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This article issued by the CIA gives an interesting insight into some of the broader issues that face the world over the next few years. The Intelligence Community: 2001-2015 UNCLASSIFIED Daunting Challenges, Hard Decisions The Intelligence Community: 2001-2015 Aris A Pappas and James M. Simon, Jr. Editor's Note:
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Amusing take on information and the web from Michael Wesch, Assistant Professor of Cultural Anthropology at the Kansas State University. His other stuff is also very interesting, e.g. Web 2.0 ... The Machine is Us/ing Us - it makes you think! via Aide-mémoire
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Of recent times I have been obsessed with the cooking and eating of jambalaya - in this case a Louisiana Creole inspired dish. I got this basic recipe from here, and I've been trying out variations for a few months now. I love the internet, otherwise it would
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The other day I saw a side of my Macbook that I was never supposed to see. The horror of it! I was helping out with some cross browser testing for a new website we're about to launch at work & for some reason the IT department needed
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Many people in Oz have been laughing along with Summer Heights High, which I've found to be only mildly amusing. But a friend recently put me on to a Kiwi show that is much funnier Seven Periods with Mr Gormsby. Gormsby is described as "... an out-dated, reactionary,
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Here is the call for papers that just came out for this conference ... To be held in Dunedin, New Zealand 11-13 June 2008 The International Conference on Computer-Mediated Social Networking (ICCMSN2008) will explore social networking issues such as formation of online communities and how collaboration and cooperation can be achieved.
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I've been wondering how wild and crazy we can get with web x.0 labels before someone makes the point that it's all a bit mad. Now Ross Dawson has raised the question with his post Why Web 3.0 is a meaningless term. It also
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Here are some rules, according to Mark Gibbs (CIO Magazine 04 September, 2006), that you must observe if you plan to have a career in IT: Rule No. 1: Do not annoy the guys with money. That means everyone above you with any influence on your budget or salary. They
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According to George F. Colony here are Six things about marketing in the world of Web 2.0 that the CEO should know: ? One: Your Company Is Inside-Out In An Outside-In World Two: Your Company Has A Bad Web Site Three: You Should Be Asking Your Customer One Question Four:
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Here is Randy Pausch being interviewed on Good Morning America about his 'last lecture'. More food for thought. I know I'm sort of obsessing about this, but I wonder how I'd behave in the same situation? via Aide-mémoire
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this is too funny - and really helpful for optimistic start-ups to play via Aide-mémoire
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This is a seriously interesting presentation by John Maeda - he is a graphic designer and computer scientist who works to link design and technology. He's given me several interesting ideas to ponder, not least of which is non-eating uses for fast food. Here's his website