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Updates from the Foresight Institute
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Updates from the Foresight Institute

Foremost public site for practical nanotechnology.  It is still extending our understanding of a number ways we can work with material structure.   And how we might...

3D Printing Growing Pains
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3D Printing Growing Pains

Mosongo Moukwa, Director of Technology at PolyOne writes on the growing pains of 3D printing.

P&G Reviews Media Buying, Planning
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P&G Reviews Media Buying, Planning

An opportunity for new kinds of analytics in media planning.   In Adage: " .... P&G to Review Massive Media Planning and Buying Business Across North America In...

Very Cheap Computers
From The Eponymous Pickle

Very Cheap Computers

In FastCoexist:  We looked at sponsoring examples like the '$100 laptop' for the third world. .  What are the applications for the IOT?The World's First $9 Computer...

R vs Python
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R vs Python

Good infographic visual summary of the current state of the two languages for data science use. Not a how to, but a tabular comparison.

More on SocioPragmatic Text Models
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More on SocioPragmatic Text Models

Yesterday posted about the talk on SocioPragmatic text Modeling.   More has been published in the Cognitive Systems Institute Linkedin Group,    I quote some of...

Microsoft and Cortana
From The Eponymous Pickle

Microsoft and Cortana

Have been following voice driven systems, especially for smart home applications, but also for potential manufacturing-design-test applications.    At the recent...

Bots Now Outnumber Humans on Web
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Bots Now Outnumber Humans on Web

In CSO Online:  At least the article mentions that most are still benign.  But who defines that?

Wal-Mart Prime Undercuts Amazon
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Wal-Mart Prime Undercuts Amazon

In Retailwire: Wal-Mart's delivery plan, at $50 yearly, to undercut Amazon Prime.  Good discussion. Is this catch up?   Does this match the style of the Wal-Mart...

Unilever to Track Online, Offline Retail Gap
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Unilever to Track Online, Offline Retail Gap

Unilever is investing $50,000 in startup Glimr as part of an effort to connect consumers' online and in-store shopping experiences. "We are hoping to bring an actual...

SocioPragmatic Models of Text Analysis
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SocioPragmatic Models of Text Analysis

Mona Diab of GWU gave the CSI  talk today:Towards Building Effective Computational Sociopragmatics Models of Human CognitionSlides.   (Talk recording to follow)Though...

New Wharton Customer Analytics Initiative Site
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New Wharton Customer Analytics Initiative Site

Via Marin Hitch of the Wharton Customer Analytics Initiative:New Website: Get to #KnowWCAI We launched a new site to showcase all the excitement around customer...

New Marketing Machinery at Kimberly Clark
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New Marketing Machinery at Kimberly Clark

In Consumer Goods Technology:' ... To become effective marketers in a digital world, organizations must chart a new course using new marketing machinery. Technology...

Microsoft Power BI Demo
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Microsoft Power BI Demo

Yesterday attended the Microsoft Power BI introductory demo.  The presentation given was a bit shaky, but I did like what I saw in the simplicity of the approach...

GE as Industrial Powerhouse
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GE as Industrial Powerhouse

In K@W:  Good examination of GE after Capital ...   " ... Back to the Future: GE’s Retooling into an Industrial Powerhouse ... " " ... With the shedding of GE Capital...

Agile Systems by Senex
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Agile Systems by Senex

Today's  ISSIP SIG Education & Research speaker was Dan Greening, Managing Director, Senex Rex LLC. He discussed his perspectives on service innovation and delivered...

Marketing to Millennials with Storytelling
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Marketing to Millennials with Storytelling

In Food Navigator:  Not sure I buy the whole premise.  Storytelling is a very old technique for effectively communicating with anyone, millennials  or otherwise...

Long Range Iris Scanning
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Long Range Iris Scanning

We examined iris scanning for security applications.  You had to place your face on the reader, and it thus created a sanitary issue.  Also, some people could not...

Amazon Echo Moves towards a Smarter Home
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Amazon Echo Moves towards a Smarter Home

From Amazon Echo mailing:  (Via Walter Riker)" ... WeMo and Philips Hue products now work with Amazon Echo.You can now use Echo to switch on the lamp before getting...

Seeking Cheaper VR
From The Eponymous Pickle

Seeking Cheaper VR

Colleague Walter Riker demonstrated the use of 'cheap' VR using 3D visualization from a smart phone, which you attach to your head with goggle like glasses.  The...
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