Maslow’s Computer
In 1943, an American psychologist named Abraham Maslow published a very important paper based on his studies of healthy and…
Books! Books! Books!
When my daughter was born almost two years ago, I wondered if she’d grow up reading books. After all, I…
LinkedIn Faceted Search Now Out Of Beta
LinkedIn started rolling out a beta version of faceted people search back in July. Now it’s officially out of beta,…
The Internet of Things – What an opportunity!
Lately, I’ve seen a surge of new offers for real applications that use sensor data to deliver a valued service.…
Search and the social graph
Google has created a multi-billion-dollar economy based on keywords. We use keywords to find things and advertisers use keywords to…
Long Tail vs. The Blockbuster
Ever since Chris Anderson penned “The Long Tail,” it’s commonly accepted that products with low sales volume can, en…
Structured Search Is On The Table
Freebase. Wolfram Alpha. Google Squared. I hesitate to declare a trend, but there does seem to be a growing interest…
#27: Here’s a thought…
An occasional series in which a review of recent posts on SmartData Collective reveals the following nuggets: Let the data…
SAP coming out from behind the Clouds?
This has been a tough year for many enterprise software companies but in many ways SAP seems to have suffered…
Five Reasons Why “Data Miner” is the Best Job in the World
Yes. I do believe that “Data Miner” is the best job on Earth. I will give you five reasons why…