Google: Find Similar Images
I spend a fair amount of time critizing Google for not embracing exploratory search. But today’s launch of a similar…
A Portrait of the Data Quality Expert as a Young Idiot
Once upon a time (and a very good time it was), there was a young data quality consultant that fancied…
Behavioral Targeting in Online Advertising
In my new job as a data mining consultant at FinScore, I’m currently working on behavioral targeting for online advertising.…
Triumfant real-time malware detection and remediation
As I've previously noted I'm on the advisory board for Trimufant (I'm at this page). I'm hoping all CTO types…
Is Differentiated Content Enough To Save Newspapers?
The Guardian headline sums it up: “Big newspaper sites ‘erode value of news’, says Sly Bailey“. Sly Bailey is the …
Give Blood
I just got back from giving a pint of blood at my local Hoxworth Blood Center. Every nine weeks I…
My Opinion: NYT wants cyber security to be a divisive issue.
I just read an article that seems designed to keep spreading FUD (Fear, Uncertainty, Doubt) about the US government and…
A CTO’s views on the new Fed CTO
I'm very pleased with the pick of Aneesh Chopra as the Federal Government's CTO. I wish I could add more…
Plan to Attend SIGIR ‘09!
SIGIR 2009 will be held in Boston, Massachusetts, at the Sheraton Boston Hotel and at Northeastern University. The conference will…
The Number One Reason To Move To Open Source: Security
I just read Bill Vass's latest blog entry titled: "The No. 1 Reason to Move to Open Source is to…