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Shoppers Want Mobile Empowerment
From The Eponymous Pickle

Shoppers Want Mobile Empowerment

On the Need for Mobile: " ... While American and European shoppers show little interest in purchasing groceries through mobile devices, a survey by Symphony EYC...

Mobile Mind Shifts
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Mobile Mind Shifts

Via Josh Bernoff:  yes, have seen this in my own behavior, and its not just about retail.  I now look everything up, including information about what I encounter...

Pingage Supports Pinterest
From The Eponymous Pickle

Pingage Supports Pinterest

In BizJournals: Cincinnati based startup Pingage provides analytics support for Pinterest.  " ... Three Procter & Gamble brands are among the first to try out the...

Data Science of Facebook
From The Eponymous Pickle

Data Science of Facebook

In the Wolfram Blog   A very interesting article on data visualization of anonymized contributed Facebook data.  " ... Over the decades I’ve been steadily accumulating...

Risk Exposure Index
From The Eponymous Pickle

Risk Exposure Index

Useful, measurement accurate and comparable indices are always useful.  " ... Risk Exposure Index Starting to Gain Traction, Change Supply Chain Thinking, David...

Telling a Story with Data
From The Eponymous Pickle

Telling a Story with Data

Quite useful view of this interaction.  Data analysis is ultimately about story telling, creating drama and then leading to decision value.  Plus modifying the "...

How Good is Facial Recognition?
From The Eponymous Pickle

How Good is Facial Recognition?

Had followed the technology for some time.  Especially how it had been used in casino applications, to apparently great success.  But under controlled conditions...

Cincinnati Zoo is a MidMarket Engine
From The Eponymous Pickle

Cincinnati Zoo is a MidMarket Engine

In an interesting development our local Cincinnati Zoo has been declared IBM midmarket engine of  the week.   I have been there many times, its a haven for things...

Predictive Analytics and the Organization
From The Eponymous Pickle

Predictive Analytics and the Organization

This article states it once again.  The analytics, and all analytics is predictive, must be permanently connected to important decision process.  That implies that...

Google Glass in the Future
From The Eponymous Pickle

Google Glass in the Future

In CompterWorld.  An outline of the future of the head mounted display and some of the explorations being done today.  I have reviewed just a few examples, and...

Augmented Reality for Real Estate
From The Eponymous Pickle

Augmented Reality for Real Estate

Walter Riker sends this along.   Augemented reality as a link of real spaces with information.    As an App for ease of installation and use.  Mostly used for retail...

Data Visualization and Big Data
From The Eponymous Pickle

Data Visualization and Big Data

Good piece by SAS outlining the value of visualizing data.  As the article suggests, the mere act of showing data and allowing the interactive manipulation of data...

Mckinsey & Company Documents in New Location
From The Eponymous Pickle

Mckinsey & Company Documents in New Location

Always interesting.  Now published in a new location.   Lately about big data and related issues.   They write: " ... We work with leading organizations across...

Kroger Pilots In Aisle Checkout
From The Eponymous Pickle

Kroger Pilots In Aisle Checkout

A piece in Cincinnati.com about Kroger testing their 'Scan, Bag, Go' in aisle checkout system at local stores.  Some good details.  May require registration. Will...

New Brands and Innovation Seekers
From The Eponymous Pickle

New Brands and Innovation Seekers

Drugstore News reports on an IRI study, some useful numbers:  " ... According to the 2012 IRi New Product Pacesetters report, nearly 1,900 brands of consumer packaged...

P&G Redefining Value
From The Eponymous Pickle

P&G Redefining Value

In Adage:  A piece on how P&G, Ford and Wendy's are redefining value. This may also be the time to better define the value involved so it can be readily inserted...

An App Enabled Innovation Future
From The Eponymous Pickle

An App Enabled Innovation Future

A followup on the GE - Quirky open innovation collaboration.  They hold a meeting on the App Enabled Future.   To perform 'Wink Product Evaluations' with a number...

GE and Open Innovation
From The Eponymous Pickle

GE and Open Innovation

Working with Quirky ... " ... Last week GE and Quirky announced a new partnership where GE will make some of its library of patents available as part of Quirky’s...

Data Debris
From The Eponymous Pickle

Data Debris

A term new to me.  We re gathering more and more data.  Yet more than half of all data will never have any value to the enterprise.  But we don't yet know the identity...

P&G's Global Building Boom
From The Eponymous Pickle

P&G's Global Building Boom

Excellent article in today's Cincinnati Enquirer.  The company is adding factories at a record rate while cutting costs elsewhere.  Includes employee data on 134...
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