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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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More on Crowd Sourcing Difficult Tasks
Another post about MobileWorks. A favorite topic that we attempted to utilize with the capabilities of the time, but without great success. " ... Enabling software...
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Timed Automata and Scheduling Resources
A largely technical article in the CACM that reminded me of the complexity of scheduling and resourcing activities in real time. " ... The problems of time-dependent...
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Your Smartphone is Listening in
A post on Apps that can listen in and determine what you are watching on TV. We will start to see more of this sensor-based application that can understand your...
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Google Sets to Shut Down
The curiously interesting 'Google Sets' feature will be shut down on September 5. We experimented with this when it was first released. It provided a form of...
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Riot Psych
Fascinating overview with links on some late research on crowd psychology. Do people lose their individulaity in a crowd as is popularly found in film and literature...
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Viability of QR Codes
Good thoughts in Mashable about the viability of QR Codes. I think that ultimately they will be a transitional technology, like all bar codes, but there is considerable...
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The Market and Hurricane Preparedness
M J Perry writes about how companies like Wal-Mart and Home Depot can deliver predictable disaster materials through the magic of the modern supply chain. The...
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IDEO Apps
We used IDEO consulting for several components of the innovation centers. Napkin Laps Turns IDEO's Innovation Process Into Web Apps For All ... An off-the-shelf...
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Testing the Kroger PAL System
In aisle checkout with Kroger PAL. We tested extensively the concept of shoppers using devices like this in the retail innovation center. Providing new kinds...
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On High Performance Analytics
SAS Voice on high performance analytics. " ... The promise of high-performance analytics, as I understand it, is this: Regardless of how you store your data or...
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Encouraging Entrepreneurial Spirit
Hubspot as a case study in getting people excited about their jobs. " ... Everyone talks about wanting entrepreneurial employees. At HubSpot, a marketing software...
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On Cognitive Computing
Still skeptical about how close this is, but have recently seen some hints of it approaching: In the CACM: Cognitive Computing: Unite neuroscience, supercomputing...
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Technology Frustration
We all experience multi-device frustrations. Everything is somewhat different, does not work exactly as we expect, work together with other devices, and over time...
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Search that Includes What You Know
I recall this idea brought up often in the enterprise. A person, or an enterprise, already knows many things. The problem is that 'it' does not know what it...
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Using Facial Recognition to Tailor Advertising
The basic idea has been around for some time. Recognize people's faces via a camera facing outward on a sign and then adapt the promotional interaction basedNow...
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Nike Data Visualization Ad
An intriguing Nike visualization ad I had not seen before. " ... A new ad created by Nike might lead the way in marketers using their data in entirely an entirely...
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When and if Algorithms Rule the World
I like the fact that algorithms, a mysterious term to many, is being brought up more today. Here is another example in a BBC article. Like all tools they need...
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Toothpaste, Data and People at Procter & Gamble
An interesting and detailed article in Forbes on P&G's use of advanced data technology. Note this work relates to another post I did about early attempts to deliver...
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Predictive Perspectives with SPSS
Free, Cincinnati local, half day IBM SPSS seminar on predictive analytics. More here, and registration link. SEATING IS LIMITED, REGISTER NOW! Predictive...
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