Gregarius » July 24, 2012

Feeds

Tech Semantic Web and Linked Data (758 unread)

• OpenLink Community Blog (98 unread)
• Z-Blog (297 unread)
• Nodalities (47 unread)
• EN - Flux RSS - R & D (11 unread)
• The Semantic Puzzle (90 unread)
• OpenCalais - Official Blog (8 unread)
• Chief Marketing Technologist (179 unread)
• Semai (3 unread)
• Reactive, autonomous (25 unread)

Tech Coding the Web and Software (180 unread)

• Software Cooperative News (84 unread)
• Talance Friendly Web Tools Blog (96 unread)

Tech General News (19922 unread)

• Tech Eye - Latest technology headlines (5508 unread)
• BBC News - Technology (6879 unread)
• NYT > Technology (7535 unread)

Knowledge Man and Eng (335 unread)

• ISKO UK (67 unread)
• KOnnect (14 unread)
• CELSTEC Publications (216 unread)
• Knowledge Engineering (19 unread)
• Open Intelligence (19 unread)

Friends (473 unread)

• VISION AFORETHOUGHT (111 unread)
• Snell-Pym (362 unread)

Newspapers (41999 unread)

• The Guardian World News (17208 unread)
• The Independent - Frontpage RSS Feed (24791 unread)

Politics UK and Ireland (1354 unread)

• Liberal Democrats RSS (606 unread)
• Green Liberal Democrats News Stories (100 unread)
• Liberal Democrat Christian Forum (5 unread)
• Liberal Youth - Latest News
• The Alliance Party of Northern Ireland News Stories (547 unread)
• Home (96 unread)

Politics EU and International (849 unread)

• European Movement UK (46 unread)
• European Movement Ireland (105 unread)
• OSCE press releases and media advisories (376 unread)
• ALDE News (39 unread)
• ELDR News (283 unread)
• IFLRY News and Updates

Religion Christian (3169 unread)

• Church of England News (546 unread)
• Latest News (1009 unread)
• Open Path (19 unread)
• Affirming Liberalism (11 unread)
• Greenbelt Blog (537 unread)
• Fresh Expressions RSS feed (665 unread)
• Emergent Village (56 unread)
• Taizé (326 unread)

Religion Interfaith and Universalism (532 unread)

• Interfaith (230 unread)
• IDC Interfaith Dialog Center (151 unread)
• Inter-Religious Dialogue (151 unread)

• July 24, 2012
• 22:57

  Apple releases OS X Mountain Lion

   » ‎ BBC News - Technology
  The latest upgrade for Mac computers is being released hours after Apple posted results that fell short of Wall Street estimates.

• 22:13

  In Energy Conservation, a Focus on Bragging Rights

   » ‎ NYT > Technology
  Utility companies are trying to use social media, competitive games and Big Brother-style data analysis to persuade customers to use less electricity.
  
  
• 18:48

  Advertising: Survey Shows Voters Are Wary of Tailored Political Ads

   » ‎ NYT > Technology
  Political campaigns have been turning more frequently to technology that traditional marketers use to tailor advertising.
  
  
• 18:17

  Silicon Valley Worries About Addiction to Devices

   » ‎ NYT > Technology
  Computers, smartphones and other gadgets have made life easier, but now tech firms are worried that they may be harming people.
  
  

• 17:31

  Canon announces mirrorless camera

   » ‎ BBC News - Technology
  Canon joins its rivals in adding a mirrorless camera with interchangeable lenses to its photography family.

• 17:30

  Meditation by Brother Alois: A Dynamism of Solidarity

   » ‎ Taizé
  There are so many of us on the hill. A number of the young people who are here among us are not from Europe but from other continents. Many stay for two or three months. Their presence is a great joy which leaves its mark on the meetings. Their presence is also a call to deepen the solidarity that unites us, despite borders and very great cultural differences. Three times a day we are together in the church to place ourselves in the presence of God. It is Christ who unites us. He extended (...)

• 16:52

  Hotel key cards 'open to hacking'

   » ‎ BBC News - Technology
  A hacker will demonstrate vulnerabilities in hotel locks around the world at this year's Black Hat conference in Las Vegas.
• 15:53

  VIDEO: Launch rumours push Apple shares up

   » ‎ BBC News - Technology
  Apple shares are worth more than $600 and are expected to keep rising.

• 14:52

  Regenerate-RISE

   » ‎ Fresh Expressions RSS feed

  Praise@Platt has evolved for all those involved with Regenerate-RISE, a charitable organisation that cares for all those who would otherwise be housebound or isolated.

• 14:19

  Ofcom reveals 4G auction plans

   » ‎ BBC News - Technology
  The telecoms regulator, Ofcom, unveils plans for the auction of fourth generation bandwidth for mobile phone services.

• 13:05

  DealBook Column: Taking a Risk, and Hoping That Lightning Strikes Twice

   » ‎ NYT > Technology
  Sean Parker, a co-founder of Napster, bemoans the way so many entrepreneurs shift into investment instead of shooting for another big success of their own.
  
