Structured Search Is On The Table
Freebase. Wolfram Alpha. Google Squared. I hesitate to declare a trend, but there does seem to be a growing interest…
#27: Here’s a thought…
An occasional series in which a review of recent posts on SmartData Collective reveals the following nuggets: Let the data…
Five Reasons Why “Data Miner” is the Best Job in the World
Yes. I do believe that “Data Miner” is the best job on Earth. I will give you five reasons why…
My6Sense: a Twitter filter
How do you figure out what to pay attention to in the avalanche of digital information? One tool I've been…
Faceted Search Presentation at New York CTO Club
Otis Gospodnetic and I recently gave a talk at the New York CTO Club on faceted search. The club is…
Predictive Analytics, Business Intelligence, and Strategy Management
I was having a discussion with one of my clients this week and I thought he did a nice job…
Should we optimize ourselves for search engines?
One of my points in The Numerati is that in a world increasingly managed by machines, we must "optimize" ourselves…
Tweets are to Customer Knowledge as….?
…spontaneous complaints and compliments are to customer loyalty management. Like these forms of customer experience feedback, tweets are unsystematic, unorganized,…
AOL Advertising on the Need for Speed in Yield Optimization
AOL Advertising is one of the most innovative firms in the online advertising industry. If you haven’t noticed, it’s likely…
Adventures in Data Profiling (Part 8)
Understanding your data is essential to using it effectively and improving its quality – and to achieve these goals, there…
