Tag Archives: Conversation

Endpoints Versus The Internet Of Things

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Last week on Twitter, a few friends of mine, IT industry analysts and journalists, were tossing around the conversational ball.  We were debating terminology — The Internet of Things — that has...

Google and the Social CRM Business

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Relax, CRM vendors. Google is not getting into the customer relationship management business (CRM) anytime soon. But they should. Google seems to understand the Social CRM needs of small and medium...

The Next Revolution In School Tech: Bring Your Own Device

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The combination of students and mobile phones has long been a source of anxiety for teachers. Instead of being engrossed in the lesson, the assumption is pupils will be unable to resist the lure of...

Proposing A Compelling OSCON Talk

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By Simon St. Laurent The OSCON call for proposals closes on January 30th. I’ve seen some great explanations of how to write a conference proposal generally, and my co-chair Matthew McCullough has an...
    






Big Data Systems Are Making A Difference In The Fight Against Cancer

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By Ben Lorica As open source, big data tools enter the early stages of maturation, data engineers and data scientists will have many opportunities to use them to “work on stuff that matters.” Along...
    






Should Digital Health Startups Prioritize Eyeballs or Revenue?

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The good news, I guess, is that the well-worn “eyeballs versus revenue” debate – a dialog that has beset the tech world for years – has at long last reached digital health, suggesting that now there...
    






Questions and answers about Obama’s new NSA rules

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Questions and answers about Obama's plan to rein in NSA snooping on phone records and emails WASHINGTON (AP) — President Barack Obama is ordering changes to spy programs that sweep up...
    






Facebook and NBC Look Towards A Social Winter Olympics, Just Don’t Mention The Tape Delay Or #NBCfail

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NBC and Facebook have announced a content sharing deal for coverage around this year’s Winter Olympics from Sochi in Russia. It continues Facebook’s ‘social’ relationship with the Olympics via NBC,...
    






Goldie Hawn Wants Mindful Works

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Goldie Hawn is taking her organization The Hawn Foundation one step ahead. The Academy Award Winning actress is going to launch “Mindful Works” in collaboration with Mark Bertolini, Chairman, CEO and...