Do Androids Dream of Handwriting Recognition? By Katia Shabanova
Engineers and programmers have been trying for decades to teach computers and other electronics to recognize handwritten text. Only in the last few years have the world's largest software companies made significant progress teaching smartphones and tablets to adequately recognize handwriting and translate it into typed text on the screen.
...Read More »
Three Things Publishers Should Be Doing Online (But Aren't) By Mik Stroyberg
To succeed in the online publishing space, publishers need to think about what they offer from their readers' perspective. What are their customers' online and offline reading habits? How can they connect with readers where they are online? New platforms make online publishing quick and easy today, but to truly make the most of the opportunity, publishers need to do more than just upload a PDF version of their print publication to a website. If they want to use the digital publishing medium to connect with readers and expand readership worldwide, publishers need to put some thought into the process and develop an effective online publishing strategy.
...Read More »
Content Insider 249 - Taking Her Place By Miles Weston
It may have slipped by you but for the most part half of the population has been slighted, passed over most of the time as guys on boards hired guys to run the companies. Women just haven't appeared in senior ranks and we sorta always wondered why. But over the past couple of years women have begun coming into their own taking senior jobs in every level of public/private business. And if you look closely they are giving back, mentoring and helping other women grow to be future business leaders. We're not threatened and believe it is healthy for the future of technology and organizations around the globe. If you're a guy and shudder at the idea of more female leaders get in touch with your feminine side.
...Read More »
Content Insider 248 - Who's Kidding Who By Miles Weston
We could be wrong but coming away from Salesforce.com's Dreamforce and reading a trend piece from Gartner that companies are going to take the easy route out and start buying good reviews, it is obvious to us that management doesn't believe in PR efforts or publicists are just doing a really rotten job. We don't know editors, reporters, bloggers, reviewers who will sell their professionalism and give you a fantastic review for a few bucks or the product. Don't want to either! But to blatantly start down the road to ruin by buying or doing their own reviews, shelling out for Likes, Buying Twitter Followers by the gross? We don't believe consumers are that stupid.
...Read More »
Content Insider #247 - Flashy Storage By Miles Weston
Next to backup and archiving about the toughest thing to get people excited about is storage. Oh sure you know you have to have it but storage is just well...storage. But a new smartphone, new tablet, new notebook that is so special, so cool (with friends and business associates). It's sad because without storage all that brilliant content you create, share, show, view would be passing ones, zeros. When you shut down your device...gone! Sure there's new excitement now because of the super sweet SSDs (solid state devices). Finally storage that gives you fast response, performance. Storage that helps your device last a little longer between wall outlets. It's so great it is out to bury hard drives, tape, optical.
...Read More »
Content Insider 246 - Same But Different By Miles Weston
Now that we can easily get the information, we love to classify people according to one of the many categories the industry has developed over the years -- Boomers, Millennials, teens, pre-teens; white, Asian, Hispanic, African-American; as well as bosses, us, politicians, honest people. Marketers like to have this information because it makes it possible for them to tailor their messages and pitch stuff to you. It's really amazing how much your being online and connected 24x7 produces comprehensive piles of data about who you are, what you do, where you go and what you think about. Guess that's why they call it Big Data.
...Read More »
Content Insider #245 - Opposing Forces By Miles Weston
Lots of marketing folks just know social media was invented for them to sell more stuff. That's why they love it so. Ok so people who's email addresses, passwords and personal information get a little unhappy when the info is passed around but gee folks! There are two issues: - marketing seldom sits on the other side of the table and says is this information really of interest/assistance to our target market(s)? - companies don't train their people enough to be very protective of consumer information and well nasty things happen when you get careless Hopefully this information will to help everyone - company management/marketing, consumers (retail and B2B) - understand the opportunities, the obstacles, the importance of living/working together.
...Read More »
Emergency Preparedness for Blackout Threats By Bryan Hill
As a business leader, you are responsible for creating and implementing emergency preparedness plans to protect your business. One of the many threats that your business may face is a blackout - a power outage that occurs over an extended period of time. At first, preparing for a power outage may not seem daunting - your office will be fine without power for several hours. In fact, you and your employees may even enjoy the time away from work. However, if this blackout continues over a period of several days, weeks, or even months, and if it was caused by severe weather in your nearby area, including tornadoes, hurricanes, or flooding - then it becomes a crisis. Are you prepared to keep your employees and business safe without electricity, heat/air conditioning or even suitable drinking water?
