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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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Maps in Data Visualization
Examples of the use of geographical maps in visualizations. Examination of the types is useful. " ... Maps are probably the biggest subsection of visualization...
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Customer Loyalty Data as Asset
I was recently introduced to Aimia: " ... a global leader in loyalty management offering a full suite of services including coalition loyalty proprietary loyalty...
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Mainstream Gamification
Computerworld piece on gamification. Some useful statistics and definition of terms. We used many of these game dynamics ideas. These are pretty simple user...
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MapQuest Vibe
MapQuest Vibe shows you where the hot neighborhoods are. I like the idea of clicking directly to local information via a map.
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Vint Cerf on Innovation
We had him speak to us several times and it was always useful. In Innovation Excellence. An early innovator that brought the Internet to the table. As the...
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Atlantic on Big Data
A good, general article on the increasing use of big data in science. In The Atlantic. We can apply some of those same methods of transformation in science...
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Crowd Sourcing Wal-Mart Product Selection
In TechCrunch: How do you get you new product on Wal-Mart's shelf? WalMart labs sponsors a contest to make it happen. Get more people involved in the search for...
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Bone Marrow Markets
MJ Perry reminds us of this issue. I researched the general area of organ and tissue selling during my Health systems research days. Glad to see this brought...
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Using Phone Behavior to Determine Credit Worthiness
In Slashdot. The use of a number of phone behavior measures to dive heuristics that influence credit score.
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CardMunch Tested
I just tried out the business card scanner from LinkedIn called CardMunch. Loaded the App on my iPhone and scanned a few cards. I have tried other such scanners...
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SmartBooks are Approaching
The very moment we saw the first hyper links in documentation, around 1985, we saw that the textbooks of the future were not just about text, but about many different...
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Marsh Brand Partners
I see that Marsh is now Marsh Brand Partners. They have redesigned their web site, changed their name and focus. A company that I have had the pleasure to interact...
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Tough Visualization Questions
Some tough questions in Excelcharts. Food for thought, these are not unexpected answers either. Worth considering the answers.
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Health and Social Networks
Health and Social Media. A recent area of exploration. Will this work if there is too much communication or if the message is unwelcome? What can make the...
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P&G Working with Couponing Startup MoBeam
In the local papers: P&G is working with a west coast startup called MoBeam, which I originally brought into town for tests several years ago. I have mentioned...
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Tablets as an Educational Tool
Interesting Study. In particular as an aid to education. How much different are they in effectiveness than using a laptop?
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Developing Vision Without Sight
In CACM: Continued developments of the replacement and augmentation of human vision. Will the blind be able to see?
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Tablets as a Shopping Device
In GigaOM. Tablets as the ideal shopping device? Will we start seeing everyone with a Ping pong paddle style tablet as they course through brick and mortar?...
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