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Metadata Lifecycle Models
From The Eponymous Pickle

Metadata Lifecycle Models

For some proposed research I had been asked to look at metadata lifecycle models.  Here is an interesting high level model for metadata lifecycle management.  ...

Google Zavers
From The Eponymous Pickle

Google Zavers

Zavers now about a year plus after launch:About Zavers by GoogleZavers is a fast and easy way to offer the right coupons to the right shoppers, and track  redemption...

IBM Watson Analytics Beta
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IBM Watson Analytics Beta

I have asked about how Big Data Analytics would be connected to Watson Cognitive Computing, and this was brought to my attention:Beta - IBM Watson Analytics, Previously...

Gamification for Engaging Job Candidates
From The Eponymous Pickle

Gamification for Engaging Job Candidates

In Mashable:  Hardly traditional.  We sent technical candidates 'to the board', to do things live, and that created dynamics.  But also difficult to measure.  And...

Amazon's Magic Retail Wand
From The Eponymous Pickle

Amazon's Magic Retail Wand

Have always been impressed by Amazon's innovation work.  Now the new Amazon Dash Wand takes the effort further into physical retail.  How is it different from an...

Collaborative Information Seeking
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Collaborative Information Seeking

An abstract, but the challenge is interesting.  " ... Information searches based on expert-seeking technology can prove time-consuming or unsuccessful if search...

Statistical Challenges for Big Data
From The Eponymous Pickle

Statistical Challenges for Big Data

Covered in FlowinDdata:  Review of another article where the point is that using Big Data bears some of the same challenges that were in evidence before data got...

Kimberly-Clark on TV Advertising
From The Eponymous Pickle

Kimberly-Clark on TV Advertising

Kimberly-Clark CMO on the TV driven past.  " ... When it comes to digital marketing, marketers are like trapeze artists trying to grab the next bar without letting...

Alternative Machine Learning Environments
From The Eponymous Pickle

Alternative Machine Learning Environments

I am starting to examine Machine Learning Platforms for an application.  This post is mostly for my own and a few collaborators use.  Not complete or just openhttp...

LifeScribe Beta Launched
From The Eponymous Pickle

LifeScribe Beta Launched

Have always liked the idea of facilitating the process of telling stories to help people.  And capturing stories that people already have to communicate.  WhatTest...

On Showing Your Work
From The Eponymous Pickle

On Showing Your Work

From Accidental Creative:   I like the thoughts.    Again showing up is a good first step."Show your work, and when the right people show up, pay close attention...

Internet of Retail Things
From The Eponymous Pickle

Internet of Retail Things

On an internet of retail things.  Precisely the kind of thing we researched.  Could an item tell us where it was on the shelf?  If it was in a cart or misplaced...

Wiki Management
From The Eponymous Pickle

Wiki Management

A slideshow.  And book on the concept: " ... It’s a brave, new hyper-connected world… We now live in a “wiki” world where mass collaboration is not only possible...

Asimov's Future
From The Eponymous Pickle

Asimov's Future

Science fiction writer Isaac Asimov was a favorite of mine while growing up.  He got a number of things right in his futuristic predictions, others wrong.  ...

On Storytelling with Data
From The Eponymous Pickle

On Storytelling with Data

Good thoughts.  Telling the story beyond what actually happened.  That's good, but how do you also allow interaction and ensure objectivity?  And connect to analytic...

Data Analytics Handbook
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Data Analytics Handbook

In process, being developed by young students.    Free with registration.  " .... We're a group of UC Berkeley students and we're launching the Pt.1of our handbook...

Managing Business Intelligence
From The Eponymous Pickle

Managing Business Intelligence

In TDWI:  A good goal and a  graphic that brings a number of important issues to mind.  But does not emphasize the key issue:  How does the Intelligence map with...

Stopping Brainstorming
From The Eponymous Pickle

Stopping Brainstorming

Most of my career was delineated by brainstorming to do innovation in many contexts.  This is an interesting anti brainstorming view.  I agree that sticky voting...

Augmented Reality Using Physical Maps
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Augmented Reality Using Physical Maps

An augmented reality game that uses physical maps.  We examined an application that had similarities, well before the smartphone era.  It explored and utilized...

P&G Innovates in Asia,  Opens Singapore Innovation Center
From The Eponymous Pickle

P&G Innovates in Asia, Opens Singapore Innovation Center

Another new center to add to dozens more global centers.  See here for earlier innovation center coverage in this blog. The full article is a fairly detailed view...
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