The truth at any cost lowers all other costs — curated by former US spy Robert David Steele.
Furthering Free and Online Education The Washington Post reports on a hot topic in education these days: online education. No, this recent article does not simply feature a rundown of online education courses, it delves into the next step: free online text books. The headline reads: “Coursera to Offer Students Free Online Textbooks, with Conditions.” …
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Bitext Delivers a Breakthrough in Localized Sentiment Analysis Posted: 28 May 2013 12:52 PM PDT Identifying user sentiment has become one of the most powerful analytic tools provided by text processing companies, and Bitext’s integrative software approach is making sentiment analysis available to companies seeking to capitalize on its benefits while avoiding burdensome implementation costs. …
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Google Blimps for Disaster Response A blimp is a floating airship that does not have any internal supporting framework or keel. The airship is typically filled with helium and is navigated using steerable fans. Google is apparently planning to launch a fleet of Blimps to extend Internet/wifi access across Africa and Asia. Some believe that “these …
It Is About Time We Start Data Mining Mobile Phones Posted: 23 May 2013 06:59 AM PDT One of the main areas that companies are failing to collect data on is mobile phones. Interestingly enough, Technology Review has this article to offer the informed reader: “Released: A Trove Of Cell Of Cell Phone Data-Mining Research.” …
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Analytics Company to Disrupt Digital and Mobile Metrics Emphasis From Business Insider comes news of a potentially disruptive startup: “Mixpanel, A Startup That Wants To Kill Pageviews And Other ‘BS Metrics’ Now Measures 12 Billion Actions Per Month.” Mixpanel Co-founder Suhail Doshi pushes for digital and mobile companies to highlight monthly user engagement numbers instead …
Are Search and Business Intelligence Merging? Wrong tense. Search has been sucked into business intelligence as a subordinate or utility function. Consultants and “experts” suggest that search and business intelligence are converging. Information Builders, based in New York City, suggests that the alleged convergence looks like two equally-sized markets merging like a math book’s illustration …
Connecting the Dots Yields Spotty Results Posted: 10 May 2013 05:30 AM PDT In the aftermath of the Boston bombing, many have discussed whether or not the FBI should have had the capabilities to “connect the dots” to identify and prevent the bomber from following through. Boing Boing reiterates the point that Bruce Schneier made …
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