Acquaintances

The structure of scientific collaboration networks — On arXiv, by M. E. J. Newman (Santa Fe Institute): We investigate the structure of scientific collaboration networks. We consider two scientists to be connected if they have authored a paper together, and construct explicit networks of such connections using data drawn from a number of databases, including MEDLINE (biomedical research), the Los Alamos e-Print Archive (physics), and NCSTRL (computer science). We show that these collaboration networks form "small worlds" in which randomly chosen pairs of scientists are typically separated by only a short path of intermediate acquaintances. We further give results for mean and distribution of numbers of collaborators... [Tags: acquaintances, apparent differences, arxiv, biomedical research, collaboration networks]

Customer Memorialized At NY Starbucks — NEW YORK — One customer's favorite purple velvet chair at a Starbucks in a New York suburb has become a memorial. Employees at the store in Nyack say the chair was favored by Fleming Taylor, a paying customer even though he was homeless. Store assistant manager Mark Horwitz says people would give the cafe's gift cards to Taylor. Store employees and acquaintances say Taylor's body was found Wednesday under the stairwell where he lived. Now that purple velvet chair has been cordoned off with black ribbons and bouquets have been placed on the seat in Taylor's honor. ___ Information from:... [Tags: acquaintances, black ribbons, bouquets, fleming, gift cards]

41day.com - Your Electronic Time Capsule — What it doesThis service is akin to a time capsule for the digital times. In essence, through 41Days you will be able to store your memories online in the form of messages to which you can attach the media that you want. You can then decide when will these messages be available to read. When that date comes around, your friend and acquaintances will be able to retrieve them from the website. The actual implementation of the system is as follows. Whenever you left a message, the same is accompanied by a riddle. The person who wants to retrieve the... [Tags: acquaintances, diverse community, electronic time capsule, implementation, inexpensive manner]

Stinto.net - Create A Free Chatroom — In their own words“With stinto you can create your own privat chatroom quickly, easily and especially for FREE. No registration is required. The chat will be deleted after a longer period of inactivity.”Why it might be a killerThose looking into interacting at a private environment are duly catered for.Some questionsHow can the creation system become more interactive without losing its immediacy? What it doesSimply put it, Stinto is a web service that will enable you to create a chatroom of your own, for you to meet only with those you want, at a time you all agree upon. This way,... [Tags: acquaintances, chat room, creation system, free chatroom, immediacy]

Every time I scroll through my list of ‘Friends’ on Facebook, I inevitably come to the same (somewhat depressing) conclusion: I have absolutely no idea who many of these people are. This is mostly my fault - my standards have always been pretty low when it comes to accepting inbound requests, and I never kept up with assigning them to appropriate Friends Lists. But there’s also the fact that Facebook doesn’t do much to automatically differentiate between friends and acquaintances (while it does filter your News Feed based on who it thinks you’re interested in, there isn’t a way... [Tags: acquaintances, close friends, conclusion, degrees of kevin bacon, facebook]

Beta.Joggle.com - Manage Digital Contents Easily — In their own words“Joggle is the easiest way to see, manage, and publish all of your digital content. Whether you want the convenience of updating multiple websites, blogs or social networks at once, or you prefer to just share your content with select family or friends, Joggle is designed by a team of dedicated developers who are constantly thinking of better ways to help you manage your stuff, ways that save you and your friends time and hassle.”What it doesJoggle is a web-service that will let you manage your digital contents with a minimum of hassle. This solution has just... [Tags: acquaintances, blogs, convenience, dashboard, developers]

Twitter Dumping — The demise of Twitter has been in conversations for about as long as it has existed. It has spawned several clones and a few incarnations which have improved functionality and flawless up-time. All these points have been mentioned by previous authors in the hopes to take down the behemoth service. Even with recent discussions of the impending necessity of monetization of the service, the detractors (including myself) have forgotten one thing about the service. People love the thing. After spending a considerable amount of time trying to understand the appeal of the service, and discovering an infatuation with Friendfeed... [Tags: acquaintances, amount of time, behemoth, clones, conversations]

Stacy Parker Aab: Eric Holder Is Change I Can Believe In — I hear a storyline hardening around Eric Holder's nomination. Instead of being celebrated for the accomplished and outstanding public servant that he is, Holder is being portrayed as more of the same Clinton-era politics that Obama was supposed to leave behind. I disagree that Holder's nomination is just "more of the same." Yes, Holder served in the Clinton Justice Department, but that does not mean his nomination is not totally welcomed and savored by many of his supporters. Why? Because the top cop in America will be a black man. Not just a black man, of course, but a highly-respected... [Tags: acquaintances, ags, black man, black person, clinton era]

Inkubook.com - Make Online Photo Books — What it doesEver wanted to treasure memories on the web in an elegant way? If that is indeed the case, a visit to the Inkubook website will certainly not go amiss. In principle, this site will provide you with the resources to upload pictures by dragging and dropping them into the layouts that are provided. You can also include comments and assorted thoughts by adding texts to the images you upload. In addition to creating your own photo books and storing them online, you will be able to invite your friends and acquaintances not only to see them but also... [Tags: acquaintances, assorted thoughts, book creation, book ideas, collaborative book]

More holiday time off at HP, Micron — Look on the bright side: If you work in Silicon Valley, you may not have that tough a time finding time to meet up with friends and acquaintances during the holiday season. In another sign of the slowdown in the technology industry, employees at Hewlett-Packard Co. and Micron have been ...... [Tags: acquaintances, finding time, hewlett packard, hewlett packard co, holiday season]

