Posts Categorized: data analytics

Online Holiday Spending Tops $40 Billion for First Time Ever

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Description: The data has been tallied and the results are in: e-commerce saw growth across all major shopping days during the holiday season in 2012. Source: Mashable Date: January 3rd, 2013 U.S. consumers spent $42.3 billion online during the holiday season, the first time online spending has ever topped $40 billion for that time period, according to… Read more »

Rhythmia Medical Maps A Better 3-D Picture Of A Beating Heart–From The Inside

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Description: Electrophysiology is a $2.5 billion space and it’s growing quickly with the help of digital innovation. Boston Scientific’s latest new heart mapping and navigation tools are among the most recent innovations. Source: FastCompany Date: October 26, 2012 Heart conditions show up as irregularities in the organ’s electrical routine. Heart surgeons and physicians sometimes check in… Read more »

Google’s data mining raises questions of national security

Posted by & filed under Analytics, cloud services, cyber war, data analytics, data mining, Data storage, Digital Policy, Security.

Description: Free cloud service providers collect and store massive amounts of personal data. While this data is usually well-protected and secure, given the right incentive, there is no question that hackers could compromise the security of even the largest cloud service providers. So what are governments doing to protect their sensitive data? Source: TheGuardian  Date: October 15,… Read more »

Class2Go: Stanford’s New Open-Source Platform For Online Education

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Description: Higher education institutions have been expanding their resources online by offering extra courses and diplomas that can be earned at a student’s leisure. Stanford University has been at the center of this expansion but their newest iteration, Class2Go, offers something significantly different from its MOOC predecessors. Source: TechCrunch Date: September 17th, 2012 The cost… Read more »

Mitt Romney 2012 campaign uses secretive data-mining

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Description: Mitt Romney’s success in raising hundreds of millions of dollars in the costliest presidential race ever can be traced in part to a secretive data-mining project that sifts through Americans’ personal information — including their purchasing history and church attendance — to identify new and likely, wealthy donors, Source: www.clarionledger.com Date: Aug 24, 2012… Read more »

How To Specialize Yourself Right Out Of A Job

Posted by & filed under Analytics, Artificial intelligence, branding, Business Intelligence, business models, data analytics, education, industry analysis, market intelligence, outsourcing, Personalization, social impacts, white-collar.

Description: For decades, experts and specialists have been highly valued and sought after. However, these specialist rely on niche funding whereas generalists are widely employable. It appears that in the midst of an economic recession the jack-of-all-trades may find the most success. Source: fastcompany.com Date: August 29th, 2012 For the past several decades, the specialist… Read more »

“Color Forecast” Spies On The Hip To Help Guide Your Fashion Choices

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Description: This innovative new website tracks and translates the most worn colour in some of the most fashionable cities around the world. Now the fashion conscious can see what colours the fashion elite are wearing in real-time. Source: Fastcompany.com Date: April 19 2012 Even if you’ve confidently assessed the nowness of your hemline, heel height,… Read more »