Technology

Evolution Of Publishing From The 1400s On

Search News Media has created an infographic which captures the evolution of publishing since the early 1400s. Starting from 1440 when Johannes Gutenberg invented the first printing press, on through the ages, highlighting greater innovation in publishing ...

Article - News Staff - Oct 7 2012 - 7:30am

600 People: Network Effect Of Event Fundraising Revealed

Online fundraisers taking part in organized events use social media to reach close to 600 people and inspire others to take on challenges for charity, according to new data from JustGiving.com Speaking at Making every step count: How to maximize particip ...

Article - News Staff - Oct 6 2012 - 5:30pm

Robert Bork And Gregory Sidak Discuss Google Antitrust Claims

For over a year, Google has been the target of U.S. and European antitrust investigations, but now the search company has fired back. In a report commissioned by Google and released today, two acclaimed antitrust experts dismiss Google's critics' ...

Article - News Staff - Oct 10 2012 - 8:59am

Why Crowdsourcing Cannot Be Fixed

Researchers from the University of Southampton have published a study in which they argue that crowdsourcing information can be improved through use of incentives. In "Making crowdsourcing more reliable" Dr Victor Naroditskiy and Professor Nick ...

Article - Michael Martinez - Oct 11 2012 - 3:49pm

Ten Commandments For Tech Companies

1. Thou shalt not screw thine early adopters. They made thou what thou art, even showing patience with thine inattention to upward compatibility. Yea, though they paid high early prices, thou hast refused them free upgrades. Now as they glance at their bo ...

Article - Fred Phillips - Oct 15 2012 - 6:12pm

Give an Internet Award to Reddit Troll Violentacrez Brutsch

And once again I am amazed at the shortsighted, self-righteous moralizing of those who pretend to be all progressive, hip cyber age people. ...

Blog Post - Sascha Vongehr - Apr 19 2013 - 2:38pm

Biomimetic Nano-Machines Mimic Muscle Fibers

An assembly of thousands of nano-machines has produced a coordinated contraction movement- like that of muscle fibers, and it even extended to around ten micrometers, like the movements of muscular fibers. The work provides an experimental validation of a ...

Article - News Staff - Oct 23 2012 - 11:00am

Election Data-Mining: Knowing Which Babies To Kiss And When To Kiss Them

It's a modern technology world. If you were running for president in 2008, you could just forgo public financing of your campaign and stick your opponent with a hard cap of half as much advertising money as you have- then you could spend as much money ...

Article - Hank Campbell - Oct 24 2012 - 10:07am

Carbon Capture And Sequestration Tech Gets Tough New Sensors

Advanced sensors that monitor extreme pressure and temperature in underground caverns used to store carbon dioxide might be on their way. CO2 emitted from the combustion of fossil fuels has long been an environmental issue, it represents 84 percent of U.S ...

Article - Matthew Van Dusen - Oct 26 2012 - 6:00am

Phosphorus — the Wheel Turns