Reflections on Data as the New Oil BUT No One Is Serious About Holistic Analytics, True Cost Economics, Machine or Man-Machine Translation, or M4IS2

It is fashionable now to talk about data as the new oil (or dirt), and to proclaim breathlessly that the ever-increasing masses of data allow for ever more wonderous things to be done including my personal favorite, situational awareness. However, no one is yet serious about holistic analytics (which also implies a holistic collection management …

Robert Steele: McKinsey on Big Data & Internet of Things – Four Missing Perspectives

A May 2011 report from McKinsey, “Big data: The next frontier for innovation, competition, and productivity,” is assuredly worth reading. McKinsey Page with various download options While current commentaries, such as this February 2012 overview from The New York Times, “The Age of Big Data, focus on McKinsey’s emphasis on the explosion of data, the …

Howard Rheingold: Discovery Engines Trying–and Failing

Infotention “Managing attention & information” Created and curated by Howard Rheingold Discovery Engines: Policing The Riot Of Information Overload | Fast Company Taming this torrent into something manageable and highly relevant is increasingly seen as the key for Twitter, YouTube, Facebook, and any other chaotic content network looking to realize monster revenue. That explains why …

Marc Andreessen: US Education Crisis–Young and Old

Why Software Is Eating The World Wall Street Journal, 20 August 2011 EN ESPANOL DOCUMENTO 5 PAJINAS This week, Hewlett-Packard (where I am on the board) announced that it is exploring jettisoning its struggling PC business in favor of investing more heavily in software, where it sees better potential for growth. Meanwhile, Google plans to …

Articles & Chapters Directory (List)

Includes print interviews & testimony. Updated 11 November 2015. Short URL: http://tinyurl.com/Steele-Articles. 2015 OpenDemocracy: Robert Steele, American Intelligence and National Defense 2.0 CounterPunch: Robert Steele on Counter-Coup – How Trump Can Win By Restoring Integrity to the Electoral Process and the US Government Robert Steele: Fast Tracking Extreme Democracy and Open Source Everything – A …