Wednesday, May 20, 2015

The danger to online health seekers

inter-1According to the Pew Internet Project, 72 percent of US internet users look up health-related information online. But an astonishing number of the pages we visit to learn about private health concerns—confidentially, we assume—are tracking our queries, sending the sensitive data to third party corporations, even shipping the information directly to the same brokers who monitor our credit scores. It’s happening for profit, for an “improved user experience,” and because developers have flocked to “free” plugins and tools provided by data-vacuuming companies.

http://worldofdtcmarketing.com/the-danger-to-online-health-seekers/focus-on-patients/attachment/inter-1/

 

Are Physicians Really Technology Averse?

Are Physicians Really Technology Averse?
From technologyadvice.com                            
The stereotype of the technology resistant physician has become all too common. We examine if it's true, with some surprising discoveries.
http://technologyadvice.com/medical/blog/are-physicians-technology-averse/

Are Physicians Really Technology Averse?

Monday, May 18, 2015

The top 10 edtech products preferred by students and teachers

Here’s a pop quiz for you. What do you get when the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation gets involved in the world of education technology? Well, a handy list of resources for starters. They recently unveiled a site called ‘Teachers Know Best‘ which features the results of a survey of teachers and students. They tried to identify the top 10 edtech products preferred by students and teachers. As you can see from the image below, there are some of the usual suspects (Khan Academy, Google Search, Edmodo) but the order of preference might actually surprise you. Or maybe not, really.

http://dailygenius.com/top-10-edtech-products-students-teachers/

Sunday, May 17, 2015

Thursday, May 14, 2015

Open Access Library (OALib)

Open Access Library (OALib) consists of:

  • the Search Engine, based on a database with metadata of Open Access (OA) papers
  • the Journal with OALib Articles,
  • the Index with metadata entries of external OA journal articles,
  • the Repository with own OALib PrePrints as well as external preprints and postprints, all stored in one of the 322 OALib Disciplinary Repositories.
OALib is currently hosting links and metadata to more than 2,156,417 open access articles covering a wide range of academic disciplines. All full text articles from your search results are free to download.
OALib Journal is a scholarly, peer-reviewed, open access journal covering all subject areas in STM (Science, Technology and Medicine) as well as Social Sciences. The OALib Articles from the OALib Journal are stored in the Open Access Library (OALib).
http://www.oalib.com/


Free Access to 2,156,417 Academic Articles         
 

Tuesday, October 28, 2014

Surprising Gadgets, Not Just Books, Are Ready for Checkout at College Libraries

Surprising Gadgets, Not Just Books, Are Ready for Checkout at College Libraries
Justin Ellis’s official title at the Georgia Institute of Technology’s library is instructional-technology associate, but he thinks of himself as the gadget guy. He manages a program at the library that lets students and professors check out a growing catalog of computers, cameras, and other electronics—a selection more akin to a Best Buy store than a lending library.
 
October 28, 2014

Wednesday, September 3, 2014

What Happens In A Facebook Minute

Learn some crazy stats about what happens every minute on Facebook.
     
What Happens In A Facebook Minute
Source: http://www.sumocoupon.com
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