Keeping Up with IBM: A New Daily Paper.li Is Available

July 1, 2014

I try to keep up with Watson, the billion dollar bet that is much loved by gourmets at Bon Appétit. If you want daily IBM news and information for free, navigate to the Paper.li “The THINQ Magazine Daily.” I think the THINQ is a modern version of the IBM sign I saw in the Federal Systems’ offices in 1973. That sign said, “Think.” Spelling aside, the Paper.li algorithm harvests information from Web sites and presents it in a zippy format. Vivisimo, now and IBM company involved in Big Data, offered a Paper.li service about enterprise search.

The issue I am viewing today (July 1, 2014) covers stuff I never heard of; for example, Bluemix and “world class analytics.” There are some stories with which I am familiar; for example, Watson crafts recipes. I wrote about tamarind as an ingredient not long ago too. The THINQ content includes links to IBM videos. I was not familiar with what is labeled “theCUBE.” I am not into videos because it takes too much time to watch talking heads and PowerPoint slides. Reading is quicker and easier for me, but I am old fashioned.

There is a selection of photos. Some of these come from sources other than IBM. I assume these are snapshots from IBM partners. A number of the pictures show really happy people looking at computing devices and somewhat baffling images with text asking me, “Why do you love social media?” I don’t love social media, but for certain type of law enforcement work, social media is darned useful. Facebook users often post snaps of themselves at crime scenes or capture their thoughts moments before taking some action I find disturbing.

There is an article telling small businesses how these small outfits can use Big Data. The link points to Inc. Magazine and an article with the title “What 3 Small Businesses Learned From Big Data.” The THINQ title does not quite capture what the Inc. article actually says, but I assume that most THINQ visitors will not pay much attention to the meaning adjustment.

If you are curious about IBM, take a look at THINQ. I will stick to my own system for monitoring the exciting world of IBM.

Stephen E Arnold, July 1, 2014

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