Saturday, January 28, 2012

INFORMAVORE's SUNDAY No 492

SEARCH

INTERNET 

The Internet Is About to Revolutionize Physical Space: http://bigthink.com/ideas/42102


SEARCH & FIND: What, where, how.  

 

Get the scoop on someone's background with free Web tools: http://websearch.about.com/b/2012/01/19/did-you-know-you-can-use-the-web-to-do-a-background-check-on-someone.htm?nl=1


 

Top 10 Best Internet Radio Stations of 2012: http://savedelete.com/top-10-best-internet-radio-stations-of-2012.html

Top 5 Best Free Online Backup Sites:              http://savedelete.com/top-5-best-free-online-backup-sites.html


                                    
BLOGS and SOCIAL SITES

 

The Business : Blogs and Microblogs:          http://savedelete.com/the-business-blogs-and-microblogs.html

 

The Twenty-Five Most Valuable Blogs In America – 2011
The Twenty-Five Most Valuable Blogs In America – 2011 - 24/7 Wall St. http://247wallst.com/2011/10/31/the-twenty-five-most-valuable-blogs-in-america-2011/#ixzz1kh1wiBMK

 

Twitter Bots Create Surprising New Social Connections Researchers show how simple programs posing as real people can shape interactions on Twitter: http://www.technologyreview.com/web/39497/?nlid=nlweb&nld=2012-01-25

Can Twitter Bots Facilitate Social Bliss?: http://bigthink.com/ideas/42148


GOOGLE

 

Improve your Google search skills....fast: http://websearch.about.com/b/2012/01/18/how-to-master-google.htm?nl=1

 

Google Grows G+ As Earnings Miss. Larry Page has big dreams for Google Plus -- and the search giant is working to make them come true:                                     http://www.datamation.com/networks/google-grows-g-as-earnings-miss.html

One policy, one Google experience: http://www.google.com/policies/

Google Search, Punctuation Marks and Other Symbols: http://googlesystem.blogspot.com/2012/01/google-search-punctuation-marks-and.html

The Google Good to Know campaign:

http://www.google.co.uk/goodtoknow/campaign/

 

Best Chrome Productivity Extensions:     http://savedelete.com/best-chrome-productivity-extensions.html



Rival Social Nets Scold Google With 'Don't Be Evil' Bookmarklet: http://www.technewsworld.com/story/74258.html

 

Google announces privacy changes across products; users can’t opt out: http://www.washingtonpost.com/business/technology/google-tracks-consumers-across-products-users-cant-opt-out/2012/01/24/gIQArgJHOQ_story.html


A Roundup of Recent News By and About Google (Privacy Policy, Google Plus, and New Search Features): http://infodocket.com/2012/01/25/a-roundup-of-recent-news-by-and-about-google-privacy-policy-google-plus-and-new-search-features/


WORDS, BOOKS, LIBRARIES

 

Ambiguous words communicate better, not worse: http://www.kurzweilai.net/ambiguous-words-communicate-better-not-worse

 

Say again? Words that have no translation: http://www.lonelyplanet.com/denmark/travel-tips-and-articles/75937



Tablet and E-Reader Sales Soar: http://mediadecoder.blogs.nytimes.com/2012/01/22/tablet-and-e-reader-sales-soar/?nl=todaysheadlines&emc=tha26


One eBook Platform to Rule Them All A company known for long-form journalism democratizes tablet publishing.

 

New Statistics: “E-Book Bummer: Growth Slower Than Thought—’Incremental, Not Exponential’”: http://infodocket.com/2012/01/24/new-statistics-e-book-bummer-growth-slower-than-thought-incremental-not-exponential/


SCIENCE

For a Healthy Brain, Play the Long Game: http://bigthink.com/ideas/42080

 

How Genetic Is Intelligence?: http://bigthink.com/ideas/42077


 

Scientists Discover New Clue to Chemical Origins of Life: http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2012/01/120124092930.htm

 

Radical Theory Explains the Origin, Evolution, and Nature of Life, Challenges Conventional Wisdom: http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2012/01/120126115127.htm


TECHNOLOGY

 

Power Generation Is Blowing in the Wind: http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2012/01/120117161623.htm

 

Wind power: Clean energy, dirty business?: http://www.csmonitor.com/Environment/2012/0126/Wind-power-Clean-energy-dirty-business

 

Making Way for a Bigger Turbine: http://www.renewableenergyworld.com/rea/news/article/2012/01/making-way-for-a-bigger-turbine Thanks to Jed Rothwell

 

