Attention Soldier: Your Page Needs Editing
Members of the US Army are being asked to update army field manuals in a wiki format, so that any soldier anywhere in the organization can help write Army doctrine.
Category: Scholarly Pursuits
Touchable Holograms
Previously the realm of science fiction, researchers at the University of Tokyo have created an improved holographic projector – a device able to create images in midair that you can touch… sort of.
Second Life Being Used in Medical Training
A report has come out about various medical schools running in Second Life, where students can participate in a wide variety of simulations of real medical scenarios.
Best Buy Hired Based on Twitter Followers
Hot on the heels of Montana wanting to know what’s in your Facebook profile is Best Buy requiring 250 Twitter followers to be considered for a marketing position.
GRE: The Personality Test
There is much to consider in the traditional graduate school application, and ETS thinks it has the perfect supplement: a standardized personality test.
Montana Job Applications Required FaceBook Password
Until a few days ago in Bozeman, Montana, if you passed the initial hurdles during the selection process for a city job, you were only provisionally hired. Full hiring was contingent on the selection officers judging you as a clean slate after giving them your social networking IDs and passwords, including at least Facebook and MySpace.