{"id":119,"date":"2010-02-03T08:00:50","date_gmt":"2010-02-03T08:00:50","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.adendavies.com\/?p=119"},"modified":"2010-02-03T08:00:50","modified_gmt":"2010-02-03T08:00:50","slug":"links-for-2010-02-03","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/adendavies.co.uk\/?p=119","title":{"rendered":"links for 2010-02-03"},"content":{"rendered":"<ul class=\"delicious\">\n<li>\n<div class=\"delicious-link\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=pwyVE57_q0M\">YouTube &#8211; Global Bay&#039;s iPod Touch POS Solution<\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"delicious-extended\">A lovely demo of an iPod Touch based POS system complete with card payments (magstripe).  Just needs NFC&#8230;but very impressive as it is.<\/div>\n<div class=\"delicious-tags\">(tags: <a href=\"http:\/\/delicious.com\/aDen_76\/ipodtouch\">ipodtouch<\/a> <a href=\"http:\/\/delicious.com\/aDen_76\/mobile\">mobile<\/a> <a href=\"http:\/\/delicious.com\/aDen_76\/payments\">payments<\/a> <a href=\"http:\/\/delicious.com\/aDen_76\/nfc\">nfc<\/a>)<\/div>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<div class=\"delicious-link\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.technologyreview.com\/blog\/arxiv\/24748\/?ref=rss\">Technology Review: Best Connected Individuals Are Not The Most Influential Spreaders in Social Networks<\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"delicious-extended\">I am always amazed at how often the term &#039;Influencer&#039; is tossed around (especially in Social Media circles) this article discusses some interesting findings around how the most connected individuals are not always the most influential.<\/div>\n<div class=\"delicious-tags\">(tags: <a href=\"http:\/\/delicious.com\/aDen_76\/influencers\">influencers<\/a> <a href=\"http:\/\/delicious.com\/aDen_76\/socialnetworking\">socialnetworking<\/a> <a href=\"http:\/\/delicious.com\/aDen_76\/sna\">sna<\/a>)<\/div>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<div class=\"delicious-link\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.weathersealed.com\/2010\/01\/26\/kung-fu-typing\/\">Kung Fu Typing \u00ab Weather Sealed<\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"delicious-extended\">Some lovely visualisations that show how we type and how we should type.  I fall somewhere between &#039;Pointers And Thumbs&#039; and the &#039;Von Style&#039;.  Evidently my distinction achieved at RSA Typing Grade 2 did not pay off.<\/div>\n<div class=\"delicious-tags\">(tags: <a href=\"http:\/\/delicious.com\/aDen_76\/visualisation\">visualisation<\/a> <a href=\"http:\/\/delicious.com\/aDen_76\/productivity\">productivity<\/a> <a href=\"http:\/\/delicious.com\/aDen_76\/infographic\">infographic<\/a>)<\/div>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<div class=\"delicious-link\"><a href=\"http:\/\/news.bbc.co.uk\/1\/hi\/technology\/8493006.stm\">BBC News &#8211; Open Societies need open systems<\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"delicious-extended\">&#039;Today the promised antidote to critical thinking is provided by closed systems, locked-down technologies and wholly-owned supply chains, which make life easier by removing our freedoms.&#039; Great stuff from Bill Thompson on the spats between Apple &amp; Adobe, Amazon &amp; Macmillan.<\/div>\n<div class=\"delicious-tags\">(tags: <a href=\"http:\/\/delicious.com\/aDen_76\/dataportability\">dataportability<\/a> <a href=\"http:\/\/delicious.com\/aDen_76\/open\">open<\/a> <a href=\"http:\/\/delicious.com\/aDen_76\/flash\">flash<\/a> <a href=\"http:\/\/delicious.com\/aDen_76\/ebook\">ebook<\/a>)<\/div>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<div class=\"delicious-link\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.viewsflow.com\/w\/uAj\">The problem of forced fun &#8211; Viewsflow<\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"delicious-extended\">&#039;You don&#039;t have to be mad to work here&#8230;&#039; In these days of transparency and authenticity, does trying to force a particular behavioural temperament on employees go against that?<\/div>\n<div class=\"delicious-tags\">(tags: <a href=\"http:\/\/delicious.com\/aDen_76\/zappos\">zappos<\/a> <a href=\"http:\/\/delicious.com\/aDen_76\/toneofvoice\">toneofvoice<\/a> <a href=\"http:\/\/delicious.com\/aDen_76\/culture\">culture<\/a>)<\/div>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<div class=\"delicious-link\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.readwriteweb.com\/archives\/foursquare_location_platform.php?utm_source=RWWHome&amp;utm_medium=featuredslot2&amp;utm_campaign=Featured%2BPost%20Slot%202\">The Era of Location-as-Platform Has Arrived<\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"delicious-extended\">2010 will certainly see a big rise in geolocation services.  Foursquare seems to be the one gaining most ground at the moment but it is still unclear what Twitter and Facebook will do in this space.<\/div>\n<div class=\"delicious-tags\">(tags: <a href=\"http:\/\/delicious.com\/aDen_76\/geolocation\">geolocation<\/a> <a href=\"http:\/\/delicious.com\/aDen_76\/mobile\">mobile<\/a> <a href=\"http:\/\/delicious.com\/aDen_76\/gps\">gps<\/a>)<\/div>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>YouTube &#8211; Global Bay&#039;s iPod Touch POS Solution A lovely demo of an iPod Touch based POS system complete with card payments (magstripe). Just needs NFC&#8230;but very impressive as it is. 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