Fox anchor makes Facebook creepier than ever [The Olds] — Some days I wonder if Facebook would have been better off restricting its social network to college students, as it did when it first launched. Watching Steve Doocy, an anchor on "Fox & Friends," talk about updating his Facebook status in this clip confirms my opinion. His profile picture, which shows him "playing Santa," does nothing to reduce the skeevy-old-guy vibe. A tip to Doocy: When you're maxed out on friends, you can set up a Facebook fan page for your virtual acquaintances, saving the stalker-friendly details for people you actually know. And it requires no more egotism than was... [Tags: acquaintances, amp, anchor chair, college students, egotism]

Darryle Pollack: Support Your Local Republican — They're out there. People still driving around with McCain/Palin bumper stickers. Neighbors with fresh holes in their lawns where they pulled up the McCain signs. Acquaintances who spot me coming down the aisle at the supermarket and wheel the cart in the opposite direction. I want to tell them it's safe to come back. I've stopped ranting and I'm not gloating. In the spirit of healing that Barack Obama has brought to our country and the world, I'm ready to do the same thing. Ready to reach out to Republicans. I feel their pain. I've been there. We all have... [Tags: acquaintances, barack obama, bleachers, bumper stickers, cheerleading]

Classmates.com Sued by Unpopular Man — Classmates.com user Anthony Michaels must have felt like he really left an impression on his former friends from school. After all, the social network service was emailing Michaels to let him know his past acquaintances were viewing his profile and trying to get in touch in with him, only he'd need to upgrade his membership to find out who and to be able to email these individuals. Fair enough, he thought, but after dropping $15 on a Gold Membership, Michaels claims the whole thing was a scam and in fact no one from his past was either viewing his profile... [Tags: acquaintances, business and professions code, california business and professions code, classmate, classmates]

Twingr.com - Create Your Own Microblogging Community — What it doesThe concept that lies at the heart of Twingr is a simple yet effective one. Basically, Twingr will enable you to create a microblogging community of your own, and easily communicate with acquaintances and partners in a seamless fashion. In that sense, Twingr covers a ready demand within the world of microblogging, and it sets the scene for a more realized communication platform. Twingr is presented by Startups.com Network, a network of business sites that offers services and content for business people. Twingr is a free service that aims to be to microblogging what Ning.com is to social... [Tags: absolute control, acquaintances, business sites, communication platform, guidance]

Linda Bergthold: What now? — It's the morning after the most historic election in our history. Newspapers all over the country blare out mile high headlines. "OBAMA" the New York Times shouted. But only a few hours after Obama was declared the President-elect, the advice giving started. Don't get arrogant, a Phoenix newspaper opines. Move quickly from campaigning to governing, suggests the Des Moines Register. An Indian newspaper warns of an uncertain road ahead for Obama. A Japanese newspaper says that the hard work starts now. My question for Obama and for the millions of volunteers who worked so hard to elect him is, "What... [Tags: acquaintances, americorps, blare, board of education, campaigning]

Wee-Web.com - Where Families Connect — What it doesThere are more than a handful of resources on the web that focus networking on specific issues. That is the case with this new online endeavor, which can be described as a network whereby parents can share information about their babies, toddlers and kids only with those they want. As it is the case with social site, users are able to share a wide-ranging collection of contents (photographs and videos pre-eminently among them) and connect instantly with acquaintances and other family members. Registration to Wee Web comes at no cost, and it only entails choosing a user name... [Tags: acquaintances, amp, babies, blog, confirmation message]

Amidst ad:tech, A New President is Chosen, Union Square Celebrates — So after dinner at West Branch with several colleagues and industry acquaintances and a visit to the Huffington Post election party, a 40 block walk home ensued. Yes, 40 blocks. Hey, it was a nice night for a walk. On the way home, a large crowd of people had congregated in Union Square as if Obama himself was about to show up. Of course, he didn’t but that didn’t stop the hundreds (thousands?) from celebrating. No matter one’s political leanings, the engagement of so many in this election process and win is impressive.... [Tags: acquaintances, colleagues, crowd of people, election party, huffington post]

StreamDrag.com - Listen To Music Online — What it doesA service which has clearly been set up with practicality and ease of use in mind, StreamDrag will enable you to look up music files which are part of YouTube videos and arrange and create playlists that can be listened to whenever you wish. The site revolves around a basic search tool that has the distinct advantage of being very fast. For instance, I tried looking up “The Who”, one of my best-loved bands and 50 different results were produced almost instantly. These included classic performances of My Generation and Pinball Wizard along with monumental recent performances like... [Tags: acquaintances, baba o riley, classic performances, distinct advantage, favorite music]

Always-On Notebook Cases Are both X-Ray Friendly and Idiot Approved — Every one of you out there has a stupid friend. You know who I mean. It's the person who insists on touching your computer's monitor when pointing (because, obviously, five millimeters is too far away to indicate a point on the screen). They're the people whose VCR clocks blink 12:00 (and yes, they all still have VCRs). They have icons and application shortcuts all over their desktops (even the ones with Macs!) Worst of all, they're the people who slide their notebooks out of their neoprene sleeves and then put the computer on top. Sure, it might save their... [Tags: acquaintances, airport security, battery power, cable hole, circuit city]

TotSpot.com - A Private Page For Your Child — In their own words“TotSpot is a place to create a private page about your kids and share it with friends and family. It's an online scrapbook and blog for babies, kids, and their parents.”Why it might be a killerParents are bound to appreciate the privacy options on offer.Some questionsIs it a free service, or do you have to pay in order to use it? What it doesTotSpot is an online resource whereby you can create a page for your children and share it only with your family and close friends. This added privacy is actually a commendable point, as parents... [Tags: acquaintances, babies, blog, close friends, finding a babysitter]