As the digital revolution made it much easier (cheaper) to collect data (think social networks or online retailers), they are now using that data to drive predictions (next best news article, item for purchase, or movie to watch).
Each study was assessed by using the Strengthening the Reporting of Observational Studies in Epidemiology (STROBE) checklist [ 19], which is a 22-item checklist relating to the title and abstract of the article (item 1), background and objectives (items 2 and 3), methods (items 4 to 12), results (items 13 to 17), discussion (items 18 to 21), and funding (item 22).
All of the retained articles or items and their review worksheets (74 for published articles and 193 for grey items) were analyzed using content thematic analysis, a well-known qualitative analysis approach [ 7].
And the less vital articles – exotic items such as truffles, rhino horn and works of art – are also on the rise.
It can compile an entire personalised magazine, with flippable pages, in which the articles are items recommended by the user's contacts on Facebook and Twitter.
The company, Printcasting, has a Web site on which anyone can put together a magazine featuring their own blog posts or articles and items from blogs and newspapers that have registered with the site.
The new home page of Digg features articles and items that are gathering buzz around the Web on sites like Facebook and Twitter, using Betaworks' own technology, which monitors which links are being shared around the Web.
It aims a bit more for features articles, with items on, among other things, business executives, philanthropy, feuding over the America's Cup and the workout regimen of Gov. Sarah Palin, a piece planned well before she became Senator John McCain's running mate.
Marie Claire's Corrigan recommends forgoing tight, flashy clothing for softly draped pieces in demure colors; alternating sky-high heels and ballet flats at the office; and mixing a few more expensive articles with items culled from places like H&M, outlet malls and vintage boutiques.
Manual searching of reference lists of key articles and items recommended by informal professional contacts and peers produced three additional relevant references.
Ceiling and floor effects were evaluated in 35% (n = 40) of articles, whereas items or score distributions were more often (61.4%, n = 70) assessed.
