INFORMAVORE's SUNDAY No 476

My dear readers,  

Please read the issue No. 476 of this weekly publication.

As usual I am not competing with other publications and therefore

I have avoided to write about the most popular subjects as Nobel prizes and Steve Job’s death. IS is not a “me too” publication.

Peter

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INTERNET

 

With Big Data Comes Big Responsibilities Huge data sets are a powerful new tool for researchers, but a new paper says it's easy to be overconfident about what can be learned from them:. http://www.technologyreview.com/computing/38775/?nlid=nlcomp&nld=2011-10-05

SEARCH & FIND: What, where, how.  

The invisible Web: http://websearch.about.com/od/invisibleweb/The_Deep_Web_Find_Out_More_About_The_Deep_Web_Deep_Web_Search.htm

 Amazon's Cloud Gives Its New Browser an Unfair EdgeThe Silk browser—developed for Amazon's Kindle Fire—could make for the fastest mobile browsing experience yet: http://www.technologyreview.com/web/38728/?nlid=nlcomm&nld=2011-10-03

 

The Top Internet Memes of the Last 15 Years

Viral Humor, Bizarre Curiosities, and Infectious Storytelling: http://netforbeginners.about.com/od/weirdwebculture/tp/The-Best-Internet-Memes.htm?nl=1

BLOGS and SOCIAL SITES

What does eight years of blogging get you? http://www.twistimage.com/blog/archives/what-does-eight-years-of-blogging-get-you/

This small wonderful world (blogging):

http://culturaloffering.com/2011/10/04/the-small-world.aspx

Facebook now as big as the entire Internet was in 2004:

http://royal.pingdom.com/2011/10/05/facebook-now-as-big-as-the-entire-internet-was-in-2004/?utm_source=sel&utm_medium=scap&utm_campaign=email

The Simple Way to Avoid Social Media Failures:

http://blogs.hbr.org/cs/2011/08/the_simple_way_to_avoid_social.html

 

Infographic: 60 Seconds of Social Media Sharing:

http://www.pcmag.com/article2/0,2817,2394317,00.asp#fbid=K-AwImyODp2

GOOGLE

 

Peer into the inner workings of Google with search stats

http://websearch.about.com/b/2011/09/28/how-to-find-google-search-statistics.htm?nl=1

 

Google+ rides momentum up social net ranks

After opening membership to all, visits to Google+ skyrocket: http://www.computerworld.com/s/article/9220473/Google_rides_momentum_up_social_net_ranks?source=CTWNLE_nlt_pm_2011-10-03

Google Wallet Surprisingly Easy to Use: http://searchengineland.com/google-wallet-surprisingly-easy-to-use-95362

Top 10 negative Google News ranking factors:

http://searchengineland.com/top-10-negative-google-news-ranking-factors-95012

 

Marissa Mayer: I thought Google had a 2% chance of success: http://management.fortune.cnn.com/2011/10/03/marissa-mayer-google/?utm_source=sel&utm_medium=scap&utm_campaign=email

 

Google's Troubled Search for Valuable Patents An analysis suggests that patents it recently bought from IBM won't help much against competitors such as Apple and Microsoft:

http://www.technologyreview.com/computing/38791/?nlid=nldly&nld=2011-10-07

 

Who Will Win the Web Browser Battle: Google Chrome Vs FireFox:

http://skytechgeek.com/2011/08/who-will-win-the-web-browser-battle-google-chrome-vs-firefox/

Dan Ariely: Google and New Labor Models: http://bigthink.com/ideas/40391

WORDS, BOOKS, LIBRARIES

 

Linguistics Say what? To find new subjects of study, some linguists simply open their front doors

http://www.economist.com/node/21528592

15% of Americans own e-reader, 15% more want one

E-readers are becoming increasingly popular with current data putting ownership at 15% of Americans, according to a recent poll by Harris Interactive:

http://www.bizreport.com/2011/10/15-of-americans-own-e-reader-15-more-want-one.html

SCIENCE

 

Music of the brain, each synapse has its own natural rhythm:

http://www.kurzweilai.net/music-of-the-brain-each-synapse-has-its-own-natural-rhythm

 

When Water and Air Meet: New Light Shed On Mysterious Structure of World's Most Common Liquid Interface:

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2011/10/111003132208.htm

 

Pumice Proposed as Home to the First Life Forms:

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2011/10/111004132545.htm

 

Vicious Queen Ants Use Mob Tactics to Reach the Top:

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2011/09/110929235154.htm

Another faster-than-light neutrino challenge:

http://www.kurzweilai.net/another-faster-than-light-neutrinos-challenge

 

Neutrinos and the Speed of Light — A Primer on the CERN Study:

http://www.wired.com/geekdad/2011/09/neutrinos-and-the-speed-of-light-a-primer-on-the-cern-study/

The Scicurious Brain: The Good, Bad, and Weird in Physiology and Neuroscience:

http://blogs.scientificamerican.com/scicurious-brain/

Five iconic science images, and why they're wrong:

http://scienceblogs.com/sciencepunk/2011/09/five_iconic_science_images_and.php

Is chivalry the norm for insects?

