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Sunday, May 15, 2005 |
Pollsters left out in cell-phone world.
The rapid growth in cell-phone only households is pressuring public opinion researchers to adapt their surveying methods, which are based heavily on telephone interviews of people with traditional landline phones, reports the Associated Press.
"The number of households using only a cell phone doubled in less than two years, with the rate rising faster among certain groups, researchers found.
During the 2004 election, concerns arose about polls that missed young adults who were reachable only by cell phone. But research suggested the impact was limited because this was a relatively small group and their attitudes were not sharply different from people who could be contacted on traditional phones.
[Smart Mobs]
11:12:32 PM 
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Wizards Are Ready to Face Greater Expectations. WASHINGTON, May 15 (AP) - The owner wheeled out a cake to celebrate the selection of two All-Star reserves. Confetti fell in a delirious MCI Center when a playoff berth was clinched. T-shirts were printed to commemorate a first-round victory. By THE ASSOCIATED PRESS. [NYT > Sports]
8:28:58 PM
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(Selections from) Roland's Sunday Smart Trends #58.
Virtual Music Box Makes Sound Visual
A room-sized music box uses human-computer interface technology to create a virtual environment where visitors see sound. The award-winning art installation, Op_era: Sonic Dimension, which opened in late April at the Beall Center for Art and Technology in Irvine, Calif., is one way interactive artists are linking how a person uses a computer to the computer's output.
Source: Tracy Staedter, Discovery News, May 5, 2005
Game skills pay off in real life
At the Charles Schwab company's call-center headquarters in Phoenix, human resources vice president Chip Luman has learned a secret about financial services technology and the employees who operate it: Video-game players often display exceptional business skills.
Source: Mike Antonucci, Mercury News, May 10, 2005
Service Helps Dog Owners Interpret Barks
South Koreans hoping to communicate with man's best friend could be getting help soon from their cell phones. KTF Corp., a South Korean mobile phone operator, said Thursday it will begin offering a service that will enable dog owners to know whether their pets are feeling happy or sad.
Source: Associated Press, May 12, 2005 [Smart Mobs]
8:26:06 PM
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OECD (on) Games. The OECD "Working Party on the Information Economy" has gotten very good at being insightful about network issues. Their latest report about "Digital Broadband Content: The online computer and video gaming industry" is here. [Lessig Blog]
9:10:58 AM
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Triple Plays and Acceptance.
Here is a case (something like a real-world case) where an agent accepts things that she regards as having lower probability than things she does not accept. There are a few authors who regard this as impossible or irrational, but this case seems to be perfectly possible, and perfectly rational.
[Thoughts Arguments and Rants]
In the example, I'm not sure the actuary accepts things she regards as having lower probability, etc. Instead, it in some way acceptable to calculate thus, because it is both simpler and advantageous (i.e., in the firm's interest). But I mean to think about it some more.
9:03:47 AM
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