Fine-Tuning Manufacturing Operations with Big Data and Hadoop
Your organization is a lean, mean Six Sigma machine. The corporate culture is centered on continuous improvement, with everyone well versed…
The N-gram and the Book “Uncharted: Big Data as a Lens on Human Culture”
Between 2007 and 2010, graduate students Erez Aiden, Jean-Baptiste Michel and Yuan Shen developed a tool for analyzing Google’s digitized…
Amazon’s Data-Driven New Media Strategy: Bring Broadcast Ad Spend Online
Amazon has long been open about its efforts to displace our reliance on overpriced cable. After all, an Amazon Prime…
How Biostatistics and Spatio-Temporal Modeling Can Be Used to Protect Human Health
Smog, smoke, and dust are the natural by-products of industrialization. When visiting cities that have high levels of smoke and…
Hadoop in Advertising & Media: Is Data Analytics Making Old Media New?
Imagine the chance to truly connect with a customer. Imagine if you knew what movies and television shows they watched, and…
A Cautionary Tale: Are You Clicking Your Privacy (or the Privacy of Others) Away?
The big data privacy discussion is subtle, complex and complicated – and we each have a role to play. What’s…
Who Are the 7 Most Data Rich Companies in the World?
Some companies really get big data. Not only do they realize size matters – they understand you also have to…
Getting Started with Big Data? Here are Your Tips for Success [SLIDESHARE]
If one thing has become clear in the past few years of big data hype, it's that getting started with…
5 Big Data Hadoop Use Cases for Retail
Only in the last few years has the integration of big data and retail marketing become a method for customizing…
How Big Data Is Shaping the Future of Email Marketing
There is a new crisis brewing at the headquarters of retail industries. A study conducted by the Edgell Knowledge Network…