The media and entertainment industry is awaiting a paradigm shift in the coming years. For many years, this industry was about sending information/entertainment to readers / viewers / users at a moment they thought appropriate (think the TV channels). The broadcasting planning was made based on historical analyses and what the Chief Editor deemed best for the audience. With big … [Read more...] about A Paradigm Shift Awaits The Media And Entertainment Industry
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Ford Drives In The Right Direction With Big Data
If I had asked people what they wanted, they would have said faster horses, the famous quote by Henry Ford. Nowadays, Ford uses big data to find out what their customers want and to develop better cars faster. Developing a product that requires 20.000 25.000 different parts to develop, big data seems to be the only way forward and Ford bets heavily on big data. Ford actually … [Read more...] about Ford Drives In The Right Direction With Big Data
Five Factors to Consider for Your Big Data Initiative
The four Vs. If youre reading this post, chances are good you know what they stand for. In the off-chance you dont, they represent volume, variety, velocity, and value. The first three are relatively quantifiable. The fourth, however, is a bit less tangible, less quantifiable, and as a result it makes it hard to associate a solid ROI to the concept of Big Data usage. This in … [Read more...] about Five Factors to Consider for Your Big Data Initiative
Reclaim your name: FTC Commissioner’s Big Data Plan
On June 26th, United States FTC Commissioner Julie Brill spoke to over 100 activists, advocates, journalists, attorneys, and industry professionals at the 2013 Computers, Freedom and Privacy Conference in Washington, D.C. about the challenges she and others are facing with privacy and rising tide of data flooding the world. While extolling the benefits of … [Read more...] about Reclaim your name: FTC Commissioner’s Big Data Plan
The Surprising Effects Of Global Health Data – Video
The biggest problem in Global Health Data is that the data they are looking for is not available. It is unknown which clinics in the developing world have which and how many medicines. It is unknown how many children were born or died in Bolivia, Botswana or Butan. It is unknown what the needs of the elderly are, basically they know nothing because the IT systems to find … [Read more...] about The Surprising Effects Of Global Health Data – Video
