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An Analysis of Topics and Story Sources — Bloggers vs. the Traditional Press

26 August 2010
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Have you ever wondered where bloggers and tweeters find their stories and topics? This is the question asked by journalism.org, in a study conducted to determine the topics and sources of social media stories. Next, GOOD and Part & Parcel collaborated to created an infographic of the results of the study. Dorian Orange created an [...]

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The Digital Dilemma

25 January 2010
The Digital Dilemma | Science and Technology Council | Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences

In the fall of 2007, the Science and Technology Council of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences (AMPAS) released a report entitled, “The Digital Dilemma“. In a nutshell, the Council tackled the topic of archiving digital movies. They examined how this could be done, what the costs would be, and how these methods [...]

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Ensuring the Integrity, Accessibility, and Stewardship of Research Data in the Digital Age

7 January 2010
Ensuring the Integrity, Accessibility, and Stewardship of Research Data in the Digital Age

I just finished reading the Executive Summary of a report out by the National Academy of Sciences Committee on Ensuring the Utility and Integrity of Research Data in a Digital Age. The report is entitled, “Ensuring the Integrity, Accessibility, and Stewardship of Research Data in the Digital Age“. The full report is available online for [...]

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Data Scientist vs. Data Manager

5 December 2009
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So, what exactly is a data scientist? How does this role compare to a data manager?
The authors of a 2005 National Science Foundation (NSF) report defined five actors in data management: data users, authors, managers, scientists and funding agencies. Today, I will examine the data scientist vs. the data manager.
First, what are the shared goals [...]

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