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Chemists Outrun Laws in War on Synthetic Drugs
Tue, 2012-09-04 18:06 — fchasenTo combat new drugs, such as “Bath Salts”, specific new laws are being passed that contain catalogs of molecular compounds that are now banned in the US. As soon as a new law is passed, chemist are able to change the compounds to be a different on a molecular level, but still have the same psychopharmaceutical role. The assumption is that this new compound will eventually get added to the banned list, however the scope of these derivative compounds are huge, from the hundreds to the thousands depending on the compound.
Learning from Data
Tue, 2012-09-04 07:42 — sisi.the.shanWho dominates the coming presidential election?
Tue, 2012-09-04 01:50 — eunkwang jooAs the President Obama won the 2008's election by tapping into social media and analyzing social data, experts emphasize analytics of big data in the coming presidential election. During the 08's election, the Obama team dived into various online social channels such as Facebook, Twitter, and Youtube, and collected user data to develop online campaign strategy. The result proved the effectiveness of the data efforts.
3D Facebook newsfeed with LG app
Tue, 2012-09-04 01:22 — sasaki1.)News Summary
LG launched new information organizing app. The 3D newsfeed enable users to see their Facebook newsfeed in 3D view. The app works with various elements of the newsfeed, including how posts are displayed, navigation, depth, movement, colors, 'likes' and content representation.
Organizing our autobiographies : The Facebook Timeline
Tue, 2012-09-04 01:06 — seemaFacebook’s “Timeline” feature which was introduced in December 2011 has now been made mandatory. This feature allows the users to highlight photos, events and posts from the past on their profiles and create a story that represents their life in the way they want to share it with the world.
The Spaces In-Between: Lessons from Relocating the Barnes Foundation Collection
Mon, 2012-09-03 23:49 — scott.martinBig Data on Campus - data driven academic advising
Mon, 2012-09-03 23:07 — kmparkHopper: The Startup in Pursuit of Organizing Travel Data for Consumer Discovery
Mon, 2012-09-03 23:01 — capetrozBetween investigating the best restaurants, safe travel routes and must-see destinations, planning a trip can be downright time-consuming, and above all else, frustrating for the user. Even worse? Often times, users must hop from site to site in search of the travel information they need. Hopper—the startup trying to impose structure on the scattered landscape of consumer-travel data—aims to streamline the travel discovery process in one place. (In INFO 202 speak, essentially a library comprised of travel-related content from around the web.)
Art Curators Redefine Curating
Mon, 2012-09-03 22:35 — andrewA novel organizing system for travel buffs
Mon, 2012-09-03 22:24 — mgutmanIt’s March 1st and you’re looking at your calendar. You start to panic, not because midterms are looming, but because you have not made any plans for spring break. The possibilities are endless, and with the Internet at your fingertips you start thinking of ideas: San Diego, Cancun, Vancouver, Sydney? You quickly realize, however, that planning travel online is extremely challenging. There are literally thousands of sites with hotel information, trip ideas, and deals.
