tibbr GEO: “Check-in” Enterprise style
With tibbr, our focus has been to “deliver the right information to the right person in the right context.” Relevancy has been a key...
The Data Analytics of the NFL Playoffs
Saints fans are sad. Everyone is pondering Tim Tebow’s 2012 fate after he defied the odds of making it to the playoffs. The Packers...
The Business Value of Uncovering the "Unknowns" in Data
One of the greatest benefits of using analytics is that it can help decision makers and data scientists spot new trends or anomalies in...
The Business Value of Uncovering the “Unknowns” in Data
One of the greatest benefits of using analytics is that it can help decision makers and data scientists spot new trends or anomalies in...
As Chief Yahoo Resigns, Can Big Data Save Stumbling Company?
Yesterday, Yahoo co-founder Jerry Yang - aka the “Chief Yahoo” - resigned from the board of directors and all other positions at the troubled company....
Big Data vs Event Processing
Database pundit Curt Monash made a brief mention of event processing (/event stream processing) in his discussion on "big data terminology", presumably as a...
Applying Big Data to 2011 Holiday Shopping Information
By most measures, 2011 holiday sales saw solid gains. Overall retail sales rose 4.1%, according to the National Retail Federation. And while 2011 holiday...
The Data Analytics of the 2012 Election . . . So Far
This week, Mitt Romney became the front-runner in the 2012 Republican nomination bid for the White House with his "unprecedented wins" in Iowa and...
How the Consumerization of Data Leads to More Quality of Life Improvements
In the second post of our series about how people everywhere can use data and tools to make the world a better place, we...
The Promise and Challenge of Using Big Data to Address World Problems
Last month, we wrote that as data and analytic tools become more prevalent in society, the consumerization of data has opened up a whirlwind of opportunities...