Category Archives: Real-Time Enterprise

Seeing through the customer’s eyes: the emerging science of photo analytics

Posted on May 27, 2015 by

I recently had the opportunity to moderate a panel at Oracle Data Cloud Summit 2015, and to deliver a speech at SDL Innovate. The themes, respectively: “Listening to the Customer’s Voice,”and “Unlocking the Value of Social Data.” But it’s not just … Continue reading →

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Digital Ethics: New Year’s Resolutions for 2015

Posted on December 23, 2014 by

In my last post, I discussed some themes for 2015, one of which was an imperative for us as an industry to get serious about digital ethics. The year was filled with stories–some surprising, some alarming, some downright nuts–about the downstream … 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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Superbowl Ads and Social Data: Where’s the End Zone?

Posted on February 4, 2014 by

Let me preface this  by admitting that I’m not an American football fan. Sorry. But I do love the window-dressing of the Superbowl: the inane commentary, the screams of joy and agony from the living room (and neighboring houses), the … 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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