Search with Slashtags: Taking Blekko Out for a Spin
If you’re a search engine junkie like me, you’ve probably heard about Blekko, a search engine that has been percolating…
The Importance of Data Experimentation
The McKinsey Quarterly had an article today on Ten Tech-enabled business trends to watch and number 5 caught my eye…
Being Smart About Public Wi-Fi Networks
Using wi-fi hotspots at airports, coffeeshops, hotels, conferences or work locations can be a tremendous productivity boost, and your options…
IBM Continues Buying Spree
IBM just completed its purchase of web analytics company Coremetrics, right after buying Sterling Commerce, SPSS, and dozens of other…
Charlie Rose, Customer Service, and the Master Twitter Record
My post last week detailed the customer service-oriented frustrations that many of us face while dealing with large companies.Writing about…
Advertiser Tracking on the Rise
The Wall Street Journal publishes a report today (behind firewall) on cookies, and the growth of consumer-tracking on major Web…
Food+Tech Connect: Promoting a Networked Food System
food+tech connect | promoting a networked food system Created by shiftN, this map visualizes the global interconnections among food, agriculture,…
Solving the MDM Problem is Not Easy.
Master Data Management is inherently challenging. Technology alone will not solve the problem – most of the root causes issues are process…
Ask.com Tries Different Question-Answering
One of the common (and mistaken) assumptions about IBM's Jeopardy-playing computer, Watson, is that it has a database of answers…