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2011/10/111006125406.htm

TECHNOLOGY

 

Will Clean Energy Ever Be a Reality in the U.S.? Here's What's Standing in Our Way

Wind and solar sources make up almost half of all new electricity generation in Europe, but we're far behind in the U.S. -- so what gives?:

http://www.alternet.org/environment/152533/will_clean_energy_ever_be_a_reality_in_the_us_heres_whats_standing_in_our_way

Hydrogen Released to Fuel Cell More Quickly When Stored in Metal Nanoparticles:

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2011/09/110929122852.htm

 

Novel Energy-Storage Membrane: Performance Surpasses Existing Rechargeable Batteries and Supercapacitors:

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2011/09/110929074021.htm

Dipping May Improve Ultracapacitors and BatteriesA sheath of carbon nanotubes or conductive polymer improves the charge-storage capacity of electrodes:

http://www.technologyreview.com/energy/38790/?nlid=nlmat&nld=2011-10-06

 

Ionic Liquid Catalyst Helps Turn Emissions Into Fuel:

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2011/10/111006162537.htm

 

Components Based On Nature’s Example:

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2011/10/111005110241.htm

 

Technology to Make Old-Age Safer:

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2011/10/111006084030.htm

 

Early Stages of Carbon Nanotube Growth Discovered:

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2011/10/111003080512.htm

 

New Fabric Could Make Doing Laundry Unnecessary:

http://gimundo.com/news/article/new-fabric-could-make-doing-laundry-unnecessary/

EDUCATION, CULTURE, ART

 

Suffering of the Poor May Have Helped Societies With Class Structures Spread Across Globe:

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2011/09/110928152058.htm

Information and Human Society- Book review: http://www.americanscientist.org/bookshelf/pub/information-and-human-society

Culturomics 2.0: Forecasting large-scale human behavior using global news media tone in time and space: http://firstmonday.org/htbin/cgiwrap/bin/ojs/index.php/fm/article/view/3663/3040

 

Research Sheds Light On Origins of Greatness:

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2011/10/111005143726.htm

 

Fighting Prejudice Through Imitation: Asking White People to Mirror the Movements of a Black Person Lowers Their Levels of Implicit Prejudice:

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2011/10/111003132237.htm

A new blog- Lead. Learn. Live: http://davidkanigan.wordpress.com/

Bernadette Mayer’s  List of journal Ideas:

http://www.stumbleupon.com/su/1M3cP5/www.writing.upenn.edu/library/Mayer-Bernadette_Experiments.html

8 ironic effects of thought surpression: http://www.spring.org.uk/2011/10/8-ironic-effects-of-thought-suppression.php

Preying on sadness  Psychics do have special powers – turning grief into money:                    http://newhumanist.org.uk/2599/preying-on-sadness

 

Now the World is a Sadder, Sillier Place: http://www.joebageant.com/joe/2011/10/now-the-world.html

Writing guides: http://writing.colostate.edu/index.cfm

BUSINESS

Steve Jobs on Work and Love #RIPSteveJobs: http://www.gautamblogs.com/2011/10/steve-jobs-on-work-and-love.html

The new knowledge worker:

http://www.jarche.com/2011/10/the-new-knowledge-worker/

 

Leadership Development Carnival: October 2011 Edition http://www.elephantsatwork.com/leadership-development-carnival-october-2011-edition/

A very special case of marketing HBS Cases: Lady Gaga:

http://hbswk.hbs.edu/item/6812.html

Gerry McGovern- The future is about service:

http://www.gerrymcgovern.com/nt/2011/nt-2011-10-03-It's-service.htm

 

Managing Yourself: A Smarter Way to Network:

http://hbr.org/2011/07/managing-yourself-a-smarter-way-to-network/ar/1

 

Making a case for more candor at startups: http://blogs.reuters.com/small-business/2011/09/27/making-a-case-for-more-candor-at-startups/

Creative branding- the process of making your mark: http://hyder.me/marketing/creative-branding/

