Author Archives: Infotrova

What is open access? Nick Shockey and Jonathan Eisen take us through the world of open access publishing and explain just what it’s all about. In plain language. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=L5rVH1KGBCY&feature=youtu.be

This sounds so familiar 🙂 http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0099133313001432

New MIT Media Lab Tool Lets Anyone Visualize Unwieldy Government Data http://www.fastcodesign.com/3022701/innovation-by-design/new-mit-media-lab-tool-lets-anyone-visualize-unwieldy-government-data

Originally posted on Gigaom:
Sending a direct message on Twitter has till now been possible only when two users follow each other — leading to awkward situations where one person wants to communicate private information to someone who hasn’t keen…

Originally posted on Gigaom:
While the deep, shaded corners of the Dark Net have lost one valuable source in Silk Road’s shutdown, a new website promises to help lurkers find their next shadowy resource. Venturebeat reports that TorSearch offers a more…

Originally posted on Gigaom:
Disconnect, a startup co-founded by a former Google(s goog) engineer, is fast becoming a darling of privacy advocates — and a potential headache for marketers and search engines. This week, the firm launched a free service…