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Good reads in tech, Nov 6th 2012

Tim M — Tue, 06 Nov 2012 19:20:20 +0000

Recent good reads from around the Web concerning online voting, AI applications in education, the semantics of how Twitter labels things, and interviewing for analytic thinking. Continue reading →

Why you’re wrong about which Avenger is the greatest

Tim M — Fri, 26 Oct 2012 13:00:58 +0000

The most influential of all the Avengers is a character who makes no on-screen appearance, yet commands the respect of the most dominant among our heroes. Continue reading →

Apache ZooKeeper: Part 2: Introducing ZooKeeper-rw, a command-line interface

Brian R — Fri, 12 Oct 2012 13:00:56 +0000

In Part 1 of this blog series, I discussed how we are using ZooKeeper to handle distributed applications. ZooKeeper is used to store application configuration, application state and handle workflows using queues. Here I’ll present how we accomplish this by utilizing a … Continue reading →

Think your passwords are secure? Think again! (Part 3)

Peter R — Sat, 15 Sep 2012 01:30:35 +0000

No matter how good a password is, it provides little to no security if it is not stored and managed properly. Unfortunately, many online services have heinously-poor security practices. But that does not mean yours has to. This week wraps … Continue reading →

Think your passwords are secure? Think again! (Part 2)

Peter R — Sat, 08 Sep 2012 00:00:23 +0000

Following on from last week’s post, today we will look at how to make better passwords, how to manage them and how to detect potentially insecure Web sites before giving them a password. If you missed the previous post, you … Continue reading →

Think your passwords are secure? Think again!

Peter R — Sat, 01 Sep 2012 00:30:13 +0000

What used to be considered a secure password is far from it now. See why and how to improve the situation for yourself, your products and your business. Continue reading →

Showing why bloggers need to know (more than just) a little about semantics

Tim M — Fri, 03 Aug 2012 19:08:39 +0000

Did you know that the reading level at which you write your blog post (say, 6th grade level versus 11th grade level) can have a lot to do with how much the post is shared on social media? Continue reading →

The Twitter IPA: Let’s get real

Tim M — Fri, 20 Jul 2012 13:00:29 +0000

I admire Twitter for adopting their new IPA (Intellectual Property Agreement) promising their employees to use patents only for, well...noble causes. I really do admire this move. It's just that it won't work. Continue reading →

What was the score 7 years ago? A tech retrospective

Tim M — Tue, 03 Jul 2012 20:45:46 +0000

Federated Media recently celebrated its 7-year anniversary and, in honor of that, I invite you to look back with me at the world of tech then versus now. A good place to start is CES. CNET’s “Best of Show” awards … Continue reading →

Conversation Targeting Put Before Experts

Tim M — Wed, 06 Jun 2012 17:18:57 +0000

Yesterday I presented some facts about Conversation Targeting at the Semantic Technology and Business conference -- a crowd of experts in semantic technology and applications. We had a real breakthrough to talk about, with the stats to back it up. Continue reading →