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story.description="Open source continues to grow as a viable alternative for enterprises and Sun Microsystems is a leading proponent of its use. Simon Phipps, Chief Open Source Officer for the company, joins Phil, Scott, and Ben to discuss Sun\'s activities. Simon first reviews his somewhat unusual job title, talking about how he came into the work. He assesses how open source is growing worldwide and how important it is to nuture these new markets.";
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Simon Phipps - Technometria: Open Source Without Borders
Open source continues to grow as a viable alternative for enterprises and Sun Microsystems is a leading proponent of its use. Simon Phipps, Chief Open Source Officer for the company, joins Phil, Scott, and Ben to discuss Sun's activities. Simon first reviews his somewhat unusual job title, talking about how he came into the work. He assesses how open source is growing worldwide and how important it is to nuture these new markets. [
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story.description="There is no such thing as a mobile Internet -- there is just the same Internet for everyone -- no matter how you access it. Nokia has worked to bring proven internet business models to the pockets of the world. Tero Ojanpera, the company\'s CTO, reviews how the technology is in place to increase the penetration of the internet business from the PC scale (millions) to mobile scale (billions).";
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Tero Ojanperä - Putting the Internet in Your Pocket
There is no such thing as a mobile Internet -- there is just the same Internet for everyone -- no matter how you access it. Nokia has worked to bring proven internet business models to the pockets of the world. Tero Ojanpera, the company's CTO, reviews how the technology is in place to increase the penetration of the internet business from the PC scale (millions) to mobile scale (billions). [
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Simon St. Laurent - Local Blogging
Dryden, New York is a small town near Ithaca. Four years ago, local resident Simon St. Laurent began chronicling the civic life of the town on a blog called "Living in Dryden". In a 2004 profile the Ithaca Journal wrote: "St. Laurent can be seen, notebook and digital camera in tow, at Planning Board and Conservation Advisory Council gatherings, as well as at special meetings on fire departments, speeding and comprehensive plans. What could motivate this seemingly normal man to submit himself to hours of political talk and legalese?" [
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Todd Wilkens - The Transformative Power of Research
What does it take to create great design experiences? User-Centered Design is built on the principle that focusing on people will lead to better design. Offering two great commandments of UCD ("Thou shalt understand people," and "Thou shalt get that understanding into your design"), Todd Wilkens advocates the use of empathy and insight to usher in a research and design revival. [
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story.title="Robert Glushko - Technometria: Document Engineering";
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Robert Glushko - Technometria: Document Engineering
When does a document become a piece of data? For nearly three thousand years information has been organized in the purposeful and self-contained package that we call a document. Dr. Robert Glushko has spent much of career working to develop new and better methods of information management. After working as an entrepreneur, he moved to the academic field to help found Berkeley's School of Information. He joins Phil, Scott, and Ben to discuss his ideas about document exchange and design. [
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story.description=""It\'s beautiful science." Patrick Hogan, Program Manager at NASA Learning Technologies, describes World Wind, NASA\'s incredible free open source application that provides access to terabytes of imagery collected by NASA\'s satellites. It lets you experience Earth terrain in visually rich 3D, and virtually travel to the moon, Venus, Mars, Jupiter, and beyond. Because it\'s open source, World Wind is not merely a vehicle for extraordinary astral travel and armchair universe cruising, it is spawning plug-ins, add-ons, and development in both the private and public sectors.";
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Patrick Hogan - NASA World Wind
"It's beautiful science." Patrick Hogan, Program Manager at NASA Learning Technologies, describes World Wind, NASA's incredible free open source application that provides access to terabytes of imagery collected by NASA's satellites. It lets you experience Earth terrain in visually rich 3D, and virtually travel to the moon, Venus, Mars, Jupiter, and beyond. Because it's open source, World Wind is not merely a vehicle for extraordinary astral travel and armchair universe cruising, it is spawning plug-ins, add-ons, and development in both the private and public sectors. [
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Dr. John Willinsky - Educational Potential in the Participation Era
This week on Interviews with Innovators, Jon Udell speaks with Dr. John Willinsky. Wikipedia currently describes Dr. Willinsky as "a Canadian educator, activist, and author." For him, Wikipedia is both an inspiring example of public participation in the creation of knowledge, and a wake-up call for an educational system that didn't see this revolution coming and still doesn't fully embrace its transformational power. [
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story.title="IEEE Spectrum Radio - Wireless Everything";
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IEEE Spectrum Radio - Wireless Everything
