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Gmail Threatens Dropbox By Allowing Users To Send Files Up To 10GB

Gmail Threatens Dropbox By Allowing Users To Send Files Up To 10GB | cross pond high tech | Scoop.it
Remember when you couldn't send video or audio files because of attachment size limits? That's history.

If you're a Gmail user, there's good news: You can now send files as large as 10 gigabytes.

If you're a Dropbox investor or employee, though, that's bad news.
The Web-based email service now integrates with Google's Drive storage system, according to ReadWrite's Jon Mitchell.

Users don't have to do anything to take advantage of this new feature. When you attach a file, Gmail will double-check that your recipients have permission to view the files in Google Drive.
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Measuring the Evolution of Contemporary Western Popular Music : Scientific Reports : Nature Publishing Group

Measuring the Evolution of Contemporary Western Popular Music : Scientific Reports : Nature Publishing Group | cross pond high tech | Scoop.it
Researchers in Spain used a huge archive known as the Million Song Dataset, which breaks down audio and lyrical content into data that can be crunched, to study pop songs from 1955 to 2010.

A team led by artificial intelligence specialist Joan Serra at the Spanish National Research Council ran music from the last 50 years through some complex algorithms and found that pop songs have become intrinsically louder and more bland in terms of the chords, melodies and types of sound used.

.../... (Abstract from Reuters available at http://www.reuters.com/article/2012/07/26/us-science-music-idUSBRE86P0R820120726)
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