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How the “Frontier” Became the Slogan of Uncontrolled AI
Artificial intelligence (AI) has been billed as the next frontier of humanity: the newly available expanse whose exploration …
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Advertising Adapts to Gender
An example of a public advertisement using facial recognition software to alter an advertisement based on gender. Another example of adaptive interactivity inKeith...
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Brainfuence
Just getting to read Roger Dooley's book Brainfluence: 100 Ways to Persuade and Convince Consumers with Neuromarketing. Nice so far, an easy non-technical read...
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Paco Underhill on the Shopping List
Not too much unexpected here. Reminder of what the store is designed to do. Much of what shows up in the shopping basket is not in the shopping list. Though...
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Software as a Service for Data Scientists
In the CACM: Experience at Globus Online. Applicable in business too .." ... As big data emerges as a force in science so, too, do new, onerous tasks for researchers...
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Unilever to Halve Environmental Impact
A commitment for 2020. " ... Unilever Vice President Eelco Camminga said the company will be twice the size in 2020, with half the environmental impact. "We...
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A Fix For E-Mail: Fluent
I agree that EMail is becoming increasingly hard to deal with. Too much, too messy, and hard to deal with as an efficient means to store knowledge. These former...
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Supply Chain Analytics is Important
A survey of CIO's indicates that " ... Analytics/business intelligence was the top-ranked technology for 2012 as CIOs are combining analytics with other technologies...
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Tailoring Analytical Insights at the Point of Decision
DemandTec is now an IBM Company, but I am continuing to make my way through their solution briefs for retail. This week I took a look at one that I had not reviewed...
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SpaceCurve and Complex Location Data
In GigaOM: Metadata linked to location.SpaceCurve, a Seattle-based startup pushing a database designed for location data, has raised $2.7 million on the promise...
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Secure Wireless Retail Networks
Particularly useful for point-of-sale applications. Press release. " ... New West Technologies partners with Enterasys Networks and Honeywell to offer secure...
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Commercial Drones
I read an article recently about a commercial drone being shot down. Then this NYT article about how commercial drones are now allowed in general. Heard ofA...
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QR Codes for a Timeclock
Colleague Walter Riker sends along an interesting application for QR codes. Using them as a contactless time and attendance system. Simple idea. See theTimestation...
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Floating Cities
Mark J Perry points us to markets in floating cities. And the Seasteading Institute. Floating pioneer cities for everyone. Designed to inspire communities around...
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CMapTools
On concept maps, which were much used in the enterprise: " ... Concept maps are graphical tools for organizing and representing knowledge. They include concepts...
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Informs Business Analytics
I see that several former colleagues of mine are speaking at the upcoming Informs Business Analytics conference. (April 15-17, Huntington Beach, CA) Check outInforms...
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Accenture Tech Vision
A general but well put view of our tech technical future by Accenture." ...This next revolution will differ from previous disruptions. This time, technology is...
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Braille-Like Texting Using One Finger Gestures
A prototype App developed at Ga Tech to allow texting via a touch screen. Includes video." Georgia Tech researchers have designed a texting solution that could...
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Target Analytics: Bridging the Uncanny Valley
Predictive analytics at Target. Target can tell you about some intimate health details of the purchasers of goods in its stores and reveals it knows this information...
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Big Data a Magnet for Startups
In CNet: " ... Armies of entrepreneurs are trying to make money sifting through mountains of data from the Web and other sources, but one of the biggest challenges...
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