Google launched a new service on Thursday that can automatically speed up a website's page load times. That's a good thing, as separate studies from Google and Aberdeen Group have shown faster-loading sites boost customer satisfaction and ad revenue.
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Twitter's director of media partnerships, Chloe Sladden, discusses expert hashtag tips for TV shows At the 2011 NAB Show this week,
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Austin Peay State University is testing out a Netflix-like recommendation system for courses. Tristan Denley, the prof behind the tech, wonders: "If eHarmony works well, why not this?" As per credit costs for college courses spike , the impact of poor advice from a college counselor can mean a disturbing amount of misplaced time and money. So Austin Peay State University mathematics professor Tristan Denley designed a course-recommendation system for students to suppliment their regular college counselor visits
Read More »Nature’s UPC Code: Zebras
Improving research by treating animals like a box of cereal. Scientists have discovered a harmless, inexpensive way to track Zebras in the wild: snap pictures of their strips and ID them like UPC product codes. Tracking animals over time is essential to understanding migration patterns and species repopulation
Read More »This App Could Save Your Life
iResus, a step-by-step emergency response documentation app, improved doctor performance in a simulation. Despite being among the brightest minds in the world and undergoing years of sleepless education, doctors can fail to remember vital information in an emergency--especially under pressure
Read More »Want to Quit Smoking? There’s an App for That
University-backed research inspires a game where users crush virtual cigarettes--and, in turn, their own bad habit.
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