A Network of Open Access Search Platforms from Springer – great overview on the Intellogist of online platforms created by science publisher Springer for free access to journal articles. These open-access Springer portals can provide valuable non-patent literature (NPL) prior art for patent searchers and may serve as a useful supplement to searches …
Workplace Distractions: Here’s Why You Won’t Finish This Article – WSJ article on the “epidemic” of distraction at work, what it’s costing, and what can be done about it. Much of that distraction comes from digital devices. It’s prompted academics to study the problem and companies to experiment with …
Here’s a start on collections of ‘the best’ of 2012. Check back for more, suggest your favorites – this a live list. PSFK’s Top 20 of 2012 – with source of image Best of the best of 2012 science and tech articles – from the BBC; thanks to Oleg Kravtsov …
The World’s Leading Cities for Start-Ups – top five are Silicon Valley, Tel Aviv, Los Angeles, Seattle, New York. The post includes a list of runner up cities as well as the chart (shown here) of cities around the world that are best at nurturing high-tech start-ups. A new report from the Startup …
5 meta-trends underlying almost all of modern marketing – wonderful infographic of marketing technology firms illustrates one of the five trends. All the others have good graphics as well. The great digital migration of marketing (and business). The convergence of paid, …
The Top 10 Smartest European Cities – first of two posts from Co.Exist written by Boyd Cohen. The next one will be The Top 10 North American Cities, out next month. In an attempt to improve the rankings, I developed a metric called the Smart Cities Wheel, which contains six …
5 Outside-The-Box Ideas To Change U.S. Cities For The Better – Bloomberg Philanthropies’ Mayor’s Challenge is uncovering ways “for local governments to improve the way their cities work by taking on social and economic problems, improving customer service, enhancing accountability to the public, and making government work more effectively.” Among the …
If you’re like me, you’ve always wondered how all that data gets to your screen. Now we get to see what Google’s eight data centers look like on their Google Data centers page. Here’s an overview with a selection of Connie Zhou’s great photos, Peek inside Google’s data centers …
What if Your Footsteps Could Power Your City Sustainably? – Post on UrbanTimes about Pavegen Tiles, made from recycled rubber, that generate electricity when you walk on them. Here’s a quote from Pavegen‘s CEO: “When you stand on a tile it flexes just 5mm in the centre, which is actually imperceptible …