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David Bradley
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- August 25, 2010
- 08:00 AM
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Resolving conflicts to make finding a job easier
by David Bradley in Sciencetext
Politicians might tell you that, “the ongoing evaluation of global joblessness data can be represented by a negative slope on the current employment hysteresis”. Unemployment is on the rise, in other words. So, it’s rather timely that a powerful “meta job search” engine is being developed by Austrian and UK computer scientists. Tabbasum Naz of [...]Post from: David Bradley's Sciencetext Tech TalkResolving conflicts to make finding a job easier
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Tabbasum Naz, Jürgen Dorn, & Alexandra Poulovassilis. (2010) Configurable meta-search in the job domain. Int. J. Web Engineering and Technology, 6(1), 33-57. info:/
- August 12, 2010
- 08:00 AM
- 64 views
Who on Earth uses Flickr?
by David Bradley in Sciencetext
Flickr.com, in case you didn’t know, is an online photo repository, it’s now part of Yahoo, but nevertheless remains an incredibly popular site for sharing photos and creating galleries. It also acts as a neat resource for finding Creative Commons images for use on blogs and other sites. Flickr describes itself thus: You take photos. [...]Post from: David Bradley's Sciencetext Tech TalkWho on Earth uses Flickr?
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Amir Dotan, & Panayiotis Zaphiris. (2010) A cross-cultural analysis of Flickr users from Peru, Israel, Iran, Taiwan and the UK. Int. J. Web Based Communities, 6(3), 284-302. info:/
- June 30, 2010
- 08:00 AM
- 124 views
The search for intelligent television
by David Bradley in Sciencetext
The electronic program guide (EPG) on my digital cable box is next to useless, it’s a vast scrollable entity with no search function, same goes for the PVR. There are categories and various ways to jump between days and pages, but it’s not like searching on the web, which is what you really want, that [...]Post from: David Bradley's Sciencetext Tech TalkThe search for intelligent television
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Mila Nadrljanski, & V. Batinica. (2010) Intelligent media agents. Int. J. Intelligent Defence Support Systems, 3(1/2), 128-138. info:/10.1504/IJIDSS.2010.03368
- June 22, 2010
- 08:00 AM
- 133 views
App store communities
by David Bradley in Sciencetext
Have you ever tried to get into the Apple app store? Not as a consumer, but as a developer, I mean? Apparently, it’s pretty tough (just ask the guys from Opera or Wobble iBoobs!). App stores are all different with respect to their associated operating system, development language, the policy of approval and profit sharing [...]Post from: David Bradley's Sciencetext Tech TalkApp store communities
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Bong Gyou Lee, Gun Hee Lee, Yong Ho Shim, & Ajin Choi. (2010) Let developers run into the app store by lowering the barrier-to-entry. Int. J. Electronic Finance, 4(3), 201-220. info:/
- May 18, 2010
- 09:00 AM
- 151 views
SCAN for privacy in e-government
by David Bradley in Sciencetext
Of fifty US Senate websites, only about fifty percent have a comprehensive privacy policy. Now, in a week when it is revealed that Facebook’s privacy policy has more words than the US constitution is it any wonder that Americans are not so keen to trust e-government sites?
According to a Senior Lecturer in Computing Joanne Kuzma [...]Post from: David Bradley's Sciencetext Tech TalkSCAN for privacy in e-government
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Joanne Kuzma. (2010) An examination of privacy policies of US Government Senate websites. Electronic Government, An International Journal, 7(3), 270-280. info:/
- May 6, 2010
- 09:00 AM
- 172 views
Cloud workers: laborers, addicts, or slaves?
by David Bradley in Sciencetext
Wikipedia, Wordpress, Linux…the list of community-driven projects goes on with more and more people getting involved. They do so, it seems, purely for the sake of contributing, bettering themselves and the projects with which they become involved, almost always for no financial reward. This is not crowdsourcing. This is open-source production, collaborative learning, or online [...]Post from: David Bradley's Sciencetext Tech TalkCloud workers: laborers, addicts, or slaves?
