Description: Once again, Facebook has changed its algorithms. This change will allow users to see more friends’ posts and less company/pages posts. Source: Forbes Date: April 23, 2015 Facebook product manager Max Eulenstein and user experience researcher Lauren Scissors announced that the News Feed has been updated to show you content that matters to you the most. Eulenstein… Read more »
Posts Categorized: System development
Google Announces Budget-Priced Chromebits and Chromebooks
Description: Google has announced new Chrome-powered computers, which are set to target budget-conscious consumers and schools. Source: BBC News Date: April 1, 2015 The range includes a new type of device called the Chromebit, which looks like an oversized memory stick, and turns monitors and TVs into computers when plugged into their HDMI ports. The tech firm also… Read more »
Drones Beaming Web Access Are in the Stars for Facebook
Description: A rendering of a Facebook drone, which will weigh less than a small car and have the wingspan of a Boeing 767. Facebook hopes to use about 1,000 drones to connect people to the web. Source: The New York Times Date: February 26, 2015 In classical mythology, Aquila is the eagle carrying Jupiter’s thunderbolts skyward. At Facebook,… Read more »
70s and 80s Tech Making Comeback
Description: From the boombox to the Polaroid, Laurie Segall takes a look at how classic tech is inspiring today’s innovation. Source: CNN Money Date: March 27, 2015 Questions for discussion: 1. Would you purchase the updated Polaroid? 2. Are you looking forward to seeing the classic Mario Bros. characters on your smartphone?
Why You’re Better Off Trusting a Robot Over a Human
Description: Once we move to truly autonomous systems, software will play a much bigger part. We will no longer need a human to decide when to change the route of an aircraft or when to turn off the motorway onto a side road. Source: Mashable Date: March 12, 2014 Robots, and autonomous systems in general, can… Read more »
Hacking Health Hits Montreal This Weekend, Will Reach Ontario and Calgary Later This Year
Description: ‘Hacking Health’ is holding an event in Montreal with the hopes of improving healthcare by bringing together technology and healthcare. Source: TechVibes Date: February 21, 2014 Hacking Health will hold an event from February 21 to 23 at CHU Sainte-Justine and HEC Montreal, at which doctors, nurses, healthcare professionals and health system administrators will collaborate… Read more »
Mobile Contacts Are Now The Real Social Network
Description: As Facebook acquires Whatsapp, it’s a clear sign that mobile messaging apps are the real form of communication between friends who regularly chat, and that’s where the money is…for now. Source: TechCrunch Date: February 21, 2014 Facebook’s surprising acquisition of WhatsApp signals that it has realized that users’ true social network is the contact list on their smartphones…. Read more »
Leap Motion Upgrade Will Track With Entire Hand
Description: The co-founders of Leap Motion have been working on a new platform that requires only your two hands to control the screen – no mouse required! Source: CNET Date: November 20, 2013 The controller that allows you to bypass your keyboard and mouse in favour of using your fingers as a computer interface will soon… Read more »
What SDN Can and Cannot Do for Your Network
Description: Software defined networking (SDN) is still at the early stages of development adoption. In this video interview, Rami Rahim, executive vice-president of platform systems division at Juniper Networks, offers some advice to organizations considering SDN. Source: itworldcanada Date: October 3, 2013 Rami Rahim of Juniper Networks says businesses should look for SDN systems that offer programmability… Read more »
The Billion Dollar Mind Trick
Description: The most successful social media platforms serve a distinct purpose but also form addictive habits within their users. Instagram is the latest social media platform to exhibit this incredibly powerful tendency. Source: Techcrunch.com Date: April 22 2012 Yin asked not to be identified by her real name. A young addict in her mid-twenties, she… Read more »
Leading Titles
Introduction to Information Systems, 3rd Canadian Binder Ready Version Update Edition
R. Kelly Rainer, Casey G. Cegielski, Ingrid Splettstoesser-Hogeterp, Cristobal Sanchez-Rodriguez
ISBN: 978-1-119-13385-8
August 2015, © 2016
CDN $98.95; CDN $114.95