Data Mining Models: Behavioral Segmentation and Classification
Two of the most common applications of data mining models are for behavioral segmentation and classification. In behavioral segmentation, clustering…
Virtualization comes of age… again!
Way back in 1991, when IBM announced the Information Warehouse Framework, one aspect of the content came as a shock…
Five Subscription Page Absolutes: Ask for the Right Information
It seems basic, but sometimes we forget what should be done when signing people up for our emails.
Experience vs. Data: Consuming Mark Zuckerberg as Data
One day last month, a dazzling sunny day in Paris, I faced a choice: Do I spend my last afternoon…
How BI and Data Analytics Professionals Used Twitter in May
In May, Twitter was afire with events, more buzz around mobile BI, Watson’s (the computer) progress in medical school and…
Martha Stewart and Data-Centricity
One of the LinkedIn Groups I participate in has spent the past two months discussing the following question: “Respect for data…
In Defense of Data Mining Ethics
Jim Stodgell has a though-provoking post at O'Reilly Radar today on the ethics of data mining and personalization. He frames…
Consolidation in the Social Software Market Continues: VMware Acquires SocialCast
I have to admit that Tuesday's announcement from VMware was a bit of a head scratcher for me, at least…
What Is Your Dashboard Telling You?
One of my favorite analogies is that pertaining to “dashboards”. For the past year or so, everyone has been asking…
