Facebook’s IPO and the Laws of Big Data
Without using any predictive analytics tools, I confidently predict that Facebook’s IPO will give rise to more vocal demands for…
Outlier Analysis: Chebyschev Criteria vs Approach Based on Mutual Information
As often happens, I usually do many thing in the same time, so during a break while I was working…
More Questioning Minds Needed (And Don’t Forget the Analytics)
Business schools are often criticized for teaching aspiring executives what to think, rather than how to think. That’s why some…
6 Questions to Ask for Real Insight From Big Data
Big data is a big deal.The volume of data from social media, consumer online behavior and the cloud is streaming…
TechAmerica and Big Data in the Public Sector
TechAmerica is a great association of companies driving innovation worldwide. They are a leading voice of the US technology industry…
More or Less? Monetization Based on Facebook’s Business Model
Startups usually succeed because of a single major product or business innovation. Google is unusual in that they succeeded because…
Big Data Bubbles Up Trouble!
Today Big Data has made the impossible, possible. Collecting and analyzing unstructured data types such as social media data, web click streams,…
What’s Your Company’s Digital IQ?
Many companies are accustomed to the concepts of market intelligence, competitor intelligence and customer intelligence.
Too much information for forecasting?
First: A Report from the 67th Pine Tree Festival and Southeast Timber ExpoBack in March The BFD investigated the topic…