John Battelle's Searchblog

JANUARY 3, 2014

'The post Predictions 2014: A Difficult Year To See appeared first on John Battelle's Search Blog. This post marks the 10th edition of my annual predictions – it’s quite possibly the only thing I’ve consistently done for a decade in my life (besides this site, of course, which is going into its 12th year). But gazing into 2014 has been the hardest of the bunch – and not because the industry is getting so complicated.

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Collaboration 2.0

JANUARY 16, 2014

'Stopping smart self promoters from dominating collaborative processes is far more important than most realize - overcommunicators can wreck workflows and digital commons, causing them to fail. Enterprise 2.

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Robert's Db2

JANUARY 25, 2014

By now, a lot of you probably know that a really important action to take, once your DB2 subsystem is at the Version 10 (conversion mode) level, is to rebind your plans and packages. Taking this action delivers several benefits: It tends to improve the CPU efficiency of package execution. Obviously, you could see performance gains related to positive access path changes, as the optimizer gets smarter with each new release of DB2; however, even if access paths associated with a package don't chan

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Elie

JANUARY 28, 2014

Marketers agree: screen size is a top priority for anyone shopping for their next cell phone but my new consumer survey challenges this conventional wisdom.

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Speaker: Aarushi Kansal, AI Leader & Author and Tony Karrer, Founder & CTO at Aggregage

Software leaders who are building applications based on Large Language Models (LLMs) often find it a challenge to achieve reliability. It’s no surprise given the non-deterministic nature of LLMs. To effectively create reliable LLM-based (often with RAG) applications, extensive testing and evaluation processes are crucial. This often ends up involving meticulous adjustments to prompts.

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Interactive Information Management

JANUARY 31, 2014

Following the initial planning and construction phases, the presence and benefits of operating Data Centers in Northern Virginia seem currently limited, or perhaps simply not well-known, in terms of local, positive community visibility and impact (beyond direct revenue via commercial taxes and the indirect boost to community bond ratings and real estate values).

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John Battelle's Searchblog

JANUARY 28, 2014

'The post A Big Day For Federated, and the Birth of Sovrn Holdings appeared first on John Battelle's Search Blog. Today marks a big milestone for Federated Media , the company we launched way back in 2005. As you can read here, LIN Media is acquiring Federated Media’s brand and content marketing business , and a new company, sovrn Holdings, Inc.

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Collaboration 2.0

JANUARY 27, 2014

'Einstein''s Theory of Relativity, Newton''s Laws of Motion and other fundamental assumptions may be revised through colossal data analysis exploration flowing from the ''Square Kilometre Array'' Radio Telescope'

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Robert's Db2

JANUARY 17, 2014

From the very beginning, you've been able to add a column to an existing DB2 for z/OS table by way of the SQL statement ALTER TABLE with the ADD COLUMN option. In fact, relative ease of logical database design modification had a lot to do with DB2 becoming a very widely used DBMS. Of course, there are times when what you want to do is remove a column from an existing table.

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CGI

JANUARY 9, 2014

Listen to Your Customers. shobana.lv@cgi.com. Thu, 01/09/2014 - 06:38. Why "Social Listening"? A few years ago, when the chief executive of a medium-sized consumer business mentioned to me in exasperation, “There are 130,000 fans for our brand in a Facebook group that we didn’t create. What do I do about them?” it provided a compelling justification for this question, "Why do Social Listening?".

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JANUARY 24, 2014

Hmmm.I think Blogs are good for SEO. A. The SEO customer SAYS: "I'll write a Blog article, you SEO it, and we'll post it as part of our online marketing!" B. The SEO customer THINKS: "I'll quickly write a fun, helpful blog entry (or get a Guest Blogger!), and my SEO person will highlight it and tag it with some keywords – and the SEO will be done! This sounds pretty quick and easy, actually, so maybe I'll just get an Intern or check out "SEO 101" for next time….

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Hunton Privacy

JANUARY 30, 2014

On January 29, 2014, the National Security Agency (“NSA”) announced that Rebecca Richards has been appointed to serve as the NSA’s new Civil Liberties and Privacy Officer. Ms. Richards, who previously worked as the Senior Director for Privacy Compliance at the Department of Homeland Security, will advise the NSA Director on civil liberties and privacy issues and implement reforms in those areas.

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John Battelle's Searchblog

JANUARY 13, 2014

'The post Google Buys Nest appeared first on John Battelle's Search Blog. Today comes the news that Google is buying Nest , a move that, upon reflection, should have been obvious (the price tag of more than $3 billion, not so obvious!). If the company is truly executing its mission of helping us organize the world’s information and make it available, it makes sense to have a major play in the Internet of Things, in particular, those things that consumers view as extremely valuable.

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Collaboration 2.0

JANUARY 26, 2014

'Einstein''s Theory of Relativity, Newton''s Laws of Motion and other fundamental assumptions may be revised through colossal data analysis exploration flowing from the ''Square Kilometre Array'' Radio Telescope'

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Privacy and Cybersecurity Law

JANUARY 23, 2014

Canada’s Anti-Spam Legislation (CASL) brings with it new legal violations and penalties, some of which become effective as of July 1, 2014. […].

