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Wearable Computing: Sussing Out the Frontiers of Nonprofit Technology

Tech Soup

He is an expert in the cognitive neuroscience field of ‘brain computer interface’ or thought controlled computing. When the letter flashes that the user wants to type, the software registers the jump in brain activity and types the corresponding letter. Wikipedia article on smartglasses.

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5 Methods for Avoiding Procrastination for Nonprofits

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

I found this wonderful comic on Mashable “ The Field Guide to Procrastination ” that identifies 12 different methods for work avoidance or procrastination, defined in Wikipedia as “ putting off tasks for a later date.” ” We all do it. Still, you have to get stuff done.

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Join a Nonprofit Tech User Group This August

Tech Soup

Social media surgeries are informal drop-in sessions where anyone from the voluntary and community sector can come and pick the brains of our ‘surgeons’ (helpful volunteers who understand the world of Twitter, Facebook, and the rest). We’ll be hosting social media surgeries for local nonprofits and community activists.

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…Who Knows *What* About Me?! Four Tools that Show You How You’re Tracked Online

Tech Soup

According to the brains of Wikipedia , digital footprints* are simply put “the trail of data that is left behind by users on digital services.” Casting Digital Shadows: What Is It, Really, and Remind Me Why I Care?

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Campus Party H4SB — Hacking for Something Better Coming to US in 2012

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

They want their brains to matter. For more information, here’s the Campus Party Wikipedia Page and here’s a BBC report on a Brazilian Campus Party.). Campus Party organizer Futura Networks also recognizes that a big driver for young techies is…social relevance. Welcome to the U.S., Campus Party — we need you.

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Stay Ahead of AI’s Magic

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Wikipedia offers this one : Intelligence has been defined as the capacity for abstraction, logic, understanding, self-awareness, learning, emotional knowledge, reasoning, planning, creativity, critical thinking, and problem-solving. ANNs are inspired by the structure and function of the human brain.

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Data and Storytelling: 6 Ways to Use Data to Move Your Mission

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In this example info-graphic from David McCandles, he was inspired by Clay Shirky's claim that the world has an enormous ‘cognitive surplus' - untapped hours that we could be using our brains, but simply are not. Provide Context Users need a grounding point to understand your data.

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