BBC:
"Unleash the data." It has become a virtual mantra in Washington since President Barack Obama pledged to open up a treasure trove of information locked away in files, computer systems and cardboard boxes.Government 2.0 as a concept is not new, but the present administration has put its weight behind it like no other - and t (Read More)
CNN:
A Field Day with the Practical Farmers of Iowa By NEAL MOORE McGREGOR, IOWA (CNN iReport) ---- Imbedded in the older generations of farmers here in Iowa are certain skills that were practiced and understood and shared. This was before the introduction of the post WWII chemical companies that in time would become the seed c (Read More)
BBC:
A leading technology blog Techcrunch said last night that it had been forwarded hundreds of confidential corporate and personal documents belonging to Twitter and its employees.The information, obtained by a hacker calling himself Hacker Croll, was first mentioned on this French blog. It apparently includes the names and fo (Read More)
Wall Street Journal:
Affording college these days can seem almost as tough as gaining admission to your dream school. Over the past year, the credit crunch has forced dozens of private student loan lenders to abandon the marketplace and has made it much harder for a growing number of parents to qualify for loans. Making matters worse: With un (Read More)
Washington Post:
Last week, Kentucky Fried Chicken stores around the nation struggled to accommodate a surge of roughly 4 million new customers, after Oprah Winfrey told viewers of her show that they could get a free meal at KFC by printing out an Internet coupon. By most accounts, the marketing gimmick was a disaster, but it got me thinkin (Read More)
Wall Street Journal:
The four-year college degree has come to cost too much and prove too little. It’s now a bad deal for the average student, family, employer, professor and taxpayer.The student who secures a degree is increasingly unlikely to make up its cost, despite higher pay, as I’ll show in a moment. The employer who requires a degree (Read More)
: This is a bit of a concern as I am just about to start my PhD. But for me it is a matter of work or don't work as my future unfolds. Not everyone is an extroverted marketer and not everyone is happy to simply be a cog in production. Some thirst for learning and thrive on advanced education. Let them do so. It is not always a matter of how much you can make.
Washington Post:
For the past several months, some of the sharpest minds in the security community have teamed up to block cyber criminals from wresting control over what may be one of the largest armies of hacked computers ever built. While those efforts are ongoing and so far appear effective, all of that work could be undone thanks to th (Read More)