NATO Innovation Hub: Communication on Social Media Next Steps

Entering the Solution Design Phase Social Media Event – May update Dear Innovation Hub members, “How should NATO use Social Media?” is the question you have been discussing for six weeks.  This online brainstorming was fruitful beyond all expectations!  Your motivation to engage in an expert level exploration of the topic has generated a broad …

Robert Steele: Going Dark, Anyone Wants to Talk Future of Intelligence, Seeking ONE Audience

My Body Mass Index (BMI) is where it needs to be, hoping to go dark in near term (30-45 days).  Anyone that wants to talk new and evolving craft of intelligence, Open Source Everything (OSE), and M4IS2, now is the time.  Particularly interested in engaging on the below new briefing that was developed as combined …

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If you value what we do — public intelligence in the public interest — a donation is humbly solicited.  Earth Intelligence Network is an accredited 501c3, all contributions are tax deductible and receive a receipt.  Donations over $15 receive a Golden Candle pin.  Donations about $30 receive any book available in inventory.  Beyond that, feel …

NIGHTWATCH: China Shows Muscle & Gravitas — Syria Shows Staying Power — USA Losing on All Fronts Due to Ignorance and Arrogance

China-North Korea: Update. China’s Foreign Ministry declined Wednesday, 8 May, to confirm the Bank of China’s closure of the account of the North Korean Foreign Trade Bank. In response to a question at Wednesday’s news conference, Ministry spokeswoman Hua Chunying said, “For specifics, please refer it to competent Chinese authorities.” Sources of the Daily NK …

Stephen E. Arnold: A Fresh Look at Big Data & Big Data (-) Human Factor (+) Transformation (+) RECAP

A Fresh Look at Big Data May 8, 2013 Next week I am doing an invited talk in London. My subject is search and Big Data. I will be digging into this notion in this month’s Honk newsletter and adding some business intelligence related comments at an Information Today conference in New York later this …

Berto Jongman: Kurzweil on Global Networks Must be Redesigned

Missing from all this is the OSC/M4IS2 solution. Global networks must be redesigned May 2, 2013 Our global networks have generated many benefits and new opportunities. However, they have also established highways for failure propagation, which can ultimately result in man-made disasters. For example, today’s quick spreading of emerging epidemics is largely a result of …