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SAP is planning to hire hundreds of people with autism by 2020

Wed, 22 May 2013 16:46:13 +0100

SAP is planning to hire hundreds of people with autism by 2020

Yes, Tumblr's official T.O.S. actually complains about how "fucking expensive" it is to host porn videos.

Wed, 22 May 2013 09:38:24 +0100

Yes, Tumblr's official T.O.S. actually complains about how "fucking expensive" it is to host porn videos.

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Thu, 16 May 2013 14:14:27 +0100

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Tue, 14 May 2013 15:33:13 +0100

the introduction of Amazon Coins will act like a stimulus package for the Kindle Fire app economy. And just like the American government, Amazon is hoping that this short-term boost will translate into long-term growth.

Tue, 14 May 2013 14:50:46 +0100

the introduction of Amazon Coins will act like a stimulus package for the Kindle Fire app economy. And just like the American government, Amazon is hoping that this short-term boost will translate into long-term growth.

The entire ad placement network is one of the most complex computational systems on the planet. Behind The Banner is an attempt to understand the underlying interactions that define this ecosystem, and how they impact our daily use of the web.

Tue, 14 May 2013 14:16:24 +0100

The entire ad placement network is one of the most complex computational systems on the planet. Behind The Banner is an attempt to understand the underlying interactions that define this ecosystem, and how they impact our daily use of the web.

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Tue, 14 May 2013 13:03:03 +0100

let advertisers choose specific articles from a publisher's archive to bind their ads to for a certain duration. The technology then creates a unique URL for the selected articles, which the advertisers can distribute to their social networks.

Mon, 13 May 2013 11:50:09 +0100

let advertisers choose specific articles from a publisher's archive to bind their ads to for a certain duration. The technology then creates a unique URL for the selected articles, which the advertisers can distribute to their social networks.

Old values and customs are important precisely because they’ve been road-tested in real human societies over decades, centuries or even longer. Today, the most interesting innovations are often the ones that use technology to reconnect with old goals in new ways.

Wed, 01 May 2013 15:33:13 +0100

Old values and customs are important precisely because they’ve been road-tested in real human societies over decades, centuries or even longer. Today, the most interesting innovations are often the ones that use technology to reconnect with old goals in new ways.

Compatibility is hugely overrated. I have little in common with most of my friends and with just about the entirety of my wife.

Wed, 01 May 2013 11:01:09 +0100

Compatibility is hugely overrated. I have little in common with most of my friends and with just about the entirety of my wife.

So who covers all that news if some significant fraction of the currently employed newspaper people lose their jobs? I don’t know. Nobody knows. We’re collectively living through 1500, when it’s easier to see what’s broken than what will replace it.

Wed, 01 May 2013 10:51:06 +0100

So who covers all that news if some significant fraction of the currently employed newspaper people lose their jobs? I don’t know. Nobody knows. We’re collectively living through 1500, when it’s easier to see what’s broken than what will replace it.

Journalism is changing from how we're reading to how much we're reading

Wed, 01 May 2013 10:47:21 +0100

Journalism is changing from how we're reading to how much we're reading

Idleness is as indispensable to the brain as vitamin D is to the body

Tue, 30 Apr 2013 12:20:08 +0100

Idleness is as indispensable to the brain as vitamin D is to the body

the internet is the greatest work of literature I’ve ever read

Tue, 30 Apr 2013 12:11:13 +0100

the internet is the greatest work of literature I’ve ever read

In the past couple years, an ecology of sorts has come into being among online news sites. It's the blogosphere metastized, maybe, or merged with the money of traditional media.

Tue, 30 Apr 2013 12:01:40 +0100

In the past couple years, an ecology of sorts has come into being among online news sites. It's the blogosphere metastized, maybe, or merged with the money of traditional media.

What we’re doing with Contagion is really planning earned strategically, and being able to optimize it the way we plan and optimize other media

Tue, 30 Apr 2013 11:37:51 +0100

What we’re doing with Contagion is really planning earned strategically, and being able to optimize it the way we plan and optimize other media

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Mon, 29 Apr 2013 13:25:14 +0100

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Tue, 23 Apr 2013 15:58:56 +0100

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The bigger, possibly darker omen for the future of TV is found in several articles about why Netflix decided to make its original programming bet on House of Cards, specifically. It bought House of Cards based on what it knows about the viewing habits of its 33 million users—it knew which and how many users watch movies starring Kevin Spacey and the director David Fincher, how many sat through other similar political dramas. It has shown different trailers to people depending on their particular viewing habits, too.

Tue, 23 Apr 2013 15:43:00 +0100

The bigger, possibly darker omen for the future of TV is found in several articles about why Netflix decided to make its original programming bet on House of Cards, specifically. It bought House of Cards based on what it knows about the viewing habits of its 33 million users—it knew which and how many users watch movies starring Kevin Spacey and the director David Fincher, how many sat through other similar political dramas. It has shown different trailers to people depending on their particular viewing habits, too.

Google typically takes the top spot for intent-driving marketing, and Facebook leads in affinity-driving marketing

Mon, 22 Apr 2013 16:45:54 +0100

Google typically takes the top spot for intent-driving marketing, and Facebook leads in affinity-driving marketing