Highlights from the presentations by Big Data experts from McKinsey Solutions, SAP, Techfetch, Weather Analytics on Day 2 of Big Data for Executives 2014. By Anmol Rajpurohit (@hey_anmol), May 29, 2014.Big Data for Executives 2014 was a two-day event organized by Global Big Data Conference on May 5-6, 2014 specifically for the decision-making executives, and it addressed various questions […]
Bloomberg TVVirginie MaisonneuvePIMCO is famous for its massive bond fund business, which was built from the ground up largely by Bill Gross.
However, the money management firm also operates an equities fund business led by Virginie Maisonneuve.Today, Maisonneuve offers her assessment of the stock market in the context of the “New Neutral,” PIMCO’s house view that we’re living in a low-interest […]
OLSET wants to make travel better for the business workers tasked with planning their own trips through online travel sites. And to do so, it’s just raised $1.1 million in seed funding.The company was founded to provide a platform that enables business travelers to search for accommodations, and match them up with the three most highly ranked hotels based on […]
Google has made another move to build out its e-commerce business, and specifically its retail portal Google Shopping. It has acquired Rangespan, a London-based provider of back office services for online retailers, using data science to help them expand their product selection based on real-time sales dynamics.The company is based out of London, making this the third acquisition for Google […]
Kes Thygesen is the co-founder and head of product at RolePoint,a recruitment platform where the pipeline is driven by high-quality employee referrals.Big data. You’ve heard about it. You’ve read about it. Maybe you’re building tools that are shaping it. No matter if you’ve taken advantage of it or not, big data has the power to let you analyze success with more […]
Stamos Venios, Managing Partner of Data Elite says his company had a vision when they conceived of Data Elite, a lab of sorts, providing a support system for people with ideas for big data companies. This week, the first seven participants are moving onto the next stage.Venios said from the beginning they conceived of a place to provide more intensive support […]
How to trade stocks?
Posted in Forex Trading Tips, Information | Comments OffTo be alive in the trading market, then you need to be knowledgeable on different ways to trade stocks. To avoid unprofitable stock market, here are some tips on how to trade stocks: • Get a brokerThe most convenient way to trade stocks is to get a experienced […]
AT&T’s ‘Lilly’
“It’s Not Complicated” may have been its name, but the insights that drove one of AT&T’s most successful ad campaigns ever were based on a massive three-year big-data project that was plenty complex.The campaign featuring comedian Beck Bennett and little kids in a classroom was the product of a three-year project. It involved an analysis of 40 […]
Punch up a chart of SPY and you’ll see that, even with yesterday’s drop, we’re not far off the market highs and above the level at which we finished 2013. (My flow index for the chart starts 2013 at a level of 100).If, however, we look at the money flows in SPY–the product of the share price times the […]
I answered this question on Quora and happened to see Indian news channels flaunting social media statistics on the National Elections the same day. That’s what inspired me to start writing this post. Why was the #Oscar selfie such a big deal and why is social media analytics so hot today?SelfiesHistory was created on Twitter when a tweet by Ellen […]
