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Opte project – a map of the whole of the Internet
This is an image of the first full Internet map from the Opte project, with color and other graphing logic. The first goal of this project is to use a single computer and single Internet connection to map the location … Continue reading
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Social networking survey results
Social networking sites and our lives In a recent report (June16,2011) from Pew Internet they have found that in their sample 79% of American adults use the Internet and half of all adults (47%) used an SNS in 2008. The … Continue reading
Using social networking to improve interaction in research communities
Stephan Ludwig from the University of Maastricht and Paul Nola from InSites Consulting researched on how encouraging social interaction can help get better results from participants in online research communities. Online research communities have for some time been talked about … Continue reading
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KTP – Knowledge Transfer Partnerships
OUCS are actively looking for knowledge transfer partnerships with companies either local or national who can work with us to provide solutions for common problems. If you are an industry representative or have a company that would like to work … Continue reading
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JISC Business and Community Engagement
JISC NetSkills have been running a series of Business and Community Engagement sessions giving insight into the factors around setting up and encouraging businesses and the community to take part in research and developments within the HE sector. The four … Continue reading
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Open Access report
Universities could be adding millions of pounds to the UK economy, according to findings announced this week by JISC at a Universities UK event. A single large university could contribute around £3 million each year to the research community as … Continue reading
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EPSRC launch Impact World
The EPSRC has launched a series of real life stories and films to show how engineering and science are assisting development in the real world. There are several topics, but amongst the most innovative are: Medical applications – MRI scanning, … Continue reading
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Top 5 Trends in B2B Social Media Usage: What Every Marketer Should Know
From Toolbox.com Toolbox has published a recent white paper on trends in the use of social media. The research was based on responses from IT, HR, and finance professionals who participated in a survey series with Toolbox.com and PJA Advertising … Continue reading
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TRUST and Competitive Advantage
The New Paradigm company has reviewed the meaning of Trust in business, determining that it should involve both an expectation that the party will deliver and that they behave in a manner consistent with four key values, outlined below: 1) … Continue reading
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British Library to digitise newspapers
The British library is to digitise its collection of over 40 million newspaper pages in a move that will make the huge archive searchable online. Currently researchers have to travel to the library’s North London location to access the resource, … Continue reading
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