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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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Retrain Your Brain: Think like a Freak
In Knowledge@Wharton " ... Are you sure it is a bad idea to quit a job? In Think Like a Freak, Stephen J. Dubner and Steven D. Levitt (of Freakonomics fame) argue...
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MOOCs and Hype
In Knowledge@Wharton: " ... Today, though the hype has died down, the world’s largest provider of MOOCs – Coursera – keeps on innovating and developing its online...
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Amazon in the Bathroom
In Retailwire: The next frontier, the bathroom, in all its functionality. In the Smart home we examined many aspects of this, most notably the testing of 'smart...
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Overfitting in Analytics
Very good piece in KDNuggets on overfitting: A Technical concern for any kind of analytics, but increasingly important as Big Data is being explored. Although...
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Google Video Ads and Viewability
In Adage: A pointer to the fact that Google is providing more services to indicate how well ads on Youtube are playing. I recall hearing of another example where...
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Kimberly-Clark and Advanced Technologies
Piece in Mediapost about how CPG companies are looking at advanced technologies. Some curious examples." ... Many brand marketers make the annual pilgrimage to...
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Gamifying Business Travel
From Amex: Pointers to some work that American Experss has done, mention of using gamification to reduce costs. Have downloaded but not read the results.
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Graph Analytics and Gephi
In Forbes, an article on Graph Analytics. Good overview, it will become important, but no mention of Gephi, an Open Graph Viz Platform. Its free for experimentation...
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Twitter and this Blog
Many of the posts here are supported by tweets, my address on twitter is @FranzD. In addition I will often retweet supporting and related information on topics...
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Hot Innovation Tools
Innovation Excellence on hot innovation tools. This is more about innovation processes rather than specific tools. Worth a look.
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Grocery Attracting Millennials
In MediaPost: Creativity, engagement will help retailers attract millennials " ... Retailers should tap creativity and engagement to attract millennial shoppers...
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Innovation Capacity and Smart Service Systems
Building Innovation Capacity Using Smart Service SystemsNSF proposalsSmart Service Systems—Unrestricted as to domain knowledge and application areas. This topic...
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Samsung and the Smart Home
Continue to follow Smart Home directions. At CES Samsung promotes its Tizen OS. I have said before I am unimpressed with Samsung software in the Smart TV realm...
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Digital Shopper Marketing Magazine
From the Path to Purchase Institute. Contains the 2015 trends report for Shopper Marketing. Good resource. See also their Linkedin Group.
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Couponing and Retailing
Some of the earliest data analyses I did in CPG were evaluating the efficacy of coupons. The debate continues about their value, now in many different media. ...
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Protective Swarmware
As expected we are seeing the application of swarms for military and defense applications. We saw the application suggested a long time ago. Expect there to be...
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Data Architecture and Big Data
An overview of the challenges." ... The big data onslaught will continue for the foreseeable future, and is only going to grow more intense from exponential data...
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The New Investor Rush to AI
In the Financial Times (May require registration) A look at investment in AI style systems today. Excellent comparative numbers. Emphasizing the largest investments...
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Illusion Coatings
Pretty scary ideas that have all sorts of implications. But I suggest that this also lead to all sorts of countermeasures as well.
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