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A Call to Rethink Internet Search

2011-08-05 No Comments

A leading computer scientist says that Internet search is ripe for a shake-up.

http://nyti.ms/qfoPuB

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This Friday, March 6, join Creative Agency in the Age of AI at Northwestern from 9 a.m.–5 p.m. for a day of panels and conversation on human-AI collaboration. Organized by Duri Long, Noshir Contractor (@noshir), and Karan Ahuja.

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Congrats to NU undergrads Shraeya Iyer, Jeffrey Tu, & Isabel Su—presenting at NetSciX (Feb 17–20) in New Zealand, supported by @BuffettInst scholarship!

Talk: A Multiplex Lens on Influencer Performance, Group Synergy, and Network Centralization
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New in Research Policy with Noshir Contractor (@noshir), Pamela Hinds, Aaron Schecter, and Elisa Mattarelli: Want better ideas in open innovation? It matters who gives you feedback — and who they're connected to.

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