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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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Cheaper Tablets
Computer World Reports that the market is opening for a number of cheaper tablets in the $200-300 range, in particular pointing to an upcoming Amazon tablet. ...
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Awareness is the new Bottom Line
Paul D'Souza, who I just met, writes: That is what Gerhard Gschwandtner, Founder & CEO of the Selling Power Magazine says -- when interviewing me about my book...
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Learning Styles
Is there real evidence for clear differences in learning styles? I know many people who say they are visual rather than textual learners, is that a reasonable...
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Big Data eBook Free Download
This looks to be interesting, checking it out now: " ... We've taken the wraps off of "Big Data Now," a free collection that brings together much of the data coverage...
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Life, Complexity and Financial Markets
We experimented with several applications of complexity models. Not sure we every truly embraced the idea as a general problem solving technique, but it is one...
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IBM Buys Crime Analytics Company
An interesting acquisition. I2 is a company known for pattern recognition solutions. You do wonder how this will be linked to applications like Watson. Pattern...
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Careful Consumers, Smarter Marketing, Smarter Machines
In Wharton's long running set of online articles: New Retail Strategies: Offering a Better Fit for Today's Careful Consumers. Among a number of other things...
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Changing the Consumer / Brand Relationship
This article essentially describes mobile applications that use 'game dynamic' style relationship building. Looking at potential applications in the aisle for...
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Older Brains Better for Strategy
In Futurepundit: An examination using strategy games. Is older better for strategy?
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Informs Analytics Magazine
The latest issue of Informs Analytics Magazine. News and topical articles on analytical methodologies from the premier business analysis and marketing science professional...
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IFTF Releases their 2020 Future Map
I blogged for the Institute for the Future for several years. They consulted with our C-suite and we were often asked to follow up. The are always saying some...
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Jaron Lanier Flips on Wal-Mart, Apple and Google
We met computer scientist Jaron Lanier while doing work with the Institute for the Future. In the Edge he talks about the local global flip. Quite a long rant...
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A&P: A Former Unfair Retailer?
It has happened before: In the WSJ: How a Grocer Bagged Profits At its peak, the chain had nearly 16,000 stores. Critics charged it with competing unfairly by...
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Kosmix and WalMart Labs
Been following the acquisition of the Kosmix search solution by Wal-Mart for some time.Now ReadWriteWeb has an article with some speculation about what it is all...
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Brandwashed Read and Reviewed
Just completed a review copy of : Brandwashed: Tricks Companies Use to Manipulate Our Minds and Persuade us to Buy by Martin Lindstrom. To be available September...
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Enhancing In-Store With Mobile
Some good examples from Ad-Age. " ... More consumers are turning to tablets and smartphones to shop, but this back-to-school season major retailers are using mobile...
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Good Decision Blog
A new blog by IBM on Decision Management, appears to be useful.
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Junaio Announces New Browser: Augmented World
An interesting press release from Junaio. Note in particular the ability to use multiple capabilities, beyond the now becoming common QR codes. As mentioned ...
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Top Salespeople Born or Made?
Mostly born based on personality tests, says an article in the Harvard Review. We showed this years ago with something as simplistic as Myers-Briggs tests.
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