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This week in #digitalethics: the useful versus creepy problem

Posted on February 10, 2015 by

Remember when we were twelve, and we thought the funniest thing ever was to play the game where you add the phrase “in bed” to every sentence? As the mom to a middle-schooler, I’m rapidly being re-introduced to this delightful … Continue reading →

Posted in Artificial Intelligence, behavior, Big Data, Data Science, Ethics, Innovation, Internet of Things, social data ethics, Television, Uncategorized | Leave a comment

TED Talk: What do we do with all this big data?

Posted on October 20, 2014 by

On September 23, 2014, I had the honor of presenting a talk on Big Data at TED@IBM at the SFJazz Center in San Francisco, California alongside an amazing group of people, including Altimeter’s own Charlene Li. It was an incredible day; … 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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Facebook’s “Emotional Contagion” Experiment: Was it Ethical?

Posted on June 28, 2014 by

Update, June 29: Co-author Adam D. I. Kramer posts a response here. By now, you’ve probably heard that data scientists at Facebook recently published a study in The Proceedings of the National Academy of Science revealing that, in their words, “emotional states can … Continue reading →

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Social Data for Social Good: Five Lessons from Academia

Posted on May 12, 2014 by

In business, we spend a lot of time trying to understand social data and other forms of big data for strategic advantage: to make business decisions, increase revenue, reduce costs, improve relationships with customers and spur innovation. But what about … Continue reading →

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Twitter Buys Gnip: What’s Next for the Social Data Ecosystem?

Posted on April 15, 2014 by

Today, Twitter announced its intent to purchase social data provider Gnip, one of its certified reseller partners, for an undisclosed sum. It’s not a surprising move in many ways, given the increasing pressure on Twitter to monetize its content. At the … Continue reading →

Posted in Big Data, DataSift, Gnip, Innovation, NTT, Social Data, Social Graph, Social media, Topsy, Twitter, Uncategorized | 2 Comments

New Report, New Service Offerings for Social Data

Posted on March 18, 2014 by

Late last year, I started wondering about social media command centers. Salesforce had launched one, as had Brandwatch, but I wondered: were they really still relevant? Were companies investing in command center deployments, or had interest subsided since their heyday … Continue reading →

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