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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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Riding the Wave of E-Books
Though I was an early examiner of e-Book readers for possible training applications I an still not an every day user of the idea. Some interactions with colleagues...
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New Science of Retailing: Assortment Planning
Today at UC, Heard Marshall Fisher talk about work in chapter 2 of his book: The New Science of Retailing: How Analytics are Transforming the Supply Chain andhis...
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Google Talks Location Strategy
In Fast Company, well worth understanding: Marissa Mayer Talks Location Strategy: The longtime VP tells us how a simple call for a pizza delivery influences...
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NearBuy Systems
Another example of location based interaction with retail and warehouse:" ... There are many business situations when you need to know
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Fuzzy Look up In Excel
Something I could have used a long time ago, an add-in that does fuzzy look up in Excel. Thanks.
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Mobile Business Intelligence from Tableau
I continue to be impressed by Tableau's easy to use BI system, now providing mobile solutions, and touch interaction:" ... Tableau 6.1 provides many new and exciting...
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Why is Tesco Struggling in the US?
From the BBC: It is not quite so quick and easy as Tesco struggles in US. Some details.
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SMI Gaze Ware
Another eye-tracking system, here from SMI Vision, brought to my attention that is worth looking at. Listening to the buzz in the enterprise there is increasing...
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Licensing Bar Code Scanning
Good piece in ReadWriteWeb on how ShopSavvy is successfully licensing capability to others, making the capability widely available on mobile. I have mentioned...
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Onions and Oil Prices
A colleague and I had a discussion about gasoline and oil pricing, and then I found this interesting post by M. J. Perry on Onions and Oil Pricing. What causes...
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Five Big Brands Betting on Social Gaming
Good examples in Mashable of the current use of gaming by some big brands: "... Skeptics of social gaming for business purposes exist, but that
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Artificial Intelligence Needs a Reboot?
I am inclined to agree, having worked in practical application of its ideas from the late 70s through the 80s. It needs to be fundamentally re-thought. Formal...
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Cinci Business Intelligence Group Meeting
Sent by Subrata Debnath: of Analysis Express.Subrata Debnath found Cincinnati Business Intelligence Group - Business Social, Sponsored by Endeca on LinkedIn Events...
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Ownership of TV Falls in the US
In the NYT, " For the first time in 20 years, the number of homes in the United States with television sets has dropped ... " I note not the number of TV sets...
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Hello @WalmartLabs
An intriguing development. As part of my role in the innovation centers I hosted Wal-Mart many times and I hope we inspired them to set up something similarKosmix...
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ZuluTime Issued Patent for Location Aware Wireless Networks
We talked to Zulutime's founder about his Digimarc watermarking technology for packaging. Implemented for demonstration in the innovation center. Recently I talked...
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Bing to Power Blackberry Search and Maps
In recent months I have been increasingly impressed with the searches and mapping and image search available in Bing. Now they are providing that software for...
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