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Futurelytics Gets $800K From Index And More So That Small …

Big data analytics has given large enterprises a way of analysing historical and real-time data to monitor their business’ performance, and to better predict what might happen next. Now, a startup out of central Europe called Futurelytics is hoping to be one of the leaders in the third piece of the big data puzzle: prescriptive analytics, or how to use […]

Star ratings on Facebook Pages: A better way to determine user …

Facebook is now testing the use of star ratings prominently displayed on Pages, in an effort to give users more information on beyond the ambiguous “Like” and to aid in discovery.Facebook Pages have become a big part of businesses’ social media efforts. Pages are helpful in engaging both potential customers and loyal clients alike, and Facebook’s targeted advertising allows owners […]

Twitter IPO Live – Business Insider

Jay Yarow/Business InsiderTwitter CEO Dick Costolo on the floor of the NYSE.Twitter had a relatively steady first day as a public company.
The IPO was priced at $26 a share. The opening trade was at $45.10. That price took a little longer than expected for the NYSE. Trading opened at 10:49. People were expecting to start at 10 AM. The extra […]

Why big data means job growth for non-data professionals …

Big data is everywhere, being generated by people using transactional tools, social media and collaboration tools, as well as pouring in from applications, log files and machines. Recognizing its potential to analyze and predict trends, enterprises want at this data. The problem is, there just aren’t enough skilled professionals adept at transforming this data into business insights — and we’re […]

Intro To Big Data Companies: Big Returns, Big Risks [General …

One of the hottest areas of information technology right now is the field of “Big Data”, and closely related “Business Intelligence”. While these concepts don’t get anywhere near as much discussion as some other emerging industries, say 3D Printing (see my article on 3D Printing stocks here) or Medical Marijuana (See my article here), Big Data and Business Intelligence are […]

96 Stocks APIs: Bloomberg, NASDAQ and E*TRADE …

Our API directory now includes 96 stocks APIs. The newest is the Eurex VALUES API. The most popular, in terms of directory page views, is the Bloomberg API. Below you’ll find some more stats from the directory, including the entire list of stocks APIs.

In terms of the technical details, REST and XML lead the way. There are 55 stocks REST […]

“Buzz” vs. Sentiment – Word of Mouth's Most Important Distinction

The marketing world has been buzzing this week about a new study from
social superstar Coca-Cola. Despite the brand’s massive social
following and celebrated dedication to highly-sharable content, recent analysis by the Coke team found that online buzz had no measurable impact on short-term soft drink sales.Many clung to the study’s findings that TV and display ads showed
more sales […]

BigData-Startups | T-Mobile USA cuts downs churn rate by 50% in …

Print PDFTelecom organisations are known from collecting massive amounts of data. Everything that customers are doing is registered: how long and when people call, direct messaging peaks, internet usage and so on. These are just some of the metrics being captured and if you have 33 million customers, as T-Mobile USA does, we are talking serious big data. Strangely enough, […]

The Correlation Between Historic Stock Data And The Sentiment …

The Correlation Between Historic Stock Data And The Sentiment Analysis Of Social Networks – Infographic | The Main Street Analyst

Home›Business›The Correlation Between Historic Stock Data And The Sentiment Analysis Of Social Networks – InfographicThe Correlation Between Historic Stock Data And The Sentiment Analysis Of Social Networks – InfographicPosted on November 15, 2012 by [email protected]

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Visualizes Social Sentiment Coming to Enterprises in Real-time …

It’s surely a sign of APIs growing up when enterprise vendors are building tools to utilize them. Business management solutions company SAP AG has a new solution that helps businesses and organizations gain insights into market trends and customer sentiment in real-time. The “SAP Rapid-Deployment Solution for Sentiment Intelligence with SAP HANA” loads text data from any Web Channel that […]