iMinds, which launched in September of this year, creates unique, short-form, eight-minute MP3 audio books on general knowledge topics, known as "MindTracks". Each MindTrack is heavily researched and features music and sound effects to keep listeners entertained and engaged while they learn. Additionally, iMinds recently launched iMinds Juniors - five-minute MindTracks for children ages 7 - 14 years old.
Under the distribution agreement, the entire iMinds catalog of more than 180 titles--Including iMinds Junior--will soon be available to thousands of online retailers, libraries and schools. Library inventory managers and online retailers worldwide will be able to select iMinds titles to offer their users for download. As new MindTracks are developed, they'll be distributed through the OverDrive system.
+ Content for Sale via Audible or iTunes (in U.S.) The files contain no DRM and cost .99/U.S.
+ "...iMinds is first-to-market with a new kind of edutainment product that appeals to the inquisitive minds of the time-poor, knowledge-thirsty and savvy iPod/MP3 users. The vision is to build a encyclopedia-like catalog of hundreds of these “MindTracks” encompassing an almost limitless array of topics."
+ "iMinds content is developed with the help of a team of ten award-winning writers, educators and researchers, including professionals who are experts in economics, history, government and public policy, film and theater, music, literature, the law, and other topics. Each product goes through a multiple step fact-checking process, usually lasting two-three weeks and involving several layers of editorial research and control."
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Recently I have found myself cooing over visualisation maps (and heat maps) of health and well being resources. The content rich data is overlayed with mapping technologies, and some interesting themes and patterns are emerging.
A lot of the talk around social media in the last year has been around information overload. Social media has provided us with new and exciting ways to create content. But it has also meant learning new ways to manage and engage with social media tools. Are we teetering on the edge of an information overload precipice?
Information overload is a figment of your imagination. Or a failure of your filter. Or a symptom of your technological submissiveness. Depends on who you ask.
What if you had to sort through 3.5 million articles and social media posts a day and try to pull out the most relevant items for your organisation? What if you then had to cobble it all together into something readable for your top groups and executives in your organisation?
Alacra Compliance saves time by aggregating information from both free and fee-based sources and enabling users to conduct an accurate federated search across these sources (coined “simultaneous search” by Alacra).
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