Poor Data Quality is a Virus
“A storm is brewing—a perfect storm of viral data, disinformation, and misinformation.” These cautionary words (written by Timothy G. Davis,…
Early Indications September 2009: Universities and an Information Economy
Apart from asserting, with Emil Faber, that "Knowledge is good," there is little one can say with certainty about the…
Kranzberg’s Six Laws of Technology
Over the past few weeks, I have had to make significant edits to my second book, “The Next Wave of…
Enterprise Software: Who Should Buy Whom?
In our post Enterprise Software: Is there any one left to buy? we listed the best candidates to be acquired…
Smarter Planet |Tumblr : September Roundup Survey all 120+…
Smarter Planet |Tumblr : September Roundup Survey all 120+ posts this month. Or check out the Archive to see previous months…
The difference between Statistics and Machine Learning
I get my daily R fortune by following Rfortunes on Twitter. This one came up the other day:To paraphrase provocatively, 'machine…
Customer Service Queues – Fair, Fast or First?
With limited customer service resources, companies are challenged to deliver access to service in an expedient, fair and cost-effective manner.…
A Museum of Mathematics
Mathematics illuminates the patterns that abound in our world. The Math Factory strives to enhance public understanding and perception of…
Privacy, Pseudonymity, and Copyright
A lunch conversation during the Transparent Text symposium about transparency in social media (also a hot topic in the Ethics…
A Pole Position in the Mobile Services Market Race?
It’s easy to get tired of the hype-of-the-year, in that never-ending technological revolution. If you should ever do so, just…