As we expand RavenPack’s coverage from regular news sources to social media, including Twitter, we face several complex challenges, including the unique language used by microbloggers; the problem of source reputation; issues related to security and abuse of accounts and, lastly, whether news actually breaks on Twitter versus news sites.
These challenges were some of the topics I discussed at a […]
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]]>In gearing up to attend this week’s DataBeat, I found myself thinking about what I want out of the conference. I’ve dreamed about being able to analyze all the data that’s relevant to my company and what that could do for me as a CMO.Imagine the insights: how customers use a product, how they consume content, and how […]
By Aaron Krol May 14, 2014 | More than a hundred companies set up booths at the 2014 Bio-IT World Conference & Expo to demonstrate their products, but it seems safe to say only one of them
could claim the Miami Heat as a customer.Ayasdi, whose eclectic client base also includes Merck, General
Electric, Citigroup, and the U.S. Department of Agriculture, […]
Are Stock Market Valuations Really Too High?Stock-Markets / Stock Market ValuationsMay 11, 2014 – 06:11 PM GMTBy: John_Mauldin
The older I get and the more I research and study, the more convinced I become that one of the more important traits of a good investor or businessman is not simply to come up with the right answer but […]
After the workshop, another student took us out to Claiborne, the thoroughbred farm where Secretariat was buried. He was one of the great racehorses of all time. We went to his grave. He was buried in an eight-foot mahogany coffin with a gold satin lining. My student told me, “They don’t usually bury the whole horse, but he was special. […]
IBM unveiled new Power Systems servers Wednesday, leveraging POWER8 technology for a new era of big data and open innovation. Through the OpenPOWER Foundation, IBM also released detailed technical specifications for its POWER8 processor, inviting collaborators and competitors alike to innovate on the processor and server platform.The new scale-out IBM Power Systems servers culminate a $2.4 billion investment, three-plus years of development and […]
Benchmarks ended in the green zone yesterday as investors were encouraged by better-than-expected corporate earnings results. Halliburton, Hasbro, Kimberly-Clark and SunTrust Banks reported upbeat quarterly results. Also, an increase in Conference Board’s leading economic index somewhat added to the bullish mood. The S&P rose for five straight sessions, its longest winning streak since October 2013.For a look at the issues […]
At Admiral Markets we believe that continuous education is the key to success in trading Forex, stocks and other financial instruments; therefore, our mission is to provide both beginners and experienced traders with numerous educational opportunities: e-books, webinars, seminars etc. To fulfil this purpose, Admiral Markets was delighted to organize a series of seminars in the Baltic states – Lithuania, […]
SummaryWhile the recent Intel and Cloudera announcement was applauded by analysts, the market took it with a yawn.
Intel will benefit, however probably not by much, that will make a big difference in Intel’s profits.
While the sector has room to grow, there is already a […]
Share This articleWe all know that with enough expensive servers, big companies can crunch through massive amounts of data. In some cases, like trending search reports, dedicated computing resources can even make large-scale analysis happen in realtime. Now, startup Map-D has harnessed the power of GPUs to allow the realtime analysis and visualization of huge datasets with a much smaller […]
