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Word 2016 Researcher Feature
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Word 2016 Researcher Feature

Happened on this.  I note that this does not appear in the current version,  but in the insider addition of Word  2016 in Office 365.   This method lets you quickly...

Advantages of Classification Algorithms
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Advantages of Classification Algorithms

Machine learning is often a classification problem.  In marketing its often segmentation.  Here a good, largely nontechnical article on the advantages of  different...

Cognitive Bias
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Cognitive Bias

Experientia overviews cognitive bias.    Nicely put.  overviews a cognitive bias cheat sheet, by Buster Benson.  Whew, it is a lot of cognitive bias.

Putting Digital in Perspective
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Putting Digital in Perspective

 In CustomerThink: " ... This year, the number of smartphones, tablets and connected devices is expected to cross 7 billion – that will mean more connected devices...

New Memory For Wearables, IoT
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New Memory For Wearables, IoT

In CWorld:  " ...  IBM and development partner Samsung announced they've developed a process to manufacture a type of non-volatile RAM that is up to 100,000 times...

Supply Chain Software
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Supply Chain Software

We worked with JDA for some time in the enterprise.   In SCDigest: " ... After a week of drama, JDA Software has rejected a takeover offer from Honeywell and will...

Data Citation Explored
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Data Citation Explored

A technical problem.  Where does this data come from, a kind of metadata that is often very important but rarely addressed.  I am more interested in how this can...

Cars as Moving Networks of Sensors
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Cars as Moving Networks of Sensors

The article below suggests automobile network use as parking space finders, but think of this more broadly as a network of information gathering sensors and even...

Brand Loyalty and Shared Values
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Brand Loyalty and Shared Values

In Inc.   Importance of ongoing interaction with your customer.Why Real Brand Loyalty Starts with Shared ValuesMost customers don't want to 'engage' with your company...

New Automated Google Analytics
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New Automated Google Analytics

Expected this to happen much sooner, automated Google Web Analytics getting smarter.  I use Google Analytics daily already for several social systems I track.  Automating...

This Blog
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This Blog

Its usually around US Labor Day I review this blog, some of its stats, assumptions being used.All my comments are my own,  you can assume they are reflective of...

Edible Packaging
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Edible Packaging

We looked at many forms of packaging while still in the food business, but edible packaging was usually not passed because packaging was meant to protect product...

The Future of AI in the Home, Office and City
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The Future of AI in the Home, Office and City

An area we covered for years.  How AI will influence will our home, business and urban worlds by 2030?Stanford-Hosted Study Examines How AI Might Affect Urban Life...

Outcome Bias and Generating Value
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Outcome Bias and Generating Value

Thhinking about outcome bias.   But sometimes its all we have.  Or can we always generate metadata to drive value?  In the HBR:What We Miss When We Judge a Decision...

New Look at the Semantic Web
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New Look at the Semantic Web

A new look at the Semantic web in the CACM.   Abstract.  I spent considerable time in this space in the 90s, now revisiting it to address issues like the efficient...

UX as a Process
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UX as a Process

A big proponent of at least understanding your process.  And ideally, mapping it out in as much detail as is possible.  Interestingly put here in Linkedin:Process...

Free Practical Statistics E Books
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Free Practical Statistics E Books

From DSC.  An interesting selection.  None that I have seen before:" ... These books require different levels of existing knowledge, and while some are for early...

Value of Quick Descriptive Statistics
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Value of Quick Descriptive Statistics

Just received from Jason Brownlee:" ... Hi, you can learn a lot about your dataset by reviewing some basic descriptive statistics. ... The R platform provides a...

Inferring Traffic Patterns for Graph Analytics
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Inferring Traffic Patterns for Graph Analytics

I can see this kind of pattern recognition more broadly used, and linked not only to maps but also to network patterns for graph analytics.Inferring urban travel...

D3 Javascript for Interactive Visualization
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D3 Javascript for Interactive Visualization

D3 is particularly interesting for interactive data visualization.   Flowingdata points to recent explanation and examples.  Technically/programming oriented."Pair...
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