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  • Jack Bauer once forgot where he put his keys. He then spent the next half-hour torturing himself until he gave up the location of the keys.

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January 28, 2007 - February 03, 2007

February 02, 2007
23:23 What Comes Next: Funny post by Jim Allchin
23:13 Organizational network analysis is helping companies share knowledge worldwide, one natural broker at a time: Fascinating e.g. how Halliburton actually made transfers of individuals based on network analysis, and how they could prove with data afterwards the success of those measures
February 01, 2007
21:38 What is I.Q.? (An IQ FAQ)
20:08 Nur 18 Monate für den „Bravo“: Interesting story about the new Fiat Bravo model that was developed in only 18 months without real-life prototypes
11:04 Windows Vista Upgrade Decision Flowchart: Hehe
11:03 My Currency, lets "wisdom of the crowds" estimate real estate prices
10:53 Music at market prices: "Amie Street aims to make it easy and affordable for consumers to discover new independent music. What makes it unique? Every song sold at the 'fly little music site' starts off being free and the price increases to a maximum of USD 0.98 depending on how many people download it. The more popular a song, the faster its price will increase to 98 cents."
10:52 Second Life: Put your money on World of Warcraft: "why do virtual game worlds outperform non-game worlds in their adoption?"
January 29, 2007
23:19 The Genius in All of Us: Fascinating new weblog
20:42 Top 10 Online Databases for General Research
20:41 The promise and peril of 'intentional software'
20:38 Measuring IT productivity gains: "Employee Productivity = gains in headcount efficiencies or effectiveness. Headcount is expected to produce more through these gains due to the additional time-based efficiencies. It is calculated using (number of employees affected) x (time) x (average cost of an employee) x (50%)."
20:26 Billboards that know you by name: "... in four American cities as Mini USA began delivering custom messages to Mini Cooper owners on digital signs the company calls "talking" billboards."
20:25 5 Myths About Suburbia and Our Car-Happy Culture