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net@night 114 Podcast: The Netflix Prize

by Ben Taylor on August 20, 2009 · Comments in Podcasts Tagged as: • • • • •

Great podcast. Hosts Amber MacArthur and Leo Laporte are joined by guests Chris Hefele and Joe Sill of the Netflix Prize leading team The Ensemble. Additional topics: Blogger turns 10, MSNBC acquires EveryBlock (hyperlocal news). Listen to this week’s podcast or download the MP3 then join net@night live on TWiT.tv Tuesdays at 7PM EST.

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Crowdsourcing: Investigative, Business, and Government

by Ben Taylor on July 30, 2009 · Comments in Crowdsourcing Tagged as: • • • • • •

There are many are great working examples of crowdsourcing. According to Jeff Howe, a leader in the area of crowdsourcing and author of Why the Power of the Crowd Is Driving the Future of Business his white paper definition of crowdsourcing states:
“Crowdsourcing is the act of taking a job traditionally performed by a designated agent [...]

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Web and Tech Links: 29 July 2009

by Ben Taylor on July 29, 2009 · Comments in Web and Tech Links Tagged as: • • • • • • •

Best quote comes from @fmanjoo (Farhad Manjoo) on Slate regarding Amazon’s recall of George Orwell’s 1984: “The worst thing about this story isn’t Amazon’s conduct; it’s the company’s technical capabilities.”

BBC Digital Revolution: The pirate’s dilema.
TechDirt: James Boyle on strategies for the digital age, beyond mocking the clueless. Good conversation.
New York Times: Netflix competitors learn the [...]

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This Week In Tech With Leo Laporte

by Ben Taylor on July 29, 2009 · Comments in Podcasts Tagged as: • • • • • • • • • • •

(Not the real time web) a great podcast from This Week in Tech with hosts Leo Laporte, John C. Dvorak, Pete Cashmore, and Jason Hiner. This week’s podcast is fantastic, animated, humorous, opinionated, and informative.

Topics Covered:

Netflix 10% competition.
Microsoft’s ads and Apple.
AT&T’s 4chan Block.
Slashdot Hardware Story.
Amazon Reports Lower-Than-Expected Sales.
Gates Faults U.S. Policy on Data Privacy and [...]

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