Nsyght - Last Bookmarks tagged with "attraction"

North Dakota Directory, North Dakota Business Directory, US

Thu, 30 Oct 2008 13:58:45 GMT

North Dakota directory contains local information such as real estate, cultures, travel, pet, art, wedding, transportation, finance, animal, health, beauty, sport, education, insurance and more throughout North Dakota.
Submited by thang 30, October 2008

Kentucky Directory, Kentucky Business, Kentucky Real Estate, Kentucky Travel Guide

Mon, 20 Oct 2008 13:54:27 GMT

GreatKentucky.com is a complete state web directory that provide interesting links and resources in Kentucky state including KY environment, travel, education, art, government, shopping, health, beauty, advertising, import and export, guide and more.
Submited by thang 20, October 2008

Iowa Business Directory, Iowa Real Estate, Iowa Travel Guide, US

Mon, 20 Oct 2008 13:50:48 GMT

GreatIowa.com provides links to browse for Iowa business directory, Iowa real estate, travel & transportation, computers, networking, shopping & services, science, environment, recreation, sports, arts & humanities, health, insurance, education, society.
Submited by thang 20, October 2008

Australia Online Directory - Australian Business Resources

Tue, 14 Oct 2008 13:51:54 GMT

Australia9.com is the Australia directory which includes links to Australian website such as sport, health, science, history, business, services, travel, real estate, art, culture, entertainment.
Submited by thang 14, October 2008

Chester Zoo Promotion for North Wales Hotels

Fri, 21 Nov 2008 06:51:44 GMT

LDS Tourism Services are extremely pleased to report that they are working with Chester Zoo on an exciting and innovative promotion. Chester Zoo are offering 3 for 2 admission vouchers and offers to celebrate Cheshire's Year of Gardens.
Submited by aiapoetry 21, November 2008

Taiwan Directory, Taiwan Business, Taiwan Manufacturers, Taiwan Travel Guides

Mon, 08 Sep 2008 12:22:18 GMT

LinkTaiwan.com provides general links to Taiwan business, education, art, beauty, culture, investment, shopping, environment, accommodation, computer, health, society, manufacturers, travel guides in Taiwan.
Submited by thang 08, September 2008

Austin Directory, Austin Business, Austin Employment, Austin Texas Guide

Fri, 20 Jun 2008 12:54:32 GMT

DirectoryAustin.com helps the visitors find out local Austin city information & resources related to business, shopping, real estate, computer, technology, education, travel, economy, law, culture, health, beauty and more at Austin.
Submited by louis23186 20, June 2008

Louisiana Website - Louisiana Business Information, Louisiana Travel Guide, US

Wed, 18 Jun 2008 12:07:36 GMT

ClickLouisiana.com offers comprehensive resource for Louisiana such as Louisiana lodging, real estate, weather, shopping, education, business, law, insurance & entertainment.
Submited by louis23186 18, June 2008

Colorado Directory, Colorado Business, Colorado Education Information, Travel to Colorado

Tue, 17 Jun 2008 12:05:49 GMT

Get Colorado State information and services with related categories including art, business, laws, insurance, education, real estate, shopping, health, sports, recreation and more on Clickcolorado.com.
Submited by louis23186 17, June 2008

British Web Directory, British Directory and Resources

Mon, 16 Jun 2008 12:04:37 GMT

BritishWebDirectory.com is the British directory which contains all links to UK entertainment news, sport, travel, lodging, business, investment, education, computer, art, society, culture, health, shopping, beauty and more
Submited by louis23186 16, June 2008

Netherlands Directory, Netherlands Business, Netherlands Travel, Netherlands Information

Mon, 16 Jun 2008 12:03:03 GMT

BestNetherlands.com is a Netherlands directory providing links to Netherlands business, real estate, entertainment, society, culture, education, government, shopping, travel, economy, recreation, news, sports & services.
Submited by louis23186 16, June 2008

Shirky: Power Laws, Weblogs, and Inequality

Thu, 20 Nov 2008 21:53:06 GMT

Diversity plus freedom of choice creates inequality, and the greater the diversity, the more extreme the inequality.
Submited by meryn 20, November 2008

Innovation Diffusion

Thu, 20 Nov 2008 21:53:06 GMT

Often indirect advocacy through showcasing the benefits is more effective than preaching about the benefits.
Submited by meryn 20, November 2008

How to wage - and win - a standards war

Thu, 20 Nov 2008 21:53:03 GMT

Depends on seven key assets: intellectual-property rights; control over an installed base of users; ability to innovate; first-mover advantages; manufacturing abilities; strength in complements; and brand name and repution.
Submited by meryn 20, November 2008

Change or Die

Thu, 20 Nov 2008 21:53:02 GMT

Mastering the ability to change isn't just a crucial strategy for business. It's a necessity for health. And it's possibly the one thing that's most worth learning.
Submited by meryn 20, November 2008

