Technology
China’s Technology Contributions
TechTarget has released two significant developments lately and they both focus on China. Their online lead visualization tool, the Activity Intelligence™ Dashboard for China marketing campaigns, and a Simplified Chinese version of the dashboard that will give technology vendors who are focused on generating demand in China a rich view of relevant content consumption behavior at both…
Read MoreAdvancing Technology
IEEE is the world’s largest professional organization dedicated to advancing technology. So it isn’t surprising that they are working with publishing organizations to create recommendations regarding best practices to help ensure technical conference content quality. This interesting news came to us from Knowledge Speak in their article, “IEEE, Elsevier and the Institution of Engineering and Technology join together to…
Read MoreLooking Forward with Semantic Technology
The importance of effective data management has not changed. The quantity of the data has exploded and requires more space and attention, but it is just as important as it has always been. DATAVERSITY brought this information to us in their article, “Top Trends in Semantic Technology for 2016.” To do manage the data, organizations are…
Read MoreUsability and Findability
In November 2015, as part of the Department of Energy (DOE) Office of Scientific and Technical Information’s (OSTI) efforts to continuously improve their scientific and technical information offerings, a team of OSTI librarians conducted a formal pilot usability study of DOE PAGESBeta to gauge user satisfaction. This interesting information came to us from the (OSTI) newsletter in…
Read MoreFood Machines
As technology continues to evolve, personalization and connectivity seem to be key drivers to new products. This is true for how we interact with food as well. Sustainable Brands brought this interesting information to us in their article, “Could the ‘Internet of Food’ Revolutionize Personal Nutrition?” 3D printers just might be leading the innovations but it…
Read MoreWhat the Future Holds
Many industry professionals are pontificating on what 2016 will bring in the world of technology. Information Today brought us this latest incarnation in their article, “What Trends May Come in 2016.” A variety of information industry experts have shared their insights and predictions in this and other articles. One thing that is consistent is the…
Read MoreTechnology of the Future
Tuesday night, President Obama spent much of his final State of the Union talking about technology. That shouldn’t surprise anyone. The future hinges on what technology is doing to the economy and to our jobs. It is also important to environmental concerns and international relations. Motherboard brought this topic to our attention in their article, “The…
Read MoreLost in Translation
It has always been fun to play with automatic translators and see what they come up with. Kids are even doing it with Siri and other voice recognition systems. We have come an incredible distance but still – Russia is (well, was now) translating Russia as “Mordor” and the surname of the Russian Foreign Minister…
Read MoreThe Human Touch
Many companies are building machine learning algorithms and despite the challenges this presents, those that are successful have not totally eliminated the human variation. This interesting information came to us from DATAVERSITY in their article, “Machine Learning and ‘Human-In-the-Loop’ Computing.” The practice is called ‘human-in-the-loop’ computing. It starts with a machine learning model takes a first pass…
Read MoreLearning Virtually
If you were one of the unlucky people who missed the KMWorld conference this past fall, we have good news for you. All the keynotes and session videos are available at the KMWorld video portal. You can view interviews with experts on knowledge management, content management, SharePoint, search, collaboration, and other enterprise solutions and applications…
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