Nobel laureate physicist disinvited from a physics conference!

Isn't this crazy? 

Nobel laureate physicist Brian Josepheson - head of ‘Mind-Matter Unification Project’ in Cambridge - was disinvited from a physics conference by Antony Valentini due to Brian's interest in paranormal consciousness. 

http://blogs.nature.com/news/thegreatbeyond/2010/04/no_place_for_the_paranormal_at.html 

I met Brian during a conference on Quantum Entanglent at the Human Scale in Utrecht years ago when I gave the follow up keynote speech to his. He is a person so curious and fascinated by consciousness that his studies and research bring nothing but enlightenment to physics.  

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Why and how nonprofits should use social media

http://www.livemint.com/2010/04/28202657/Why-and-how-nonprofits-should.html

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Nanodots breakthrough may lead to 'a library on one chip'

http://www.machineslikeus.com/news/nanodots-breakthrough-may-lead-library-one...

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Spotify.com turns focus on social networking to help users discover music

http://www.telecoms.com/20024/spotify-goes-social/

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Read that small print - thousands of game customers sold their souls when they agreed to terms

Uh oh! The concept of devil is alive in the tricky use of terms and conditions requiring agreement upon purchase. 

"British firm - GameStation - added the "immortal soul clause" to the contract signed before making any online purchases earlier this month. It states that customers grant the company the right to claim their soul."

http://www.foxnews.com/scitech/2010/04/15/online-shoppers-unknowingly-sold-souls/?test=latestnews

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Legal impact of tweeting - think twice before posting

http://www.onlinesocialmedia.net/20100417/law-and-social-media-think-twice-be...

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European flight map - notice no Western Europe flights - impact of Icelandic volcano explosion http://ping.fm/8IlVu

via Ping.fm

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US Library of Congress plans to digitally archive all 4 years of Twitter's tweets

"The US Library of Congress said Wednesday it plans to digitally archive all of the billions of messages known as "tweets" sent on Twitter since its launch four years ago."

Read rest of story: http://betasignal.com/m/#_Cluster26940

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ACTA: The acronym hardly anyone knows yet should be scared to death of

What happens when net neutrality, governance and a single perspective cross swords?

From the Inqisitr: http://www.inquisitr.com/69290/acta-the-acronym-hardly-anyone-knows-yet-shoul...?

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Zeta Buzz social media data & analysis tool enables companies to craft better strategies

http://ow.ly/1ugQR

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Impact of the Internet on Institutions in the Future

from Pew Internet : The Impact of the Internet on Institutions in the Future

Bottom line - by 2020, 71% of experts surveyed predict online cooperation will make mainstream institutions significantly more responsive and efficient.

"The imperatives and expectations created by the internet will force change in institutions, no matter how resistant they are. There is simply too much pressure from the ground up for institutions to retain 20^th century forms. Media companies are classic examples of organizations that have to respond to the new digital realities. All institutions will have to start listening more intently to their stakeholders. “Molecular democracy” and “Long Tail economics” are asserting themselves."

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Web Trend Map

This detailed infographic from iA in Japan - the Web Trend Map - gives you the big picture of what's happening with the major players on the web. 


"The Web Trend Map plots the Internet’s leading names and domains onto the Tokyo Metro map. Domains and personalities are carefully selected through dialogue with map enthusiasts, and every domain is evaluated based on traffic, revenue, and character."


You can order your own high quality map - dimensions: 841 mm × 1189 mm / 33.25 in × 46.75 in.  They also print Apple's ads in Japan, so you can expect high quality.


Why not become a member and create and publish your own maps on webtrendmap.com ?