Stephen E. Arnold: Big Data and Data Quality — Plus Robert Steele on the Role of the University

Big Data Should Mean Big Quality Posted: 28 Aug 2014 03:28 AM PDT Why does logic seem to fail in the face of fancy jargon? DataFusion’s Blog posted on the jargon fallacy in the post, “It All Begins With Data Quality.” The post explains how with new terms like big data, real-time analytics, and self-service …

Stephen E. Arnold: Google Search Implodes — Loss of Integrity in Every Respect

Google and Universal Search or Google Floudering with Search There have been some experts who have noticed that Google has degraded blog search. In the good old days, it was possible to query Google’s index of Web logs. It was not comprehensive, and it was not updated with the zippiness of years past. Search Engine …

Nik Peachey: Tool — World’s Easiest Video Calls

This is a very simple and useful tool to get students using video communication. Guveo as featured on lifehacker and Bitelia Instant, secure and anonymous video calls. No downloads or registration required. Phi Beta Iota: Uses code word or combination (e.g. jingle80) via another channel, to then create anonymous direct link for video communication.  

Review: Economic Direct Democracy – A Framework to End Poverty and Maximize Well-Being

John C. Boik 5.0 out of 5 stars Balanced Comprehensive Proposals Any Group Can Implement, August 3, 2014 I have been thinking recently about various emergent alternative forms of capitalism, including Ethical, Collaborative, Conscious, Inclusive, and Redemptive Capitalism, and found this book as I was working on an article about Open Source Everything and Democratic …

Review (Guest): The Global War for Internet Governance

Laura DeNardis A Guide to the “Technologically Concealed” in Internet Governance, January 21, 2014 By Francesca Musiani The final draft of Laura DeNardis’s most recent book, officially released on January 1st, 2014, had most likely been finalized before Edward Snowden’s recent revelations about the pervasive surveillance implemented by the U. S. National Security Agency entered …