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Samsung Adds Ads to the Smarts
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Samsung Adds Ads to the Smarts

Have been a user of Samsung Smart TVs for some time now.  Have noticed that updates to the OS have started to add more advertising oriented capabilities.  Geeting...

Microsoft Flashback for Mobile VR
From The Eponymous Pickle

Microsoft Flashback for Mobile VR

In VRFocus: Microsoft’s FlashBack Aims to Redefine Mobile VRReal time rendering could be a thing of the past with this new concept ... Microsoft, well-known for...

What the IOT will Disrupt
From The Eponymous Pickle

What the IOT will Disrupt

In SiliconAngle.   This is fairly obvious, would like the suggestions presented a lower level, but it is still a good overview that is worth a scan.    A look at...

On Monetizing Data
From The Eponymous Pickle

On Monetizing Data

Some useful but very general thoughts.  Some sort of direct monetary value and risk attribution under a given context would be most useful.  We already have some...

Creative Titles Energizing Workers
From The Eponymous Pickle

Creative Titles Energizing Workers

I recall a few cases where people have revealed their non traditional and  unusual business title, and I am more likely to remember them.    In the HBR. 

Mapping Entrepreneurs
From The Eponymous Pickle

Mapping Entrepreneurs

Lone entrpreneurs?  Bain maps them.  Surprising truths.  From the WSJ.  " ... Far from being disconnected outliers, entrepreneurs thrive best when they operateThe...

Summary of Google AI Plans
From The Eponymous Pickle

Summary of Google AI Plans

In O'Reilly: Good summary of recent Google AI announcements and predictions, positive and negative..    With links to specifics.   " ... Parsey McParseface + Google's...

(Simple) Data Science  in the Press
From The Eponymous Pickle

(Simple) Data Science in the Press

My colleague Kaiser Fung, in his Junkcharts Blog,  on the use of dubious fractured statistics in the press.  The NYT notably has created a 'data science' team.median...

Considering Data Science Workflow
From The Eponymous Pickle

Considering Data Science Workflow

Is not the same thing as workflow which is being targeted by data science to improve.   This seems to be obvious, but forgotten.  Data science is a set of experiments...

Testing Amazon Echo from a Browser
From The Eponymous Pickle

Testing Amazon Echo from a Browser

Amazon has provided a way to directly test Echo skills and other capabilities from a browser with voice input. . Useful for testing capabilities directly without...

Retailer to Use Tango for Augmented Reality
From The Eponymous Pickle

Retailer to Use Tango for Augmented Reality

I recall a number of related applications for inserting architecture elements into a space.   Augmenting reality by manipulating chosen insertions.    How can this...

Making Chatbots at Google
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Making Chatbots at Google

Kurzweil writing chatbots for Google.  This can mean many things.  But mimicking the conversation and leveraging of expertise like we do with humans, with contextual...

Amazon Fresh Moves Forward
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Amazon Fresh Moves Forward

It was thought that Amazon could not provide fresh delivery and experience at scale. SpartanNash looks toward growth with Amazon partnershipSpartanNash has teamed...

More Virtual Reality Consumer Engagement
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More Virtual Reality Consumer Engagement

Kellogg sponsors Captain America VR gameKellogg is capitalizing on the box office success of "Captain America: Civil War" by sponsoring a mobile virtual reality...

Blockchain Disruption of Financial Services
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Blockchain Disruption of Financial Services

How Blockchain Technology Will Disrupt Financial Services FirmsIn the second article of the series, “The Network Revolution: Creating Value through Platforms, People...

Elemence
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Elemence

Brought to my attention.   Consulting for innovation, valued change.   Adjacency.Who We AreThe premise for Elemence is that innovation is able to thrive when ideas...

Critical Importance of Subject Matter Experts
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Critical Importance of Subject Matter Experts

Absolutely.  I usually call it context understanding.  And that  understanding comes from having subject matter expertise close at hand.   In Information Management...

When Wifi Finds You
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When Wifi Finds You

In Sloan Review:" ... If WiFi can find you — instead of you trying to locate a signal for it — the result could be smarter homes, more efficient businesses, and...

Google Launches  Free Data Viz Tool
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Google Launches Free Data Viz Tool

In CWorld:" ... Google is doubling down on its commitment to the business analytics market with the launch of a new free data visualization tool. The company has...

Misunderstanding Positive Emotions
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Misunderstanding Positive Emotions

Misunderstanding Positive Emotion A Conversation With June Gruber" ... This work we've been doing in positive emotion and psychopathology has the potential to change...
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