If you read nothing else, check out the last para: “If we keep seeing the same links and catchphrases ricocheting around our social networks, it might mean we are being exposed only to what we want to hear…You might say to yourself: ‘I am in a g…
URL: http://www.zdnet.com/blog/hinchcliffe/assessing-the-bus…The latest surveys continue to show the social computing provides real business benefits, but is it really as rosy as all that? Dion Hinchcliffe takes a closer look at what benefits ar…
A useful article about Quora. I’m still trying to make up my mind about it. I started using the service about 2 weeks ago, since when I’ve asked one question (currently not answered) and responded to three questions. However, I’ve started to follo…
I’ve been following WolframAlpha for some time – they have an intriguing (some may say mysterious) business model based on a very powerful semantic search platform with ability to answer any and every question with speed and accuracy. I was intrig…
Wolfram Alpha have announced a big change to its pricing plans which gives non-commercial users 2,000 free calls a month. Also mention of an upcoming data API, which sounds like it might offer a more programmer-friendly version of the results. Any…
URL: http://www.theyworkforyou.com/debates/?id=2011-01-19a.9…Excellent speech from Sir Alan Haselhurst pointing out the many deficiencies in the rail transport infrastructure between London and Cambridge (and stations in between) – including Sta…
One could ask “what’s the connection between Facebook and the Iranian Nuclear Programme?” – Answer – both under attack from cybercrime. Details in this clipping. The quote from the author also worth noting: “The scale of malicious activity on Face…
In case you missed this – a great Podcast from a number of contributors (including Jimmy Wales) to mark the 10th anniversary of Wikipedia. Follow the link below to get to the podcast.Amplify’d from www.bbc.co.ukIt started as a hobby with noble aim…
http://www.pezholio.co.uk/2011/01/a-beginners-guide-to-sparqli…A great introduction to the world of linked data, RDF, triple-stores and SPARQL, with plenty of examples of how to construct a SPARQL query for local government spend data. Looking f…
A useful set of statistics from Royal Pingdom in the following categories: + Email + Websites + Web Servers + Domain names + Internet users + Social Media + Web browsers + Videos + Images Pie Charts: + Web browser market share, December 2010 + Int…
