciencemag.org/scienceinsider/2011/07/egyptian-fenugreek-seeds-blamed.html?etoc&elq=6136f7be9bef425c87a7eefd1eb9dbde

 

Why Patients With Epidermolysis Bullosa Suffer Extreme Pain:

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2011/07/110708124343.htm

 

Noise-Canceling Devices for a Good Night’s Sleep: http://www.nytimes.com/2011/07/07/garden/noise-cancelling-devices-for-a-good-nights-sleep-home-tech.html?_r=1&nl=todaysheadlines&emc=tha26

 

New Technology Makes Textiles Permanently Germ-Free:

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2011/07/110705123625.htm


FOOD & COOKING

 

UN calls for greener food production to feed world in 2050:

http://www.washingtonpost.com/world/asia-pacific/un-calls-for-greener-food-production-to-feed-world-in-2050/2011/07/05/gHQAVnlqyH_story.html

Return of the Meat-Eaters: Many Lapsed Vegetarians Become 'Ethical Omnivores':

http://newsfeed.time.com/2011/06/30/return-of-the-meat-eaters-many-lapsed-vegetarians-become-ethical-omnivores/

Red wine- exercise in a bottle?:
http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2011/06/110630131840.htm
 
Recipes, great site, Cookblast:
http://websearch.about.com/b/2011/06/30/find-out-what-people-are-looking-for-with-yahoo-clues.htm?nl=1

Thai salads: http://thaifood.about.com/od/thaisnacks/tp/bestthaisalads.htm?nl=1

 

It's Time to End the War on Salt

The zealous drive by politicians to limit our salt intake has little basis in science:

MISCELLANEA

About insect repellents:

http://altmedicine.about.com/od/homeremedyhowtos/a/insect_repel.htm?nl=1
http://chemistry.about.com/cs/howthingswork/a/aa050503a.htm?nl=1
http://greenliving.about.com/od/thegreenyard/a/insect_repellents.htm?nl=1
http://pediatrics.about.com/od/childhoodmedications/a/609_insect_repl.htm?nl=1

SELECTED NEWS

SPAM & SPYWARE    

 

As the Internet evolves, is there a place for spam?: http://www.itworld.com/security/178991/internet-evolves-there-place-spam


VIRUSES & e-CROOKS

 

How to live with malware infections: http://www.infoworld.com/d/security/how-live-malware-infections-668


A Futures Market for Computer Security: http://www.technologyreview.com/computing/37967/?nlid=nldly&nld=2011-07-05&a=f

 

Google+ Scam Spreading Via Fake Invites [WARNING]:

http://www.stumbleupon.com/su/1SlR15/mashable.com/2011/07/04/google-plus-scam/

TDL-4 = The New Baddest Malware on the Block:

http://netsecurity.about.com/b/2011/07/04/tdl-4-the-new-baddest-malware-on-the-block.htm?nl=1

TDSS aka TDL: An Invincible Botnet?:

http://antivirus.about.com/b/2011/07/03/tdss-aka-tdl-an-invincible-botnet.htm?nl=1

Common Botnets:
http://antivirus.about.com/od/virusdescriptions/a/botnets.htm?nl=1

WiFi

The Future of Mobile Payments (Infographic)
http://mashable.com/2011/07/08/the-future-of-mobile-payments-infographic/

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