In the Developing World, Solar Is Cheaper than Fossil Fuels

Advances are opening solar to the 1.3 billion people who don't have access to grid electricity: http://www.technologyreview.com/energy/39544/?nlid=nldly&nld=2012-01-27

Theory Explains How New Material Could Improve Electronic Shelf Life: http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2012/01/120109211557.htm

 

Tabletop Computer Knows You by Your Shoes A system with foot-level cameras aims to cure the problem of multiple people using one touch screen: http://www.technologyreview.com/computing/39459/?nlid=nldly&nld=2012-01-23

 

Nanomaterial Detects and Removes Arsenic from Drinking Water: http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2012/01/120121160443.htm

 

Startup Makes 'Wireless Router for the Brain'. Kendall Research's devices could make optogenetics research much more practical.:


Cooling Semiconductors by Laser Light:

 

In Search of the Perfect Keyboard Matias offers keyboards that are simultaneously innovative and retro: http://www.technologyreview.com/blog/helloworld/27516/?nlid=nldly&nld=2012-01-24


Scientists Produce World's First Magnetic Soap: http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2012/01/120123174840.htm                                                                                              New Magnetic Soap Could Revolutionize Cleaning: http://bigthink.com/ideas/42145


Wear-resistant surfaces inspired by scorpions: http://www.gizmag.com/scorpion-inspired-anti-wear-material/21233/


EDUCATION, CULTURE, ART

The Importance of Positive Thinking: http://bigthink.com/ideas/42081

How Diversity Sparks Creativity: http://bigthink.com/ideas/42076

 

To 'Think Outside the Box,' Think Outside the Box:

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2012/01/120123175800.htm

 

It's Time For a Learning Revolution: http://www.huffingtonpost.com/nikhil-goyal/post_2586_b_1034887.html

 
Bernadette Mayer's List of Journal Ideas: http://www.stumbleupon.com/su/1M3cP5/www.writing.upenn.edu/library/Mayer-Bernadette_Experiments.html

World Happy Day Coming Up: Take Action Now : http://positivepsychologynews.com/news/editor-khb/2012012320631

Are religious people better adjusted psychologically? http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2012/01/120120010447.htm

Neuroscience & the Classroom

It's Evolution: Nature of Prejudice, Aggression Different for Men and Women: http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2012/01/120124113053.htm

 

The Price of Your Soul: How the Brain Decides Whether to 'Sell Out': http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2012/01/120122201240.htm


"The same wind that carries them back. . ." (The advantages of the Western Society):              http://culturaloffering.com/2012/01/23/the-same-wind-that-carries-them-back--.aspx


Mathematics and Art: The Good, The Bad, and the Pretty [iTunes]

Narcissism Can Kill You: http://bigthink.com/ideas/42195

 

Genes Influence Criminal Behavior, Research Suggests: http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2012/01/120125151841.htm


Nice- We like to pretend: http://www.execupundit.com/2012/01/we-like-to-pretend.html#links Thanks to Cultural Offering

BUSINESS

World Economic Situation and Prospects All Issues Since 1999: https://www.un.org/en/development/desa/policy/wesp/archive.shtml

World Economy Outlook: Global Recovery Stalls, Downside Risks Intensify: https://www.imf.org/external/pubs/ft/weo/2012/update/01/pdf/0112.pdf

State Capitalism: A Viable Alternative to Free Markets?: http://bigthink.com/ideas/42095

 

Resource Management in Ant Colonies May Have Lessons for Politicians and Economists:


Zen Manager – What Zen Can Teach You About Managing Your Business Better:                                    http://management411.net/zen-manager-what-zen-can-teach-us-about-managing-our-business-better/


Income Inequality: What's the Right Amount?: http://hbswk.hbs.edu/item/6903.html?wknews=01252012

 

In praise of pessimists Sometimes it helps if investors are gloomy:


Fostering autonomy in a team- 7 lessons:

How to Give Feedback to a Perfectionist:


5 Peter Drucker quotes that will help you solve business problems:

http://kurtsima5.com/?p=2499 (special thanks to Cultural Offering)


HEALTH & MEDICINE

Tiny Amounts of Alcohol Dramatically Extend a Worm's Life: , but Why?



