Big Data
Big Data and Hype: Where Are We Now?
Checking in on its current adoption.
Tag: Twitter
Thoughts, observations, and occasional rants about the destructive social network.
Big Data
How Big Data Is Changing Conventional Lending
It’s unlikely that the future of lending will resemble its past.
Big Data
Event Stream Data: What is it and why should I care?
Make no mistake. It's a very big deal.
Communication
What I Learned Writing for Inc.
Lessons from my year as a scribe at an über-popular site.
Book Reviews
Throwing Rocks at the Google Bus
A look at the new book by Douglas Rushkoff.
Big Data
How Big Data Enables Competitive Intelligence
Recent events surrounding Twitter and Apple can teach us a great teal about business today.
Big Data
Why is Google resurrecting Plus? In a word, data.
The data wars are far from over.
Big Data
Why I Despise the Term 'Influencer'
The term implies that influence is a binary, not a continuum.
Platforms
Twitter's Platform Problem
The company has violated the second rule of platforms: Cherish developers. Don't piss them off.
Communication
Twitter's New Commercial: Message Not Received
More of the same from the beleaguered social network.
Big Data
The Electric Possibilities of Big Data
Never before have we been able to ask and answer such profound questions.
Social Media
Contingency Planning
What are you doing to hedge your bets?
Big Data
Why Data Generation Will Become More Passive
The Internet of Things changes the very notion of how data is born.
Social Media
The Foolishness of Relying on Social-Media Numbers
A little yarn about just looking at specious statistics.
Platforms
Not All APIs Are Created Equal
Examining one of the most pervasive platform myths.
Social Media
When Partners Break Bad: Lessons From the ADP-Zenefits Fiasco
Think that this can't happen to your company? Think again.
Big Data
Big Data: Necessitating New Partnerships in New Media
The trend is unmistakeable.
Faves
The First Rule of Platforms
Thoughts on first-mover advantage.