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Is the Web 2.0 Community the Next Pirate Radio?

Is the Web 2.0 Community the Next Pirate Radio?

Pirate radio is illegal or unregulated radio transmission. Its etymology can be traced to the unlicensed nature of the transmission, but historically there has been occasional but notable use of sea vessels – fitting the most common perception of a pirate – as broadcasting bases. The term is most commonly used to describe illegal broadcasting [...]

March 6 2010 | Posted in Business, Science, Technology | Read More »

RSA Beyond the Demo Booths

RSA Beyond the Demo Booths

RSA, The Security Division of EMC Corporation, is headquartered in Bedford, Massachusetts, United States, and maintains offices in Australia, Ireland, Israel, the United Kingdom, Singapore, India, China, Hong Kong and Japan. RSA organizes the annual RSA Conference. RSA’s well-known products include the RSA BSAFE cryptography libraries and the SecurID authentication token. RSA was named after [...]

March 3 2010 | Posted in Science, Technology | Read More »

Widget Old Products With New Importance

Widget Old Products With New Importance

“A widget is a stand-alone application that can be embedded into third party sites by any user on a page where they have rights of authorship (eg. a webpage, blog, or profile on a social media site). Widgets are fun, engaging, and useful applications that allow users to turn personal content into dynamic web apps [...]

March 2 2010 | Posted in Science, Technology | Read More »

2010 Cambridge Science Festival to Start With Extraordinary Laser Show

2010 Cambridge Science Festival to Start With Extraordinary Laser Show

Laser Show and “Big Ideas” Kick-off 2010 Cambridge Science Festival April 24 through May 2 Cambridge, MA: An extraordinary laser show specially commissioned to celebrate the 50th anniversary of the invention of the laser will officially launch the 4th annual Cambridge Science Festival on Saturday, April 24th at noon at the newly renovated Cambridge Public [...]

March 2 2010 | Posted in Arts & Entertainment, Science, Technology | Read More »

Executive Office of Health and Human Services Talks About Technology

Executive Office of Health and Human Services Talks About Technology

Raoul Sevier, Information Architect with the Executive Office of Health and Human Services recently explained a little bit about what he has been doing lately. “During the early part of the lifecycle of every web application software project, choices are made regarding the operating platform for the solution, and where to deploy the platform. Operating [...]

March 1 2010 | Posted in Science, Technology | Read More »

Latest Science Research Could Lead to Early Detection of Cancer

Latest Science Research Could Lead to Early Detection of Cancer

Antibodies are normally produced in response to a foreign protein or substance within the body, typically a pathogen, which is a infectious organism. Normally, the immune system is able to recognize and ignore the body’s own cells and to not overreact to non-threatening substances in the environment, such as foods. Sometimes, however, the immune system [...]

February 27 2010 | Posted in Health, Science | Read More »

Grateful Dead Illustrate Benefit of Creative Common License

Grateful Dead Illustrate Benefit of Creative Common License

The Grateful Dead are kind of like the telephone. Simply put, the more product that is spread the greater influence of that product. With all the attention that digital copyrighted media is getting lately one is left to wonder why? Why can’t we all be like Jerry? Original content producers can take solace in the [...]

February 17 2010 | Posted in Opinion, Science, Technology | Read More »

NASA Seeks to Privatize Rocket Fleet

NASA Seeks to Privatize Rocket Fleet

Move over health care and economic issues the administration is going lunar. The internet is all abuzz with recent reported space privatization arguments from the Obama administration.

February 15 2010 | Posted in Science | Read More »

Greater Boston Area Clergyman Takes on Twitter With Bulletin Board

Greater Boston Area Clergyman Takes on Twitter With Bulletin Board

Like any modern clergyman worth his weight in used printer cartridges, I e-mail, blog, Facebook and Tweet. I even used Power Point at our recent Annual Meeting. I’m always trying to get our parish to communicate in new and exciting ways. So why is it that the communications tool with the greatest impact on daily church life is still the bulletin board?

February 11 2010 | Posted in Science | Read More »

Creative Approach to Social Networking For Creative Businesses

Creative Approach to Social Networking For Creative Businesses

The NASSCOM India Leadership Forum has multiple tracks based on theme. It also has a track that takes place in a large room with roundtables and a designated discussion topic and facilitator. These sessions are not for presentations, but for disscussion and sharing of ideas. I was asked to facilitate a session on the question, “Should CEOs and Executive Directors Use Social Media?

February 9 2010 | Posted in Science, Technology | Read More »