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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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Macy's and Shopkick
Macy's promotes mobile shopping for coeds using Shopkick. In their blog. Exclusive deals and rewards for simply walking into one of their 800 US locations. An...
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Metadata and the Stroop Effect
The Stroop effect is a clinical test that measures differences in reaction time when you are shown information that confirms or contradicts your own views, conscious...
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Is Freemium Done?
In GigaOM: Freemium, the model of providing valuable, but limited in some way services free to attract large numbers of 'eyeballs' with the opportunity to up-sell...
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Google+ Again
Just had need to go back and use Google+ again. Had been noticing a number of things written about its demise. Also this article warning it was not quite dead...
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Sitting
A piece in the WSJ by the Numbers Guy about a recent study regarding how too much sitting could cause an early death. Well done, a classic correlation vs causation...
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SAS Loves Math
A series in SAS Voices. Which looks at how math is used in industry and at home. And how it relates to business analytics. Great to point out to students who...
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CPG and Eye Tracking
Colleague Herb Sorensen comments on the use of eye tracking by CPG companies in RetailWire. True,this has become common, and more analytical work is needed " ....
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Coursera
Mark Perry points to updates from the Coursera free online college course syndication .... including the mention of one at least from always provocativeDan Ariely...
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Winnovate
I was sent a note about a new company formed by a former colleague of mine, Suna Polat, who worked with knowledge management projects at my former enterprise. ...
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Social Integration in Search
Social integration of search Is mentioned as being deepened by Bing and Google+. We examined this general idea for some time as it related to corporate knowledge...
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Imperfect Data
In the early days of executive information systems we first dealt with the questions of whose data was right? All data is imperfect, but what are the consequences...
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Brands Talk to Users on Foresquare
In a new development, brands can communicate to their most frequent check-ins via Foursquare. Making the interaction bi directional in useful ways has been talked...
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CPG Lags in Social Media
Not unexpected. CPG often lacks in their following of many technical innovations.
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Saving Retail with Focused Apps
A good case study of the use of APIs at Walgreens for photo prints. Simple ways of bringing digital into physical spaces.
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TellnGo
Brought back to my attention:TELLNGO is an innovative Consumer & Shopper Marketing Service Agency. We specialize in enhancing Trial, Conversion, Purchases and...
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Radical Openness
Have been looking at the topic of open innovation lately. How about radical openness? A post by former colleague Donna Sturgess.
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NCR Pursues Square
In GigaOM:Local manufacturer NCR, inventor of the the modern mechanical cash register, is in pursuit of Square,with what they are calling NCR Silver. Lots of groups...
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Associative Memories in Vivo
Some neural fingerprints of memory are decoded. A first tiny step towards experimentally verifiable results like neuromarketing, neural control and memory interfaces...
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Business Analytics, Past and Future
I have been a long time practitioner of business analytics, the use of quantitative methods to improve business processes. Starting at the Defense Department, where...
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