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Monthly Archives: December 2012
The Last (Old) Telephone Call
June 15, 2018 will be the day in which the last telephone call will be made using the 140-year-old circuit switching network, established in 1878. IEEE Spectrum: “…a huge number of phone calls [today] start out as Internet packets and … Continue reading
Posted in Analog, Digitization, Telephone
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The End of the Map
“Among the many mistakes found in Apple Maps was a rather elegant solution to the continuing dispute between Japan and China over the Senkaku islands. Japan controls them; China claims them. Apple Maps, when released, simply duplicated the islands, with … Continue reading
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Photography, Then and Now
Twenty years ago we took a photograph, had it printed, and kept it safe in an album we brought out once a year. Now we snap a photo, or more likely a dozen, share them online on the spot, and … Continue reading
Posted in Analog, Digitization, Photography
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Nielsen Creates New Twitter Monitor
The Wall Street Journal reports on the expansion of “The National People Meter” to the Twitterverse: Earlier this month, Nielsen published its 2012 Social Media Report, finding that “consumers continue to spend more time on social networks than on any … Continue reading
Posted in Advertising, Internet Economy, Measurement, News, Pinterest, Social Networks, Television, Twitter
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Census Bureau’s Statistical Abstract Honored for 133 Years as Premier Reference Book
The Reference and User Services Association (RUSA) presented its Lifetime Achievement Award to the U.S. Census Bureau for the Statistical Abstract of the United States — acknowledging the abstract’s role as one of the premier reference sources for the past 133 years. … Continue reading
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In 2013 the internet will become a mostly mobile medium
Source: The Economist, Morgan Stanley
Posted in Internet, Mobile, Predictions, World Wide Web
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The Future of Higher Education (Infographic)
Source: TheBestColleges.org
Posted in Education, Futures
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