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Unilever Mobile in Retail
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Unilever Mobile in Retail

In Mobile Marketer:  Quite an interesting experiment.  Note the scanning of the QR code and the building of a mobile database for future use.  Data mining is an...

Quantified Self
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Quantified Self

Stephen Wolfram talks about his approach to personal analytics.  Based on the quantified self.  Something I have also done over the years, but very selectively....

And Google at 15
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And Google at 15

Another surprising anniversary to me, Google at 15.   I have remarked about those of Web Pages(20) and Linkedin (10).  The small numbers still amaze me. I do remember...

Knowledge Management for Expertise Location
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Knowledge Management for Expertise Location

Thinking broadly, all data use and leverage is about knowledge management.  This article surveys what companies are doing in particular for expertise location with...

HiPerGator
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HiPerGator

A classmate points out a link to new supercomputer work at an Alma Mater of mine.

Invisibility Cloaks
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Invisibility Cloaks

In GigaOM:  This topic sounds like one of those weird science things that are probably most suited to military stealth applications.  With memories of Claude Rains...

Sentiment Analysis from SAP
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Sentiment Analysis from SAP

Also had not realized SAP was into sentiment analysis.  An overview via an interview here.  " ... SearchSAP spoke to Sameer Patel, global vice president and general...

Creating Effective Analytics
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Creating Effective Analytics

Good article about the idea.  Summarized by linking to executive champions and truly understanding where the analytics intersects with decision process.

Gap Analysis Paper
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Gap Analysis Paper

New from Tom Ritchey:For those who are interested in computer-aided GAP Analysis – especially concerning problem areas that are difficult to quantify – a new article...

Catalina Adaptive Mobile Advertising
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Catalina Adaptive Mobile Advertising

Mobile advertising from Catalina.  Had not seen them in this space before, but admit have not followed them closely.  " .. “BuyerVision Mobile represents a huge...

Disrupting Education
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Disrupting Education

In CACM:  Research on the ongoing and imminent disruption of education.  A model that has existed for 800 years sees itself threatened.  What will make the new...

Wal-Mart Does e-Commerce Development in House
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Wal-Mart Does e-Commerce Development in House

Perhaps an unusual choice.  Most large non-tech companies use off the shelf or outsource such capabilities.  Wal-Mart feels it has special understanding of it needs...

Michael Schrage
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Michael Schrage

Just started to review some of Michael Schrage's posts in his HBR blog that had to do with analytics, data visualization and the digitization of business.  Well...

Visualizing Geographic Data
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Visualizing Geographic Data

 An interesting HBR Blog case study on visualizing geographic data.  They conclude reasonably: " ... There are lots of ways to sequence development. But the end...

IX Research
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IX Research

Announcing the innovation research and delivery arm of Innovation Excellence: IX Research.  Did not know it was coming, but who tells me anything?   Research for...

Linkedin Changing the World
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Linkedin Changing the World

Only a few days ago we were looking at the first Web page, developed twenty years ago.  Now another anniversary, of Linkedin, only ten years ago.  How has this...

Google Car Gathers Massive Data
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Google Car Gathers Massive Data

In Kurzweil: Saying that the Google self-driving car gathers 1 GB data per second.    Quite a formidable amount.   Talk about opening yourself to analytics data...

Strategic Planning
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Strategic Planning

Colleague Ed Burghard on strategic planning.  A popular but often misunderstood topic.  I like his views here about communities and dreams.  Note this is firstSee...

Sankey Diagram Blog
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Sankey Diagram Blog

A blog devoted to Sankey diagrams.  Discovered in my quest for ways to deliver these.  Many good examples.  " ... With this blog I would like to share with you...

New: Visual Footprint Resources App
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New: Visual Footprint Resources App

Ken Karakotsios was the author of the remarkable SimLife genetic playground game.  He worked with us to build agent based simulation models that were used for years...
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