Fear, Greed and Social Software

Thu, 20 Nov 2008 21:53:00 GMT

Enterprises are adopting social software out of both fear and greed. Fear is the primary driver for corporate blogging, while greed is driving adoption of social software within the enterprise.
Submited by meryn 20, November 2008

Attracting Developers to Your Platform

Thu, 20 Nov 2008 21:53:01 GMT

Some guidelines I wrote up last year for a company looking to attract developers to their platform.
Submited by meryn 20, November 2008

Wikipedia and the social construction of knowledge

Thu, 20 Nov 2008 21:52:57 GMT

Wikipedia's greatest innovation is arguably the framework it provides to mediate the social construction of knowledge, advocate for neutrality, accommodate dispute, and offer a path to its negotiated resolution.
Submited by meryn 20, November 2008

Syndicating content

Thu, 20 Nov 2008 21:52:48 GMT

It seems to me that all the enthusiasm we are now witnessing is a product of the power of technology evangelism.
Submited by meryn 20, November 2008

Rethinking the Value of OpenSolaris

Thu, 20 Nov 2008 21:52:47 GMT

The community around Linux is what elevated it out of the lab and into the data center, and the same could happen again with OpenSolaris.
Submited by meryn 20, November 2008

Information scent: helping people find the content they want

Thu, 20 Nov 2008 21:52:47 GMT

When presented with a list of options users will choose the option that gives them the clearest indication (or strongest scent) that it will step them closer to the information they require.
Submited by meryn 20, November 2008

Open Source, Ecosystems, The Second Law of Thermodynamics, and a Random Belgian Mathematician

Thu, 20 Nov 2008 21:52:48 GMT

[The vitally of an ecosystem is primarily determined by] the ability to encourage new infusions of energy from parties outside the system in question.
Submited by meryn 20, November 2008

SUSE opens to yawns

Thu, 20 Nov 2008 21:52:45 GMT

Given the fact that it's a community that drives better in the case of open source, first-mover advantage may actually be more important here than in the commercial world.
Submited by meryn 20, November 2008

Relationships like atomic nuclei, says physicist

Thu, 20 Nov 2008 21:52:45 GMT

A physicist has built a computer model of the dating world, which he says shows people behave like decaying atomic nuclei, when it comes to finding love.
Submited by meryn 20, November 2008

Blade.org: Standards body or boondoggle?

Thu, 20 Nov 2008 21:52:46 GMT

When IT buyers purchase a BladeCenter-compliant product from a BTLA licensee, they'll still need the chassis and other accoutrements like management modules, fans, and power supplies that licensees are prevented from making.
Submited by meryn 20, November 2008

Why Microsoft-only development is foolish business logic

Thu, 20 Nov 2008 21:52:44 GMT

By creating a product that only works on Microsoft, you solidify Microsoft more than you compete with them. You may be competing on a product level, but in the long run, you've done Microsoft more good than harm.
Submited by meryn 20, November 2008

Free Java: Sun Struggles to Come to Terms with Open Source

Thu, 20 Nov 2008 21:52:44 GMT

[By gripping on Java too tightly], the company may eventually lose [all control over Java.] Once a free and complete implementation of Java does exist, its redistribution advantages will give it a competitive edge over Sun's official implementation
Submited by meryn 20, November 2008

James Governor's MonkChips: Scoop: French Organisations Adopt Eclipse Rich Clients

Thu, 20 Nov 2008 21:52:44 GMT

Microsoft also needs to wake up to a new potential threats/angles of attack. Eclipse RCP could be the next battleground in the European public sector market, and falls right in the heart of Microsoft's rich client turf.
Submited by meryn 20, November 2008

BI BlitzKrieg: Updated

Thu, 20 Nov 2008 21:52:44 GMT

The litmus tests for abusive monopoly power - charging nothing for products in an existing market(BI) knowing full well that the company can make up with sales in a complimentary market (database) that its competitors have no entry into.
Submited by meryn 20, November 2008

AntiTrust Conditions

Thu, 20 Nov 2008 21:52:44 GMT

Microsoft, IBM and Oracle are in a MAD contest to giveaway the biggest possible BI stack for free to sell their underlying databases.
Submited by meryn 20, November 2008

Google aims for Web developers' hearts and minds

Thu, 20 Nov 2008 21:52:44 GMT

It wasn't just the OS that made Microsoft the most profitable company on the planet. Microsoft's vaunted developer-outreach network created a rich "ecosystem" of applications that run on Windows and Office, driving adoption of the company's core products.
Submited by meryn 20, November 2008

Microsoft's unique innovation

Thu, 20 Nov 2008 21:52:42 GMT

The structure of development for open source products militates against the establishment of any consistent standard. [...] Microsoft has a financial interest in consistency, and that forces the resolution of technology battles.
Submited by meryn 20, November 2008

Of software ecosystems, symbiosis and co-innovation

Thu, 20 Nov 2008 21:52:42 GMT

The meta-ecosystem going forward will be connecting and recombining services, based on open, non-forking standards, with the platform ecosystems –based on open source or proprietary, or hybrid, cores. It requires a mutualist/competitive attitude.
Submited by meryn 20, November 2008