  

• 12:48

  Australian death threat text scam

   » ‎ BBC News - Technology
  A distressing text message demanding money has been sent to thousands of Australians.
• 12:33

  Online 'porn pirates' targeted

   » ‎ BBC News - Technology
  Golden Eye, the firm behind pornographic film company Ben Dover, says it is to pursue 2,845 O2 customers over illegal downloads.

• 11:47

  Bishop calls for support on global arms trade petition

   » ‎ Latest News
  Bishop Mike has joined Oxfam in calling on people to sign a worldwide petition to control the global arms trade as a result of seeing the impact of former child soldiers in Uganda.

• 11:01

  Stuxnet thwarted by code update

   » ‎ BBC News - Technology
  German engineering giant Siemens has issued a fix for the software loopholes used by the notorious Stuxnet worm.

• 8:50

  Frank Skinner announced for Greenbelt 2012

   » ‎ Greenbelt Blog

  

  We’re thrilled to announce that FRANK SKINNER will be appearing in conversation in the Greenbelt Big Top on Saturday 25 August.

  Comedy legend Frank Skinner has been a vital part of the British comedy scene for the past twenty years. He won the Perrier Award at the 1991 Edinburgh Fringe, and went on to appear with his then-flatmate David Baddiel on Fantasy Football League and Baddiel and Skinner Unplanned, as well as his own, hugely popular chat show The Frank Skinner Show on BBC One and ITV. He now presents two BBC2 comedy shows - Frank Skinner’s Opinionated and Room 101 - as well as the Absolute Radio Saturday Breakfast show, the podcast of which was downloaded 10.1m times in 2011, making it the most successful commercial radio podcast.

  He has written three books - his 2002 autobiography Frank Skinner by Frank Skinner, his 2007 book about returning to live standup Frank Skinner On The Road, and his 2011 collection of his regular columns for The Times, Dispatches from the Sofa.

  Frank is a practising Catholic, and has written extensively about his faith, as well as hosting an In Conversation event with the Archbishop of Canterbury. As the title of his TV show suggests, Frank is opinionated - with considered views on subjects as varied as George Formby, the credit crunch, Elvis, sex, the new atheism, fatherhood and his beloved West Bromwich Albion.

  Saturday Lineup »
  Full lineup »
  Weekend tickets »
  Day tickets »

• 6:21

  Texas Instruments Lowers Revenue Expectations

   » ‎ NYT > Technology
  The company said that orders for its semiconductors started to weaken in June and that orders for shipments due in September were also lighter than expected.
  
  

• 2:52

  VIDEO: iBoxer: Team GB's secret weapon

   » ‎ BBC News - Technology
  Performance analyst Robert Gibson explains how the iBoxer software platform could give GB Boxing the vital edge in the Olympics.
• 1:40

  VIDEO: Undocumented immigrants look for love

   » ‎ BBC News - Technology
  Angy Rivera runs a blog in which she answers questions about dating, driving, and having a social life in the US without legal immigration status.
• 0:50

  iBoxer: Team GB's secret weapon

   » ‎ BBC News - Technology
  iBoxer packs a punch for Team GB at London 2012

• July 23, 2012
• 23:38

  Imagine 20 different technologies integrated into your website

   » ‎ Chief Marketing Technologist

  

  How many different solutions do you estimate you have integrated to support your website capabilities today? How many do you anticipate you will have integrated into your website 2 years from now?

  For eCommerce professionals, the answers are surprising:

  • 42% have 10 or more solutions integrated in their sites today
  • 69% expect 10 or more solutions integrated in their sites within 2 years
  • 31% expect 20 or more solutions integrated in their sites within 2 years
  • only 6% expect 1-4 solutions integrated in their sites within 2 years

  Even to a marketing technology polyglot such as myself, that's staggering.

  Yet, upon reflection, quite plausible.

  This data comes from a new Forrester paper commissioned by Monetate, Getting the Most from Your Replatforming Project, interviewing 140 eCommerce professionals. ("Replatforming" is the term when an eCommerce site moves from one platform to another. It can also apply to other marketing platforms, such as CRMs and marketing automation systems.)

  Admittedly, eCommerce tends to be more technologically complex than other online marketing and customer experience vehicles. But I suspect that most digital marketers feel the number of moving parts in their universe is increasing, not decreasing, for the foreseeable future.

  In spite of all the forces for M&A consolidation and grand visions for the "one suite to rule them all," the evidence suggests that the trend is moving towards more heterogeneity in the digital marketing ecosystem, not less. At least in Forrester's study, the motivation is straightforward: it's what needs to be done to grow the business and remain competitive.

  The reality of this increasing technological complexity is evident in the "best practices" that emerged in Forrester's research. Although only 34% of the participants identified themselves as belonging primarily to IT, the consensus of recommendations were around more rigorous testing methodologies, more in-depth architectural reviews, and more technical due diligence on vendors. The technical fluency required of — and demonstrated by — leaders in marketing, customer service, and eBusiness is increasing.

  Also seems likely that more marketing departments will have a chief technologist, no?

  

• 23:01

  Can robotics change the future of a nation?

   » ‎ BBC News - Technology
  Can robotics change the future of a nation?