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....
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...
Differentiating Through Event-Driven Analytics
A growing number of companies are taking advantage of event-driven analytics to help identify event patterns and their impacts on business trends and key...
Top BI Resolutions and Trends for 2012 from Industry Experts
We pulled three BI industry pundits away from their cork-popping and horn-blowing just after midnight on January 1st to get their takes on the...
The Data Analytics of New Year's Resolutions
What's the one thing a majority of Americans are doing in the early days of 2012? Saying they'll never eat bad, smoke, or work...
The Data Analytics of New Year’s Resolutions
What's the one thing a majority of Americans are doing in the early days of 2012? Saying they'll never eat bad, smoke, or work...
How BI and Data Analytics Pros Used Twitter in December
It’s time for our last blast Twitter recap for BI and data analytics pros for 2011. This month we are featuring a new Twitter...