Distributed stream processing systems need to support stateful processing, recover quickly from failures to resume such processing, and reprocess an entire data stream quickly. We present Apache Samza, a distributed system for stateful and fault-tolerant stream processing. Samza utilizes a partitioned local state along with a low-overhead background changelog mechanism, allowing it to scale to ...

Social media networks (SMNs) such as Facebook, LinkedIn or Twitter seem appealing tools for matters of reaching potential candidates for survey or case study research. Yet scholars remain cautious about leveraging these platforms. This research in progress paper compares and discusses the benefits of six generic strategies for reaching survey candidates on SMNs, and argues that while their use ...

As the popularity and the commercial potential of social networks such as LinkedIn and Facebook increase, we present a framework that aims to reuse social networks data within a customer relationship management (CRM) application. The framework has been implemented in LinkedInFinder that pulls data from LinkedIn into the Microsoft Dynamics CRM system. Our proof-of-concept implementation demonstr...

BACKGROUND The use of social media in ophthalmology remains largely unknown. Our aim was to evaluate the extent and involvement of ophthalmology journals, professional associations, trade publications, and patient advocacy and fundraising groups on social networking sites. METHODS An archived list of 107 ophthalmology journals from SCImago, trade publications, professional ophthalmology assoc...

LinkedIn is considered the most effective social network website for job seekers and recruiters. Although profiles are regularly accessed to evaluate candidates, we know very little about type of information conveyed. The aim this study determine if convey accurate individuals’ personality traits. Drawing from signaling theory, expect that individuals portray themselves in a manner will reflect...

Communication-oriented Internet technologies and activities such as social media sites and blogs, have become an important component of community and employment participation, not just in the specific function of activities, but as a link to larger communities of practice and professional connections. The occurrence of these activities, evident in their presence on Facebook, LinkedIn and other ...