Big Data and the Perception of Privacy
On Feb 17, 2012, I had the pleasure of participating in SMG’s Ignite-style Social Media Week Toronto Event. The Ignite…
Top 14 Business Intelligence predictions for 2012
Don’t confuse continuity for laziness. On face value, rehashing events already transpired as ‘predictions’ may create the appearance of lethargy.…
Why Social Media Analysis is Crucial for the Chinese Market
As a former boss enthusiastically pointed out to me over a drink, "You don't need to sell people on China". However,…
How to Begin Analyzing Social Media
For many companies social media monitoring still represents a number of challenges. There are just so many conversations, so many…
The Future of Email is Social
I was recently approached by IBM to me write a white paper discussing the future of email.
How the Consumerization of Data Leads to Additional Quality of Life Improvements
In the third post of our series about how people everywhere can use data and tools to make the world…
Big Brother… or do I mean Big Data?
"Social networks already know who you know", "recommendation engines get much smarter", "early detection mitigates catastrophes".
Big data and social analytics
Commenting on one of the interesting things when businesses try to install a new social platform within the enterprise, Marie…
Design Is Not Science: an Interview With Nate Bolt
Nate Bolt is the co-founder and president of Bolt | Peters, a research and design firm specializing in remote usability,…
Why Big Data Mining / Analytics is the New Gold Rush
Just mention the words “Big Data” to any technology entrepreneur or investor and observe how his/her face lights up with…