...Read More »
From Russia with Love
With a goal of increasing financial literacy and helping its customers live the rich life, financial education expert and founder of The Rich Dad Company, Robert Kiyosaki, and his team of experts provide financial education to millions of people worldwide. The company's mantra is "Knowledge is the New Money," and everything they do has the common goal of increasing financial knowledge around the globe through books, seminars, videos, coaching, social media, innovative technology and even a board and Web game. However, the company's biggest draw is always Robert's live stage presentations.
...Read More »
Has UI and UX Innovation Plateaued? By Tim Kridel
As speech control starts to replace touch interfaces in some apps, it`s worth pondering whether new UIs will make for a better UX -- or just more confusion.
...Read More »
Power Your Apps With GPU Programming By CDATABy John Moore for Digital Innovation Gazette
Harness more processing power for your apps by tapping into the GPU. A computer`s CPU traditionally carries the application workload, but developers can now tap a programming approach that engages the graphics processing unit (GPU) as well. The concept, referred to as General Purpose GPU, or GPGPU, essentially makes the GPU available for computing chores other than graphics. The ability to offload tasks from overtaxed CPUs can boost application performance. In addition, writing programs to leverage more resources make for improved energy management -- tasks can be targeted toward the parts of a system that consume less power.
...Read More »
Emergency Preparedness for Large Events By Bryan Hill
Do you have an emergency preparedness plan in place to protect your business and employees from the disruptions that may occur due to a large event? The upcoming Democratic National Convention in Charlotte, like all large events, will attract large gatherings of attendees and increases the corresponding odds of a dangerous occurrence. Communication may be difficult and transportation may be next to impossible - therefore, having a well-constructed crisis management plan is imperative to responding to and managing incidents that occur under these conditions.
...Read More »
App Distribution: Crowding Begets Curating By Tim Kridel for Digital Innovation Gazette
As the selection of iOS and Android apps grows, it becomes tougher for consumers and business users to find apps that might interest them. That challenge is driving curation: mini stores catering to select interests.
...Read More »
Developers: Microsoft Wants You By John Moore for Digital Innovation Gazette
As it readies Windows Phone 8, Microsoft needs to attract developers to the platform. Heres why it may have an edge in the enterprise space.
...Read More »
Mitigate Mobile Cross-platform Headaches By Tim Kridel for Digital Innovation Gazette
When it comes to operating systems, the mobile world is a poster child for fragmentation. The good news: A growing selection of cross-platform development tools can help.
...Read More »
Content Insider 239 - Social Boomers By Miles Weston
We like a recent ad where a "youngster" talks about how isolated her parents are because they only have 19 friends on their page and she has over 650. And the recent post by a 25-year-old social media "expert" who said no one over 30 should be hired to manage the stuff because folks like her grew up knowing social media from day one. And when pre-teens, teens who want to buy stuff they reach out to boomers online and in person. Things happen faster than you can post/tweet!
...Read More »
Security Awareness - Once is Never Enough By Dominic Saunders, Senior Vice President of the NETconsent business unit at Cryptzone
Without an ongoing systematic and proactive user awareness programme, a strong security posture is in jeopardy. There is no cure for stupidity or genuine human error, but you can educate your workforce to help them make the right decisions and avoid unnecessary mistakes. What are you doing to make sure your workforce is security aware?
...Read More »
Creating Brand Advocacy Using Social Media By Richard Freedhoff
"Nearly 80% of consumers trust recommendations from family, friends, and "influential" persons over all other forms of advertising and marketing." (Keller Fay) Word-of-mouth can strengthen the relationship between consumers and a brand. A great way to build strong consumer advocacy for your brand is through social media. Following are four (4) ways to create lasting consumer support for your brand through social media
...Read More »
Understanding Business Intelligence and Your Bottom Line By Jean Huy
The term "Business Intelligence" and its acronym "BI" are so pervasive in today's data-intensive lexicon that it's a challenge to know just what to make of it. If you add in all the new trendy terminology such as business process management (BPM), data mining, data warehousing, business process automation, decision support systems, query and reporting systems, enterprise performance management, executive information systems
...Read More »
Content Insider 237 - Believers By Miles Weston
Twitter - 140 characters you can shoot from the hip with the blink of an eye and hit your foot BAM!!!!. Social media has done a lot of good and brought embarrassment to more folks than you can count. If you haven't noticed we can be a little flip at times and you know some Twitterer will make the most of it and spread it around the globe at Internet speeds If it was really meant to help folks then more companies would have people actually respond when customers have a problem. But it's tough when they're busy Twitterin about...themselves!
