This post is part of our ReadWriteCloud channel, which is dedicated to covering virtualization and cloud computing. The channel is sponsored by Intel and VMware. Read their latest case study: A Canadian Printer Leaves its Servers in Illinois. Thumbnail image for Cirrus_clouds2.jpgIn our last post on data journalism, we ran across a number of tools that would be helpful for anyone who is interested in how to make sense of data. The tools represent a renaissance in how we make sense of our information culture. They provide context and meaning to the often baffling world of big data. This is a snapshot of what is available. We are relying on the work done by Paul Bradshaw, whose blog is an excellent source about the new world of data journalism.
In a demo that drew gasps at TED2010, Blaise Aguera y Arcas demos new augmented-reality mapping technology from Microsoft. About Blaise Aguera y Arcas Blaise Agüera y Arcas is the architect of Bing Maps at Microsoft, building augmented reality into searchable maps. He's also the co-creator of Photosynth, software that assembles static…
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Mit "The Language of New Media" hat Lev Manovich ein Standardwerk über die visuelle Kultur der Gegenwart geschrieben. Im Interview mit ORF.at erzählt der Medientheoretiker, welche Rolle Mustererkennung, russische Avantgardefilme und Software in unserem Alltag spielen.