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Tag Archives: susan etlinger
My Research Agenda for 2016
A few weeks ago, my Altimeter colleagues and I published our 2016 trends overview. In it, I called out three themes that I expect will become more predominant this year: Analytics for the visual web (images, video, etc.); Ethical data … Continue reading
Posted in Altimeter, altimeter group, Analytics, Artificial Intelligence, Big Data, content measurement, data privacy, Data Science, digital ethics, Digital Media, Ethics, Law, Uncategorized
Tagged Algorithms, Altimeter Group, Big Data, digital ethics, Research, susan etlinger, Visual Web
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In social analytics, maturity is relative
At Altimeter Group, we’ve been measuring the state of social business for several years now. Each year brings new shifts. Some are surprising, others not so much. This year’s theme, in “The 2015 State of Social Business,” by my colleague … Continue reading
Is your data cheating on you? Five life lessons from the Ashley Madison hack
If you’re not one of the 37 million people whose data was hacked in the Ashley Madison breach, you can breathe a sigh of relief. Sort of. The Ashley Madison story may be great for a few news cycles of schadenfreude, … Continue reading
Posted in altimeter group, behavior, data privacy, data security, digital ethics, Ethics, Internet of Things, Predictive Analytics, Privacy, social data ethics, Susan etlinger, Uncategorized
Tagged Altimeter Group, ashley madison, data privacy, data security, Internet of Things, susan etlinger
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What Brands Can Learn From Pinterest’s Privacy Updates
In the midst of all the complexity and fear about data usage and privacy, it’s nice to see an example of disclosure done well. A couple of weeks ago, Pinterest announced Buyable Pins, which will enable their users to buy products directly … Continue reading
The Trust Imperative: A Framework for Ethical Data Use
Consider this: Consumers don’t trust the way organizations use their data. CEOs are concerned that lack of trust will harm reputation and growth. People who don’t trust companies are less likely to buy from them. Yet the default option for businesses … Continue reading
Posted in altimeter group, Analytics, Artificial Intelligence, behavior, Big Data, data privacy, Data Science, digital ethics, Ethics, Internet of Things, Law, Privacy, social data ethics, Uncategorized
Tagged Altimeter Group, Big Data, data ethics, data privacy, ethical data use, IAF, Predictive Analytics, susan etlinger, trust
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Is Twitter Obligated to Preserve Politicians’ Deleted Tweets?
Politicians everywhere are probably celebrating like crazy this week. The Sunlight Foundation, an organization dedicated to making politics accountable and transparent, was just told by Twitter that it would no longer have access to its developer API, which enabled the site’s … Continue reading
Tim Cook Just Threw Down on Data Privacy, And It Was Awesome
Apple CEO Tim Cook gave what TechCrunch called a “blistering speech” on data privacy Monday night at the Electronic Privacy Information Center (EPIC) “Champions of Freedom” event. “I’m speaking to you from Silicon Valley, where some of the most prominent and … Continue reading
Posted in Altimeter, Artificial Intelligence, data privacy, data security, digital ethics, Ethics, Facebook, Privacy, social data ethics
Tagged Algorithmic accountability, apple, data privacy, DataSift, digital ethics, EPIC, ethical data use, facebook, Google, privacy, susan etlinger, tim cook
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Who will win the cloud wars? (Hint: wrong question)
Like many analysts, I’ve spent the last month or so crisscrossing the country looking at clouds*: marketing clouds, sales clouds, service clouds. I’ve been on busses, at dinners, in keynote speeches and presentations and one-on-one meetings. I’ve collected more badges … Continue reading
Three Implications of ‘POPI’: South Africa’s New Legislation on Data Hoarding
There probably won’t be a TLC reality show about it anytime soon, but the concept of “data hoarding” is real, and it’s about to be declared illegal in South Africa, according to an article last week by ITWeb SA. The … Continue reading
