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Daily Archives: December 6, 2008
More Transition Tracker Sites
Follow up to previous postings on the transition, two more sites of note: “Transition Tracker is a project of American University School of Communication’s graduate journalism program. It aims to report on the challenges facing the new administration and the new personalities and policies that will affect the lives of millions of Americans and conflicts… Continue Reading
Beta Video Search Engine Provides Access to Specific Scenes and Content
“Using a unique combination of new computer vision and fast computation methods, VideoSurf has taught computers to see inside videos to find content in a fast, efficient, and scalable way. Basing its search on visual identification, rather than text only, VideoSurfs computer vision video search engine provides more relevant results and a better experience to… Continue Reading
WSJ Charts Layoffs by Major Companies
Follow up to December 5, 2008 posting, Bureau of Labor Statistics: Employment Situation, November 2008, from the Wall Street Journal blog, Real Time Economics: Fourth Quarter Layoffs: Selection of Job Cuts by Major Companies – “Layoff announcements have been a common occurrence this quarter as the financial crisis weighs on companies in every sector of… Continue Reading
Obama Transition Project Staff Announces Transparency Policy
Seat at the Table Transparency Policy: “As an extension of the unprecedented ethics guidelines already in place for the Obama-Biden Transition Project, we take another significant step towards transparency of our efforts for the American people. Every day, we meet with organizations who present ideas for the Transition and the Administration, both orally and in… Continue Reading
