Posts by derickson
Eric Schmidt On The Future Of Television
For the MacTaggart lecture, Google’s Executive Chairman Eric Schmidt to discuss the impact of the internet revolution on the television industry and to set out his vision of the opportunities and challenges that lie ahead.
Read MoreWhat To Do If The Whole Internet Collapses
Neuroscientist David Eagleman asks “What happens when the Net goes down?” and advocates for a back-up plan modeled after the Svalbard Global Seed Vault. The facility would be powered by renewable energy and contain information on how to rebuild the network.
Read MoreWebsite Parts
31% of websites use the PHP development language.
Read MoreUbiquitous Computing: Raspberry Pi, Computer On A Stick
David Braben explains to the BBC’s Rory Cellan-Jones the Raspberry PI scheme designed to give a cheap computer on a stick to every child.
Read MoreGooglers Explain How They Improve Google Search
A short video that gives you a sense of the work that goes into the changes and improvements that are made to Google almost every day. While an improvement to the algorithm may start with a creative idea, it always goes through a process of rigorous scientific testing.
Read MoreSocial Media & Disasters
80% of Americans expect emergency responders to monitor social sites.
Read MoreSalesforce CEO Reflects On Steve Jobs' Influence
Marc Benioff, chief executive officer of Salesforce.com Inc., discusses Steve Jobs’s influence in his professional life and the future of Apple Inc. after Jobs’s resignation as chief executive officer.
Read MoreCustomer Service Is The New PR
AVERAGE CALL HOLD TIME BY RETAILER Stella Service Only 21 of the Internet’s top 100 retailers connect shoppers directly to a live agent. Consumer Reports 71% of shoppers become extremely irritated when they cannot reach another human being on the phone. 67% of them got so frustrated they hung up the phone without resolving their…
Read MoreStevie Nicks Tour Search Activity
David Erickson demonstrates how search volume for Stevie Nicks is driven by media appearances and her concert tour: Watch search volume grow from state to state as her concert tour moves across America.
Read MoreFans Starved For Football
About 42.5 million Americans visited sports sites in the first full week after the NFL lockout ended.
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