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How Nate Silver Won the Internet (and You Can Too)
August 18, 2013
This fall, Nate Silver–political predictor and baseball sabermetric man–will bring his statistical knowledge and predictive analysis chops to ESPN. Not surprisingly, this news caused quite a stir in the media community, particularly given that 20 percent of online traffic to The New York Times website during last year’s election was attributed to his blog, FiveThirtyEight. The biggest free agent signing in the world of sports occurred off the playing field, and experts worldwide commented...
August 18, 2013
This fall, Nate Silver–political predictor and baseball sabermetric man–will bring his statistical knowledge and predictive analysis chops to ESPN. Not surprisingly, this news caused quite a stir in the media community, particularly given that 20 percent of online traffic to The New York Times website during last year’s election was attributed to his blog, FiveThirtyEight. The biggest free agent signing in the world of sports occurred off the playing field, and experts worldwide commented...
Nate Silver and Malcolm Gladwell
August 18, 2013
Nate Silver and Malcolm Gladwell join Bill to discuss how periodicals are adjusting to the Internet age; Nate’s vision for his new partnership with ESPN.
August 18, 2013
Nate Silver and Malcolm Gladwell join Bill to discuss how periodicals are adjusting to the Internet age; Nate’s vision for his new partnership with ESPN.
Twitter Looks for More #Influence in Washington
August 17, 2013
Twitter Inc. has signed up its first federal lobbyist and is launching a political action committee, Twitter#PAC, to gather...
August 17, 2013
Twitter Inc. has signed up its first federal lobbyist and is launching a political action committee, Twitter#PAC, to gather...
Quantum Computing, The Story of a Wild Idea
August 17, 2013
Andris is a computer scientist active in the fields of quantum information theory and quantum computing. His valuable scientific input into quantum computer theory makes him one of the world's leading scientists in this field. Andris has invented several of world's first algorithms for quantum computers, including a method to show that some computing problems are hard to solve even with a quantum computer. He is the first Latvian scientist to receive a grant for further research in quantum computing...
August 17, 2013
Andris is a computer scientist active in the fields of quantum information theory and quantum computing. His valuable scientific input into quantum computer theory makes him one of the world's leading scientists in this field. Andris has invented several of world's first algorithms for quantum computers, including a method to show that some computing problems are hard to solve even with a quantum computer. He is the first Latvian scientist to receive a grant for further research in quantum computing...
Rumor: Apple’s Next iPhone to Arrive Sept. 10
August 17, 2013
Apple will unveil the next edition of the iPhone at a major press event on Sept. 10, according to All Things D. Other than the purported date for the unveiling of the so-called iPhone 6, the site's Ina Fried did not offer any details about what else we might expect from Apple with the arrival of the company's first new smartphone since the debut of the iPhone 5last September. If Apple does lift the curtain on its next-generation iPhone on Sept. 10, it would be two days short of a full year...
August 17, 2013
Apple will unveil the next edition of the iPhone at a major press event on Sept. 10, according to All Things D. Other than the purported date for the unveiling of the so-called iPhone 6, the site's Ina Fried did not offer any details about what else we might expect from Apple with the arrival of the company's first new smartphone since the debut of the iPhone 5last September. If Apple does lift the curtain on its next-generation iPhone on Sept. 10, it would be two days short of a full year...
Major US Bank Offers Online Legal Services in Business Hub
August 16, 2013
An exciting breakthrough in online delivery is occurring through the new offering that Suntrust Bank is launching. They have partnered with a third party to create an online Business Hub which provides legal services in addition to assistance with planning, websites, data backup and finances. From the website: ”This online portal helps you create legal documents, develop business plans and generate invoices and financial reports.” It appears to be a one-stop shop for small business owners...
August 16, 2013
An exciting breakthrough in online delivery is occurring through the new offering that Suntrust Bank is launching. They have partnered with a third party to create an online Business Hub which provides legal services in addition to assistance with planning, websites, data backup and finances. From the website: ”This online portal helps you create legal documents, develop business plans and generate invoices and financial reports.” It appears to be a one-stop shop for small business owners...
iPads Accounted for 84.3% of All Tablet-Based Traffic
August 15, 2013
As of June, 2013 the iPad is the dominant tablet in the US for Internet traffic which prompted Apple's CEO to ask "I don't know what" other tablets are "being used for." Computerworld reported that Tim Cook (Apple CEO) made the following comments: "In terms of how other people are doing, I don't know," said Cook when asked whether the iPad's 14% sales plunge stemmed from an industry-wide trend. "What I can tell you is the most recent data I have gotten, which actually just came out, I believe,...
August 15, 2013
As of June, 2013 the iPad is the dominant tablet in the US for Internet traffic which prompted Apple's CEO to ask "I don't know what" other tablets are "being used for." Computerworld reported that Tim Cook (Apple CEO) made the following comments: "In terms of how other people are doing, I don't know," said Cook when asked whether the iPad's 14% sales plunge stemmed from an industry-wide trend. "What I can tell you is the most recent data I have gotten, which actually just came out, I believe,...
5th Anniversary of Blogging and Net Neutrality Still Unclear
August 14, 2013
On August 1, 2008 I started this blog with a discussion about a proposed Net Neutrality law pending in Congress which did not pass, but in 2012 the FCC (Federal Communications Commission) established its Net Neutrality rules called “Preserving the Open Internet, Broadband Industry Practices.” Last year Google announced it would offer its Fiber service in Kansas City, however the ToS (Terms of Service) included a provision that users should not host any type of server. In September 2012...
August 14, 2013
On August 1, 2008 I started this blog with a discussion about a proposed Net Neutrality law pending in Congress which did not pass, but in 2012 the FCC (Federal Communications Commission) established its Net Neutrality rules called “Preserving the Open Internet, Broadband Industry Practices.” Last year Google announced it would offer its Fiber service in Kansas City, however the ToS (Terms of Service) included a provision that users should not host any type of server. In September 2012...
Picture It Settled®’s Winning Presentation “Moneyball for Negotiation” Now Available on Video
August 14, 2013
Picture It Settled®'s Winning Presentation "Moneyball for Negotiation" Now Available on Video President Don Philbin's talk...
August 14, 2013
Picture It Settled®'s Winning Presentation "Moneyball for Negotiation" Now Available on Video President Don Philbin's talk...
New Research Tool
August 13, 2013
There's an amazing new feature on Bloomberg BNA's Labor and Employment Law Resource Center called the "Labor and Employment...
August 13, 2013
There's an amazing new feature on Bloomberg BNA's Labor and Employment Law Resource Center called the "Labor and Employment...