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Jonathan R. Corney, Carmen Torres-Sánchez, A. Prasanna Jagadeesan, & William C. Regli. (2009) Outsourcing labour to the cloud. Int. J. Innovation and Sustainable Development, 4(4), 294-313. info:/
- April 28, 2010
- 09:00 AM
- 219 views
Peer-to-peer data storage
by David Bradley in Sciencetext
Whenever anyone mentions P2P file systems, the first thought that pops into the n00bs head is probably – piracy – and an image of teens downloading free copies of the latest young person’s popular music tracks from teh interwebs using an illicit file sharing system. Of course, Bit Torrent and other related systems can be [...]Post from: David Bradley's Sciencetext Tech TalkPeer-to-peer data storage
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Yu-Wei Chan, Tsung-Hsuan Ho, Po-Chi Shih, & Yeh-Ching Chung. (2010) Malugo: A peer-to-peer storage system. Int. J. Ad Hoc and Ubiquitous Computing, 5(4), 209-218. info:/
- April 6, 2010
- 09:00 AM
- 206 views
Antivirus without the software
by David Bradley in Sciencetext
UK research suggests that approximately 97% of businesses have an internet connection and the vast majority of those are now using broadband access. The same research also found that infection with computer viruses, spyware, worms, Trojans, and other malicious software was the biggest single cause of security incidents, accounting for about half of all incidents, [...]Post from: David Bradley's Sciencetext Tech TalkAntivirus without the software
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Athanasios Karantjias, & Nineta Polemi. (2010) Assessment of advanced cryptographic antiviral techniques. Int. J. Electronic Security and Digital Forensics, 3(1), 60-72. info:/
- March 24, 2010
- 09:00 AM
- 194 views
Human rights and a cozy copyright conundrum
by David Bradley in Sciencetext
Internet access is rapidly moving into the domain of human rights. It’s not quite the same as the essential right to food, water, and shelter, but without internet access people and groups can be significantly marginalized within society, excluded opportunity and information, and prevented from taking a holistic role in the democratic process.
Google’s moves out [...]Post from: David Bradley's Sciencetext Tech TalkHuman rights and a cozy copyright conundrum
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Lateef Mtima. (2010) A vibrant internet community requires a realistic balancing of all of legitimate interests. Int. J. Private Law , 3(3), 197-220. info:/
- March 11, 2010
- 08:00 AM
- 241 views
Are you scummy froth or riding the business waves?
by David Bradley in Sciencetext
It’s perhaps an obvious statement perhaps needing only one word to qualify it – successful business sells. As an allegedly going concern, if you’re not selling your products or services, then you’re not likely to remain viable for very long. It seems to be too easy for companies to be distracted from this mantra by [...]Post from: David Bradley's Sciencetext Tech TalkAre you scummy froth or riding the business waves?
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David Smallman. (2010) Without instructions or orders, there is no business. Int. J. Liability and Scientific Enquiry, 3(3), 179-182. info:/
- February 24, 2010
- 08:00 AM
- 283 views
How to fix Wikipedia
by David Bradley in Sciencetext
The introduction of so-called Flagged Revisions on the infamous online information repository, Wikipedia, do not go far enough to allow the site to mature into an accurate and wholly verifiable Internet resource. Instead, the adoption of more traditional values is the only way forward, argue Australian information experts.
Wikipedia is a user-produced online encyclopedia and, since [...]Post from: David Bradley's Sciencetext Tech TalkHow to fix Wikipedia
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Lichtenstein, S., & Parker, C. (2009) Wikipedia model for collective intelligence: a review of information quality. International Journal of Knowledge and Learning, 5(3/4), 254. DOI: 10.1504/IJKL.2009.031199
- February 11, 2010
- 08:00 AM
- 248 views
There’s a tweeting emergency
by David Bradley in Sciencetext
If you join Twitter in response to a major emergency situation, you’re more likely to become a long-term adopter of the technology. Many early users shared nothing more than the minutiae of their everyday lives on the personal micro-blogging service. However, the Mumbai Taj Hotel terrorist attack, the Hudson River plane crash, California wildfires, Australian [...]Post from: David Bradley's Sciencetext Tech TalkThere’s a tweeting emergency
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Amanda Lee Hughes, & Leysia Palen. (2009) Twitter adoption and use in mass convergence and emergency events. Int. J. Emergency Management, 6(3/4), 248-260. info:/
- February 4, 2010
- 03:51 AM
- 289 views
Forty years of hackers at the movies
by David Bradley in Sciencetext
There are two definitions of “hacker” the first is the one we geeks mean when we call someone a hacker – a person skilled in using technology, particularly computers, who enjoys understanding the inner workings of that technology, perhaps for personal education. The second is the colloquial definition that refers to someone engaged in breaking [...]Post from: David Bradley's Sciencetext Tech TalkForty years of hackers at the movies
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Damian Gordon. (2010) Forty years of movie hacking: considering the potential implications of the popular media representation of computer hackers from 1968 to 2008. Int. J. Internet Technology and Secured Transactions, 2(1/2), 59-87. info:/
- January 26, 2010
- 08:00 AM
- 219 views
You and your ugly avatar
by David Bradley in Sciencetext
More and more people have an online presence in virtual worlds, such as Second Life, in which their persona is encapsulated in an “avatar”, an often three-dimensional model or character meant to represent you as an individual. Of course, on the internet no one knows you’re a dog, so you can make your avatar look [...]Post from: David Bradley's Sciencetext Tech TalkYou and your ugly avatar
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O'Brien, L., & Murnane, J. (2009) An investigation into how avatar appearance can affect interactions in a virtual world. International Journal of Social and Humanistic Computing, 1(2), 192. DOI: 10.1504/IJSHC.2009.031007
- January 19, 2010
- 08:00 AM
- 252 views
Mobile marketing versus spam
by David Bradley in Sciencetext
I just received an intriguing research paper entitled: “Spamming and mobile marketing: get it right”. Now to many users the notion that there is a nice balance to be made between spam and marketing is a nonsense. All marketing, they feel, is essentially spam, junk mail, unsolicited solicitations, if you will.
