linkfluence.com
linkfluence is a rese arch institute specializing in the conversations of the social web. It is a fully-owned subsidiary of French-based rtgi, a cutting-edge social spaces and new media analytics and monitoring vendor. linkfluence studies and solutions offer to map, monitor and analyze the social web, its media (blogs, mass […]
Posted on January 13th, 2009
TeleGeography: Publications: Global Internet Map
TeleGeography: Publications: Global Internet Map TeleGeography‘s new Global Internet Map draws upon our annual Global Internet Geography research to provide a unique view of the international Internet networks that link the globe. The map‘s global projection traces the intercontinental links between the countries of Europe, Asia, North and Latin America, […]
Posted on January 13th, 2009
Mapping complex networks (visualcomplexity.com)
visualcomplexity.com | A visual exploration on mapping complex networks
Posted on January 13th, 2009
Map of the blogsphere (PresidentialWatch08)
The PresidentialWatch08 map is composed of the 533 most visible and influential websites and blogs – out of a complete dataset of over 4000 sites – using Linkfluence™’s proprietary crawl technology. The map includes both social media and mainstream media outlets. The sites are divided into four different categories, or […]
Posted on January 13th, 2009
Politics Is No Longer Local. It’s Viral.
Jose Antonio Vargas (December 28, 2008) Politics Is No Longer Local. It’s Viral. Washington Post, B01. “Looking back, I realize that it was on that Thursday night that a new political reality was cemented in my head. In the past, we’ve thought of politics as something over there — isolated, […]
Posted on January 12th, 2009
Dear Spambot
Dear Spambot | Think Artificial How are you? How’s the harvest? I hope you’ve managed to scrape a million or so addresses from us meatmachines today. I’m sure you have, you’re so clever by now — and we’ re so stupid. I’m sure you’re wondering; yes, this letter was written […]
Posted on January 10th, 2009
Superbot customized AIML bot
Superbot – Create your own customized AIML bot based on your own personality or character Have you ever wanted to create your own totally unique custom bot character, as smart as ALICE, but with a completely different personality? Where do you start? It took us over ten years to build […]
Posted on January 10th, 2009
Advanced Bash-Scripting Guide (2007)
Cooper, Mendel (April 29 2007) Advanced Bash-Scripting Guide: An in-depth exploration of the art of shell scripting, Version 4.3. Retrieved from jamsb.austms.org.au. This tutorial assumes no previous knowledge of scripting or programming, but progresses rapidly toward an intermediate/advanced level of instruction . . . all the while sneaking in little […]
Posted on January 10th, 2009
Immigration Crackdown May Pose Problems for Shippers
“In a nationwide operation that encompassed 26 states, agents of Immigration and Customs Enforcement swept down on 40 locations of Amsterdam-based IFCO Systems, one of the nations largest supplier of pallets and reusable plastic containers for retail customers,” reports immigration blog Migra Matters. “The fact that Wednesday’s raids resulted in […]
Posted on January 13th, 2007
House Passes 100% Cargo Screening
The House of Representatives passed H.R. 1 (Full Text PDF) today. While the bill contains many (many!) sections of interest to Long Beach includes funding for first responders, of particular concern to our local economy is Title V: ‘Strengthening The Security of Cargo Containers’. Title V contains provisions which the […]
Posted on January 9th, 2007
Truck Shipments Down 9%
I was hearing rumors from people in the industry that ‘peak season’ hadn’t showed up. Drayage companies and OTR brokers ramped up their staffing to cover increased demand, but it didn’t work out as expected. I’ve heard isolated stories of local layoffs reducing staff levels below June 2006. From Bonddad: […]
Posted on January 2nd, 2007
We Beg Your Pardon, Mr. President
There’s nothing quite as irritating as seeing this country fight battles our parents fought when they were our age and seeing us poorer in the present. Whenever the casket is nailed shut on a leader of that era there’s an orgy of historical revisionism, and we become poorer still.
Posted on December 30th, 2006
Highway Privatization on the Agenda in 2007
Toll highways, public and private, and privatization of public transportation assets is becoming a common response to ‘under investment in transportation infrastructure’ by state and Federal agencies. The high price fetched by a few recent sales and 99-year leases has state governments salivating and planning further privatizations. While the funds […]
Posted on December 26th, 2006
Merry Xmas from Palm Springs, California
Sure, this little desert adventure includes long car rides at high speed in the middle of the night (what road trip doesn’t?) but the week’s been more PG than Gonzo, and generally unfit for a rant of angst and confusion. The big deal is chill time with family. This trip […]
Posted on December 25th, 2006
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Most of this category is only visible to registered users with valid email addresses. Please click here to continue. It only takes a moment. This category is by far the most popular. It contains over 85 writings dating back nearly a decade. From New Mexico to DC to Shetland to […]
Posted on December 18th, 2006
‘Voices of Long Beach’, SoundWalk 2006
‘Voices of Long Beach‘ installation by Jay McKinnon, part of SoundWalk 2006 in Long Beach’s East Village Arts District. On March 5th 2006 SaveLBCskyline.org hosted a Town Hall Meeting to address the challenges facing the 2nd District. The webcast event gave voice to over forty candidates, activists, artists, residents and […]
Posted on December 18th, 2006