Here is my mini list of critical education skills for the 21st Century:-Fluency in English, one European language AND Mandarin(the last language will enable you to write your own ticket internationally with any Mega Global Conglomerate)-BA in a STEM Field-Expertise in Statistics and Familiarity with Scientific Literature-Know the difference between healthy skepticism of an internet article and naivity.-Ability to Mine […]
By Seth Grimes, Founding Chair, Sentiment Analysis SymposiumGiven: Sentiment — opinion, emotion, and attitude — is a clear customer-experience indicator. Discover business value in feelings in their many forms via sentiment analysis, technology that helps you measure and quantify opinion that helps you respond and engage. This article will discuss the sentiment-customer experience link and analysis approaches that derive value.Solutions […]
College students and supporters hold up signs at a rally to support fossil fuel divestment outside of City Hall in San Francisco, Thursday, May 2, 2013. (AP Photo/Jeff Chiu)HOUSTON — Environmental advocates across the country are urging foundations and universities to sell their investments in oil and gas companies, arguing they have a responsibility to withhold support from companies whose […]
“BOLLOCKS”, says a Cambridge professor. “Hubris,” write researchers at Harvard. “Big data is bullshit,” proclaims Obama’s reelection chief number-cruncher. A few years ago almost no one had heard of “big data”. Today it’s hard to avoid—and as a result, the digerati love to condemn it. Wired, Time, Harvard Business Review and other publications are falling over themselves to dance on […]
“BOLLOCKS”, says a Cambridge professor. “Hubris,” write researchers at Harvard. “Big data is bullshit,” proclaims Obama’s reelection chief number-cruncher. A few years ago almost no one had heard of “big data”. Today it’s hard to avoid—and as a result, the digerati love to condemn it. Wired, Time, Harvard Business Review and other publications are falling over themselves to dance on […]
“BOLLOCKS”, says a Cambridge professor. “Hubris,” write researchers at Harvard. “Big data is bullshit,” proclaims Obama’s reelection chief number-cruncher. A few years ago almost no one had heard of “big data”. Today it’s hard to avoid—and as a result, the digerati love to condemn it. Wired, Time, Harvard Business Review and other publications are falling over themselves to dance on […]
If you are performing well in the stock market then you are part of a small number. If you are one of the larger number who aren’t doing so well or you would like to improve you results, then I think you should look at technical analysis and perhaps do a technical analysis course.These days there are lots of technical […]
Social media can be an incredibly important tool for your business. But it can also be overwhelming. You’re following what’s being said about your industry and brand, your team is trying to produce and share great content, you’re interacting with customers, finding prospects and you’re trying to make sense of it all. The biggest question you’re most likely trying to […]
Editor’s note: This article is by Anshul Sheopuri, research staff member and manager of Consumer Modeling at IBM Research.Skillsoft, a company that develops learning programs for business and government, recently partnered with us to develop new enterprise learning capabilities. These capabilities, based on advanced algorithms, predict optimal times that a business should engage or interact with customers, and also recommend […]
Are you a big fan of Apple or Nike, or a hater of McDonald’s? A new study from the W. P. Carey School of Business at Arizona State University shows love-it or hate-it brands probably won’t perform exceptionally well in the stock market, but they also offer investors less risk because you know just what to expect – the good […]
