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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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Distributed Data Analytics Platform
I have been examining a number of advanced data mining solutions. And InferX has come up again. In particular distributing the platform:" ... The InferX Distributed...
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Open Philanthropy
Stan Dyck sent me this post on open philanthropy. on Open foundations and how they should work. " ... Lucy Bernholz wants the giant organizations that dole out...
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New Book on P&G
Via my alumni group. The Financial Times Press has announced a new book about Procter & Gamble: When Core Values are Strategic: How the Basic Values of Procter...
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Cause Marketing on Facebook
In Forbes: Tips and trends on cause marketing in Facebook. " ...
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Amazon Launches Price Check App
This seems like a very simple and easy idea. Do an automatic price comparison check after an item scan on a Smartphone. Includes all categories of items. Most...
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DemandTec and Big Data
I am in the middle of exploring big data analytic applications in retail and manufacturing and this post came up:" ... Target is following a growing trend in retail...
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Efficient Project Staffing with Social Networks
A quite good piece in the HBR Blog on some of the issues behind using social technologies for staffing and collaboration. In particular I like the statement of...
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Google Innovation Lab
Having worked at an enterprise innovation lab for years, I found this short piece about the Google X labs interesting, Admittedly we went no where nearly asan...
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Cloud Robotics
In the CACM: Had not previously heard about cloud robotics. " ... Their eventual goal, they say, is to enable robots to perform data-intensive functions
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Kyield: Management of Knowledge Offer
Mark Montgomery wrote:Greetings,We are planning the development of our patented enterprise platform beginning in early 2012 and so we are seeking well-matched organizations...
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Super Hydophobic Coatings
This is related to an R&D project I was involved in: superhydrophobic coatings. Quite a few interesting applications in industry and with consumer products.
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Business Genetics Helping Analytics
I am examining Business Genetics. " ... BusinessGenetics provides your business with a set of tools and resources that enable you to develop a complete set of...
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Acoustic Ruler
An interesting iOS App that lets you measure distances using acoustical measurements. Claims a range up to 25 meters, with resolution between 1 cm and 1 mm. More...
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Ipsos on Digital Marketing and Social Networks
Fairly obvious results, Ipsos does some analysis. Survey on Digital Marketing Reveals Increased Focus on Social Media, Mobile, Search and Email
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Risk Mangement and Lean Six-Sigma
IEEE article : " ...For engineers involved with quality, it is a natural evolution to incorporate risk management in their work. There is an increased awareness...
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Intel Predicting the Future
How Intel is using soft sciences to predict the future. Though I come from the world of the hard scientists, I agree that this is useful. In particular combining...
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Selling: Query Time and Choices
Via correspondent Herb Sorensen: Closing the sale, query time and choices:" ... Among the teachings of Joe Girard, identified by The Guinness Book of World Records...
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Industry Insights from P&G and Unilever
Intriguing ideas from enterprise CPG giants: " ...
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Keeping Crucial Knowledge
How do you keep crucial knowledge from leaving? You organize it in a useful and easily understood way. I worked on this problem for years in the enterprise and...
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