On the office of a colleague (I squatte), I see a book as attractive: Scientists between power and knowledge, Jean-Jacques Salomon. The back cover is attractive: Very few of them … had the courage to resist the attractions and pressures of the military-industrial complex that they feed and they depend. The author is “philosopher and historian of science.” As a participant in the military-industrial complex, I could not but be affected. I laminated index, given the name of Alan Turing and went to page 26. There I read: Tim Berners-Lee … which has developed in 1993 the universal computer language (HTML, Hyper Text Markup Language) First point: the book has not been carefully reviewed, because even a proofreader ignorant of computers should have become aware of the permutation of letters in the acronym HTML. Continue reading »
For a participatory science! The Center for electronic publishing open (Cleo) provides Internet Hypothèses.org a platform hosting blogs powered by researchers in the humanities and social sciences. The Cleo, which publishes the journal portal Social Sciences and Humanities, Revues .org, is supported by the National Center for Scientific Research (CNRS), the Ecole des Hautes Etudes en Sciences Socials, the University of Province and that of Avignon. Continue reading »
Main source of income for big names in the Internet advertising based on the ability of these actors to generate audience and the “sell” to advertisers in the form of sponsored links, banners and other graphic forms of sponsoring. But the extent of this audience remains a complex discipline. What are the main principles? Who are the actors? What are the limits of different solutions? Net Eco offers a quick tour d’horizon. User Centric vs. Continue reading »
Preface by Francois Fillon, the activity report of the 2007 Rights Forum on the Internet (FDI) was presented Wednesday to Eric Besson, secretariat of State in charge of digital development. “Body Para public associative status” created in 2001, the IDF includes 70 members, public bodies, associations and companies. It has a dozen staff members and has an annual budget of more than 1 million euros (85% of public funds). Its missions: the multi-stakeholder consultation, public information, international cooperation and mediation. Continue reading »
A competition to stimulate the creation and develop technology “3DVIA Virtuous.” The French Dassault Systems, specialist 3D applications, is launching an international competition to create a new entertainment graphics for the general public and which should ultimately be distributed to the Geode. With its giant screen hemispheric 1000 m2; Geode houses the first cinema in France by his attendance. The technology that is used combines the “3DVIA Virtuous” Dassault, a projection system Brace signed. Continue reading »
Mozambique has decided to grant for its ten-year strategy on science, technology and innovation: the highest priority to the development of community multimedia centers throughout the country. In Mozambique, the population has only a small number of access points to ICTs. The situation is that of equipment under this plan there. The fact is that sites in the Associated Schools Network, the documentary digital provincial centers and community multimedia centers offer access points to a small number of people. Continue reading »
While the marketing research (or “search marketing”) is growing very strong, Marc Panic *, France Commercial Director of The Search Works (a specialist search marketing), explains the importance of efficient technologies to ensure the success of marketing research.Marc Panic You’ve probably already heard of management tools auctions or software marketing research. While marketing research is paying a market that grows very quickly, what is the meaning of these terms and what are their contributions to the interactive marketing? Continue reading »
Main source of income for big names in the Internet advertising based on the ability of these actors to generate audience and the “sell” to advertisers in the form of sponsored links, banners and other graphic forms of sponsoring . But the extent of this audience remains a complex discipline. What are the main principles? Who are the actors? What are the limits of different solutions? Net Eco offers a quick tour d’ horizon. Continue reading »
6 000 French are living with cystic fibrosis, a genetic disease that clogs the airways and causes digestive disorders. At the moment, without a lung transplant, life expectancy does not exceed 24 or even 25 years. The research work on the origins of this disease and ways to annihilate the highly disabling symptoms. Cystic fibrosis The CFTR is responsible for this disease. Figure Toony / GNU Free Documentation License 1 500 mutations in a gene identified Difficulties in breathing, weakness up front to infections. Continue reading »
The tremors characterize Parkinson’s disease, a neurodegenerative disease like Alzheimer’s disease or Huntington. Yet these movements are emerging as the face of evil that eats away at the brains of patients. Each gesture of daily life becomes difficult to catch a cup, dressing only… All voluntary movements are slowed down irretrievably.scanner maaldie Parkinson Scanner brains healthy and suffering from the disease Parkinson. DR Images Some neurons defective The brain is different in all regions which have a function well established: Continue reading »