Eight tips to deal with explosive persons:

http://blog.ajnovickgroup.com/2007/09/eight-tips-to-deal-with-explosive.html

Managers need problem solving:

http://www.mysanantonio.com/news/article/Managers-need-problem-solving-2200608.php

 

Leadership: How to Prepare for a Black Swan

Disrupter analysis can help assess the risks of future catastrophic events:

http://www.strategy-business.com/article/11303?gko=e5fac&cid=20111004enews

 

.Leadership: Transforming Perceptions: 10 Steps to Managing the Way You Are Perceived at Work:  http://www.greatleadershipbydan.com/2011/10/transforming-perceptions-10-steps-to.html

When tributes matter the most:

http://blog.threestarleadership.com/2011/10/06/when-tributes-matter-most.aspx

Boost your productivity: http://nicholasbate.typepad.com/nicholas_bate/pdfs/boost.pdf

Three questions for effective feedback: http://blogs.hbr.org/hbsfaculty/2011/08/three-questions-for-effective-feedback.html

A nice management miniature (course): http://www.execupundit.com/2011/10/management-ramblings.html#links

16 Competencies Guaranteed to Deliver Results

http://leadershipfreak.wordpress.com/2011/10/03/16-competencies-guaranteed-to-deliver-results/

HEALTH & MEDICINE

Technologies for Healthier Living

New health-tracking apps, devices, and platforms from the Health 2.0 conference: http://www.technologyreview.com/biomedicine/38691/?nlid=nlbio&nld=2011-10-04

Level and Nature of Autistic Intelligence: What About Asperger Syndrome?:

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2011/09/110928180405.htm

 

One Quarter of Seniors Over 70 Have Had Silent Strokes:

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2011/10/111004113739.htm

 

Depression Uncouples Brain's 'Hate Circuit', MRI Study Finds:

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2011/10/111004113751.htm

Biologists Find 'Surprising' Number of Unknown Viruses in Sewage: http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2011/10/111005172651.htm

FOOD & COOKING

 

Biofuels may push 120 million into hunger:

http://www.alternet.org/newsandviews/article/675410/biofuels_may_push_120_million_into_hunger/#paragraph4

 

Weeds Are Vital to the Existence of Farmland Species, Study Finds:

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2011/09/110929122755.htm

 

Killing Crop-Eating Pests: Compounds Work by Disrupting Bugs' Winter Sleep:  http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2011/09/110928110014.htm

Closer to solve the cod mystery:

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2011/10/111004132710.htm

Google launches beer:

http://news.cnet.com/8301-17852_3-20114138-71/google-launches-beer/

Understanding Wine: It's About Wisdom, Not Knowledge:

http://www.forbes.com/sites/jefflefevere/2011/10/02/understanding-wine-its-about-wisdom-not-knowledge/

 

Try a New Recipe! - All the Newest & Best Thai Recipes:

http://thaifood.about.com/od/thairecipes/tp/newestrecipes.htm?nl=1

 

Top 10 Middle Eastern Recipes for Beginners:

http://mideastfood.about.com/od/middleeasternfood101/tp/beginnerrecipes.htm?nl=1

MISCELLANEA

 

Kim Noble: The woman with 100 personalities:

http://www.guardian.co.uk/lifeandstyle/2011/sep/30/kim-noble-woman-with-100-personalities

SELECTED NEWS

SPAM & SPYWARE   

VIRUSES & e-CROOKS

 

The future of malware. Watch out for whaling, smartphone worms and social media scams, not to mention attacks targeting your car and house: http://www.computerworld.com/s/article/9220459/The_future_of_malware?source=CTWNLE_nlt_dailyam_2011-10-04

 

What's In Your Inbox?:

http://antivirus.about.com/od/emailscams/a/Whats-In-Your-Inbox.htm?nl=1

 

What is zero day exploit?:

http://antivirus.about.com/b/2011/10/05/what-is-a-zero-day-exploit.htm?nl=1

An Infection That Produces a Glazed Look- a book about the Conficker worm:

http://www.nytimes.com/2011/10/04/books/mark-bowdens-worm-about-conficker-review.html

 

Being Smart about Cloud Security

An authority on Web security believes your data might be safer in the cloud: http://www.technologyreview.com/business/38714/?nlid=nlbus&nld=2011-10-07.

WiFi

Let's Talk, iPhone

Could Apple be about to give iPhone users an AI personal assistant? And if so, will people like it?: http://www.technologyreview.com/computing/38739/?nlid=nlcomp&nld=2011-10-05

Amazon and Microsoft Take the Battle to Google:

http://www.ecommercetimes.com/story/73398.html

Top 100 best Android apps:

http://savedelete.com/top-100-best-android-apps.html