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A look at Twitter messages in 2012 mentioning $SPY and S&P500 Symbols
Cross Posted at TradeTheSentiment.com While working up my data analysis chapter of my dissertation, I came across some interesting tidbits of information
Links for Sept 8 2013
Anticipate the Corporate Culture of "No!" - Sales Aerobics for Engineers ® Blog Quote: Do you work in a Culture of No? Some of you will be defeated by the
Foto Friday – Another of the Broadmoor Hotel
This is another capture of hte main buildings at the Broadmoor Hotel in Colorado Springs CO after a storm passed through. Captured with Canon 7D and Canon
CIO 100 Awards – On Disrupting IT
IT pros should welcome the opportunity to disrupt their own services and processes. It prevents complacency and opens new ways to add value.
Big Data won't solve your problem (or maybe it will)
I just finished reading "Can big data technology be used to replace creative marketing?" and felt the need to vent a bit. This first part of this vent:
Foto Friday – The Broadmoor after a storm
Captured this image after a storm moved through Colorado Springs. This is the Main building at the Broadmoor. Captured with Canon 7D and Canon 17-40 L
Predictive Analytics is not Big Data
According to Wikipedia, predictive analytics is described as: Predictive analytics encompasses a variety of techniques from statistics, modeling, machine
Links for August 25 2013
Data Science for Business - O'Reilly Radar Quote: Data analytic thinking means knowing what questions to ask, how to ask those questions, and whether the
Foto Friday – Garden of the Gods
This is capture of the Garden of the Gods in Colorado Springs. Taken immediately after a rain storm had passed through. Captured with Canon 7D and Canon
Big Data – Construct or Reality?
Before we get started - a definition of “construct” is needed. Taking a page from my years in quantitative research, I submit this definition (based on
Links for August 18 2013
Unicorn, Shmunicorn: Be a Pegasus | UX Magazine Quote: But who better to take on the product challenges of the future than cream-of-the-crop UX
Foto Friday – Mule Deer eating
Captured this Mule Deer eating at sunset in Garden of the Gods, Colorado Springs CO. Using a Canon 7D with a Canon 300mm f/4 IS handheld EXIF: 1/640, ƒ/4,
Links for August 11 2013
Open Innovation: The Heart of Small Business | Free Enterprise Quote: The small business often has the advantage of proximity to their customers, but this
Foto Friday – Duck in morning light
Nothing special about this one...other than It was a test of the Canon 1D Mark IV on the first day I had it. I do wonder if he (she?) knows there's
How not to make critical decisions
I ran across IBM's "How NOT to run a midsize business..." site and immediately spent some time sifting through the site. You've most likely seen the cards
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