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This Day In Information: The Telegraph and Metcalfe’s Law
Today in 1870, the U.S. Weather Bureau made its first meteorological observations using 24 locations that provided reports via telegraph. For the first time, weather observations from distant points could be “rapidly” collected, plotted, and analyzed at one location. A … Continue reading
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InfoStory Quote: The Power of Information
“As a general rule, the most successful man in life is the man who has the best information.” —Benjamin Disraeli
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The InfoStory Quant: Health 2.0 or 0.0?
More than 50 percent of U.S. hospitals aren’t in a position to effectively share data about patients to maximize quality of care and eliminate redundancies and error. Only 10 percent to 15 percent of U.S. hospitals are using some form … Continue reading
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InfoStory Quotes: Thinking Machines?
“Machines might give us more time to think but will never do our thinking for us” –Thomas J. Watson Jr., 1957 “Machines will follow a path that mirrors the evolution of humans. Ultimately, however, self-aware,s elf-improving machines will evolve beyond … Continue reading
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This Day in Information: First Newsreel
Today in 1927, the first Movietone newsreel was shown at the Roxy Theater in New York, 22 days after the opening of the feature-length film that ushered in the era of the “talkies.” In The Jazz Singer, Al Jolson spoke … Continue reading
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This Day In Information: World Day for Audiovisual Heritage
Today is World Day for Audiovisual Heritage. “To safeguard the world’s audiovisual heritage is to preserve our collective memory, and to ensure its transmission to future generations. We must understand the past to shape a common future founded on dialogue … Continue reading
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Library Models in Time and Space
On June 13, 1894, J.W. Clark, then Registrary of Cambridge University, delivered a lecture titled “Libraries in the Medieval and Renaissance Periods.” He wanted to give his audience “some idea of the surroundings in which our forefathers read and wrote.” … Continue reading
InfoStory Quotes: The Telephone Strikes Back
“We think the telephone remains one of the greatest brand inventions ever. Where else can you get customers’ undivided attention today?” –Tony Hsieh, CEO of Zappos, St. Petersburg Times, October 19, 2010 “With an estimated 84 billion messages send worldwide … Continue reading
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This Day In Information (Exxtra! Exxtra!): Transcontinental Telegraph
Today in 1861, the transcontinental telegraph, the first instant communications link between the Atlantic and Pacific coasts, was completed. That evening, the first messages were sent to President Abraham Lincoln. The message from Horace W. Carpentier, president of the Overland … Continue reading
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This Day in Information: Information for Development
Today is World Development Information Day. “The effective use of information and communication technologies (ICTs) holds the potential of boosting economies, improving healthcare delivery, enhancing education and learning processes, and strengthening democratic processes.”– UN Commission on Science and Technology for … Continue reading
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