Conflict and Surprise: Big Data’s Big Storytelling Potential
"There are 4,448 active sessions on my website right now. Earlier, I had 1,502 active sessions. Currently, 65% are returning…
Hackers at the World Cup: Beware the Risky Free WiFi in Brazil’s Soccer Stadiums
If you are lucky enough to be at the 2014 World Cup in Brazil, chances are you will have access…
Think You Can Escape Big Data? Think Again
Janet Vertesi's "How I Hid My Pregnancy from Big Data" story went viral on multiple media outlets in spring 2014.…
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Introducing the Knowledge Worker [VIDEO]
The BIg Idea Video SeriesIntroducing the Knowledge Worker There’s been a fundamental shift in the workforce over the last…
When Privacy is Good Business
Big data can be scary. After all, its suggested implications seek to replace human foresight with predictive analyses given that…
What does Whale Vomit have in Common with Big Data and Analytics?
You didn’t think it was possible, did you. Neither did I. Apparently inspiration comes from wherever it wants to…Recently I…
WOW! Big Data at Google
Big data and big business go hand in hand – this is the first in a series where I will…
When Ideology Reigns Over Data
Increasingly, the mantra of “let the data speak for themselves” is falling by the wayside and ideology promotion is zooming…
2020: US Banks Are Betting Big on Analytics
A recent study by Accenture talks about the future state of banking in US by 2020. Thankfully, the study reports,…
MDM Industry Becoming New Standard for IT
When commercial email was incorporated into the workplace in the latter part of the 20th century, many were concerned not…
