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SpringerLink Adds Semantic Linking to eBooks
SpringerLink is a platform for eBooks, journals and reference works totalling over 4.8 million documents. The service has just launched a re-design, with new semantic linking features that enable users
Kids Can Now Build Their Own Xbox Games with Kodu Game Lab
Boosting STEM (science, technology, engineering, and math) education has become a priority for the government, for schools, and for tech companies. In emphasizing the importance of doing so, many point
Shouldn't Schools Have Embraced Second Life By Now?
When it first launched, the tech and business worlds were transfixed on Linden Labs' Second Life as a new marketplace. Science fiction fans flocked to the site for its Snow
reCaptcha: Stopping Spam While Transcribing Books
CAPTCHAs, those pesky challenge-response tests that many web sites use to determine whether you are human or a spambot, are an annoyance to many users. According to a report in
Magazines Come to Google Book Search
Google today announced that it is adding magazines to its lineup for Google Book Search. These magazines include publications like Popular Science and New York Magazine, but also more obscure
After Winning Jeopardy, What's Next for IBM's Watson? Healthcare
With a victory that was certainly commendable but not really all that surprising, IBM's supercomputer Watson successfully finished the three-day Jeopardy tournament last night by beating its human competitors
Girl Develop IT Takes Off With Low-Cost, Women-Only Programming Classes
The tech industry's rather extreme gender disparity comes up every once in a while. Most recently, an even-handed Wall Street Journal story prompted TechCrunch's Michael Arrington to write that women
Good News for Data Geeks, Bad News for Everyone Else
Last week we told you that enterprises are investing more into business intelligence and analytics initiatives. This week there's more good news for professionals in this area: according to
Google Launches Contest to Encourage Kids to Code
The Google Open Source Program is announcing a new outreach effort, aimed at 13- to 18-year-old students around the world. Google Code-in will operate in a similar fashion to Google's
Live Blogging Future of the Web Debate
The Rensselaer interactive debate on the future of the Web is just starting now and is being webcast live here (note: Silverlight required). You can watch the debate and submit
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