News tagged with social computing
Yahoo seeks to shake up search, Web browsing
(AP) -- Joining the battle to redefine Internet search, Yahoo is taking aim with a new browser enhancement it calls "Axis."
May 24, 2012 |
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Google clears key mapping software for Syria
Google announced Wednesday that its mapping software and other products would be available in Syria after getting export approval by the US government.
May 23, 2012 |
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Why rumors spread fast in social networks
Information spreads fast in social networks. This could be observed during recent events. Now computer scientists from the German Saarland University provide the mathematical proof for this and come up with a surprising explanation.
May 21, 2012 |
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Social Security's IT system could benefit by joining the cloud, scientist says
The Social Security Administration (SSA) should restructure its already massive information technology (IT) systems so they can be readily scaled up, much like the systems used by Google and Amazon, William L. Scherlis, professor ...
Technology / Computer Sciences
May 09, 2012 |
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Nintendo posts first annual loss
Japanese videogame giant Nintendo on Thursday posted its first annual loss since becoming a public company, blaming a soaring yen and price cuts on its consoles for sinking it $530 million into the red.
Apr 26, 2012 |
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Not all today's students are 'tech savvy'
A small minority of today's university students don't use email and others are confused by the array of technologies available at universities. Yet many students couldn't bear to be without their mobile phones and find themselves ...
Other Sciences / Social Sciences
Apr 23, 2012 |
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Scientists show how social interaction and teamwork lead to human intelligence
Scientists have discovered proof that the evolution of intelligence and larger brain sizes can be driven by cooperation and teamwork, shedding new light on the origins of what it means to be human. The study appears online ...
Apr 19, 2012 |
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Game of go: A complex network
Could computers ever beat the best go players? Although unthinkable at this stage, this could soon become possible, thanks to CNRS theorists. For the first time, two scientists from the Theoretical Physics ...
Apr 16, 2012 |
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Patent wars plague Internet Age
The Internet Age is becoming as known for patent litigation as it is for online innovation.
Apr 15, 2012 |
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How to protect personal data on devices you plan to sell
Thinking of selling or giving away your smartphone or laptop computer? If you have a BlackBerry or an iPhone, go right ahead. But if you have an Android phone or a computer running Windows XP, you may want to hold off.
Apr 13, 2012 |
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Teamwork made Man brainier, say scientists
Learning to work in teams may explain why humans evolved a bigger brain, according to a new study published on Wednesday.
Apr 11, 2012 |
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Global manhunt pushes limits of social mobilization
(Phys.org) -- An international team of researchers, including computer scientist Manuel Cebrian from the University of California, San Diego, has won a seemingly impossible challenge: tracking down a group ...
Technology / Computer Sciences
Apr 06, 2012 |
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Google chief betting big on social and mobile
Google co-founder Larry Page said his first year back at the company's helm has been marked by big bets on social networking and mobile gadgets.
Apr 06, 2012 |
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African Americans are more apt to blog than whites, latinos
(PhysOrg.com) -- The blogging community is more racially diverse than one might think. Internet-connected African Americans are more likely to blog than their white and Hispanic counterparts, according to ...
Other Sciences / Social Sciences
Apr 05, 2012 |
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Stock traders look to Facebook, Twitter for tips
The next big stock tip might be as close as a Twitter feed. Professional traders are developing computer programs that scour Internet posts in search of the next stock market darling. Their technology analyzes everything ...
Apr 03, 2012 |
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