 

Nanocrystals Make Dentures Shine: http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2012/01/120105101451.htm

 

How Skin Is Wired for Touch: http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2011/12/111222133328.htm

 

Morgellons: Unexplained Skin Condition Is Non-Infectious, Not Linked to Environmental Cause: CDC Report: http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2012/01/120125172321.htm

Brain Bugs: Hallucinations, Forgotten Faces, and Other Cognitive Quirks: http://bigthink.com/ideas/42177


FOOD & COOKING

 

Five Media Innovations That Help Feed the Planet: http://blogs.worldwatch.org/nourishingtheplanet/five-media-innovations-that-help-feed-the-planet/

 

Could lab-grown meat soon be the solution to the world’s food crisis?:                                          http://www.kurzweilai.net/could-lab-grown-meat-soon-be-the-solution-to-the-worlds-food-crisis

When will scientists grow meat in a petri dish?: http://www.kurzweilai.net/when-will-scientists-grow-meat-in-a-petri-dish

 

Improving Crops from the Roots Up: http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2012/01/120124140101.htm


MISCELLANEA

UCB Parents Jokes & Quotes: 
Great Truths About Life That Little Children Have Learned:
http://www.stumbleupon.com/su/1wWqQm/parents.berkeley.edu/jokes/truths.html

10 Misconceptions Rundown: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SCzXZfNIu3A&feature=channel_video_title

 

How to Break Murphy's Law: http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2011/12/111221105728.htm


Low aim is sin:


SELECTED NEWS

SPAM & SPYWARE   

VIRUSES & e-CROOKS

 

How to Scam-proof Your Brain: http://netsecurity.about.com/b/2012/01/16/how-to-scam-proof-your-brain.htm?nl=1


Protect Your Smartphone From Malicious QR Codes:


Tools, utilities and applications to help you secure your system: http://netsecurity.about.com/od/toolsutilities/Tools_utilities_and_applications_to_help_you_secure_your_system.htm

 

Debunking Antivirus Conspiracy Theories. The Business Side of Malware: http://antivirus.about.com/od/whatisavirus/a/malwarebusiness.htm?nl=1

 

What Is a Botnet?: http://antivirus.about.com/od/whatisavirus/ss/botnets.htm?nl=1


WiFi

Google/Ipsos Release Mobile Internet & Smartphone Adoption Statistics For US, UK, Germany, France and Japan: http://infodocket.com/2012/01/26/googleipsos-release-mobile-internet-smartphone-adoption-statistics-for-us-uk-germany-france-and-japan/

Bob Rankin free conference calls with Skype:

Sunday, January 22, 2012

INFORMAVORE's SUNDAY No 491

SEARCH

INTERNET

Web Addiction Rewires Your Brain: http://bigthink.com/ideas/41960


 

Why The Web Is Going Dark Over SOPA & PIPA: http://marketingland.com/why-the-web-is-going-dark-over-sopa-pipa-3608

 

IPv6 Internet Protocol to launch in June — finally: http://www.kurzweilai.net/ipv6-internet-protocol-to-launch-in-june-finally


SEARCH & FIND: What, where, how.  

Web Search: DuckDuckGo Relaunches With New Visual Design:  http://infodocket.com/2012/01/17/web-search-duckduckgo-relaunches-with-new-visual-design/

Anonymous surfing 101:

The art of linking:

Deep Web Research 2012: http://www.llrx.com/features/deepweb2012.htm

20 Websites Offering Best Troubleshooting For Windows Problems:                                               http://savedelete.com/websites-offering-best-troubleshooting-for-windows-problems.html

                                      
BLOGS and SOCIAL SITES

New: Infographic: Facebook 2011 Yearbook, Social Net Grew at 7 Users Per Second During Year:              http://infodocket.com/2012/01/16/new-infographic-facebook-2011-yearbook-social-net-grew-at-7-users-per-second-during-year/

Milestones: Wikipedia Turns 11 Today: http://infodocket.com/2012/01/15/milestones-wikipedia-turns-11-today/

SOPA/PIPA and the Wikipedia Blackout: http://infodocket.com/2012/01/18/sopapipa-and-the-wikipedia-blackout/  IT WAS DISTURBING!

Infographic: How Facebook Grew Users & Pages In 2011:



WHAT MIGHT A FACEBOOK SEARCH ENGINE LOOK LIKE?:                   http://battellemedia.com/archives/2012/01/what-might-a-facebook-search-engine-look-like.php


GOOGLE

 

Google’s Results Disappoint, Sending Shares Down: http://www.nytimes.com/2012/01/20/technology/googles-strong-results-less-than-expected.html

 

Larry Page: Google should be like a family: http://tech.fortune.cnn.com/2012/01/19/best-companies-google-larry-page/


The opposite of evil: Google named best place to work in America:                                              http://www.mercurynews.com/bay-area-news/ci_19773900



 

Google+ Hits 90 Million Users, 60 Percent Engage Daily: http://www.pcmag.com/article2/0,2817,2399108,00.asp

