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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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Managing Analytic Resources
Good post on the topic. I find many groups are uncertain about how to manage the process of working with analytics. And they are also unclear about how to deal...
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On the Size and Complexity of Data
In the Atlantic: In an edited excerpt from his new book, Too Big to Know, David Weinberger explains how the massive amounts of data necessary to deal with complex...
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Practicing for the Super Bowl Ads
Sands Research sends along an item and commentary pointing to an article in the WSJ on how Super Bowl ad companies use neuromarketing methods to test modifications...
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Enterprise Performance Management from SAP
Good post by Laura Mikovsky on Enterprise Performance management from SAP. A classic need for the enterprise. A typical dashboard BI application. How are various...
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Food Lion Shares Demand Data
In a move to consumer driven demand, Food Lion shares data: " ... Food Lion is working on changing the way CPG vendors such as PepsiCo replenish its distribution...
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Conflict Management
An excellent piece by Ed Burghard on effective conflict management. Most people do not deal well with conflict, and this chkeclist of possible solutions can be...
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More on Story Telling
Steve King writes in the Small Business Blog about the rise of storytelling and a number of projects underway in that space.
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Wireless Brain Wave Sensors
In SCiam: General, non technical article on wireless encephalogram monitors. A number of current gaming examples are mentioned.
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Visual Beauty, Usefulness and Objectivity
How do you bring together objective truth, analytical precision and visually pleasing visualizations? Can all the infographic spin be removed, or does the mere...
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Crowd Sourced Ale
A simple example of crowd sourcing, not sure if it a very good one, but the application in food and drink is unusual.
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Digital Signage Continued
I will have to mention Keith Kelsen's book: Unleashing the Power of Digital Signage once again. An excellent book that I am making my way through now. I particularly...
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Federal Move to Mobile
The government is usually late to such moves. They pioneer some aspects, then wait for a long time. But when they finally decide to move it legitimizes it forThe...
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P&G AdSpend, Facebook Linked to Layoffs
This article suggests that a not unexpected round of belt tightening at P&G is being caused by lower cost online advertising in venues like Facebook and Google...
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Site Visits and Store Visits
A study linking brand site web site visits and in-store spending. " ... According to a recent study, conducted by Accenture, comScore and dunnhumby USA, people...
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Chaos of Unstructured Data
From O'Reilly Radar: Thoughts from a practicing CTO on the chaos of unstructured data." ... The heart of data science is designing instruments to turn signals...
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Private Label Cost Pressure
A good broadly ranging WSJ article. Private label prices are increasing, but they are being increasingly pushed by retailers. (Subscription)
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Half of US Shoppers Use Phones for In-Store Research
This look at a PEW report has gotten quite a bit of exposure. It was an angle we looked at very closely, even well before the Smartphone explosion. Early on we...
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Text Mining the Voice of the People
In CACM: Statistical techniques help public leaders turn text in unstructured citizen feedback into responsive e-democracy.... " Good thoughts, though I worry...
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Museum of Mathematics
In New Scientist: Mathematicians have launched an ambitious campaign to raise the profile of their discipline, by opening a museum of maths in the UK. Geoff Wain...
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