There has to be a better way to plug in gadgets and attach peripherals without having to reach blindly behind computer cases. On this IEEE Spectrum Radio feature about wireless technologies, learn how computer users' favorite standard, USB, is going wireless; the potential of wireless power; connecting remote rural communities using wireless networks; and the importance of wireless broadband when regular coverage goes down. [
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story.title="David Weinberger - Technometria: Everything is Miscellaneous";
story.description="In Everything Is Miscellaneous, David Weinberger charts the new principles of digital order that are remaking business, education, politics, science, and culture. He joins Phil, Scott, and Ben to discuss the book and how new methods of organization are changing how information is used. He shows how by "going miscellaneous," anyone can reap rewards from the deluge of information in modern work and life.";
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David Weinberger - Technometria: Everything is Miscellaneous
In Everything Is Miscellaneous, David Weinberger charts the new principles of digital order that are remaking business, education, politics, science, and culture. He joins Phil, Scott, and Ben to discuss the book and how new methods of organization are changing how information is used. He shows how by "going miscellaneous," anyone can reap rewards from the deluge of information in modern work and life. [
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story.title="Sara Ulius-Sabel - Useful, Usable and Desirable";
story.description="Whirlpool Corporation is a global manufacturer and marketer of major home appliances. Sara Ulius-Sabel, Metrics Manager for the company, presents a glimpse into Whirlpool\'s product development process through the lens of designing "Useful, Usable, and Desirable" products. She presents examples of how the company creates their appliances and describes design metrics as one of the tools that Whirlpool uses to drive their multi-brand portfolio. ";
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Sara Ulius-Sabel - Useful, Usable and Desirable
Whirlpool Corporation is a global manufacturer and marketer of major home appliances. Sara Ulius-Sabel, Metrics Manager for the company, presents a glimpse into Whirlpool's product development process through the lens of designing "Useful, Usable, and Desirable" products. She presents examples of how the company creates their appliances and describes design metrics as one of the tools that Whirlpool uses to drive their multi-brand portfolio. [
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story.title="Jeannette Wing - Computational Thinking";
story.description="For Interviews with Innovators, Jon Udell speaks with Dr. Jeannette Wing, a Carnegie Mellon computer scientists who coined the term computational thinking. Her idea is that ways of thinking and problem-solving that involve algorithms and data structures and levels of abstraction and refactoring aren\'t just for computer scientists, they\'re really for everybody.";
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Jeannette Wing - Computational Thinking
For Interviews with Innovators, Jon Udell speaks with Dr. Jeannette Wing, a Carnegie Mellon computer scientists who coined the term computational thinking. Her idea is that ways of thinking and problem-solving that involve algorithms and data structures and levels of abstraction and refactoring aren't just for computer scientists, they're really for everybody. [
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story.description="Despite the hype of social interaction and community as a result of the emerging internet, otherwise known as Web 2.0, there are those who have a contrarian view of how today\'s internet is killing our culture. Dr. Moira Gunn speaks with author Andrew Keen, who reflects on this trend and his latest book "The Cult of the Amateur."";
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Andrew Keen - The Cult of the Amateur
Despite the hype of social interaction and community as a result of the emerging internet, otherwise known as Web 2.0, there are those who have a contrarian view of how today's internet is killing our culture. Dr. Moira Gunn speaks with author Andrew Keen, who reflects on this trend and his latest book "The Cult of the Amateur." [
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story.title="Biotech in the United Kingdom - BioTech Nation";
story.description="While the United States leads the world in biotech, the United Kingdom is a clear second. Dr. Moira Gunn speaks with Malcolm Wicks about the social debate that takes place in the UK about biotech.";
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Biotech in the United Kingdom - BioTech Nation
While the United States leads the world in biotech, the United Kingdom is a clear second. Dr. Moira Gunn speaks with Malcolm Wicks about the social debate that takes place in the UK about biotech. [
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story.title="Barry Klawans - The Open Solutions Alliance";
story.description="The Open Solutions Alliance is a new organization made up primarily of commercial open source application software vendors aims to improve interoperability between these vendors\' products. Barry Klawans of JasperSoft heads the OSA\'s interoperability working group. Klawans describes the OSA\'s goals and paths for participation, and how it embraces companies whose software doesn\'t strictly fit the Open Software Initiative\'s definition of open source.";
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Barry Klawans - The Open Solutions Alliance
The Open Solutions Alliance is a new organization made up primarily of commercial open source application software vendors aims to improve interoperability between these vendors' products. Barry Klawans of JasperSoft heads the OSA's interoperability working group. Klawans describes the OSA's goals and paths for participation, and how it embraces companies whose software doesn't strictly fit the Open Software Initiative's definition of open source. [
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story.title="Chet Haase - Technometria: What\'s New in Java";