 

Everything you need to know about Google Wallet – android phone app:                                     http://savedelete.com/everything-you-need-to-know-about-google-wallet-android-phone-app.html


WORDS, BOOKS, LIBRARIES

 

Machine Translation Lets Me Down: http://scienceblogs.com/principles/2012/01/machine_translation_lets_me_do.php

 

As demand for e-books soars, libraries struggle to stock their virtual shelves:

http://www.washingtonpost.com/local/as-demand-for-e-books-soars-libraries-struggle-to-stock-their-virtual-shelves/2012/01/13/gIQAkIOXzP_story.html?tid=pm_pop


eBook Discovery and Sampling Skyrocketing at Public Libraries: http://web.resourceshelf.com/go/resourceblog/66342


SCIENCE

Eyes Are the Windows to the Brain: http://bigthink.com/ideas/41964

 

Why Bigger Is Better When It Comes to Our Brain and Memory

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2012/01/120119163255.htm

 

 

How the Brain Computes 3-Dimensional Structure:  http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2012/01/120111133514.htm

The Two Systems of Cognitive Processes: http://bigthink.com/ideas/41973

 

2012 : WHAT IS YOUR FAVORITE DEEP, ELEGANT, OR BEAUTIFUL EXPLANATION?:                    http://edge.org/annual-question

Cracking Open the Scientific Process: http://www.nytimes.com/2012/01/17/science/open-science-challenges-journal-tradition-with-web-collaboration.html?_r=1


Hearty Bacteria Help Make Case for Life in the Extreme: http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2012/01/120119143338.htm



TECHNOLOGY

 

The Essentials for the Necessary Transition to a Renewable Energy Economy Unless we want to be indentured to an energy-military-financial complex, we need to build a new infrastructure for renewable energy: http://www.alternet.org/story/153704/the_essentials_for_the_necessary_transition_to_a_renewable_energy_economy?akid=8133.112117.HP_rqR&rd=1&t=12

 

UN chief calls for stepped up action by governments, private sector to boost clean energy: http://www.washingtonpost.com/business/un-chief-calls-for-stepped-up-action-by-governments-private-sector-to-boost-clean-energy/2012/01/16/gIQAno9d2P_story.html

One Step Closer to Fusion Energy: http://bigthink.com/ideas/42045 (it is about Hot Fusion)

 

Photosynthesis Fuel Company Gets a Large Investment. Joule Unlimited will build a production plant for turning sunlight and CO2 into liquid fuels: http://www.technologyreview.com/energy/39488/?nlid=nldly&nld=2012-01-19

 

At CES, the only Law that Matters is Moore's Law: http://www.forbes.com/sites/larrydownes/2012/01/16/at-ces-the-only-law-that-matters/?partner=technology_newsletter

 

At CES, a Preview of Tomorrow's Wearable Computers Eyeglasses that overlay data and imagery onto the real world will unlock new kinds of mobile computing:

 

 

Brainwave controllers  Put your thinking cap on

Consumer electronics: Once the stuff of fables, hoaxes and science fiction, controlling things via thought alone is fast becoming a reality: http://www.economist.com/node/21527030?fsrc=nlw%7Cpub%7C1-18-2012%7Cpublishers

 

New Process Makes Heat-Harvesting Materials Cheaply Such materials could be used to cool computers and buildings, and harvest waste heat in cars: http://www.technologyreview.com/energy/39482/?nlid=nldly&nld=2012-01-18

 

Metamaterials Generate Gecko-Like Adhesive Force Physicists predict that metamaterials ought to generate an entirely new kind of force that can be turned on and off with the flick of a switch: http://www.technologyreview.com/blog/arxiv/27501/?nlid=nldly&nld=2012-01-18

 

Twenty top predictions for life 100 years from now: http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/magazine-16536598


Scientist closes in on creating a superlens: http://www.gizmag.com/consumer-superlens-microscope/21109/

CES 2012: 3D printer makers' rival visions of future: http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/technology-16503443




How to Predict Future Technology: http://bigthink.com/ideas/42038

 

DARPA Researchers Use Electricity to Suppress Fire: http://scitechdaily.com/darpa-researchers-use-electricity-to-suppress-fire/



EDUCATION, CULTURE, ART

Is Life Good?

