How to use a Google Spreadsheet as data in R
One of the great strengths of R is that it promotes reproducible research: as an open-source system, you can easily…
Airline and Airport Traffic and Delays: A JuiceKit Visualization Demo
To fly is to be frustrated. If you've been traveling for long, you no doubt have your opinions about what…
Analytics Compentency Center
We are spending a lot of time on Business Intelligence, Master Data Management, Data Governance, Standardization, off-shoring, etc., yet I…
What if online business model innovation is slowing down?
There is a widely held assumption that new business models will continue to emerge online – that statements like “how…
Human-Computer Information Retrieval in Layman’s Terms
One of the great benefits of practicing, as Daniel Lemire calls it, open scholarship is that I have many opportunities…
Online advertising is all about purchasing intent
A while ago I dug up this quote from Business Week from 2000: But how will Google ever make money?…
Tweet 2001: A Social Media Odyssey
“I am putting myself to the fullest possible use, which is all I think that any conscious entity can ever…
Understanding Influence; the Chris Brogan Effect
Influence has been quite a hot topic in the social media, and as someone who has a degree in psychology…
Do you know what jobs your products do for your customers?
The news last week that Kohlberg Kravis Roberts & Co. was giving Eastman Kodak a cash infusion of $400 million…
Is the express line really faster?
You're at the supermarket. Which line should you choose for fastest service? (The numbers are the number of items in…