story.description="In his work with Sun Microsystems, Chet Haase is in a unique position to discuss the current status of Java. Co-author of an upcoming book on developing desktop Java effects, he joins Phil, Scott, and Ben to talk about how Sun is working on improvements to the consumer Java client. He also reviews the company\'s applet strategy. The group evaluates the status of JavaFX scripting as well. The conversation is technical in nature, but interesting in its review of an important tool in online technology. ";
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Chet Haase - Technometria: What's New in Java
In his work with Sun Microsystems, Chet Haase is in a unique position to discuss the current status of Java. Co-author of an upcoming book on developing desktop Java effects, he joins Phil, Scott, and Ben to talk about how Sun is working on improvements to the consumer Java client. He also reviews the company's applet strategy. The group evaluates the status of JavaFX scripting as well. The conversation is technical in nature, but interesting in its review of an important tool in online technology. [
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story.title="Chris Spurgeon - The Best Geo Hacks of the Last 2,000 Years";
story.description="While it is true that the last few years have seen an explosion of geo-related innovation, Chris Spurgeon reviews some of history\'s other geo hacks. He surveys some of humanity\'s cleverest solutions in its attempts to answer such basic questions as "where am I?" and "which way should I go?" He also offers a book list that details such topics as the history of mapping and other fascinating geo themes.";
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Chris Spurgeon - The Best Geo Hacks of the Last 2,000 Years
While it is true that the last few years have seen an explosion of geo-related innovation, Chris Spurgeon reviews some of history's other geo hacks. He surveys some of humanity's cleverest solutions in its attempts to answer such basic questions as "where am I?" and "which way should I go?" He also offers a book list that details such topics as the history of mapping and other fascinating geo themes. [
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story.title="Tessa Lau - Transfer of Experiential Knowledge";
story.description="Collectively we hold a vast repository of knowledge about how to do all sorts of things on the web: order products, conduct searches, interact in social networks. But when we try to share that knowledge with others, our options are limited. We can write down sequences of actions, and maybe illustrate them with screenshots or even screencasts, but it would be great if we could transfer our experiential knowledge more directly. Jon Udell interviews Tessa Lau who\'s working with colleagues on a project that aims to make that direct transfer possible.";
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Tessa Lau - Transfer of Experiential Knowledge
Collectively we hold a vast repository of knowledge about how to do all sorts of things on the web: order products, conduct searches, interact in social networks. But when we try to share that knowledge with others, our options are limited. We can write down sequences of actions, and maybe illustrate them with screenshots or even screencasts, but it would be great if we could transfer our experiential knowledge more directly. Jon Udell interviews Tessa Lau who's working with colleagues on a project that aims to make that direct transfer possible. [
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story.title="Gordon Chang - Nuclear Showdown";
story.description="Dr. Moira Gunn speaks with Asia expert Gordon Chang, about the status of nuclear weapons in Asia - from South Korea to Iran & Pakistan, and even to Afghanistan. ";
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Gordon Chang - Nuclear Showdown
Dr. Moira Gunn speaks with Asia expert Gordon Chang, about the status of nuclear weapons in Asia - from South Korea to Iran & Pakistan, and even to Afghanistan. [
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story.title="International BIO Conference - BioTech Nation";
story.description="Dr. Moira Gunn and David Ewing Duncan report from the international BIO conference. There, they speak with a Parkinson\'s patient who\'s undergone an innovative new procedure, and do a conference wrap-up with BIO president, Jim Greenwood.";
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International BIO Conference - BioTech Nation
Dr. Moira Gunn and David Ewing Duncan report from the international BIO conference. There, they speak with a Parkinson's patient who's undergone an innovative new procedure, and do a conference wrap-up with BIO president, Jim Greenwood. [
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story.title="Steve Marx - B2B Interactive Selling Strategies";
story.description="In this interview Steve Marx, CEO of the Center for Sales Strategy and author of the book "Close Like the Pros," introduces a whole new way of thinking about closing B2B sales, turning the old-school "hand-off selling" concept on its ear. In Marx\'s interactive selling approach the sale is a process rather than an event. He explains why interactive strategies take advantage of the current choice-filled B2B landscape, enabling more efficient, productive, and successful sales.";
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Steve Marx - B2B Interactive Selling Strategies
In this interview Steve Marx, CEO of the Center for Sales Strategy and author of the book "Close Like the Pros," introduces a whole new way of thinking about closing B2B sales, turning the old-school "hand-off selling" concept on its ear. In Marx's interactive selling approach the sale is a process rather than an event. He explains why interactive strategies take advantage of the current choice-filled B2B landscape, enabling more efficient, productive, and successful sales. [
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