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IBM Research: Cognitive systems speculate on big data

Patent #8,387,065: Speculative
popcount data creation
Issued: February 26, 2013Inventors: Ravi
Arimilli, Ronald
Kalla, Balaram
Sinharoy
What is patent #8,387,065? By IBM Fellow Ravi ArimilliOur brains don’t need to tell our lungs to breathe or our
hearts to pump blood. Unfortunately, computers require instructions for
everything they do. But what if machines could analyze big data and determine
what to do, based on the […]

How to Use Sentiment Analysis to Improve Your Business?

Sentiment analysis has been lately a hot topic of debate among the social media professionals. The accuracy, the methodology of implementing and it’s practical usage, all have been discussed with different perceptions. Let’s take a quick look at why and how sentiment analysis can help your businesses grow.Why Sentiment Analysis?When there are hundreds of mentions around your brand, sentiment analysis […]

The Pros and Cons of Big Data Democratization – Search Engine …

We live in very complex times. As much as we talk about integrated insights, it only seems to be getting worse.If I sound a little bleak it’s because this statement has been shared ad nauseam: digital marketers are literally drowning in data.Data sources range from anecdotal and trivial to scientifically precise, and span numerous systems both on premise, in the […]

Big Data, Big Bucks: Palantir Valued at $9 Billion – Reed Albergotti …

Palantir Technologies, the “big data” miner that the counts the CIA and the FBI among its clients, is poised to announce a new round of funding that will value the company at roughly $9 billion, according a person familiar with the matter.In a securities filing Thursday, Palantir is expected to disclose that it has raised $58 million in the current […]

Stock Trading Wisdom – Not For Suckers – Jesse Livermore

I liked the quote from George Soros I used earlier this month, so I thought I’d dig out a few more words of wisdom.In doing so, I’m well aware that this is precisely the kind of activity a sucker loves to engage in. Jesse Livermore said:“The semi-sucker had read books about trading – usually written by yet higher grade suckers […]