When I applied for this course – Integrated Ecosystem Management in Micronesia – I had no idea about the history that I would literally be diving into. Before my classmates and I left for Guam, Dr.
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Feed SubscriptionBing’s Social Search Won’t Always Rely On Facebook "Likes"
You can't visit a webpage these days without it begging for a compliment: Like us! Share us! Follow us! Social media promotion is one big reason why--just look at The Washington Post , for example, which seems intent on replacing its brand name with the Facebook logo, and barely refrained from slapping a "Like" badge on everything from its user agreement policy to its copyright acknowledgements. But viral promotion isn't the only reason. Increasingly, social media is impacting search-engine rankings.
Read More »The Importance of Saying No
As a business owner, you have to work within a lot of confines—a small (or no) staff, a limited budget and only so many hours in the day. If you’ve made your business a success, you’re probably a master of saying “no” to tasks that aren’t important or should be handled by someone else, or some outside service. But saying “no” is about more than delegating and declining tasks
Read More »Making Life Easier for His Customers
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Read More »This Week In Bots: Ship-Climbing Spies, Tiny Quadrocopters, Open-Source Androids, Teacher Bot, And NASA’s Robothespian
If you're into technology that can stroll convincingly like a human, or creep, roll, climb, spy, and even deliver drinks with uncanny mechanical smoothness, then you've come to the right place. In our second installment of This Week In Bots we share tiny flying drones, amazing magnetic climbing spy machines...and a friendly NASA thespian robot
Read More »Inc. 5000 Update: H&H Gun Range
Miles Hall barely knew how to shoot when he and his wife, Jayne, opened a shooting range in Oklahoma City in 1981. Now, H&H Gun Range accounts for 5 percent of the state's gun sales. Revenue hit $15.3 million in 2009, and the company landed at No
Read More »Inc. 5000 Update: H&H Gun Range
Miles Hall barely knew how to shoot when he and his wife, Jayne, opened a shooting range in Oklahoma City in 1981. Now, H&H Gun Range accounts for 5 percent of the state's gun sales. Revenue hit $15.3 million in 2009, and the company landed at No.
Read More »Why Doctors Should Be More Empathetic–But Not Too Much More
If possible, think back to a time you or a loved one had to be in a hospital for a significant amount of time. What do you remember from the experience? Many people report an eerie feeling about their stays in hospitals.
Read More »Deconstructed: Aesir’s Perfect Cell Phone
Courtesy of Aesir What if your phone could live forever?
Read More »Bing Launches iPad App Featuring Flipboard-like News
Today, Microsoft launched Bing for the iPad, an app that integrates the company's search experience with Apple's tablet. In essence, it's no different than Google's iPad app: You'll find all the features you'd expect from Bing (search, maps, etc.) optimized for the device's touch-screen interface.
Read More »MyVoice, a Great App for the Speech-Disabled, Is Foursquare Meets Text-to-Speech
The MyVoice app offers up location-based searchable phrases and helps users easily navigate social situations.
Read More »Are Facebook and Twitter the Best Ways for Brands to Reach Consumers?
Advertising dollars are moving to Facebook because of its targeting capabilities. But what if there was an even better way for brands to reach their desired audiences? The big meme in advertising today is that brands are gradually moving to Facebook, because on Facebook, you can find the specific audience you want to advertise to
Read More »Why It Pays to Be No. 2 in Your Industry
The Study: "Legitimacy Vacuum, Structural Imprinting, and the First-Mover Disadvantage," by Stanislav D.
Read More »Your Avatar, Your Guide: Digital Doubles Can Improve Social Skillsor Create False Memories (preview)
Your favorite coffee shop is crowded with harried people, and you are standing shoulder to shoulder in a slow-moving line. Each jostling shift of the crowd aggravates your severe social anxiety. You start gasping for air; your heart quickens and you want to run
Read More »25th Annual WonderCon
It's a bird! It's a plane! It's a -- scrolling, scrolling ...
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