SDC @ Strata – Edd Dumbill – Rockstar Unicorns
Edd Dumbill of O'Reilly, creators and hosts of the Strat Conferences, opened the day saying, "Companies are asking, 'How do…
How to Begin Analyzing Social Media
For many companies social media monitoring still represents a number of challenges. There are just so many conversations, so many…
Update on the 6 March 2012 Government Big Data Forum
With this post I provide an update on the 6 March 2012 Government Big Data Forum, sponsored by Carahsoft.
The Future of Email is Social
I was recently approached by IBM to me write a white paper discussing the future of email.
Analytics Projects Are Like Skiing Through Moguls?
View this video to see why analytics and business intelligence projects can be like skiing through a mogul field! (fast…
Unlocking the Potential of ‘Big Data’ in the Market Research industry
Companies who wish to unlock the potential of ‘big data’ are eyeing up opportunities in areas such as market research,…
Predictive Policing with Big Data
Police Departments nationwide have been using data and statistics to drive policing since the 90s in an approach founded by…
Target, Pregnancy, and Predictive Analytics, Part II
This is part II of my thoughts on the New York Times article "How Companies Learn Your Secrets".
The Uncanny Valley of Big Data
Three articles in recent weeks have touched on an important issue related to Big Data and predictive analytics: sometimes, the…
