Posts Tagged ‘Technology’
The Power of Semantics in the Future
Semantic terminology used to be considered the new thing in technology vocabulary. However, there appears to be a decrease in usage. This interesting information came to us from DATAVERSITY in their article, “2017 Trends for Semantic Web and Semantic Technologies.” There’s no denying the importance of the technologies, standards, concepts, and collaborations that define the Semantic…
Read MorePersonal Data Collection
Monitoring and tracking of data is taking place on a global scale and a very personal one. With sleep trackers, activity monitors, heart monitors and many other data-logging devices, each one of us is a walking log of numbers. This information came to us from PSFK in their article, “Attractive Metadata Could Be The Golden Ticket To…
Read MoreMaking the Most of Your Smart Data
“Data is not smart in its own right; rather, it’s only smart if it drives smart decisions,” says James Kobielus, of IBM. He delivered this prophetic wisdom in the keynote address at the DATAVERSITY® Smart Data Online 2016 Conference recently. DATAVERSITY brought this news to our attention in their article, “Big Data and Smart Data: Big…
Read MoreTechnology On The Go
Mobile devices have become the primary computing platform in business. Smartphones and tablets generate and store more electronic records than ever before. This presents a new challenge for storage, security and ultimately risk management in every size of organization. Consumer Electronics Net brought this information to us in their article, “Colligo Introduces Industry’s First Business Email App for…
Read MoreConvenience is Strategy
Recently Facebook announced it was integrating food delivery in its app, allowing users to order delivery without actually logging out of Facebook. On the footsteps of that announcement, Google followed suit with an update that allows users to order food delivery directly through Google Maps. This interesting information came to us from CNBC in their article,…
Read MoreNFAIS Webinar Addresses Impact
The next webinar in the National Federation of Advanced Information Services (NFAIS) Webinar series is December 1, 2016 at 11:00 a.m. (EST). This webinar is titled, “Measuring Scholarly Impact: Can One Size Fit All?” With more than two million research articles published annually in authoritative, respected scholarly journals, it can be a challenge to discern which articles to…
Read MoreChanges in Publishing
Scholarly publishing as an industry has changed, dare we say evolved, over the last few decades. Some of this was by design and some was forced adaptation to a new reality. The Scholarly Kitchen brought this information to our attention in their article, “A Quick Tour Around the World of Scholarly Journal Publishing.” This reality consists of…
Read MoreTime to Shore Up Security at Home
Last week’s cyberattack that shut down many popular websites occurred in part with the use of smart devices. This interesting information came to us from USA Today in their article, “How your DVR was hijacked to help epic cyberattack.” An unknown attacker intermittently knocked many popular websites offline for hours – from Amazon to Twitter and Netflix…
Read MoreSame Technology, New Purpose
Expedia has launched Expedia Labs, a website showcasing travel technology that will enable developers to test their concepts and receive feedback from users. Travel Weekly brought this news to us in their article, “Expedia introduces website to demonstrate new technology.” This unique application features technologies built internally at Expedia and through Expedia partnerships. Anyone who visits the…
Read MoreDocument Management Systems Have Important Roles
Document management systems (DMS) are designed to do more than just manage files and media assets. They can also play an active role in the regulatory system that is part of all office workflows. This interesting information came to us from CMS Critic in their article, “4 Ways a Document Management System Simplifies Compliance.” Many DMS share a…
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