MORE 'INFORMATION-TECHNOLOGY' POSTS
We’ve said on several occasions that QR codes were going to become less important as image recognition technology (nothing to scan, just point and shoot) and search improves. We continue to believe that in some situations, info recognition will be very useful. Today, Media Post has an article about a new Yankee Group report that […]
Title: NMC Horizon Report: 2011 Museum Edition Source: New Media Consortium The NMC Horizon Report: 2011 Museum Edition, is a coproduction with the Marcus Institute for Digital Education in the Arts (MIDEA), and examines emerging technologies for their potential impact on and use in education and interpretation within the museum environment. The international composition of […]
Mitigating Risk in the Use of Social Media Most government employees and agencies protect their computers by installing and updating reliable anti-virus software. Managers, IT staff and front-line workers understand the threats posed by malicious software, and they know that they have to take steps to counter that threat. But as more agencies take advantage […]
From an ASI Announcement: The American Society for Indexing (ASI) is a nonprofit, professional membership organization promoting excellence in the indexing of books, journals and other information sources in print and electronic media. To meet our goal of keeping members up to date on advances in indexing technology we recently formed the ASI Digital Trends […]
New statistics from Nielsen. U.S. numbers. Via Nielsen Wire: Nielsen’s third quarter survey of mobile users reveals that while only 43 percent of all US mobile phone subscribers own a smartphone, a mobile phone with a powerful operating system, the vast majority of those under the age of 44 now have smartphones. In fact, 62 […]
IMLS Seeks Input on Proposed Framework for Digitally Inclusive Communities
Associations and Organizations, Libraries, Management and Leadership
|From the Institute for Museum and Library Services: The Institute of Museum and Library Services, working together with the International City and County Management Association and the University of Washington Information School, is seeking public input on its proposed framework for Building Digitally Inclusive Communities. The framework is intended to help community leaders convene community discussions […]
From a Carnegie Mellon University Announcement: Internet users who want to protect their privacy by stopping advertisers and other companies from tracking their online behavior will have great difficulty doing so with commonly available “opt-out” tools, researchers at Carnegie Mellon University report. User testing found that privacy options in popular browsers, as well as online […]
Books in Browsers 2011 is over* and we’re compiling as many of the presentations as we can discover. Check this post often for new entries. A complete video archive of all presentations here is now becoming available online. Contributions Welcome! Wednesday Presentations (Books in Browsers Ignite) + Books as Social Objects Presenter: Henrik Berggren, Readmill […]
From a PBS Announcement: PBS has announced that STEVE JOBS – ONE LAST THING has been added to the primetime lineup following the premiere episode of NOVA “The Fabric of the Cosmos.” Through interviews with colleagues and others who knew the creative genius whose innovations transformed the lives of millions, ONE LAST THING provides an […]
Oracle Buys Endeca
Archives and Special Collections, Data Files, Libraries, Management and Leadership, News, Public Libraries
|From an Oracle News Release: On October 18, 2011, Oracle announced it has entered into an agreement to acquire Endeca, a leading provider of unstructured data management, web commerce and business intelligence solutions. The transaction is subject to customary closing conditions and is expected to close before the end of 2011. After the transaction closes, […]