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Earlier this week Chris Hadfield became the first Canadian astronaut to command the International Space Station. The 53-year-old father of three keeps making headlines in Canada, for what he’s accomplished – and how he’s...
Burlington City Council voted unanimously on Monday night to appoint twitter handles for the mayor’s office: @BTVMayor. Newly elected mayor Miro Weinberger is currently tweeting as @MiroBTV.
Here’s what the resolution said, according to...
Google–information of purveyor of all types–has expanded into art. The Google Art Project is a database of over 32,000 high-quality images of art work from around the world. The New York Times calls it
“a broad, deep river of...
Here are two items that speak to the evolving question of what is public and what should (perhaps) stay private.
The first is about Google’s continuing efforts to make everything (or as much as possible) available on line.
Google Maps already...
I know, I know. Just writing the name Anthony Weiner in this space is sure to unleash the furies. But I can’t help it. I’m fascinated. And really, it’s not the (virtual) sex or the (weirdly creepy) chest photographs.
What...
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A heatmap visualization of the prevalence of flu in New York City, as observed through public Twitter data. Image via Adam Sadilek, University of Rochester
Using a smart phone to avoid the flu
Rochester, NY, Dec 20, 2012 — The health industry in upstate New York is undergoing some rapid transformations, and all this week we're featuring reports from the Innovation Trail team on innovation in the region's health care sector. Today, imagine using your smart phone to avoid getting the flu. A new mobile app designed by researchers at the University of Rochester sifts through twitter feeds and alerts users to who around them might be contagious. Go to full article
BrandYourself.com CEO Patrick Ambron works from his office at the Syracuse Tech Garden. Photo: Ryan Delaney, Innovation Trail
Company offers protection for your "brand"
Syracuse, NY, Mar 12, 2012 — Search engines and social media have put a whole new spin on managing your good name. An entire industry has developed in the quest to control what people find when they punch your name into Google.
The Innovation Trail's Ryan Delaney reports that a Syracuse-based firm is hoping to flip that industry on its head, and investors have noticed. Go to full article
The Innovation Trail's Ryan Delaney reports that a Syracuse-based firm is hoping to flip that industry on its head, and investors have noticed. Go to full article
David Kirkpatrick
Contemporary issues: "The Facebook Effect"
Canton, NY, Feb 28, 2012 — David Kirkpatrick, author of The Facebook Effect, speaks at the Contemporary issues Forum at St. Lawrence University in Canton, NY. February 28, 2012. Go to full article
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