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Smart Technology at Work
There has been a 20% drop in workplace happiness over the past three years. A recent survey shows that many report being so dissatisfied that they struggle to get out of bed to go to work, and 79% of those surveyed can’t recall anything from the last month that has made them feeling positive. Open…
Read MoreOpen Access and Peer Review
Open access literature is a method of sharing scholarship that is digital, online, free of charge, and free of most copyright and licensing restrictions. What makes open access possible is the internet and the consent of the author or copyright-holder. This interesting topic came to us from The Scholarly Kitchen in their article, “Open Source…
Read MoreThe Supply and Demand of Data
In today’s rapidly changing world, artificial intelligence (AI) is a commonly used terminology that is not always clearly understood. As AI applications are being rapidly adopted it is important to understand what that means, who is using it and to what end. Is data the newest commodity in demand? This interesting topic came to us…
Read MoreMachine Learning and the Travel Game
There are engineers, researchers, and data scientists who are working on travel right now. This information came to us from Yahoo Finance in their article, “Why Google Thinks Machine Learning Will Be a Game Changer for Travel.”+ There is no industry that is benefiting more from advances in machine learning right now than travel. Though…
Read MoreThink Tank-Style Conference to Address Connectedness
If you are planning on attending the KM World Symposium this fall, you might want to consider staying on for the Complexity in Human Systems conference immediately following and co-located with the symposium. This day-and-a-half symposium is a joint production of the Cynefin Centre for Organizational Complexity, Information Today, Inc. and Dysart & Jones Associates. They…
Read MoreDigital Data Explosion
The volume of digital information is increasing at a staggering rate. In 2013, 90% of all the data in the world had been generated in the preceding two years. Forecasts suggest that by 2020, there will be as many bits in the digital universe as there are stars in the physical universe. This interesting information came from The Interpreter…
Read MoreThe Data Analyst’s Career
We hear about data analysts all the time, but what is it exactly that they do? Android Authority brought this topic to our attention in their article, “How to become a data analyst and prepare for the algorithm-driven future.” At its most basic, a data analyst manipulates data for a living. In a time when companies…
Read MoreBlockchain Has Challenges
Blockchain technology is commonly associated with Bitcoin and other cryptocurrencies, but that is not all it does. Some think blockchain has the potential to transform a variety of industries. As blockchain evolves and moves closer to the mainstream, the obstacles to that development are increasingly clear. This interesting information came to us from CMS Wire in their…
Read MoreFinding the Value in Data
Data is valuable, but must first be collected and processed before it can be used. That is where master data management (MDM) comes in handy. This interesting information came to us from Business.com in their article, “How to Use Open-source Platforms for Master Data Management.” MDM is the effort made by an organization to create one…
Read MoreSearch and Data Analyst/Taxonomist Opportunity
To be as helpful as possible to those in the fields of taxonomy, indexing, semantic technology, ontology, etc., we are sharing career opportunities that we find with our readers. Even if you are not in the market for a career move, it is always good to stay on top of what is available and how the fields are evolving.…
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