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The Next Billion Internet Users: What Will They Look Like? I love infographics in general. I learned much from this one! Attribution: InternetServiceProviders.org .
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The following story is good to read in that it illustrates our value outside of our field. Ethnographic stories can help brands connect better with consumers By MG Parameswaran Does a bank really know how the consumer will use its mobile banking solution? Can traditional research tell us the truth or will it just evoke ‘intended’…
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You watch as the butterfly lights upon a flower, its wings vivid in the fading sunlight. You can see as its proboscis extends down to drink, and watch as it then flutters to another flower. The warmth in the air is obvious from the haze and the shimmers in the distance, and you can almost…
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Here a open source means to home automate: http://m.apnews.com/ap/db_268791/contentdetail.htm?contentguid=62xTmRcK A video from AP Mobile: With Flick of Finger, a Dumb House Gets Smart In this interconnected world, the next big thing may be a fully-wired house. With everything from door locks to coffee makers to pet feeders controllable from an app on your smart phone. The…
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Finally, the genetics nerds have been put in their place!! Michael Scroggins fills the role of Kirk with Razib Khan as Khan. Read on directly at ethnography.com . I’ve seen Michael take people apart in person, but never before via the pen. In the Star Trek episode “Space Seed”, Khan was a genetically engineered human who, in the wake of…
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Originally posted on Ethnography Matters: Editor’s Note: Can ethnographers use software programs? Last month’s guest contributor, Wendy Hsu @WendyFHsu, says YES! In Part 1 of On Digital Ethnography, What do computers have to do with ethnography?, Wendy introduced her process of using computer programming software to collect quantitative data in her ethnographic research. She received a lot…
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Title: LAWRENCE Cremin’s LEGACY: TRACES OF EDUCATION IN THE ORDINARY BUSINESS OF LIVING Chair: Michael Scroggins (Teachers College Columbia University) Organizer: James J Mullooly (CALIFORNIA STATE UNIVERSITY, FRESNO) Discussant: Raymond P McDermott (Stanford University) Session Abstract: A pertinent legacy of the educational historian Lawrence Cremin for anthropology is to be found within Traditions of American…
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Dear Subscribers, This posting, on the date of 011009, marks the 100th posting to this blog. I started this blog about a year ago in December 2008 http://theanthrogeek.com/2007/12/04/aaa-2007/ . At that time, I made some important changes in my life: I 1) got a Mac, 2) got an Iphone, 3) embraced GTD and Omnifocus and,…
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I’m always amazed at where anthropology has lead people. Kevin Short (of the Daily Yomiuri Columnist) provides an example my friends in Reconciliation Ecology will enjoy. In the Appalachian Highlands of the northeastern United States, where I grew up, birdwatching was not thought of as a suitable hobby for a man. Local ornithological interest was…
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Robin Bloor’s latest posting on “Productivity & Muscle Memory” reminds me of how much I would love to love Quicksilver. More importantly, it explains why I have yet to fully integrate it into my workflow. He writes: “This year I will finally be able to put some effort into PDQMac.com, the site I’ve set up…
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