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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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Neuromarketing World Forum
Found late. Quite a wealth of information from the Neuromarketing World Forum including people I have worked with: Stephen Sands and Gemma Calvert. A number...
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Stop Negotiating
Some intriguing thoughts. Often impractical though. Knowing you want to negotiate sets the stage.
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Metrics for Social
Some useful thoughts on new metrics for social. In particular how these measures treat alternative environments. " ... As consumers behave differently when using...
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Doing Business in China
Fascinating piece in IEEE Computer on the issues around doing business in China. I have passed this off to colleagues there for a response. If of interest will...
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DARPA sees Analog
My introduction to digital computing came just as the last courses were taught using analog methods. The convenience of digital devices was so overwhelming that...
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PayPal and Retail
PayPal, in collaboration with Discover, expands its presence in US retail. Press release. " ... Starting sometime next year, that arrangement will let PayPal...
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Suggestion Driven Improvements
Key drivers of successful suggestion driven improvement programs to increase quality. You connect to the right possibilities, then seriously develop them. An...
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Faster Product Development
A new look at faster and more successful product development. Generate and test. Ready, fire, aim. In part this depends on how expensive the 'fire' segment is...
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New Social Sciences
In the Edge: I was brought up in the hard sciences, so was always skeptical of how the fuzzy social sciences could be quantified in a meaningful way. But asNicholas...
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iPhone Rumors from RecordedFuture
Chris Holden, of RecordedFuture, the forward looking search engine that semantically interprets future mentions of information on public and private webs, sends...
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Mobile Telepresence
A slick looking idea that combines a robotic base with the telepresence idea. How practical is unclear. We examined a warehouse tracking idea that used Segways...
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Tablets and Service Flexibility
Obvious feature. Having a mobile device with a larger screen that's easy to show and to the workplace, makes selling and service easier to do. It also makes...
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Augmented Reality Contact Lenses
Taking the idea of augmented vision away from glasses and into the contact lens. In the Financial Post. " ... Innovega is developing a contact lens called the...
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Dancing on the Edge of Truth
David Carr in the NYT: On recent plagiarism events. As 'journalists' we all aggregate, combine, co-create and sit on the work of those that have come before...
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Pricing Strategy in a Recession
An Interesting Article on P&G's Pricing Strategy and options in a post recessionary period. " ... The Wall Street Journal has reported that Procter & Gamble...
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Outsourcing Services Expand
Slide show from a Gartner report on the expansion of the need for outsourcing services. I have also noted this in my own personal experience.The needs for services...
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Mobilizing the Field Force
A topic that I have had to think about recently. Its naturally being done for issues of research, compliance and enhanced understanding of the consumer and their...
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Peer Reviewed Places
In Wired: Proposing a Facebook for scientists designed to keep them from making mistakes early in their work. Not peer reviewed, but peer supported interaction...
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Scenario Planning
A new book on scenario planning. A method we experimented with in the enterprise as establishing guides to alternative futures. I often found it good, useful...
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