This infographic explains the importance of using images in trying to make a point. We are visual learners and sharing images via social media can be a great way to  reach our customer base.

Good Infographic about Data and Color

Why create an infographic? What Small Businesses Should Know [Infographics] | @scoopit via @digitalassetman http://sco.lt/...

Frank Rose:  "When JWT Intelligence announced its "10 Trends for 2014 and Beyond" recently, trend #1 was "immersive experiences." Certainly you can feel this in New York: From Punchdrunk's Sleep No More (now running for nearly three years) to MoMA's Rain Room to Yayoi Kusama's Infinity Mirrored Room, people are willing to pay top dollar or line up for hours to experience something all-encompassing and beyond the ordinary. But why?"

In my view, the term "experience economy" is morphing into the "immersive"  economy - and you will see the rise of more "immersive technology" to facilitate.  Emergence has become Immersive.

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"The security of users' data is critical, which is why we've invested so much in encryption and fight for transparency around government requests for information," says Google CEO Larry Page.

I still believe that encryption does not complete the job. The ultimate security is relinquishing control of the encryption key and passing it on directly to the user. Very similar to what mega.co.nz already does. Of course, if you lose your password you lose your data but somewhere along the line the user has to be responsible for his/her own data.

En voila une bonne idée, au moins l'intention... Ceci dit, au vu des millions que cette histoire leur a, et va leur coûter encore, je comprends leurs motivations. Toutefois, je doute que cela suffise, car j'espère bien que PRISM aura donné une meilleure compréhension de ce que peut signifier la "Gouvernance de l'information", à ne pas confondre avec la "Gouvernance de l'IT"... ;)

This is right up my alley. Looking forward to reading about trends and impacts.

I have nothing to add to Robin Good's terrific insights:

Picture these scenarios:
 

These, according to the 40-page report “Museums in a Digital Age” from Arups, may actually be some of the likely new profiles of prestigious museums 25 years from now.  

The report projects that:

"...future museums will see personalised content, new levels of sustainability and a visitor experience extended beyond present expectations of time and space."

Source: http://futureofmuseums.blogspot.it/2013/11/museums-in-future-view-from-across-pond.html ;

My comment: If you are a curator and are interested in exploring and understanding what the future of large collections and museums may look like and which forces are going to be driving such changes, this is a good report to read.

Insightful. Inspiring 8/10

Original Report: Museums in the Digital Age: 
http://www.arup.com/Publications/Museums_in_the_Digital_Age.aspx ;

PDF: http://www.arup.com/~/media/Files/PDF/Publications/Research_and_whitepapers/2013_Arup_FRI_MuseumsintheDigitalAge_final_web.ashx 

Interesting notion

“As part of our agreement, we’ll pay Getty Images a fee for the data they share and will help make sure that their images get proper attribution,” Pinterest notes today. “We’re just getting started with Getty Images but we’re excited about the possibilities of what their data can help us deliver.”

Getty says that it will be providing two pieces of technology for this service. The first is its PicScout image recognition technology — which will crawl Pinterest to identify Getty Images on Pinterest. It will then link up those images with Getty’s metadata using its Connect API. “We’ll get a photo credit for our images on Pinterest’s site and a link back. Pinterest users get more context and have more fun,” Getty noted today.

The article implies that IT will continue to play a major role in businesses. When it comes to either a Private or a Hybrid cloud I agree, in fact I am sure that most biusinesses will opt for one of these options. Nonetheless, startups and / or businesses with low security requirements will position themselves to take advantage of the low costs associated with the Public cloud.

"When it comes to cloud computing there are two common pitfalls that businesses tend to fall into: over-estimating its power and under-estimating its potential effect. The former often leaves businesses under-provisioning for their infrastructure, trying to push their entire IT estate into a single platform rather than using cloud computing as part of the larger IT strategy. Meanwhile, many businesses also find themselves under-estimating the potential of the cloud. Merely lifting your IT environment into the cloud may offer some savings (in time or resource), but it's not going to be the IT 'revolution' that many are expecting."

If you are into understanding the real value of content curation and what are the characterizing traist that make it so valuable and unique for the future of journalism and of our collective ability to stay informed, here is an evergreen "classic" on what curation specifically entails, synthesized and outlined by the Mindy McAdams.

When it comes to content curation, her list includes seven specific characterizing traits:

1. Selection of the best representatives
2. Culling
3. Provide context
4. Arrangement of individual objects
5. Organization of the whole
6. Expertise
7. Updating

Her content curation identikit is as useful, truthful and relevant today as it was was 5 years ago when it was first published.

Content curation reference. Must-read. 9/10

Full post: http://mindymcadams.com/tojou/2008/curation-and-journalists-as-curators/ 

Question to you: Five years on, today, what would you add to these traits, that in your view, fully characterizes content curation?

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I love the way examining curating from the perspective of other disciplines adds such richness to our definition and understanding of what it is, and what we are trying to accomplish with the act of curating. 

Estamos evolucionando

Librarians have been doing this for years, but now have many tools to pick from!

LIbrarians are natural curators! It's what we do, so it makes sense that we should take the initiative to promot curation as a valuable skill for both our colleagues and our students.

The technology is powerful, and like the moniker suggests, “Big Data” is massive, leaving some executives with the impression that for these projects to be successful, IT departments must ready themselves to boil the proverbial ocean.

The case for understanding Big Data.

absolutely, although a challenge because afte all our goal is for low bounce rates and in a perfect world, a high percentage of call to action opt-ins. It's where we haveto get personal- the story- and creative!

Some really interesting free webcasts about the library, learnig, and technology. Feel free to share with other interested people.

As luck would have it, our students are off that day!  (Happy dance)

Kindle books have their use and advantages in many ways

but i believe one will always want to cudle up with a soft book at home.

Will libraries keep on buying printed books for how long?

Reference, children ill. bks, coffee table books or all bks

Good insights for marketers and sellers.

A very insigtful presentation that highlights the idea that sharing is caring.

i like changes in google search eninge..........http://www.kmatechnoware.com

cambios en Google

I went to a Google Apps For Education Summit last weekend. They did not say much about these changes, but interesting ideas were shared among participants.