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John Battelle's Searchblog

JANUARY 8, 2014

'The post The Four Phases of CES: I, Consumer, Am Electronic appeared first on John Battelle's Search Blog. CES is a huge event, one that almost everybody in our industry has been to at least once, if not multiple times. I’ve been going for the better part of 25 years, so I’ve seen a lot of change. And after my first day here, the biggest takeaway I’m getting is a sense of deja vu.

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John Battelle's Searchblog

JANUARY 20, 2014

'The post else 1.20: “The future is much simpler than you think.” appeared first on John Battelle's Search Blog. This week we thought about the data in our homes, connecting the Internet of Things, and what’s next for the openness of the internet. As always, if you want to keep up with what we’re reading/thinking about on a weekly basis, the best way is to subscribe to the “else” feed, either as an email newsletter or through RSS.

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John Battelle's Searchblog

JANUARY 6, 2014

'The post else 1.6: “Ghosts in the machine” appeared first on John Battelle's Search Blog. Back from the holiday break, we look at data’s influence on culture; glass, both as a material for transmitting bits, and as a wearable interface; and the (im)permanence of data. As always, if you want to keep up with what we’re reading/thinking about on a weekly basis, the best way is to subscribe to the “else” feed, either as an email newsletter or through RSS.

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Collaboration 2.0

JANUARY 16, 2014

'Stopping smart self promoters from dominating collaborative processes is far more important than most realize; over-communicators can wreck workflows and digital commons, causing them to fail. Enterprise 2.

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John Battelle's Searchblog

JANUARY 13, 2014

'The post else 1.13: “Keep the instrument in its place” appeared first on John Battelle's Search Blog. This week, we look at more applications machine learning, new wearables from CES, and some visions for the coming year. As always, if you want to keep up with what we’re reading/thinking about on a weekly basis, the best way is to subscribe to the “else” feed, either as an email newsletter or through RSS.

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Collaboration 2.0

JANUARY 16, 2014

'Stopping smart self promoters from dominating collaborative processes is far more important than most realize; over-communicators can wreck workflows and digital commons, causing them to fail.

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Collaboration 2.0

JANUARY 26, 2014

'Einstein''s Theory of Relativity, Newton''s Laws of Motion and other fundamental assumptions may be revised through colossal data analysis exploration flowing from the ''Square Kilometre Array'' Radio Telescope.

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Speaker: Nicholas Zeisler, CX Strategist & Fractional CXO

The first step in a successful Customer Experience endeavor (or for that matter, any business proposition) is to find out what’s wrong. If you can’t identify it, you can’t fix it! 💡 That’s where the Voice of the Customer (VoC) comes in. Today, far too many brands do VoC simply because that’s what they think they’re supposed to do; that’s what all their competitors do.

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Hunton Privacy

JANUARY 29, 2014

On January 28, 2014, the Federal Court of Justice of Germany clarified the scope of a data subject’s right of access to personal data in the context of credit scoring. Germany’s Federal Data Protection Act contains detailed and expansive provisions on the right of access where personal data are processed and shared to determine a data subject’s future behavior.

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Hunton Privacy

JANUARY 28, 2014

On January 28, 2014, Data Protection Day, Vice-President of the European Commission and Commissioner for Justice Fundamental Rights and Citizenship Viviane Reding gave a speech in Brussels proposing a new data protection compact for Europe. She focused on three key themes: (1) the need to rebuild trust in data processing, (2) the current state of data protection in the EU, and (3) a new data protection compact for Europe.

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Collaboration 2.0

JANUARY 26, 2014

'Einstein''s Theory of Relativity, Newton''s Laws of Motion and other fundamental assumptions may be revised through colossal data analysis exploration flowing from the ''Square Kilometre Array'' Radio Telescope.

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Hunton Privacy

JANUARY 24, 2014

On January 23, 2014, the Privacy and Civil Liberties Oversight Board (“PCLOB”) released a report (the “Report”) concluding that the National Security Agency (“NSA”) does not have a valid legal basis for its bulk telephone records collection program. The NSA’s bulk collection of consumer telephone records has been under increased scrutiny since Edward Snowden leaked information about the program in June 2013, and recently has faced legal challenges.

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Hunton Privacy

JANUARY 22, 2014

On January 22, 2014, at the World Economic Forum in Davos-Klosters, Switzerland, Sweden’s Minister for Foreign Affairs Carl Bildt announced the creation of a new independent commission that will examine the future of Internet governance. The Global Commission on Internet Governance (the “Commission”) is being launched by think tanks Chatham House and The Centre for International Governance Innovation (“CIGI”).

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Hunton Privacy

JANUARY 21, 2014

On January 21, 2014, the Federal Trade Commission announced settlements with twelve companies that allegedly falsely claimed that they complied with the U.S.-EU Safe Harbor Framework. The settlements stem from allegations that the companies violated Section 5 of the FTC Act by falsely representing that they held current Safe Harbor certifications despite having allowed their certifications to expire.

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Hunton Privacy

JANUARY 22, 2014

It appears as though 2014 will be a banner year for class actions, including numerous cases concerning privacy and cybersecurity issues. In an article published in Law360 , two Hunton & Williams litigation partners summarize recent case law and statistics related to class actions and offer predictions for the year ahead. Download a copy of the full article.

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