SIGIR 2009: Day 2, Morning Sessions (Anchor Text, Vertical Search)
Sorry for the delay in postings. Not only was I super-busy the past week, but I had some connectivity challenges…
HadoopDB discussion with Daniel Abadi
I spoke to Daniel Abadi a few days ago about his HadoopDB announcement that came out recently. I am sure…
Predicting the next Viral Tweet
It is time to use Twitter data for another reason: Can Predictive Analytics be used to identify which tweets have…
Forget outsourcing, it’s all about co-learning these days
Whenever we hear about an engagement involving a service provider, the immediate reaction is "How many people are being laid…
Share Everything
Years ago the writing All I really need to know I Learned in Kindergarten was really popular, this Robert Fulghum…
Getting Your Data Freq On
One of the most basic features of a data profiling tool is the ability to generate statistical summaries and frequency…
Slides from OSCON
OSCON 2009 has been a blast so far, and I've really been enjoying the presentations and meeting people from different…
Mental Privacy Destined for Extinction?
Imagine walking down a busy street when suddenly you hear a voice in your head. Is it schizophrenia? The demonic?…
The Good & Bad
We all know the positive aspects of social media, but our new electronic word of mouth can also do harm.…
Top 6 BI Social Network Organisations
Just published is a new survey of social networking by Wetpaint and Altimeter Group. The result is called the ENGAGEMENTdb. The survey is…