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Government Data Visualization
From The Eponymous Pickle

Government Data Visualization

Interesting work at the MIT Media Lab, where we were members for years.   This looks like a good approach to examine further as a means of democratizing data.  ...

Explaining Hadoop: (More about How)
From The Eponymous Pickle

Explaining Hadoop: (More about How)

In Forbes:  Hadoop came some time after I had the role, but I was often called upon to provide a minimally technical explanation of new Tech. Here is a good one...

Uptalking for Affirmation is Spreading
From The Eponymous Pickle

Uptalking for Affirmation is Spreading

When we seek affirmation we have our spoken sentences rise in frequency towards their conclusion.  We experimented with the idea for analyzing 800 line callsIn ...

Teradata Blogs
From The Eponymous Pickle

Teradata Blogs

Recently had cause to take a look at Teradata.  I revisited their set of blogs, which cover database, big data and analytics topics.  Paying good attention to innovation...

Coffee too Cheap?
From The Eponymous Pickle

Coffee too Cheap?

In Der Spiegel:  Pricing analysis with neuromarketing.    I agree with some of the commenters that the study seems to come from a warped hypothesis.  But I have...

Wearables to Exceed $8 Billion
From The Eponymous Pickle

Wearables to Exceed $8 Billion

A considerable move forward.  What will the implications be for business, for the average consumer?   Considering them as companion devices is also useful.    And...

RFID Solutions for Retailers
From The Eponymous Pickle

RFID Solutions for Retailers

Am still tracking RFID solutions for retailers.  This still have the most traction in apparel applications.  Here an end to end solution.  Addressing the usual"...

On Apple's iBeacon in Apple Stores
From The Eponymous Pickle

On Apple's iBeacon in Apple Stores

In CWworld:  Apple is using them in their own stores.  " ... Apple is taking a closer look at shoppers in its retail stores, under a new program that will push...

Seeking Best Social Networks for Brands
From The Eponymous Pickle

Seeking Best Social Networks for Brands

What appears to be an interesting study:Study: Brands' best bet for social media is Instagram Instagram beat out Facebook, Twitter and Google+ in a study comparing...

Genetically Tailored Beverages
From The Eponymous Pickle

Genetically Tailored Beverages

More examples of personalization:Coca-Cola CTO sees genetically-tailored beverages in the future"It's not going to be that far out that we will talk about personalized...

Will Personalization Kill Discovery?
From The Eponymous Pickle

Will Personalization Kill Discovery?

In Marketing Ying and Yang:  Will personalization kill discovery, choice and diversity of thought? blogs Yvette London.  She makes some useful points.  I worried...

Explaining Hadoop
From The Eponymous Pickle

Explaining Hadoop

In Forbes:  Hadoop came some time after I had the role, but I was often called upon to provide a minimally technical explanation of new Tech. Here is a good one...

Product Development Using Structured Analogies
From The Eponymous Pickle

Product Development Using Structured Analogies

Just received this from SAS.  Note that it it is an Ad and you have to provide information to get the background paper, have not done that yet.  Click here for ...

Contract Compliance Solutions and  Blog
From The Eponymous Pickle

Contract Compliance Solutions and Blog

As part of my ongoing investigation of compliance solutions I spoke to Contract Guardian yesterday.  Very impressive implementation, especially in the health care...

On Evolution of Global Supply Chains
From The Eponymous Pickle

On Evolution of Global Supply Chains

Focusing on the Customer.    We were quite advanced in our enterprise, so there is nothing very new here.  But it is well stated.  " ... Ask anyone what the “next...

Multitasking Influencing the Brain
From The Eponymous Pickle

Multitasking Influencing the Brain

In Fast Company:  On multitasking.  Our shiny new devices allow us to do this creatively, all the time.  There has been debate about how ultimately this effects...

Mckinsey Quarterly
From The Eponymous Pickle

Mckinsey Quarterly

Always interesting McKinsey quarterly,  PDF Here.  Reading now.For the past month, McKinsey’s clients have been reading McKinsey Quarterly 2013 Number 4, whichIn...

Soft Biometrics
From The Eponymous Pickle

Soft Biometrics

If face recognition fails, consider behavior biometrics:  " ... The US government is challenging researchers to use cameras to ID people by unique features like...

Google Retail Robot Army
From The Eponymous Pickle

Google Retail Robot Army

In Wired:    Not sure what this means, but Google is acquiring an army.   " ... The difference between Amazon’s drone stunt and Google’s retail robot skunkworks...

Looking at the Ink Blot Chart
From The Eponymous Pickle

Looking at the Ink Blot Chart

In  Junk Charts:  Have never heard this term before.  An example of the pretty chart, but with low density of actual information.  Just a stacked bar chart.  Nothing...
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