Search results for: “old 2.0”
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Cookie tracking + more news
Cookie Tracking Google, Microsoft Threaten End to Cookie Tracking – WSJ.com – Microsoft quietly announced in a blog post that the company will give marketers the ability to track and advertise to people who use apps on its Windows 8 and 8.1 operating system on tablets and PCs. The company will do this by assigning…
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PRISM & more news
PRISM European PRISM anger gains momentum with fresh cloud warnings and data threats — Tech News and Analysis – interesting addendum at the end about the challenge of health2.0 services due to data privacy trust issues. What we’ll see post PRISM disclosures is a wider skepticism of cloud services. PRISM also builds into the wider…
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The PRISM post
It took a bit longer to develop this post than normal, I had a number of data points and ideas kicking around my head regarding PRISM when the news came out. I don’t have a definite conclusion from them and they seem to raise as many questions as answers about our wider relationship with technology.…
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Nielsen + more news
Nielsen Why Google will crush Nielsen | guardian.co.uk – Nielsen is a global, independent measurement and data company for fast-moving consumer goods, consumer behavior, and media. The independence of Nielsen is something that Google can’t replicate. Nielsen covers 100 countries that have over 90 percent of the world’s GDP. Nielsen also covers about 80 percent…
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Documerica + more news
Documerica The U.S. National Archives collection of Documerica photos that were originally taken on behalf of the Environmental Protection Agency from 1971 – 1977. There is such a great selection of images in Documerica released under a creative commons license and I love using them in slideware. Documerica featured the work of between 70 and…
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End of men + more news
End of men Is this the end of men? – FT.com – the end of men is a book title and catch all phrase that encompasses changes in mens roles across society and in the economy. The end of men encompasses declining participation in third level education, professions and management. The end of men also…
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Avios rewards
I have over 106,000 Avios, enough to get me from Heathrow to Hong Kong first-class and still have some left over. These are frequent flyer points given out by British Airways. I have a lot of them and wanted to spend them. Unfortunately, I haven’t been able to cash them in the four times or…
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Windows 8 phone + more
Windows 8 phone Nokia Cuts U.S. Price of Flagship Phone in Half – WSJ.com – gives an indication of how Windows 8 Phone is hurting Nokia. Clear the inventory press reset and hope that Windows 8 phone does the business for them. Windows 8 phone requires a Qualcomm reference board and components. This had a…
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London 2012 + more news
London 2012 London 2012 brought into sharp focus the high cost and low benefit of hosting the Olympics. The Olympics has a low to negative economic impact. London 2012 was a way of seizing land for redevelopment that benefited a few investors. To do this the organising committee of London 2012 closed down a plethora…