From the thesis: This thesis describes a research project with the goal of creating a reference architecture for big data solutions. Big data is an evolution of the field business intelligence and at the same time a revolution in terms of the business value it can bring to organizations. Cloud computing …

The western, capitalistic world has been trying to influence the political values of the Russian government since the collapse of the Soviet Union, advocating for implementation of a strong democracy and improvement of human rights. Putin has been active in the centre of power of Russia since he became …

Steeds meer mensen maken gebruik van smartphones en tablets maar hoe kunnen business 2 business bedrijven hierop inspelen? Welke besturingsystemen zijn populair in Nederland en hoe kan er het beste een mobiele applicatie ontwikkeld worden? Deze scriptie geeft antwoorden op al deze vragen en geeft een …

Reflection on the role of social media in social movements, conflicts in civil society and military operations. While acknowleging the use of the digital media as a form of cyber warfare by groups such as Al Qaeda and the Taliban to good effect against ISAF in Afghanistan, the authors suggest that in …

After several revolutions in the Arab world, the question raised what the Netherlands and in particular The Hague as city of Peace and Justice could do to help reforms in the Arab region. This dissertation outlines the various reasons which have led to several revolutions in the Arab world, also known …

Since 14 May 2010 Fidesz and KDNP form the Hungarian Parliament. Together, they gained 263 seats: a two-third majority. Viktor Orbán, who leads Fidesz, became the Prime Minister of Hungary. Orbán and his large majority triggered a so called 'national revolution'. Several controversial bills have been …

1e alinea column: “Revolution doesn’t happen when society adopts new technology. It happens when society adopts new behaviors”. Clay Shirky, 2008 Sociale media maken het nog gemakkelijker zo’n volle agenda te hebben. Mailtjes, tweets, status updates, direct messages, etc sturen en elkaar bezig houden …

Paper presented at Diversity of Journalisms. ECREA Journalism Studies Section and 26th International Conference of Communication (CICOM) The launch of more than 300 free daily newspapers worldwide during the last 15 years defies the idea that newspaper markets are impossible to penetrate. Although a …

Hoofdstuk 1 in Desarrollo y características de los diarios gratuitos en España van Ma Rosa Berganza Conde [et al.] Pocos paises en Europa-o incluso en el mundo- han vicedo una revolution en su prens diaria impresa comparable al lo sucedido en España en la primera decada del siglo XXI: La circulation …

Nowadays many schools are innovating and often do so by purchasing new electronic school boards. My training school did this as well. They bought several ActivBoards to modernize the school and its way of teaching. The only problem was that many teachers did not know how to use it and the school was …