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Sharing the power of the crowd

Posted: 24 Oct 2013 09:13 AM PDT

Over the past three years, 300,000 gamers have helped scientists with genomic research by playing Phylo, an online puzzle game. Now the developers of the game are making this crowd of players available to scientists around the globe. The idea is to put human talent to work to improve on what is already being done by computers in the field of comparative genomics.

Google search serves users from 700 percent more locations than a year ago

Posted: 24 Oct 2013 07:22 AM PDT

Google search has dramatically increased the number of sites around the world from which it serves client queries.

Getting a grip on inventory management

Posted: 24 Oct 2013 07:20 AM PDT

More and more manufacturers are offering their products cooperatively through small retailers, as well as in web shops. Researchers have developed a new RF clip with which products can be labeled. It helps avoid duplicate sales.

Effectiveness of video ads quantified

Posted: 24 Oct 2013 06:02 AM PDT

Online video is a "killer application" of the Internet, predicted to soon make up 86 percent of consumer traffic on the web, says a computer science researcher. But advertisers who want to capitalize on it face a huge question: How effective are video ads?