The Evolution of Social Media Measurement
As a child growing up, I was often told that aside from reading and writing, the other skill that will…
Data versus Expertise Dilemma
In the decade (or two) I have spent in Decision Management, and Artificial Intelligence at large, I have seen first-hand…
Technology Bracketology Round 2 (…and Round 1 Results!)
While you guys were watching #15 seeded Lehigh spank #2 seeded Duke this weekend, we were keeping our eyes on…
The Emerging Role of the Chief Data Officer and Data Scientist
One of the most innovative topics at Carahsoft’s Government Big Data Forum was the panel on “The Emerging Role of…
Information Management Technology Revolution and Research Agenda for 2012
In our definition, information management encompasses the acquisition, organization, dissemination and use of information by organizations to create and enhance…
It’s Time for a New Definition of Big Data
Two words seemingly on every technologist’s lips are “big data”. The Wikipedia definition for big data is: “In information technology,…
The Anachronism Machine: The Language of Downton Abbey
I've recently become hooked on the TV series Downton Abbey. I'm not usually one for costume dramas, but the mix…
Social Media Monitoring – Analyzing the Unexpected Results of Social Conversations
The impact of social media on our lives, and on our businesses has been remarkable. The full extent of how…
R and Hadoop: Step-by-step Tutorials
At the recent Big Data Workshop held by the Boston Predictive Analytics group, airline analyst and R user Jeffrey Breen gave a step-by-step…
On Text Analytics vs Machine Translation
I've made an interesting observation recently while talking to people about Thinkudo Enlighten. It regards the misunderstanding between Text Analytics…
