January 2012
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Mercedes Lets Drivers Access Facebook, Yelp And... →
The social media network will be part of the ‘mbrace 2 telematics system,’ running on a high-resolution screen on the 2013 SL-Class Mercedes–among other models–for next year.
via PSFK: http://www.psfk.com/2012/01/mercedes-benz-facebook-car.html#ixzz1kPqCpZwB
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“[Social network sites] encourage disparate individuals to connect, communicate,...”
– Ellison, N., Lampe, C., & Steinfield, C. (2009). Social Network Sites and Society: Current Trends and Future Possibilities. Interactions Magazine (16)
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Isn’t It Cute: An Evolutionary Perspective of... →
Citation: Miesler, L., Leder, H., & Herrmann, A. (2011). Isn’t it cute: An evolutionary perspective of baby-schema effects in visual product designs. International Journal of Design, 5(3), 17-30.
Abstract: Through applying an evolutionary approach, we examined affective consumer responses to facial features in product designs. Previous studies have suggested that consumers might perceive the...
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Clue as to why alcohol is addicting: Scientists... →
The finding marks the first time that endorphin release in the nucleus accumbens and orbitofrontal cortex in response to alcohol consumption has been directly observed in humans.
via Science Daily
Top 10 Under-Hyped Web Apps, 2011 Edition →
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December 2011
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Sheryl Sandberg's message to women: Apply for high... →
“The economic trends are super clear. The technical roles are in demand. Even in what is currently a very difficult situation for our country in unemployment. There’s a huge shortage of engineers who can build products like Facebook. And women need to have their fair share of those seats,” Facebook’s chief operating officer Sheryl Sandberg said.
via CBSNews
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WatchAbraham Verghese: A doctor’s touch (via Video on TED.com)
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WatchJay Bradner: Open-source cancer research (via Video on TED.com)
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November 2011
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“Any two users out of Facebook’s 721 million are separated only by 4.74 users,...”
– Any Two Users On Facebook Separated By Only 4.74 Degrees [Headlines] @PSFK
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Company Predicts The Future By Scanning Current... →
Through scanning across 50,000 sources that includes a range of things such as Exchange Commission filings and Twitter comments, the company [Recorded Fugure] can speculate product launches, annual meetings and even forecast financial trends.
via PSFK: http://www.psfk.com/2011/11/company-predicts-the-future-by-scanning-current-websites.html#ixzz1eN7h7KvK
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EMR vs EHR – What is the Difference? →
Electronic medical records (EMRs) are a digital version of the paper charts in the clinician’s office. An EMR contains the medical and treatment history of the patients in one practice.
Electronic health records (EHRs) do all those things—and more. EHRs focus on the total health of the patient—going beyond standard clinical data collected in the provider’s office and inclusive of a broader...
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Accessing MS SQL Server from Mac OS X (or Linux):... →
October 2011
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“Expectations are just leftover praise. They are a blessing. If you didn’t have...”
– Chris Shiflett
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WatchThe Art of Social Design By Leslie Bradshaw and Brad Cohen via SlideShare
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Makeup Makes Women Appear More Competent →
Wearing makeup … increases people’s perceptions of a woman’s likability, her competence and (provided she does not overdo it) her trustworthiness, according to a new study, which also confirmed what is obvious: that cosmetics boost a woman’s attractiveness.
via NYTimes
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Social Network Analysis with sna →
Modern social network analysis — the analysis of relational data arising from social systems — is a computationally intensive area of research. Here, we provide an overview of a software package which provides support for a range of network analytic functionality within the R statistical computing environment. General categories of currently supported functionality are described, and...
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Social Media in the News
Man assaults wife for not liking his facebook update
“That’s amazing everyone ‘Likes’ my status but you, you’re my wife. You should be the first one to ‘Like’ my status,” he allegedly told her before punching her in the cheek and pulling her hair. He was reportedly under the influence of alcohol at the time.
via Mashable
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The five uber-skills of Academia →
1) Being creative. Creativity is not just about generating a lot of ideas. Its about having the judgement to know which of them are any good.
2) Mastering a body of work. By the time you graduate, by the time you take your oral exams, you should be a leading authority on something.
3) Remaining aware of the rest. A Ph. D. is a well-rounded individual who keeps up on the big questions in other...
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Lance Armstrong To Launch Self-Tracking App For... →
At the Epatients conference this week in Philadelphia, PSFK heard Chris Dammert of the Lance Armstrong Foundation announce the launch of a Livestrong app to help cancer patients track and understand their illness. Livestrong’s ambition is to provide a direct service to help people fight cancer and empower them to act, and hopes that this service should support this goal. via...
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7 Tech Breakthroughs That Empower People With... →
via Mashable
The Kapten PLUS Personal Navigation Device
The DynaVox EyeMax System
The Car for the Blind
Google’s Driverless Car
The DEKA Robotic Arm
Cochlear Implant
The iBot Stair-Climbing Wheelchair
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