Library as Place: Rethinking Roles, Rethinking Space

Thu, 20 Nov 2008 21:52:39 GMT

What is the role of a library when it no longer needs to be a warehouse of books and when users can obtain information without setting foot in its doors?
Submited by meryn 20, November 2008

The click economy

Thu, 20 Nov 2008 21:52:39 GMT

Google is building an extraordinarily sophisticated machine for manipulating consumers - for increasing the odds that you or I will not just view or read but click. The most successful online content producers will be those that work within that system.
Submited by meryn 20, November 2008

tech.memeorandum: The Tech Elite's Third Space

Thu, 20 Nov 2008 21:52:40 GMT

Adding this technology into the social network of leading bloggers [...] has immediately and dramatically shifted how I read and write, and has led to an amplification of blog attention around interesting and important topics.
Submited by meryn 20, November 2008

New Media Deal, Part II - the We Media Deal

Thu, 20 Nov 2008 21:52:38 GMT

The more transparent the value exchange, the more willing you are to share your data.
Submited by meryn 20, November 2008

Web 3.0: Salesforce.com's 'Business Web'

Thu, 20 Nov 2008 21:52:38 GMT

By getting vendors to standardize on the Salesforce.com user interface, AppExchange is making an outright grab for the lucrative application-layer high ground of the Web 3.0 landscape.
Submited by meryn 20, November 2008

How business pays for university education

Thu, 20 Nov 2008 21:52:36 GMT

the most sensible way for business to pay for education is for the student to make the initial investment, and then charge business for the benefit of his or her knowledge.
Submited by meryn 20, November 2008

Productivity Arbitrage

Thu, 20 Nov 2008 21:52:36 GMT

Productivity Arbitrage is a strategy of statistical arbitrage which leverages innovative new technology to deliver solutions at the market price that is based on the historical price/value proposition of older, less-productive technology.
Submited by meryn 20, November 2008

China research and development

Thu, 20 Nov 2008 21:52:36 GMT

China's growth as a global R&D hub faces some constraints. Among them is the country's weak protection of patents and other intellectual-property rights.
Submited by meryn 20, November 2008

What Makes a Design Seem 'Intuitive'?

Thu, 20 Nov 2008 21:52:34 GMT

The current knowledge point and the target knowledge point are separate, but the user is completely unaware the design is helping them bridge the gap.
Submited by meryn 20, November 2008

Framing Anti-Foreign Bias

Thu, 20 Nov 2008 21:52:35 GMT

Free debate favors protectionism. If both free-traders and protectionists get to voice their opinions, the public becomes more protectionist than if neither free-traders nor protectionists get to do so.
Submited by meryn 20, November 2008

Is the Increased Earnings Inequality among Americans Bad?

Thu, 20 Nov 2008 21:52:32 GMT

instead of lamenting the increased earnings gap by education, attention should focus on how to raise the fraction of American youth who complete high school, and then go on for a college education.
Submited by meryn 20, November 2008

A Nonlinear Theory of Education

Thu, 20 Nov 2008 21:52:32 GMT

An alternative paradigm for educational inquiry - coalesces around the concept of chaotic dynamics, a concept that throws new light on understanding of interaction, determinism and indeterminism and cause and effect.
Submited by meryn 20, November 2008

Contemporary Education: A General Crisis?

Thu, 20 Nov 2008 21:52:32 GMT

The greatest utility of the concept of attractors is that it can be used to forecast long-term behavior. In our case, it might be employed to forecast the future trends of educational development and perhaps to understand what is happening with it today.
Submited by meryn 20, November 2008

Open Source Everywhere

Thu, 20 Nov 2008 21:52:32 GMT

We are at a convergent moment, when a philosophy, a strategy, and a technology have aligned to unleash great innovation. Open source is powerful because it's an alternative to the status quo, another way to produce things or solve problems.
Submited by meryn 20, November 2008

The Future of Open Source

Thu, 20 Nov 2008 21:52:32 GMT

People start throwing around terms like "emergent behavior" and "paradigm shift". Over the next few years, Wikipedia (and some of its Wikimedia sister sites) will become comparable to Linux in economic and social significance.
Submited by meryn 20, November 2008

The New Classic

Thu, 20 Nov 2008 21:52:32 GMT

As of today, the new equation is that all computers can run Windows, but some, the special ones from Apple, also run Mac OS X. [...] The point is that it recasts Macs from being “different” to being “special”.
Submited by meryn 20, November 2008

Finding Happiness in the Pursuit

Thu, 20 Nov 2008 21:52:33 GMT

The struggle for a certain achievement may offer a peculiar reward all its own. Although many people seem quite goal-oriented [...] maybe it's not so much having the stuff that people really enjoy, but the struggle to obtain it.
Submited by meryn 20, November 2008