Why Google needed a Superbowl ad
We were watching the Superbowl on TiVo, about a half hour behind, when I got a text message from my…
Defining Analytics: Data, Information and Knowledge
Following-up to my blog 'Just Tell Me What I'm Doing', I'm starting a series of posts that define the key…
Socialytics
With the continued growth of both the pubic social web and private collaboration, communication and social business tools we are…
Big Data
Several month's ago a short video appeared on YouTube with an interview of LinkedIn's Chief Scientist DJ Patil. In it he discusses…
Selling to enterprises
For some reason when you are selling information technology, big companies are referred to as “enterprises.” I’m guessing the word…
WSDM 2010: Day 2
Unfortunately, I woke up this morning rather under the weather, so I’m having to resort to remotely reporting on the…
Huffington Post: Crawling with data addicts
The Huffington Post has recently passed the Washington Post in traffic. It got 410 million page views last month (and…
Microsoft takes on Google and IBM in science cloud
Microsoft, the Times reports, is offering scientists free access to its cloud computing. This is important because scientists are grappling…
Python Programs for Non-Python People
Python programs written to run in BEGIN PROGRAM blocks are easy to write and add lots of functionality to IBM…
Accenture study: Companies structured for gut-thinking, not analytics
An Accenture study released today has some grim news for the analytically-minded. The survey of 600 senior managers shows that…