...Read More »
Do Androids Dream of Handwriting Recognition?
Engineers and programmers have been trying for decades to teach computers and other electronics to recognize handwritten text. Only in the last few years have the world's largest software companies made significant progress teaching smartphones and tablets to adequately recognize handwriting and translate it into typed text on the screen.
...Read More »
Three Things Publishers Should Be Doing Online (But Aren't)
To succeed in the online publishing space, publishers need to think about what they offer from their readers' perspective. What are their customers' online and offline reading habits? How can they connect with readers where they are online? New platforms make online publishing quick and easy today, but to truly make the most of the opportunity, publishers need to do more than just upload a PDF version of their print publication to a website. If they want to use the digital publishing medium to connect with readers and expand readership worldwide, publishers need to put some thought into the process and develop an effective online publishing strategy.
...Read More »
Content Insider 249 - Taking Her Place
It may have slipped by you but for the most part half of the population has been slighted, passed over most of the time as guys on boards hired guys to run the companies. Women just haven't appeared in senior ranks and we sorta always wondered why. But over the past couple of years women have begun coming into their own taking senior jobs in every level of public/private business. And if you look closely they are giving back, mentoring and helping other women grow to be future business leaders. We're not threatened and believe it is healthy for the future of technology and organizations around the globe. If you're a guy and shudder at the idea of more female leaders get in touch with your feminine side.
...Read More »
Content Insider 248 - Who's Kidding Who
We could be wrong but coming away from Salesforce.com's Dreamforce and reading a trend piece from Gartner that companies are going to take the easy route out and start buying good reviews, it is obvious to us that management doesn't believe in PR efforts or publicists are just doing a really rotten job. We don't know editors, reporters, bloggers, reviewers who will sell their professionalism and give you a fantastic review for a few bucks or the product. Don't want to either! But to blatantly start down the road to ruin by buying or doing their own reviews, shelling out for Likes, Buying Twitter Followers by the gross? We don't believe consumers are that stupid.
...Read More »
Content Insider #247 - Flashy Storage
Next to backup and archiving about the toughest thing to get people excited about is storage. Oh sure you know you have to have it but storage is just well...storage. But a new smartphone, new tablet, new notebook that is so special, so cool (with friends and business associates). It's sad because without storage all that brilliant content you create, share, show, view would be passing ones, zeros. When you shut down your device...gone! Sure there's new excitement now because of the super sweet SSDs (solid state devices). Finally storage that gives you fast response, performance. Storage that helps your device last a little longer between wall outlets. It's so great it is out to bury hard drives, tape, optical.
...Read More »
Content Insider 246 - Same But Different
Now that we can easily get the information, we love to classify people according to one of the many categories the industry has developed over the years -- Boomers, Millennials, teens, pre-teens; white, Asian, Hispanic, African-American; as well as bosses, us, politicians, honest people. Marketers like to have this information because it makes it possible for them to tailor their messages and pitch stuff to you. It's really amazing how much your being online and connected 24x7 produces comprehensive piles of data about who you are, what you do, where you go and what you think about. Guess that's why they call it Big Data.
...Read More »
Content Insider #245 - Opposing Forces
Lots of marketing folks just know social media was invented for them to sell more stuff. That's why they love it so. Ok so people who's email addresses, passwords and personal information get a little unhappy when the info is passed around but gee folks! There are two issues: - marketing seldom sits on the other side of the table and says is this information really of interest/assistance to our target market(s)? - companies don't train their people enough to be very protective of consumer information and well nasty things happen when you get careless Hopefully this information will to help everyone - company management/marketing, consumers (retail and B2B) - understand the opportunities, the obstacles, the importance of living/working together.
...Read More »
Emergency Preparedness for Blackout Threats
As a business leader, you are responsible for creating and implementing emergency preparedness plans to protect your business. One of the many threats that your business may face is a blackout - a power outage that occurs over an extended period of time. At first, preparing for a power outage may not seem daunting - your office will be fine without power for several hours. In fact, you and your employees may even enjoy the time away from work. However, if this blackout continues over a period of several days, weeks, or even months, and if it was caused by severe weather in your nearby area, including tornadoes, hurricanes, or flooding - then it becomes a crisis. Are you prepared to keep your employees and business safe without electricity, heat/air conditioning or even suitable drinking water?
