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These are news items I've curated in my Google Reader, Twitter and bookmarking using Pinboard. Sometimes I add a little commentary to each post.

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SmartFarm | Dirt Road Data

www.dirtroaddata.com on 05/21/2013

Excerpt: The user-friendly dashboard lets you set your operation just how you like it. Customize your data collection to fit the way you already run your operations – and control variables critical to your flock. SmartFarm will even alert you if the system is no longer communicating in the event of a lightning strike or power outage. Better Data Means Better Decisions In today’s competitive market, contract poultry growers face a long list of challenges. Your growers are managing flocks of tens to hundreds of thousands where even small mistakes could result in deep drops in profits and production.... read the full post.

Tags: , , Agriculture, API-Evangelist, API-Stack, Data, Farming

Science in the Open » Blog Archive » The bravery of librarians

cameronneylon.net on 05/21/2013

Excerpt: Two things caught my attentions over the past few days. The first was the text of a Graduation Address from Dorothea Salo to the graduating students of the Library and Information Sciences Program at the University of Wisconsin-Madison. The second was a keynote from Chris Bourg, whose blog is entitled “Feral Librarian”, gave at The Acquisitions Institute. Both focus on how the value of libraries and the value of those who defend the needs of all to access information are impossible to completely measure.... read the full post.

Tags: , , API-Evangelist, API-Stack, Libraries, Library

The new digital customer journey: Cross-channel, mobile, social, self-service, and engaged | ZDNet

www.zdnet.com on 05/21/2013

Excerpt: Businesses planning today to improve their connection to customers in digital channels are increasingly looking at the discipline of mapping out what's being called the 'customer journey'. Over the last ten years, the fragmentation of customer engagement across dozens of channels has turned into both a highly vexing problem and an increasingly disruptive challenge to businesses that still keep doing what used to work, but are getting sharply falling off results from old touchpoints like TV, phone, and e-mail. This fragmentation of customer touchpoints cuts across marketing, sales, customer service, and even product development. In short, customers have moved to the digital world en masse, and companies have not kept up.... read the full post.

Tags: , , API-Evangelist, API-Stack, Engagement, Mobile, Self-Service, Social

Add Ons: Open API

devot-ee.com on 05/21/2013

Excerpt:... read the full post.

Tags: , Add-On, API, API-Evangelist, API-Stack, CMS, Content, plugin, Story

Amazon Device Messaging (ADM) Now Available

developer.amazon.com on 05/21/2013

Excerpt:... read the full post.

Tags: , API-Evangelist, API-Stack, AWS, Launch, Messaging, Mobile

An Inside Look at Type Ahead Search in Evernote

blog.evernote.com on 05/21/2013

Excerpt:... read the full post.

Tags: , API-Evangelist, API-Stack, Features, Notetaking, Search, Story

Announcing Developer Toolbox

blog.genability.com on 05/21/2013

Excerpt: We’re pleased to announce our newest product, the Genability Developer Toolbox. With the release of our Developer Toolbox, software developers can now build more of our capabilities right into their energy applications. Ideal for energy efficiency, distributed generation, load management, procurement, demand response, EV, and in fact any application where you need to understand how much energy is costing your customers and how much money your product or solution might save them. What’s in the Developer Toolbox? The Developer Toolbox includes enhanced versions of our existing database of tariff rate data and our best-in-class cost calculator API.... read the full post.

Tags: , API-Evangelist, API-Stack, Energy, Resources, SmartGrid, Story, Toolbox, Tools

Duo Launches New Customer Referral Program, Offers $50 Amazon Gift Card for Every New Customer

blog.duosecurity.com on 05/21/2013

Excerpt:... read the full post.

Tags: , API-Evangelist, API-Stack, Monetization, Referral, Security

Give your patients insight into their health spending

www.practicefusion.com on 05/21/2013

Excerpt: Health expenses can be difficult to keep track of, whether you are a patient or a provider. Our most recent PHR update helps solve that, with a brand new health spending tool for Patient Fusion users. With helpful spending graphs and automatic insurance claim updates, patients can stay on top of expenses and bills to your practice—all while staying healthy. This will initially be available in beta for patients with Anthem and United Healthcare, with more payers coming quickly. In addition to the new health spending tool, Patient Fusion’s Health Center has a new look.... read the full post.

Tags: , API-Evangelist, API-Stack, Healthcare