FiftyEasyWaysToMakeLifeEasier: http://blog.strategicedge.co.uk/2012/01/fiftyeasywaystomakelifeeasier.html

When Teamwork Stifles Creativity: http://bigthink.com/ideas/41965

Quotable Quotes: All about You http://mappingcompanysuccess.com/2012/01/quotable-quotes-all-about-you/

How to Boost Your Willpower: http://bigthink.com/ideas/41961


The Rise of the New Groupthink:

 

Crowdsourcing a TEDx talk: what are the three most important trends shaping humankind’s future in the next 10 years?: http://www.kurzweilai.net/crowdsourcing-a-tedx-talk-on-the-next-10-years

 

Life-long intelligence in the genes:  http://www.kurzweilai.net/life-long-intelligence-in-the-genes


If you happen to be too, even unrealistically happy, read Dave Pollard’s essays, like this one: http://howtosavetheworld.ca/2012/01/19/what-we-like-vs-what-we-want/

How the Digital Age Has Changed Memory: http://bigthink.com/ideas/41991

 

Computer Model Replays Europe's Cultural History A simple mathematical model of the way cultures spread reproduces some aspects of European history, say complexity scientists: http://www.technologyreview.com/blog/arxiv/27507/?nlid=nldly&nld=2012-01-20


A tale of two Dickens:

Why Stories Sell: Transportation Leads to Persuasion: http://www.spring.org.uk/2012/01/why-stories-sell-transportation-leads-to-persuasion.php


When It Comes to Accepting Evolution, Gut Feelings Trump Facts: http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2012/01/120119133926.htm



In Atheists We Distrust  Subjects believe that people behave better when they think that God is watching over them: http://digg.com/newsbar/topnews/in_atheists_we_distrust

 

Imagine That: How You Envision Others Says a Lot About You in Real Life:

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2012/01/120112193444.htm

 

People Behave Socially and 'Well' Even Without Rules, Online Avatar Study Shows: http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2012/01/120116095821.htm

 

Gossip Can Have Social and Psychological Benefits: http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2012/01/120117145103.htm


 

3 Timeless Parables For Regaining Perspective: http://www.fastcompany.com/1809457/three-timeless-parables-for-regaining-perspective

 



BUSINESS

 

Predicting Disasters Of The Future: Economic Disaster, Water Shortages, And Cyber Attacks: http://www.fastcoexist.com/1679170/predicting-disasters-of-the-future-economic-disaster-water-shortages-and-cyber-attacks


Democratization of the workplace:

 

Office Workers Spend Too Much Time at Their Desks, Experts Say: http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2012/01/120113210203.htm


Free download- world innovation forum 2011 Executive Summary

 

The top 1 percent, what jobs do they have:

http://www.nytimes.com/packages/html/newsgraphics/2012/0115-one-percent-occupations/index.html

 

Creating the Conditions for Sustainable Innovation: http://www.greatleadershipbydan.com/2012/01/creating-conditions-for-sustainable.html

 

When Co-Workers Are Treated Poorly: 'I Feel Your Pain ...':



HEALTH & MEDICINE

 

This Is Your Brain Online: http://www.technewsworld.com/story/74172.html


Discrimination May Harm Your Health: http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2012/01/120112134332.htm

 

'Pulverized' Chromosomes Linked to Cancer?: http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2012/01/120119163255.htm



How Immune Cells Move Against Invaders: http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2012/01/120119163251.htm

 

Sitting is killing you…: http://davidkanigan.com/2012/01/18/sitting-is-killing-you/

 

Is Exercise the Key to Immortality?: http://bigthink.com/ideas/42066


FOOD & COOKING

 


Grain Crops With Lower Carotene Levels Are Less Affected by Parasitic Plants: http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2012/01/120116095533.htm




MISCELLANEA

 

Gangsters and banksters:

http://howtosavetheworld.ca/2012/01/14/gangsters-and-banksters/

 

Mathematicians Reveal Serial Killer's Pattern of Murder A simple mathematical model of the brain explains the pattern of murders by a serial killer, say researchers: http://www.technologyreview.com/blog/arxiv/27497/?nlid=nlcomp&nld=2012-01-18


SELECTED NEWS

SPAM & SPYWARE   

VIRUSES & e-CROOKS

Cyber crime:

Hackers- are they good or bad?

 

Three types of online attack: Mikko Hypponen on TED.com: http://blog.ted.com/2012/01/18/three-types-of-online-attack-mikko-hypponen-on-ted-com/

 

Google launches Internet security campaign: http://newsok.com/article/3640895


How To Regain Access to the Windows Registry Editor


Enable Task Manager


Three types of online attack: Mikko Hypponen on TED.com: http://blog.ted.com/2012/01/18/three-types-of-online-attack-mikko-hypponen-on-ted-com/



WiFi

Mobile information literacy Let’s use an app for that!: