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Stouffer Mobile Marketing
From The Eponymous Pickle

Stouffer Mobile Marketing

In iMediaConnect:  An example of how a company links past behavior to promotion.   Apparently a big success:   " .... How do you reach customers right at the point...

Hill Tech Happenings, Week of July 22
From U.S. Public Policy Committee of the ACM

Hill Tech Happenings, Week of July 22

July 23 Hearing: The Asia and the Pacific Subcommittee of the House Foreign Affairs Committee will hold a hearing on cybersecurity and Asia. 2 p.m., 2172 Rayburn...

When You Picture an Engineer, You Probably Don't Picture Me
From The Female Perspective of Computer Science

When You Picture an Engineer, You Probably Don't Picture Me

Debbie Sterling has experienced life as someone who doesn't fit in.  In her inspiring TEDx talk, she shares her story of how she discovered engineering, and makes...

Choosing the “Right” Maternity Leave Plan
From Apophenia

Choosing the “Right” Maternity Leave Plan

As I prepare to go on parental leave, I’ve been forced to contend with countless well-intended people telling me how to “do it right” (or tsk tsking me as though...

Boost Creativity not Just Sales
From The Eponymous Pickle

Boost Creativity not Just Sales

In Fastcompany:  Do interesting things.  An early goal of our innovation centers.  Make a space that will boost innovaton for workers.  Connect it with lots ofLesson...

Data Points Mean Something
From The Eponymous Pickle

Data Points Mean Something

They do.  Book of interest brought to my attention: Data Points: Visualization That Means Something by Nathan Yau"Whether it's statistical charts, geographic maps...

Violence as a Source of Trust in Criminal Societies
From Schneier on Security

Violence as a Source of Trust in Criminal Societies

This is interesting: If I know that you have committed a violent act, and you know that I have committed a violent act, we each have information on each otherAbstract...

Interesting Links 22 July 2013
From Computer Science Teacher - Thoughts and Information From Alfred Thompson

Interesting Links 22 July 2013

The big thing for me last week was the annual CSTA conference. A great professional development experience as always. Almost 300 computer science educators were...

Stat Methods
From The Eponymous Pickle

Stat Methods

See Robert Kabacoff's web site: Statmethods.  And his associated blog.   These cover statistical methods delivered in R.  Devoted to learning R quickly and providing...

Data Preparation Mistakes
From The Eponymous Pickle

Data Preparation Mistakes

From Catlin Garrett via Vincent Granville.  Good thoughts worth reviewing.  Boils down to really understanding the source of your data elements, and how they were...

Retail Facial Recognition
From The Eponymous Pickle

Retail Facial Recognition

Another example of using facial recognition for retail experience. Here apparently to detect VIPs. Had talked to people developing casino applications to detect...

Unique Silicon Valley
From The Eponymous Pickle

Unique Silicon Valley

I used to give informal tours of Silicon Valley starting at Stanford, and often got the question: Why here?   I had a different perspective because I was usually...

Location Analytics from Placed
From The Eponymous Pickle

Location Analytics from Placed

Location Analytics example from Placed.  Dated but interesting with broad statistics: " ..... In the largest showrooming study to date, Placed identified Best Buy...

Reliability of Big Data Predictions
From The Eponymous Pickle

Reliability of Big Data Predictions

In Knowledge Core:  Intriguing piece.  Philosophically oriented. A question we have asked of all analytics for many decades.  With the usual cautions and prescriptions...

User Interface for R
From The Eponymous Pickle

User Interface for R

In the midst of looking at some User Interfaces for the R statistical and visualization system.  The RStudio system was brought to my attention by several people...

Randy Pausch Design Lessons
From The Eponymous Pickle

Randy Pausch Design Lessons

Collaborative design lesson from Randy Pausch of Carnegie Mellon  Particularly interested in the nature of collaborative design:  " ... This week will mark the...

The Windows Monopoly
From The Eponymous Pickle

The Windows Monopoly

Economist MJ Perry on the diminishing monopoly of Microsoft Windows and its interaction with the market.  I remember when IBM was criticized for its monopoly of...

Beginners Guide to R
From The Eponymous Pickle

Beginners Guide to R

Have not looked at this yet, but seems to be a good starter piece.  More people are asking me about R these days.  Short, simple, non technical.  " ... R is...

Time to Retire the Password
From The Eponymous Pickle

Time to Retire the Password

Hard to not get agreement on this, soon please:" ... A group of Silicon Valley tech companies is lobbying the industry to do away with one of the most ubiquitous...

Computer Science Finally Part of Critical Federal Bill
From Computer Science Teachers Association

Computer Science Finally Part of Critical Federal Bill

The House has officially passed HR 5, the Student Success Act, by a vote of 221-207. The bill would reauthorize the Elementary and Secondary Education Act (ESEA)...
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