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Google Revenue Slip Means They Still Win

Posted in Uncategorized on April 16, 2009 | Leave a Comment »

Google did it – They lost some revenue but still shine on.
They are right though.  There will never be less advertising online, never fewer web searches, and never a reduced need to target more content and ads.
So until there’s a real competitor, Google will dominate even in weaker times.

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Photosharing Bubble

Posted in Uncategorized, tagged , , , , on April 5, 2009 | Leave a Comment »

The market will not support all these photosharing sites in the long run.
Here’s why:
Twitter will be purchased or exclusively locked up in a strategic relationship by one of the companies that already has a photosharing set up/photo monetization platform.
Under that scenerio the acquiring company is unlikely to promote such a disaggregated approach to the aggreagtion [...]

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Brain imaging studies under fire from brainy people in the know…

Posted in Computers, Statistics, airplane, analysis of behavior, behavior, biology, brain, determinism, life, metrics, philosophy, religion, science, social science, speculation on January 29, 2009 | Leave a Comment »

A study attacking use of fMRI (functional magnetic resonance imaging) in social neuroscience as flawed and an overselling their results by scientists printed in Nature under the above name and authored by Alison Abbott has touched a nerve in science. [Yes, it is a double entendre…] Social neuroscience is the study of the [...]

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Christakis, Rube Goldberg and Mythinformation

Posted in analysis of behavior, behavior, biology, brain, intelligent agent, life, media, online advertising, research, science, social networks, tagged , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , on January 27, 2009 | 1 Comment »

They’re at it again. Yes they are… As part of the Rube Goldberg contingent from Mythinformation Central. From the people that brought you “you’re fat because of your friends” you are now presented with: “your genes influence who will become friends.”

They set up the straw man: that it is an error to suggest people are [...]

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Lie to Me* FOX debut

Posted in analysis of behavior, behavior, biology, brain, hollywood, life, marketing, mathematics, music, philosophy, politics, religion, science, social science, speculation, traffic, tagged , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , on January 21, 2009 | Leave a Comment »

I am so disappointed.

Mysticism returns to prime time TV with this inane crime stopper series “LIE to ME*” heralding the star (Tim Roth) and his team’s ability to read people’s faces to tell when they are lying about what. Crimes are just the medium for the law enforcement to clean up with all [...]

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Good enough for Education, Business and Sports

Posted in biology, blogs, brain, economics, game theory, human rights, politics, research, social networks, social science, sports, tagged , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , on January 9, 2009 | 6 Comments »

I was going to title this “Not found @ 2009 Consumer Electronics Show…” but I’d get punished.
People invest in training for their education, work, entertainment and even lifestyles. The society as a whole invests billions in training and education for all its children and encourages more of it after high school. Collectively, [...]

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What Is Functional Programming?

Posted in Uncategorized, tagged , , , , on December 21, 2008 | Leave a Comment »

Here’s a nice intro to functional programming on Dr. Dobbs.
In any functional programming language, you are likely to encounter these features:
* First-class functions, or higher-order functions: Functions can serve as arguments and results of functions.
* Recursion as the primary tool for iteration.
* Heavy use of pattern matching, although technically it is not a defining feature [...]

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Pseudo-Scientists ask: Is digital media rewiring our brains?

Posted in analysis of behavior, media, social networks, traffic, tagged , , , , , , , , , , , , , , on December 4, 2008 | Leave a Comment »

Actually this is a provocative title to get parents and teachers to read online crap. Kinda ironical, don’t you think… it is supposed to sound like concerns from worried parents.
One brain scientist at UCLA, Gary Small, a psychiatrist, argues that daily exposure to digital technologies can alter how the brain works. “Brain scientist” [...]

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Do conservatives respect the foundations of our country? ASK BACHMANN…

Posted in analysis of behavior, economics, media, politics, social networks, tagged , , , , , , , , , , , , on October 21, 2008 | Leave a Comment »

From: THE MINNESOTA INDEPENDENT
By Paul Demko 10/21/08 10:19 AM

Rep. Michele Bachmann has long been viewed nationally as a solid favorite to retain her House seat in the Sixth Congressional District. But the controversy engulfing her campaign following Friday’s appearance on “Hardball” — during which she called for an investigation into whether her fellow [...]

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There WILL be more bailouts! WE ARE RUDDERLESS!

Posted in analysis of behavior, business strategy, economics, politics, tagged , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , on September 26, 2008 | 1 Comment »

Come-on people…it is gut-check time!!! You want a republic to be proud of? Now’s the time to find you spine.

We got the government we worked to get. Right, none of us worked hard enough and this is what laziness has wrought.   We didn’t mind when it was someone else’s dollar. Enron was a joke. [...]

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