During the 2012 presidential election, USA Today ran a daily feature in which its technology partner, Topsy (since acquired by Apple), provided a sentiment score for each candidate. On May 1st, the first day the feature ran, for instance, Barack Obama scored 34 and Mitt Romeny scored 26. On November 7th, the day after the election, Obama scored 85 and […]
John Hussman, Hussman FundsStart of a crash?See Also3 Things To Know About ETFsDaymond John Reveals What It’s Like Being A ‘Shark Tank’ Investor4 Things To Consider In A Changing Bond MarketFund manager John Hussman of the Hussman Funds has been one of the most vocal bears on Wall Street for the past few years.The market has continued to rise strongly […]
As a society, we praise people who make it rich in the stock market. Every day we hear stories about money managers who “beat the market”, the stock that rose 100% in a matter of days or some myth about Warren Buffett. This get rich story is all a very enticing story and it’s even true on many occasions, but […]
As a society we praise people who make it rich in the stock market. Every day we hear stories about money managers who “beat the market”, the stock that rose 100% in a matter of days or some myth about Warren Buffett. This get rich story is all a very enticing story and it’s even true on many occasions, but […]
Yesterday, I read an article on the website of Scientific American titled “Saving Big Data from Big Mouths” by Cesar A. Hidalgo. As you know if you read this blog regularly, I have grave concerns about the hyperbolic claims of Big Data and believe that it is little more than a marketing campaign to sell expensive technology products and services. […]
They just said the word bullshit live, as it were, on air.For British media, that’s like, pretty unheard of it isn’t it? The Economist always has had balls though I suppose, and exists in its own special space where it can say what the hell it likes I guess. And of course this is a casual blog and not the […]
Are you ever tormented by the fact that what would happen if your customers stop buying your products or services? Or the fact that your customers are displeased with you and some improvements are required in your offerings? Or are you one of those who think social media is a waste of time because ignoring social media doesn’t make you […]
Ah, porn. The reason incognito mode was invented. A new paper offers an instructive look into the fascinating perusing habits of warm-blooded Internet users, and compiles all that revealing data into useful charts. (Hat tip to The Atlantic and Wired.)We’ve seen before how porn sites use data to deliver targeted advertising. But this study’s aim is a bit different. The […]
With all the hype around Big Data, one of the most pressing concerns for organizations is finding qualified data scientists who’re able to translate that mish-mash of numbers into something that makes sense – actual insights that can be used to pursue businesses’ goals and strategies.The opportunities for data scientists are said to be enormous, mainly because there aren’t enough […]
