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Public libraries are important – why?
Over recent years many famous authors have given their support to the public library sector as they try to help explain to the politicians and general public (especially those who rarely darken the doors of a public library) why we … Continue reading
Will Virtual Reality one day be the new way to search?
If you want to understand the virtual reality “landscape”, you could hardly do better than have a read of a very interesting (and quite long) feature in The Verge which takes a look at the many worlds of virtual reality, … Continue reading
“Privacy as we’ve known it is ending”…really? Only for some
The following NY Times article floated into my in-box via CB Insights’ newsletter – CB Insights is one of the leading VC and start-up online sources, and has a very lively newsletter! I hope CB Insights’ editor won’t mind me … Continue reading
Trouble digesting all that information?
Recently, Sage kindly made freely available an interesting paper from 2012 entitled Coping with information obesity: A diet for information professionals, by Scott Brown. Although this is aimed at the info. professional (so the Disruptive Searcher found it to be right up … Continue reading
It seems to be a free service, but then, you don’t get owt fer nowt
It’s one of the basic life lessons, expressed through various catchy phrases; “there’s no such thing as a free lunch” and so on and it seems very apt for the age of “big data”. By their nature, many medically-related searches … Continue reading
Picking up speed on the slippery slope of social media
It’s fun to slide down a slippery slope if you have a sledge or toboggan to sit on (or a tea-tray perhaps). I’ve sledging further down into the world of social media by creating a Twitter account. I hear cries … Continue reading
Social media book review: a guide on how to get heard?
While we’re taking a wander around the topic of social media, the Financial Times has reviewed a new book which, although not purely about social media, is relevant and possibly quite entertaining too, especially for those who are social media … Continue reading
I look out through a Facebook window, but keep the window shut
I’ve read Phil Bradley’s recent blog post Personal reputation in a social media world. I came away feeling somewhat weighed down and pressured. Pressured that more and more of many people’s time (and very possibly mine) will be spent tacketing … Continue reading
It was never meant to be like this…
For some time there have been murmurings that the Internet’s days (in its current form) are numbered. It can’t be left much longer in its current state with IT experts constantly patching up security code in order to keep one … Continue reading
Disruptively social – Facebook’s possible future
The Economist has an interesting briefing looking at what the future may hold for Facebook as it prepares for an IPO. Facebook likes to be described using words such as “friends”, “social”, “enabling”, “utility”, “connections”, “recommendations” and “interests”. Although China … Continue reading
