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Lars Klingbeil: “Internet-Ausschuss wird kommen.”

By Guest PostJanuary 12, 2014Politics, Technologycdu, csu, internet ausschuss, koalitionsvertrag, lars klingbeil, nicolas krotz, politik digital, spd, union

Im Koalitionsvertrag zwischen Union und SPD wurde ein ständiger Internet-Ausschuss vereinbart, doch kurz darauf wurde die Einrichtung erst einmal auf unbestimmte Zeit verschoben. Seitdem ist es um das Thema ruhig geworden. politik-digital.de fragt bei Netzpolitikern der Koalition nach dem Stand der Verhandlungen. Laut Bundestagsmitglied Lars Klingbeil (SPD) wird der Ausschuss sicher kommen. Er mache aber nur Sinn, wenn er die gesamte Bandbreite der netzpolitischen Themen abdeckt.

politik-digital.de: Der geplante Ausschuss für Internet und Digitale Agenda konnte als einziger Ausschuss vorerst nicht eingesetzt werden und wurde bis mindestens Februar auf Eis gelegt. Was sind die Gründe dafür?

Lars Klingbeil: CDU und CSU haben hier zusätzlichen Gesprächsbedarf angemeldet. Dieser Ausschuss wäre ein Novum in der Geschichte des Bundestags. Von daher ist es auch normal, dass einige strukturelle Fragen gründlich diskutiert werden müssen. Der Ausschuss wird aber kommen. Da bin ich mir sehr sicher. (more…)

OhioHealth and IBM Scientists Join Forces to Prevent Infections in Hospitals

By Guest PostJanuary 10, 2014Technologybehavioral factors, hand washing sensors, hand washing standards, infections in hospitals, superbugs

Wireless technology and real-time Big Data analytics boost hand hygiene 20%

YORKTOWN HEIGHTS, N.Y. & COLUMBUS, OH. – 10 Jan 2014: OhioHealth andIBM today announced a collaboration to aid in the prevention of infections using a first-of-a-kind network of wireless sensors and real-time Big Data analytics that measure hand-washing practices. OhioHealth will use the technology to provide hospital administrators with real-time data that can be used to reduce healthcare associated infections (HAIs) like methicillin-resistant staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) and Clostridium difficile, which affect 1 in every 20 patients in U.S. healthcare facilities. (more…)

IBM Forms New Watson Group to Meet Growing Demand for Cognitive Innovations

By Guest PostJanuary 9, 2014Technologyanalytics, big data, cloud delivered, cognitive applications, cognitive innovations, ibm, ibm clients, ibm founder, information technology, md buyline, michael rhodin, new watson group, new york city, research firm gartner, silicon alley, thomas j watson

Headquartered in NYC’s “Silicon Alley,” New IBM Watson Group to Include Watson Innovation Hub, Fueling New Products and Start-ups
Watson Group Introduces New Cloud Solutions to Accelerate Research, Visualize Big Data and Enable Analytics Exploration

ARMONK, N.Y. – 09 Jan 2014: IBM today announced it will establish the IBM Watson Group, a new business unit dedicated to the development and commercialization of cloud-delivered cognitive innovations. The move signifies a strategic shift by IBM to accelerate into the marketplace a new class of software, services and apps that think, improve by learning, and discover answers and insights to complex questions from massive amounts of Big Data. (more…)

Social Media Helps Users Embrace Differences and Provide Support to One Another, MU Study Finds

By Guest PostJanuary 9, 2014Technologyafrica, asia, australia, Europe, Facebook, fan identification, google chat, holly willson holladay, hyunji lee, lady gaga, lady gaga followers, little monsters, melissa click, political system, skype, social media, statistics, tweets, Twitter, university of missouri, unusual behaviors, US, users, very positive thing

Lady Gaga enables followers to embrace their awkwardness while deepening the perceived relationship they feel they have with the celebrity

COLUMBIA, Mo. – According to recent statistics, more than 175 million tweets are sent daily, and 11 accounts are created every second on Twitter. One celebrity who boasts the highest amount of global subscribers is singer Lady Gaga who enjoys more than 40 million Twitter followers. Now, University of Missouri communication researchers have found that online social media gives users an outlet to embrace their differences and provide emotional support to others while deepening perceived relationships they feel they have with celebrities. (more…)

Yahoo Unveils New Products and Experiences for Smartphones, Web, Tablet and TV at CES 2014

By Guest PostJanuary 8, 2014Technologyaviate technology, digital advertising, new products, yahoo food, yahoo inc, yahoo tech

LAS VEGAS — Today at the annual Consumer Electronics Show (CES) in Las Vegas, Yahoo! Inc. unveiled new products and media sites across smartphones, tablets and the web, as well as a new suite of advertising technology to help advertisers, publishers and partners get more return from their online advertising campaigns. (more…)

So schafft die Werbung den «idealen» Frauenkörper

By Guest PostJanuary 7, 2014Media, Technologyfrauenkoerper, ideal, infosperber, models, photoshop, video, werbung

«Ich will meiner Tochter zeigen, warum die allgegenwärtigen Models mit der Realität nichts zu tun haben», sagt eine Mutter. In knapp 40 Sekunden zeigt dieses Video, wie ein normaler Frauenkörper mit Photoshop in ein unrealistisches, nicht existierendes Schönheits-Vorbild verwandelt wird. *Source: Infosperber

Smartphone as mentor: How tech could change behavior

By Guest PostDecember 31, 2013Technologybehavior, change, creativity, daniel lao, diana sussman, electric vehicles, feedback, harmony, jasprit singh, joggle, mentor, mindfulness, new delhi, nonconfrontational messages, psychological issues, radar, smartphone, social network, stream of vocabulary, tech, Technology, university of michigan, wellness, yoga devotee

ANN ARBOR — Funneling a steady stream of diversions straight to your pocket, smartphones are often cast as the ultimate distractors. But a University of Michigan engineering professor sees potential for them to be something quite the opposite.

What if they could act as mentors in mindfulness, helping users stay attentive in order to achieve particular goals? (more…)

Bei Google keine Daten hinterlassen

By Guest PostDecember 30, 2013Technologyanonym, anonymitaet der nutzer, Google, ip adresse, privatsphaere, schuetzt, suchmaschine ixquick, urs p gasche

Mit der holländischen Suchmaschine Ixquick kann man bei Google anonym suchen. Ein Tipp des Datenschützers Thür.

Der Schweizer Datenschutz-Beauftragte Hanspeter Thür empfiehlt die niederländische Meta-Suchmaschine Ixquick. Sie liefert Suchresultate von Google unter absoluter Wahrung der Privatsphäre – ohne Google Ihre IP-Adresse und Identität zu verraten. (more…)

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