Author Archives: GilPress

About GilPress

I launched the Big Data conversation; writing, research, marketing services; http://whatsthebigdata.com/ & https://infostory.com/

Four Centuries of Publishing Success

Posted on May 2, 2011 by GilPress

Today in 1611, the The King James, or Authorised, Version of the Bible was published.

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The World Wide Web, 1851

Posted on May 1, 2011 by GilPress

One hundred sixty years ago today, the Great Exhibition of the Works of Industry of all Nations or The Great Exhibition, opened in London. It was the first in a series of World’s Fair exhibitions continuing to the present day.

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Television in the World of Tomorrow

Posted on April 30, 2011 by GilPress

Today in 1939, the 1939 New York World’s Fair had its grand opening, with 206,000 people in attendance. The April 30 date coincided with the 150th anniversary of George Washington’s inauguration as President in New York City. President Franklin D. … Continue reading →

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All You Need is Optimized Data

Posted on April 30, 2011 by GilPress

“[Match.com’s vice-president of strategy Amarnath] Thombre says the technology that helps people fall in love isn’t so different from the kind that enables companies to whisk goods from warehouses to store shelves. ‘In both situations, you are trying to optimize … Continue reading →

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Son of The Souls of a New Machine Introduced

Posted on April 29, 2011 by GilPress

Today in 1980, Data General (DG) introduced the Eclipse MV/8000 at the Roosevelt Hotel in New York City. Known internally as Project Eagle, the 2-year development of the 32-bit “super-minicomputer,” the engineers working on it, and the parallel (and eventually, … Continue reading →

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WYSIWYG, Mouse Commercialized

Posted on April 27, 2011 by GilPress

Today in 1981, Xerox introduced the Xerox 8010 Star Information System, featuring a bitmapped screen, Ethernet, a computer mouse, a laser printer, the Smalltalk language, a WYSIWYG word processor, and software for combining text and graphics in the same document. It failed in … Continue reading →

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The Future According to Google Search Results

Posted on April 26, 2011 by GilPress

From xkcd

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The Integrated Circuit Patented

Posted on April 25, 2011 by GilPress

50 years ago today, Robert Noyce was granted a patent for a “Semiconductor Device-and-Lead Structure,” a type of integrated circuit made of Silicon. Integrated circuits are used in virtually all electronic equipment today and have revolutionized the world of electronics. The integration … Continue reading →