Rambling thoughts and observations

Nov 26

[video]

Social media and you
Where should you post your status?

Social media and you

Where should you post your status?

Oct 11

Map of online communities (updated)
Based on data gathered over the Spring and Summer of 2010.
A large, full size view of the image is also available.
Source: xkcd: A webcomic of romance, sarcasm, math, and language.

Map of online communities (updated)

Based on data gathered over the Spring and Summer of 2010.

A large, full size view of the image is also available.

Source: xkcd: A webcomic of romance, sarcasm, math, and language.

(Source: imgs.xkcd.com)

Sep 22

[video]

Sep 17

[video]

Sep 15

Dilbert and social media

Dilbert.com

(Source: dilbert.com)

May 21

[video]

May 19

“We spent $860,000 rebuilding our intranet. The most popular page on the intranet is still the cafeteria menu.”

“We spent $860,000 rebuilding our intranet. The most popular page on the intranet is still the cafeteria menu.”

“Within the next 10 years, the semantic web will take us from the age of information to the age of knowledge. Simple tools and services will allow individuals, corporations and governments to quickly glean meaning from the vast amounts of data they have compiled. This move from a ‘World Wide Web’ to a ‘world wide database’ will allow for hidden relationships and connections to quickly surface, driving both innovation and (unfortunately) exploitation. The impact of the semantic web will be substantial. It will help create new industries, influence campaign strategies and lead to ground-breaking discoveries in both science and medicine.”
– Bryan Trogdon, president of First Semantic” —

Those who understand the semanitc web are split on its future

May 09

“Wolowitz [about Sheldon]: How long’s he been stuck?
Leonard: Intellectually about 30 hours, emotionally about 29 years.
Wolowitz: Have you tried rebooting him?
Leonard: No, I think it’s a firmware problem.” — The Einstein Approximation episode - The Big Bang Theory