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Personality Tests as Categorization

By Melody Smith | April 25, 2011 |

Whether you prefer dark chocolate over milk chocolate, briefs over boxers, or the Stones over the Beatles, the personality test is the perfect example of categorization in its truest form.

DOI System Continues to Grow

By Melody Smith | April 25, 2011

As of April 2011 the DOI System has now assigned over 51 Million DOI Names. The DOI System currently is used by over 4,000 naming authorities (assigners). Around 100 million DOI resolutions are made each month.

The Demise of Grammar at the Hands of Technology

By Melody Smith | April 22, 2011

Texting may be faster, more efficient and mostly gets the job done. But the slippery slope of bad grammar we have taken from emails to texting has taken away all quality of writing and content. Using the smallest number of letters to get your message across does not equal writing.

Big Data, Big Challenges

By Melody Smith | April 22, 2011

Everyone seems to be addressing the challenges of data – managing it, handling it, storing it. However, for startups that challenge is even more daunting.

Time for the Turf War to End

By Melody Smith | April 22, 2011

There has been a long time competition, war, or some battle of sorts between website usability and search engine optimization. Each side argues that they know best how to make web pages findable in search engines. The irony? They are both right.

Social Media at Walmart

By Melody Smith | April 21, 2011

WalMart Stores has acquired Kosmix, a technology firm which searches and analyzes social media connections in real-time to deliver customized feedback to users.

Earth to the Clouds

By Melody Smith | April 21, 2011

Google Earth Builder will serve up data from businesses and government agencies to the World.

Location Tool Drives Business

By Melody Smith | April 21, 2011

LocalResponse launches its long-awaited public beta of their new tool that allows business owners to respond to their customers to drive transactions. Localresponse.com allows businesses to track their consumers in real time by organizing, indexing and prioritizing various location-based services.

Six Degrees of Indexing

By Melody Smith | April 20, 2011

What would it be like to have search sites take your friends’ opinions into account when you look for restaurants? Newspaper sites that use their knowledge of what’s previously captured your attention online to display articles you are interested in? Sounds a lot like Amazon’s technology, doesn’t it?