By RyanKamauff Lost in the hurricane last Monday you might have missed Google’s unveiling of the their complete line of mobile capabilities The Nexus 4 is a stunning mix of form and capabilities provided by Google’s most recent Android partner, LG. The Nexus 7 has been updated by Google and Asus to offer more storageRead… Read more »
By BobGourley TwitChimp is a Twitter list management system we developed to help list curators build lists and help others gain knowledge from those lists. One of the great uses of this system is to build lists of conference speakers. This helps event attendees learn a bit about the speakers in advance (you can easilyRead… Read more »
By JonathanTabb Wired.com had an excellent article last week about Mobile Malware and it got me thinking about future computer threats a little. Let’s see where my mind went: Mobile devices far outrank traditional computers and the gap is only growing. The Wired article points to only one of the problems with this, the lackRead… Read more »
By SeanLawson Though cybersecurity has been a concern for decades, we have seen an uptick of concern during the last four years. The Obama administration has made the issue a priority. Early in his term, the President gave a speech on the subject and the next month the Secretary of Defense announced the creation ofRead… Read more »
By RyanKamauff Government Computer News has an in-depth examination of how text analytics are being used in the federal government. They examined how NASA is using text analytics for airline safety, how text analytics can “read between the lines” of terabytes of data, using text analytics to identify early signs of bio threats and usingRead… Read more »
By SeanLawson No natural disaster in the last several years has passed without a government official or civilian “expert” using it to raise fears of cyber threats. That is why, after a series of snarky tweets over the last couple days by Rob Rosenberger, I was inspired to create a Google alert for any newsRead… Read more »
By BobGourley If you are a technologist you probably know of Craig Newmark. Craig’s focus on community and collegial action resulted in the site Craigslist, now one of the most visited sites on the net. He is also, by all measures, a nice person who devotes a significant amount of his time and energy toRead… Read more »
By SeanLawson This is the headline that should have been affixed to the New York Times’ most recent story about supposed Iranian cyber attacks against oil and natural gas companies in Saudi Arabia and Qatar, as well as banks in the United States. In fact, it is the most appropriate headline for practically all ofRead… Read more »
By KyleLagunas Over the last few years, social and mobile technologies have proven to be powerful tools for sourcing and recruiting talent. More recently, we’re beginning to see consumer tech–social, in particular–being leveraged in other HR functions. But while research shows these next generation tools have the potential to improve communication and collaboration across theRead… Read more »
By BobGourley Sandy was a massive storm. Based on a reading of social media sites and Twitter lists plus local news (an a feeling in my gut) I believe people in my immediate region (Northern VA, DC, MD) will generally say this went easier on us than expected, and is far lighter than the damageRead… Read more »