Connections Create Success

To remain connected in an ever-changing world, traditional barriers are being removed. Gone are the days when proprietary applications and sole proprietors engaged in industry best practices. This interesting information came to us from Electronics 360 in their article, “How IoT Companies Can Join Together to Define Success.” The Internet of Things (IoT) is a system…

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Print Publishing Gets a Blessing

It is no secret that the publishing industry has faced many challenges over the past decade and even beyond. Digital media, e-readers and the rapid pace and consumption of online information has made a significant impact on their sales and bottom line. Crain’s New York Business brought this interesting topic to our attention in their…

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All Part of the Family

The difference between taxonomies and ontologies is a topic that can confuse even the most seasoned data professionals. But it is important to remember that taxonomies and ontologies form the underpinnings of how machines learn and understand. DATAVERSITY brought this news to us in their article, “Taxonomy vs Ontology: Machine Learning Breakthroughs.” Cognitive computing technologies are responsible…

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Reading Books Get Easier Every Day

The Association of American Publishers (AAP) recently released their publisher revenues for January through August of 2017 and while e-books continue to struggle, audiobooks are experiencing an upsurge. Forbes brought this interesting information to our attention in their article, “E-Books Down; Audiobooks Up.” This trend could be attributed to the increased ease of listening to audio thanks…

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Webinar Addresses Research Data Management

The National Federation of Advanced Information Services (NFAIS) offers educational opportunities in various venues. One of them is their virtual Lunch & Learn with NFAIS sessions and the next one is scheduled for Tuesday, January 23, 2018. In recent years, research data management has assumed an increasingly prominent place in scholarly communication, funder requirements, codes of academic practice, university…

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Search and Find

Search has many parts, pieces and players in both the software and the technology. A search engine is different from search software. The terms are used interchangeably by people, but they are not the same. Search software is an application and a search engine is a collection of servers with large amounts of data on it…

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Sinkholes for Data

Sinkholing is a technique for manipulating data flow in a network. Redirecting malicious traffic into a sinkhole can protect your data and enterprise. Wired brought this interesting information to our attention in their article, “Hacker Lexicon: What Is Sinkholing?” If I may take a personal digression here, I have a phobia of sinkholes. Seriously. So…

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Artificial Intelligence is Changing Lifestyles

File sharing in the music world has a long and checkered past. Now musicians are looking to digital technology in a bid to recoup money they believe is theirs. This information came to us from The Globe and Mail in their article, “AI and data are music to recording industry’s ears for recouping song royalties.” SOCAN…

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