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There was a day when miners physically blasted, dug and drilled in search of treasures like gold, silver and oil. Today’s most profitable miners are statisticians and mathematicians searching for veins of meaningful information from within mountains of data. How do you feel about that? … Continue reading
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“For more and more companies, the hiring boss is an algorithm.”** Algorithms increasingly direct hiring decisions, stock trading, and employee compensation. They are used to evaluate music for potential “hit-appeal,” and to determine what shows up on your Facebook news feed. Big Brother … Continue reading
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The Thief in Every House There is a thief in every house, a ubiquitous presence, a crook. With our permission, like a weed, it encroaches on moments meant to smell the proverbial roses. A bore, it drones on and on like an unfortunate dinner … Continue reading
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Steve Jobs introduced the revolutionary iPhone in 2007 with the evocative phrase “your life in your pocket.” Smart phones may have started out in pockets, but they have become almost permanent extensions of their owners’ hands. As an example of our dependence on … Continue reading
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What is it about communication technology that we find so irresistible? Sales of smartphones are exploding. In 2010 smartphones were 9% of Samsung’s cellphone sales; in 2012 the smartphone share is expected to be 50%. And then there is Apple. Apple sold 72 … Continue reading
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“Once I was a scuba diver in the sea of words. Now I zip along the surface like a guy on a jet ski.” So says Nicholas Carr in his book The Shallows: What the Internet is Doing to Our … Continue reading
In an attempt to pop my filter bubble (see the previous post) I have been purposefully seeking out more variety in my information sources. This means that I must dust off my own internal filtering skills when evaluating a communicated … Continue reading
A few days ago, I clicked on a link from my facebook feed and listened to Eli Pariser, described as a “pioneering online organizer,” give a presentation entitled, Beware Online ‘Filter Bubbles.’ I found it fascinating. (Thanks Ruthie.) Pariser is … Continue reading
Bubble-ology
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Bubble-ology : the recognition and analysis of spheres containing uniform philosophical, ideological and/or theological thought (from Judy’s dictionary of hypothetical words:). How often do you seek perspectives from sources outside of your bubble? Every individual looks at life through the lens of his or her unique life experiences and … Continue reading →