Miscellaneous

NJ Transit adds cameras, wants riders to go digital

NJ TRANSIT plans to launch an educational campaign to help riders access the agency’s different electronic applications. “We want to highlight the various ways we keep customers informed. We need to do a better job communicating information when there are disruptions,” said communications director Penny Bassett-Hackett. “This is the first time we will compile themRead… Read more »

TSP Talk – The bear flag remains intact

Apparently the market does not read our weekly wrap up as we were expecting a breakdown of the bear flag (see below) and a test of the August lows to begin last week. Instead, the market rallied for 5 consecutive days, which was the first time that had happened since late June. For the TSPRead… Read more »

Geo-based Content Processing Using HBase

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Geo-based Content Processing Using HBase

Another great use case for Hadoop and HBase is explained in this video from the Chicago Data Summit on April 26 by NAVTEQ on how HBase can be used to process geographical content on a massive scale. NAVTEQ is “the leading map provider” for location-enabled devices such as vehicle navigation systems and smartphone maps. TheyRead… Read more »

moms changing our world

This month, online parenting site Babble.com put out a list of 100 moms who are changing the world. This high-powered list includes Hillary Clinton, Vera Wang, Ellen Johnson Sirleaf and Shirin Abadi. To recognize the thousands upon thousands of other not-high-profile moms toiling tirelessly to change our world, Babble.com also created a competition, inviting anyoneRead… Read more »

Last Call for Apps for Community + Most Awesome Judges

Very cool…just got this info. And have to say – best set of judges I’ve seen on apps contest (Andreeson, Feld, Booker – dope! (plus other folks are sweet too) ————————————–In just a few weeks, the Apps for Communities contest closes. We challenged developers and designers with creating apps that improve daily life in citiesRead… Read more »

Watery Labor Dept. Rule Leaves Question: Why?

The Labor Department likely wasn’t thinking of information technology contractors in issuing its new rule, “Nondisplacement of Qualified Workers Under Service Contracts.” But the IT community will feel its effects. The rule sets into regulation an Obama administration order from 2009 seeking to prevent line workers on a services contract from losing their jobs whenRead… Read more »