Google is making people stupid, Revisited

Original article: Is Google Making Us Stupid? - The Atlantic (July/August 2008)
Noe: The Internet can make you smarter, experts say, CNET News, February 22, 2010

Responses to a tension pair about whether 'Google is making people stupid'

"Responses to this 2020 scenario were assembled from Internet stakeholders in the 2010 Pew Internet & American Life/Elon University Future of the Internet Survey. Some respondents chose to identify themselves; many did not. We share some—not all—of the responses here. Workplaces of respondents who shared their identity are attributed only for the purpose of indicating a level of expertise; statements reflect personal views. If you would like to participate in the next survey, mail andersj [at] elon dotedu; include information on your expertise. "

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The State of Information Visualization

Info courtesy: Patrick Lambe @ Green Chameleon


EXTRACT:“The State of Information Visualization” by Robert Kosara
Information Visualization (InfoVis) is an exciting field to watch grow and expand into ever new areas. Last year brought some interesting developments that point towards changes in how we do and see visualization. What does 2010 hold in store? Here is a look back and some ideas where we're heading.

2009: What Was

2010: What Will Be

Beyond 2010: What Is to Come... continue reading The State of Information Visualization

Deconstructing the Learning Pyramid

To start with, till yesterday, I did not know about the existence of a Learning Pyramid.

Thanks to IT Coaching and their visualization "What I hear, I forget; What I see, I remember; But what I do, I understand". Their site has a graphic image of Learning Pyramid.

Thanks to Google it brought me to the following: Deconstructing the Learning Pyramid
"Presentation given to Berkeley Library staff at the Instructor Development Program's Active Learning Lightning Talks in April 2009. Debunks the "learning pyramid" and suggests that instructional strategies should be made more "active" by considering the experience level of the audience and the strengths of the instructor:

Deconstructing the Learning Pyramid

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Subliminal Advertising - What you see is what you get, but not necessarily what you want to know

WYSIWYG --(What-You-See-Is-What-You-Get)-- (pronounced /ˈwɪziˌwɪg/), and it's true colors are here.

"A clip from the movie, Josie and the Pussycats, explaining subliminal advertising through music"



Subliminal Messages Busted:



Creepy Subliminal Messages:


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Information Visualization: A Day In The Life of New York Times

December 17, 2009: NYT.com-traffic
Extract:
"Today in the Bits blog, Nick Bilton shares valuable findings about the readers of NYTimes.com. The Times’ research and development group created a visualization project to explore the subject. The objective of the research was to find more about NYTimes.com readers. Where did they live and what type of devices were they using to view the content?" continue reading

The New York Times site traffic, World View, June 25, 2009 from Nick Bilton on Vimeo.

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Visualizing a Day in the Life of the MBTA - information aesthetics

Google Goggles: Visual search, without typing or saying a word

"Google Goggles is a visual search app for Android phones. Instead of using words, take a picture of an object with your camera phone: we attempt to recognize the object, and return relevant search results. Goggles also provides information about businesses near you by displaying their names directly in the camera preview."

More here:

Using Google Voice Search;

10 ways Google Goggles will change the world

Info courtesy: IT World Canada