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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 …
From Putting People First
Why designers need to focus on focus groups
Today, market research is a $19 billion industry and focus groups are one of the most expensive types of market research. The question is, asks Ravi Sawhney, founder...
From The Eponymous Pickle
Getting to Wow in Retail
From Knowledge@Wharton: Getting to 'Wow': Consumers Describe What Makes a Great Shopping Experience: The complete report by the retail council. Below an overview...
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Coke Machine Gets Networked and Analytical
This article includes some technical details about how Coke is using RFID and real time networked analytics in its new dispensing machine. The system will allow...
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Crowdsourced Simulation
Had a most interesting conversation with Ken Karakotios. He demonstrated some of his prototype economic simulation models. He is looking for collaborators and...
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SSN Numbers are Predictable
This saw much press yesterday, that a Carnegie Mellon professor has shown how using some fairly simple techniques social security numbers can in many cases be predicted...
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Free is Not
Gladwell in the New Yorker looks at the curious consequences of free: Priced to Sell, Is free the future?. Reviewing
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On Demand Business Intelligence
Good overall report on business intelligence use. I have used a half dozen BI packages over the years. Several were used and then abandoned as needs changed.'...
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Business Analytics and the Thinking Process
Good piece in SASCom magazine on how to link business process solving and analytics. This is the kind of thing that is rarely covered well in universities. You...
From Putting People First
Spinning the web or the role of digital influencers
The New York Times writes about the power of grassroots buzz, exemplified by public relations approaches in Silicon Valley. “Gone are the days when snaring attention...
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Jan-Christoph Zoels at London
Experientia partner Jan-Christoph Zoels was one of the speakers at London’s Media Futures Conference last week, which was themed “beyond broadcast” and explored...
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The Future of Innovation is . . . Together
David Simoes-Brown alerts us on UK’s Nesta Connect about an excellent new collaborative book about The Future of Innovation where hundred of authors give their...
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Innovative service design for all
Re-Public, an online journal focusing on innovative developments in contemporary political theory and practice, has just launched its latest special issue, entitled...
From The Eponymous Pickle
Wolfram Alpha
A good overview of the state of WolframAlpha in MIT's TechnologyReview. I have taken a look at it and reviewed it several times since its release, previous posts...
From Daniel Lemire's Blog
Design a recommender system: they read your resume
Goodreads is a Social Web site about books. They need a recommender system. Thus, they issued a challenge: design their recommendation engine, and they will read...
From CSDiary
Watch Luis von Ahn on Nova scienceNow
PBS has posted the video from its Nova ScienceNow segment on Luis von Ahn.
From Computer Science Teachers Association
A Computer Science Honor Society: Is it Worth the Work??
Over the last couple of years, the question of whether CSTA should initiate an honor society for high school computer science students has been raised a number...
From The Eponymous Pickle
Buyology Inc Starts Up
Buyology Inc, an outgrowth and consulting extension of Martin Lindstrom's Neuromarketing work is now up and running. Their new web site has lots more information...
From Wild WebMink
Lula's Free Java Ring
The Brazilian economy is powered by the Java platform - even their new Free digital TV standard uses it. They took the decision to use Java for so much in partjoined...
From The Eponymous Pickle
1001 Inventions
Came upon an interesting book at the library. Libraries are still of value, they provide an alternate random encounter model for discovery. 1001 Inventions that...
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