Secrecy puts credibility on line

Source: The Age

WHEN scientists publish their research, they also make the underlying data available so the results can be verified by other scientists. At least that is how the system is supposed to work. But lately social scientists have come ...
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In social data, a fight between science and privacy

Source: GigaOM

There is a fight brewing between academics and industry over the use of your Facebook activity or search history. Academics are upset that companies like Google, Microsoft and Facebook have the keys to the underlying data, but they won’t share. The ...
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HP to Layoff 27,000; Largest Layoffs in Company History

Source: DailyTech

Chinese unit is expected to be spared; remaining workers are pressured to "work harder" Soon, approximately 27,000 workers at Hewlett-Packard Comp. (HPQ) will be out of the job -- almost 8 percent of the c ...
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Troves of Personal Data, Forbidden to Researchers

Source: Pittsburgh Post-Gazette

May 23, 2012 1:02 pm Share with others: By JOHN MARKOFF / The New York Times PALO ALTO, Calif. -- When scientists publish their research, they also make the underlying data available so the results can be verified by other scientists. At least that ...
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HP's "Collective Project" — Could A Passive Social Network Work In Law Firms?

Source: 3 Geeks and a Law Blog

Let's face it. Social Networks work fine when you're sharing information with your friends, or even with peers within your industry subset. Social Networks at your place of work, however, usually don't work very well at all. There are p ...
Full article at: 3 Geeks and a Law Blog  More like this  3 days ago, 11:17am CDT

Social media and the Internet allowed young Arab women to play a central role in the Arab Spring

Source: Lab Spaces

Thanks to Rice University for this article. This press release has been viewed 14 time(s). This press release is available in French. Over the course of 2011's momentous Arab Spring uprisings, young women ...
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Data Mining Your Desktop

Source: Lab Spaces

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Data Mining Your Desktop

Source: MIT Technology Review

Social networks like Facebook and Twitter work well because people enjoy sharing their lives with friends. At the office, however, social networking with colleagues can feel forced. Many businesses are adopting social-networ ...
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