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 : http://video.nytimes.com/video/2011/05/24/technology/internet/100000000833228/internet-future-debated-at-paris-e-g8.html?nl=todaysheadlines&emc=tha26
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 : Academic Uses of Social Media: Exploring 21st Century Communications: http://infodocket.com/2011/05/23/video-from-berkman-center-academic-uses-of-social-media-exploring-21st-century-communications/
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. , Tablets are TV Buddies while eReaders Make Great Bedfellows”; Tablets Popular in Bathroom: http://infodocket.com/2011/05/25/in-the-u-s-tablets-are-tv-buddies-while-ereaders-make-great-bedfellow-tablets-popular-in-bathroom/
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 Tsunami Extra Punch, Say Scientists: http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2011/05/110524094504.htm
Geophysics of the 9.0 magnitude Japan earthquake:
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