http://static.reallysimple.org/users/rexhammock/linkblog.html An RSS feed of Rex Links. en-us Sat, 17 Aug 2013 16:29:24 GMT Sat, 17 Aug 2013 16:29:24 GMT Radio2 v0.85 http://cyber.law.harvard.edu/rss/rss.html http://static.scripting.com/images/rssMug.gif http://static.reallysimple.org/users/rexhammock/ linkblog.xml 2012-03-03 2013-08-17 8/17/2013; 12:29:24 PM What Does It Really Matter If Companies Are Tracking Us Online? - Atlantic Mobile. http://bit.ly/12dy261 Sat, 17 Aug 2013 16:29:24 GMT http://bit.ly/12dy261?id=1134 http://m.theatlantic.com/technology/archive/2013/08/what-does-it-really-matter-if-companies-are-tracking-us-online/278692/ The Atlantic: What Does It Matter If Companies Are Tracking Us Online? (the potential harms of ad targeting) http://bit.ly/12dy261 Sat, 17 Aug 2013 16:26:46 GMT http://bit.ly/12dy261?id=1133 http://m.theatlantic.com/technology/archive/2013/08/what-does-it-really-matter-if-companies-are-tracking-us-online/278692/ The NYT has a wonderful business feature about Clint Smith and the great folks at Emma Email. Proud of you @emmaemail http://5ec.r2.ly/ Sat, 17 Aug 2013 01:02:45 GMT http://5ec.r2.ly/?id=1132 http://www.nytimes.com/2013/08/15/business/smallbusiness/with-its-technology-aging-a-company-reinvents-itself.html?pagewanted=all 82 Amazon.com's funniest fake reviews. (link: @laughingsquid) http://5en.r2.ly/ Fri, 16 Aug 2013 16:25:12 GMT http://5en.r2.ly/?id=1131 http://www.amazon.com/gp/feature.html?docId=1001250201&ie=UTF8 65 The NYT has a wonderful business feature about Clint Smith and the great folks at Emma Email. Proud of you @emmaemail http://5ec.r2.ly/ Fri, 16 Aug 2013 12:48:29 GMT http://5ec.r2.ly/?id=1130 http://www.nytimes.com/2013/08/15/business/smallbusiness/with-its-technology-aging-a-company-reinvents-itself.html?pagewanted=all 82 (BBC) Anti-social media? Study: Using Facebook can reduce sense of well-being and satisfaction with life. http://5e4.r2.ly/ Fri, 16 Aug 2013 04:26:51 GMT http://5e4.r2.ly/?id=1129 http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/technology-23709009 92 TheOnion.com - New Super-Fast Transport System Powered By Passengers' Screams. http://5cr.r2.ly/ Wed, 14 Aug 2013 02:02:20 GMT http://5cr.r2.ly/?id=1128 http://www.theonion.com/articles/new-superfast-transport-system-powered-by-passenge,33468/ 15 "Google released a 21-part short video series that introduces R." | Hi, I'm R (shorter version). Link: ‏@sdkstl @brianboyer http://5ch.r2.ly/ Tue, 13 Aug 2013 21:16:28 GMT http://5ch.r2.ly/?id=1127 http://flowingdata.com/2013/08/13/introduction-to-r-a-video-series-by-google/ 112 Elon Musk's Hyperloop guarantees his being officially named 'coolest dude ever.' http://5bu.r2.ly/ Mon, 12 Aug 2013 23:27:08 GMT http://5bu.r2.ly/?id=1126 http://www.spacex.com/hyperloop 113 Study Findings: Doing research about Facebook photo posting lowers the perception people have of academic research. http://5at.r2.ly/ Sun, 11 Aug 2013 13:47:32 GMT http://5at.r2.ly/?id=1125 http://washington.cbslocal.com/2013/08/10/study-posting-facebook-photos-negatively-impacts-real-life-relationships/ 116 Must listen: @rachelnpr interviews Chris Thile @christhile re his new album of Bach sonatas. Audio online at 12 ET http://5as.r2.ly/ Sun, 11 Aug 2013 13:18:31 GMT http://5as.r2.ly/?id=1124 http://www.npr.org/blogs/deceptivecadence/2013/08/11/210524386/chris-thile-looks-back-to-bach 144 Great email marketing design advice from @emmaemail - The #Brainiac Guide to Mobile Email. http://5a0.r2.ly/ Fri, 09 Aug 2013 13:02:54 GMT http://5a0.r2.ly/?id=1123 http://myemma.com/brainiac/mobile 157 On Hammock.com, the current Idea Email - What You'll Learn When Moneyball Metrics Meet the News. http://59z.r2.ly/ Fri, 09 Aug 2013 12:20:56 GMT http://59z.r2.ly/?id=1122 http://www.hammock.com/idea-email-what-youll-learn-when-moneyball-metrics-meet-news-media/ 187 Just noticed this: Weather.com's Commuter Forecast is a nice map-layer mashup of radar and traffic info. http://595.r2.ly/ Thu, 08 Aug 2013 11:28:57 GMT http://595.r2.ly/?id=1121 http://www.weather.com/travel/commute 106 Does climate change "affect" human conflict? Apparently the writer of this press release hasn't read @Freakonomics http://56c.r2.ly/ Fri, 02 Aug 2013 12:04:03 GMT http://56c.r2.ly/?id=1120 http://newscenter.berkeley.edu/2013/08/01/climate-strongly-affects-human-conflict-and-violence-worldwide-says-study/ 107 RexBlog: Welcome back (to blogging and Twitter), Kathy Sierra (@seriouspony) http://55f.r2.ly/ Wed, 31 Jul 2013 13:45:57 GMT http://55f.r2.ly/?id=1119 http://www.rexblog.com/2013/07/31/49487 180 (inhabitat.com) - NASA's 3D printer expected to print 30% of space station's spare parts, and tools. http://54o.r2.ly/ Tue, 30 Jul 2013 21:32:33 GMT http://54o.r2.ly/?id=1118 http://inhabitat.com/nasa-approves-first-3d-printer-for-use-in-space/ 163 FT.com - Edward Tufte - The graphics guru has shown us how to visualise data with simplicity, clarity and elegance http://544.r2.ly/ Tue, 30 Jul 2013 02:43:58 GMT http://544.r2.ly/?id=1117 http://www.ft.com/intl/cms/s/2/dda1cb5c-f4c0-11e2-a62e-00144feabdc0.html#axzz2aUbWZOoc 15 NYT - Pinterest activates 'do not track' option. (The article explains what 'do not track' means.) http://52t.r2.ly/ Sat, 27 Jul 2013 18:58:31 GMT http://52t.r2.ly/?id=1116 http://bits.blogs.nytimes.com/2013/07/26/pinterest-allows-users-to-opt-out-of-being-tracked/?_r=1 149 From Dave Winer (@davewiner): "How to make money on the internet, 2013" -- "What you do is create a honey-pot..." http://52b.r2.ly/ Fri, 26 Jul 2013 14:46:30 GMT http://52b.r2.ly/?id=1115 http://dave.smallpict.com/2013/07/26/howToMakeMoneyOnTheInternet 2842