Category Archives: Predictive Analytics

New Research: What Do We Do with All This Big Data?

Posted on January 21, 2015 by

In September, I had the opportunity to speak at TED@IBM in San Francisco about the implications of a data-rich world, and what we can do, as businesspeople, citizens, and consumers, to use it to our best advantage. Since then, I’ve … Continue reading →

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2015: The Year of Data Strategy

Posted on December 8, 2014 by

I’m not generally a fan of annual predictions; they always remind me of a carnival in which you’re encouraged to “pay no attention to the man behind the curtain”; you almost never win the giant teddy bear. So I apologize … Continue reading →

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Data Everywhere: Lessons from Big Data in the TV Industry

Posted on July 10, 2014 by

During the past several years, the television industry has changed dramatically, spurred by device proliferation, changing distribution methods, and the increasing popularity of social media. Today, TV is everywhere. It’s on your phone, your tablet, your gaming console and someday will be … Continue reading →

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2014: The Year of Data Disruption

Posted on January 9, 2014 by

Linguist Geoff Nunberg’s annual “Word of the Year” posts offer an instructive peek into the American psyche. In 2012, he chose “Big Data”. In 2013, his pick was (no, not “twerk”) “selfie.” Nunberg makes his selections based on dominant news stories, … Continue reading →

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Social Data Market Momentum: It’s Not About the Firehose

Posted on December 4, 2013 by

In the past year, social data has continued to wend its way into organizations of all types, from large enterprise to small business to media and entertainment and the public sector. We’ve seen use cases far past marketing into product … Continue reading →

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Social Data Intelligence: Survey Says

Posted on October 23, 2013 by

Back in July, when we published Social Data Intelligence, we were curious to discover how organizations would rank themselves using the criteria in our maturity map. How many companies are in the “ad-hoc” stage? How many consider themselves to be … Continue reading →

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