I Hate Social Media Research Because It Doesn’t Have Data On Anything I’m Interested In
I recently wrote a blog post citing ten of the biggest complaints about social media research. Today I address complaint #7.…
When Your Cloud Platform Becomes Your Competition
As more companies turn to cloud computing, social media and online selling platforms to avoid spending budgets on infrastructure, it…
Puzzling?: Facebook Squares ‘Puzzle’
The following article could claim some connections with both mathematics and social media, but in truth relates to neither. Its…
Defining Big Data for the Public CIO
The following is a piece I wrote for Public CIO. It is reposted here with their permission. I would appreciate…
Because It’s the Weekend: We’re NASA and We Know It [VIDEO]
The successful landing of the Curiosity Rover on Mars last weekend was a genuinely thrilling event, and the excitement has…
The 8 Laws of Dashboard Design: This Is Not an 80’s Rave
There is a right balance to strike between creating beautiful dashboards and creating informative dashboards. Many of the rules of…
Guns, States, and Death (Illustrated Comments on Aurora)
Surfing the web soon after the July 19th massacre in Colorado yielded two geovisualizations that touched, in part or in…
Tips for Leaders – Driving Change with Stories and Numbers
One of the biggest challenges that leaders face when driving change is getting everyone on board with the new direction.…
Forecasting Olympic Medals
The 2012 Summer Olympics in London are just around the corner, and it's sure to be an exciting time for…
Because It’s the Weekend: Curiosity’s Landing on Mars [VIDEO]
In 2004, NASA sent two rovers to Mars. Each rover had scheduled a three-month mission to explore the surface, after…