The author of the paper, [...]Post from: David Bradley's Sciencetext Tech TalkMobile marketing versus spam
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Ong, R. (2010) Spamming and mobile marketing: get it right. International Journal of Intercultural Information Management, 2(1), 55. DOI: 10.1504/IJIIM.2010.030710
- December 30, 2009
- 08:00 AM
- 343 views
Computer skills linked to math talent
by David Bradley in Sciencetext
Businesses and the economy as a whole rely increasingly on computing, but many potential users are not entirely confident of the technology. A research study published in January suggests that an individual’s computer self-efficacy is influenced by their competence in mathematics. I asked the author Assistant Professor of Management Information Systems Franklin Morris of The [...]Post from: David Bradley's Sciencetext Tech TalkComputer skills linked to math talent
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R. Franklin Morris, Jr., & Evelyn H. Thrasher. (2010) Implications for e-commerce: the influence of math and computer confidence on computer self-efficacy. International Journal of Electronic Marketing and Retailing, 3(1), 15-37. info:/
- December 15, 2009
- 08:00 AM
- 294 views
Balancing anonymity, privacy and security
by David Bradley in Sciencetext
When it comes to anonymity in cyberspace is there way to balance privacy and security?
The option to remain anonymous on the Internet is critical to the concept of free speech. However, anonymous activity may also represent a security risk given that the tools needed to ensure anonymity might also be used for malicious or criminal [...]Post from: David Bradley's Sciencetext Tech TalkBalancing anonymity, privacy and security
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Mohamed Chawki. (2010) Anonymity in cyberspace: finding the balance between privacy and security . Int. J. Technology Transfer and Commercialisation, 9(3), 183-199. info:/
- December 2, 2009
- 08:00 AM
- 307 views
Feasting on the web’s conviviality
by David Bradley in Sciencetext
Conviviality – the state of being convivial, occupied with feasting from late Latin convivialis derived from convivium banquet, from com- + vivere to live.
We’re all in this together right, feasting at the same table? Well, some people aren’t as most of us well know after two decades on the net. There are spammers, of course. [...]Post from: David Bradley's Sciencetext Tech TalkFeasting on the web’s conviviality
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Patrice Caire. (2010) How to import the concept of conviviality to web communities. Int. J. Web Based Communities, 6(1), 99-113. info:/
- November 18, 2009
- 08:00 AM
- 372 views
Internet against government corruption
by David Bradley in Sciencetext
Can the internet prevent government corruption? You’re probably never going to meet an entirely honest politician, but according to a statistical study by US researchers of 170 countries the internet could provide the tools necessary to reduce corruption significantly.
Martha García-Murillo of the School of Information Studies, at Syracuse University, New York, modeled political, economic and [...]Post from: David Bradley's Sciencetext Tech TalkInternet against government corruption
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Martha García-Murillo. (2010) The effect of internet access on government corruption. Electronic Government, An International Journal, 7(1), 22-40. info:/
- November 13, 2009
- 07:00 AM
- 366 views
Mobile malware epidemic on the way
by David Bradley in Sciencetext
A mobile malware epidemic could render phone networks useless within two to three years, if public awareness of the issue and network security experts don’t take control out of the hands of hackers.
If you’re intelligent enough to be reading the Sciencetext blog, then it’s unlikely that you’re going to be taken in by an email [...]Post from: David Bradley's Sciencetext Tech TalkMobile malware epidemic on the way
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Juil C. Martin, Legand L. Burge III, Joseph I. Gill, Alicia N. Washington, & Marcus Alfred. (2010) Modelling the spread of mobile malware. Int. J. Computer Aided Engineering and Technology, 2(1), 3-14. info:/
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