...Read More »
From Russia with Love
With a goal of increasing financial literacy and helping its customers live the rich life, financial education expert and founder of The Rich Dad Company, Robert Kiyosaki, and his team of experts provide financial education to millions of people worldwide. The company's mantra is "Knowledge is the New Money," and everything they do has the common goal of increasing financial knowledge around the globe through books, seminars, videos, coaching, social media, innovative technology and even a board and Web game. However, the company's biggest draw is always Robert's live stage presentations.
...Read More »
Has UI and UX Innovation Plateaued?
As speech control starts to replace touch interfaces in some apps, it`s worth pondering whether new UIs will make for a better UX -- or just more confusion.
...Read More »
Power Your Apps With GPU Programming
Harness more processing power for your apps by tapping into the GPU. A computer`s CPU traditionally carries the application workload, but developers can now tap a programming approach that engages the graphics processing unit (GPU) as well. The concept, referred to as General Purpose GPU, or GPGPU, essentially makes the GPU available for computing chores other than graphics. The ability to offload tasks from overtaxed CPUs can boost application performance. In addition, writing programs to leverage more resources make for improved energy management -- tasks can be targeted toward the parts of a system that consume less power.
...Read More »
Emergency Preparedness for Large Events
Do you have an emergency preparedness plan in place to protect your business and employees from the disruptions that may occur due to a large event? The upcoming Democratic National Convention in Charlotte, like all large events, will attract large gatherings of attendees and increases the corresponding odds of a dangerous occurrence. Communication may be difficult and transportation may be next to impossible - therefore, having a well-constructed crisis management plan is imperative to responding to and managing incidents that occur under these conditions.
...Read More »
App Distribution: Crowding Begets Curating
As the selection of iOS and Android apps grows, it becomes tougher for consumers and business users to find apps that might interest them. That challenge is driving curation: mini stores catering to select interests.
...Read More »
Developers: Microsoft Wants You
As it readies Windows Phone 8, Microsoft needs to attract developers to the platform. Heres why it may have an edge in the enterprise space.
...Read More »
Mitigate Mobile Cross-platform Headaches
When it comes to operating systems, the mobile world is a poster child for fragmentation. The good news: A growing selection of cross-platform development tools can help.
...Read More »
Content Insider 239 - Social Boomers
We like a recent ad where a "youngster" talks about how isolated her parents are because they only have 19 friends on their page and she has over 650. And the recent post by a 25-year-old social media "expert" who said no one over 30 should be hired to manage the stuff because folks like her grew up knowing social media from day one. And when pre-teens, teens who want to buy stuff they reach out to boomers online and in person. Things happen faster than you can post/tweet!
...Read More »
Security Awareness - Once is Never Enough
Without an ongoing systematic and proactive user awareness programme, a strong security posture is in jeopardy. There is no cure for stupidity or genuine human error, but you can educate your workforce to help them make the right decisions and avoid unnecessary mistakes. What are you doing to make sure your workforce is security aware?
...Read More »
Creating Brand Advocacy Using Social Media
"Nearly 80% of consumers trust recommendations from family, friends, and "influential" persons over all other forms of advertising and marketing." (Keller Fay) Word-of-mouth can strengthen the relationship between consumers and a brand. A great way to build strong consumer advocacy for your brand is through social media. Following are four (4) ways to create lasting consumer support for your brand through social media
...Read More »
Understanding Business Intelligence and Your Bottom Line
The term "Business Intelligence" and its acronym "BI" are so pervasive in today's data-intensive lexicon that it's a challenge to know just what to make of it. If you add in all the new trendy terminology such as business process management (BPM), data mining, data warehousing, business process automation, decision support systems, query and reporting systems, enterprise performance management, executive information systems
...Read More »
Content Insider 237 - Believers
Twitter - 140 characters you can shoot from the hip with the blink of an eye and hit your foot BAM!!!!. Social media has done a lot of good and brought embarrassment to more folks than you can count. If you haven't noticed we can be a little flip at times and you know some Twitterer will make the most of it and spread it around the globe at Internet speeds If it was really meant to help folks then more companies would have people actually respond when customers have a problem. But it's tough when they're busy Twitterin about...themselves!
...Read More »
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