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Technical analysis of terrorist graphic/brand design – Boing Boing

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On We Make Money, Not Art, Regine has posted a long and fascinating review of the 2013 book
Branding Terror. The Logotypes and Iconography of Insurgent Groups and Terrorist Organizations
, which presents a detailed analysis of the visual identity of terrorist and non-state-actor insurgent groups around the world and over time. Underground and criminalized subcultures have produced some remarkable and […]

How Big Data Can Predict the Success of Your Startup – The Next Web

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 […]

The next big thing in 'big data' jobs: Dataviz – Ask Annie -Fortune …

Short for data visualization, it’s the art (and science) of putting numbers into graphics that are easy to understand and use. Here’s how to get ready for it.FORTUNE — Dear Annie: I’m graduating at the end of this month with a major in marketing, and I’ll be starting a great new job as a marketing and brand-management trainee at a big […]

Analytics from SAP – Big Data for Finance – SAP Blogs — Home

by Rob Jenkins, Global Center of Excellence, SAPBig Data is often mentioned as one of the game-changing technology trends that every company must capitalize on to stay competitive. Most CIOs are familiar with how Big Data can be leveraged for transforming marketing (like multi-channel promotion effectiveness), manufacturing (defect prevention) or distribution (dynamic routing systems). In this era of technology innovation, […]

Putting Privacy First in Big Data Technologies | Re/code

As big data has evolved beyond buzzword status to become a substantive force that is helping business, government and individuals gain helpful insights, the issue of data privacy has moved to the forefront. While the quest for insight has rarely been stronger or more necessary, concern over protecting the privacy interests of individuals has given many parties pause.Looking at health […]

Who Should Attend a Big Data Conference This Year? | Fusion …

Who Should Attend a Big Data Conference This Year?

February 10, 2014 by Dave Leininger
“I think this would be a good technology conference to attend,” I suggested to the owner of a small company for whom I worked years ago. “Here is why: out of 24 sessions being presented over two days, I can attend the eight that are closely aligned with […]

Social Media's Big Data Future — From Deep Learning To …

BI IntelligenceThe world’s largest social networks are storing massive amounts of never-before-analyzed data that could reveal lucrative information about consumers — from how people are influenced, to what triggers an intent to purchase.
However, as much as 90% of that data is “unstructured,” meaning it’s spontaneously generated and not easily captured and classified. But machine learning or artificial intelligence […]

Strong opportunities and some challenges for big data security …

My friends on Wall Street and Sand Hill Road will likely place a number of bets on big data security analytics in 2014. Good strategy as this market category should get loads of hype and visibility while vendor sales managers build a very healthy sales pipelines by March. Yup, there should be plenty of opportunities for big data security […]

A Room with a View (of Crucial Big Data Insights) – Cisco Blog

What’s the problem with Big Data? You guessed right — it’s BIG.Big Data empowers organizations to discern patterns that were once invisible, leading to breakthrough ideas and transformed business performance. But there is simply so much of it, and from such myriad sources — customers, competitors, mobile, social, web, transactional, operational, internal, external, structured, and unstructured — that, for many […]