Mundaneum: the proto Web
Here's a fun and interesting piece from Triplecanopy about Paul Otlet, the Belgian information scientist who attempted to build an…
Stunning Business Intelligence Visualizations… from 1830
FastCompany has a great article this week on the results of the 1830 census, and the hand-made graphics (“BI –2.0”?)…
The Social Media Evolution is an incredible opportunity: but needs business management’s understanding of why and how!
The recent explosion of the numbers of users on social networks and using social media has proven to the business…
The power of business analytics
I recently presented at IBM's CIO Leadership Exchange on the power of business analytics. With 300+ of IBM's top…
Predictive Analytics and Politics – Part 1
One of the most interesting applications of Data/Text Mining and Information Extraction is Politics. I started collecting information from various…
Futuristic BI: Are We Smart Enough?
Came across this stunning TED video that demonstrates scientific data in both 3-D and audio. It’s not only functional but…
Staring at the Lights: Your Data Warehouse Isn’t a Commodity
There are far too many data warehouse development teams solely focused on loading data. They’ve completely lost sight of their…
Visualizing droughts with R
Physicist and weather scientist Joe Wheatley used R to design and create a useful visual representation of how drought affects…
Tim Berners-Lee With an Update on Open Data
Sir Tim Berners-Lee, credited with inventing the World Wide Web, comes back to TED a year after his call for…
How Lyza stole the show at TDWI Las Vegas
Stealth buzz: how Lyza stole the show Lyzasoft wasn’t among the 38 exhibitors in TDWI’s Las Vegas exhibit hall. They…
