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Samsung Smart Things
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Samsung Smart Things

In AdAge:     Samsung to Roll Out Smart Home Product This Month .... Smart Things Will Compete With Google's Nest and Apple's Home Kit ... " 

IOT Central
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IOT Central

New:   IOT Central, from the folks that brought you Data Science Central (DSC)."  .... We are very excited to announce the official launch of a brand new community...

Value of Virtual Shopping Experiences
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Value of Virtual Shopping Experiences

In Cisco Blog:   Note the mention of collaborative experts in store,  AKA a virtual assistant.  Covered much recently here.   Consider carving out the assistant...

Marketing and On Line Video at Zero Moment of Truth
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Marketing and On Line Video at Zero Moment of Truth

In Think With Google:  Stats and thoughts about using online video for marketing.  Varies significantly with category,  but clearly engaging and influential.  'moment...

New Pentagon High Tech Venture: Embedded Sensors
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New Pentagon High Tech Venture: Embedded Sensors

In CIO Today.    A direction that will create new floods of data.Dense Secretary Ash Carter [announced that] the Pentagon is funding a new venture to develop cutting...

GoPro Now Selling 3D Rig
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GoPro Now Selling 3D Rig

On the Verge: The idea is to capture a 3D video space with sixteen video cameras arranged in a ring.   Could be used for commercial VR applications and 3D filmmaking...

Job Creating Machines
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Job Creating Machines

Technology and People: The Great Job Creating Machine, Via Jim SpohrerWith discussion.A concise piece that provides a good introduction to basic interactions mechanisms...

Apple to Increase Cognitive and Machine Learning Resources
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Apple to Increase Cognitive and Machine Learning Resources

Another move forward, with the potential of linking cognitive AI and Machine Learning / analytics. In SiliconAngle:  Report: Apple is beefing up its AI and machine...

Wal-Mart Retail Experience Center Opens
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Wal-Mart Retail Experience Center Opens

In CGT:Retail Experience Center for Walmart Opens By CGT Staff A Retail Experience Center for Walmart has opened in Bentonville, Arkansas. Tyco Retail Solutions'...

Beyond Just Sales Numbers
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Beyond Just Sales Numbers

Brief example:In Shopperception: Shopper Analytics for the Retail Industry?  .... Do Sales Numbers tell us all we need to know?  .... Sales numbers tend to be considered...

Wikipedia and Academics
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Wikipedia and Academics

In Nature:   Wikipedia is one of the most  visited sites on the web, has replaced many past sources of general accessible knowledge, but still has distrust from...

Analytics Magazine, September 2015
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Analytics Magazine, September 2015

Analytics Magazine September/October 2015  by Informs.Advances in customer intelligence, including cognitive computing for automating customer knowledge and real...

New Insights into Human Productivity
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New Insights into Human Productivity

New movements in using analytics for managing human resources.  More on the acquisition of VoloMetrix by Microsoft.  New kinds of human insights.  This leads to...

Intelligence of Algorithms
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Intelligence of Algorithms

Emerging Technology in the EnterpriseBy Erika Morphy Maybe robots, A.I. and algorithms aren't as smart as we thinkWe are offloading more and more sophisticated...

Streetview in Virtual Reality
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Streetview in Virtual Reality

Not available yet, but the idea is interesting, consider all of the potential Streetview data,  A means to dive into maps virtually.    And then add augmentation...

Trade Organization IAB Reacts to Ad Blocking
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Trade Organization IAB Reacts to Ad Blocking

Prompted by Apple indicating it would start to block ads in Safari browser.  In Adage: " ... IAB Explores Its Options to Fight Ad Blockers, Including Lawsuits ....

Luddite Revival
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Luddite Revival

Note the use of O*Net data.  What will this mean to workers and jobs?Anticipating a Luddite Revival by Stuart W. ElliottAdvances in information technology and robotics...

Hot Sauce and Taste
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Hot Sauce and Taste

In the past I worked in the food part of CPG, and learned a little about taste trends and how they influence purchases.  Also a devoted amateur chef.  The considerable...

Virtual Security Guard
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Virtual Security Guard

In Mashable:  An App that acts as a virtual security guard accompanying you home.  At this point no drone is involved.  But I can see that also being added.  This...

An Ecommerce Case Study
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An Ecommerce Case Study

In Conversioner:Case Study: Ecommerce Store Increases Purchases by 200%We oftentimes find that our clients haphazardly choose images for their websites; they don...
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