Nov 1318You might be surprised what consumers say about banks and credit unions in social media. Here’s the first installment in a series of quarterly sentiment reports from the social media monitoring experts at digital agency iQ, brought to you exclusively by The Financial Brand. “Social Listening” is a practice that allows us to examine all forms of social interaction […]
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Tuesday, the White House Office of Science and Technology Policy (OSTP) in collaboration with the Networking and Information Technology R&D (NITRD) program hosted Data to Knowledge to Action: Building New Partnerships. The event was a progress report of sorts on the Obama Administration’s “Big Data Research and Development Initiative” announced in 2012.OSTP Director John Holdren opened the event stressing the […]
BERKELEY In a world awash in data, UC Berkeley is meeting the flood head-on by establishing a new institute to support faculty, researchers and students in their efforts to mine this information in areas as diverse as astronomy and economics, genetics and demography.Berkeley Nobelist Saul Perlmutter describes the new Berkeley Institute for Data Science at a Nov. 12 […]
From a trader’s point of view, there is one commodity that is worth infinitesimally more than any other. And it’s not cutting-edge technology, advanced technical analysis, or profound macroeconomic insight – although these are undoubtedly hugely valuable – it’s information.Not just any information – after all, the world is filled with more information than even the most powerful computers could hope […]
The University of Washington is one of three schools across the country sharing a major grant to spread ”big data” analysis skills beyond computer science and apply them to other fields.The UW’s share of the five-year, $38 million grant will build up the school’s eScience Institute and Center for Statistics and Social Sciences. It is funding five data scientists, four postdoctoral data […]
Facebook (FB) has been on quite a run in 2013, up 100% from its summer lows. But after peaking at almost $55 a share in October, FB stock is fading fast.And given some of the sentiment lately, Facebook stock could remain under pressure for some time.On the sentiment front, big-time investors are starting to sour on this social media giant. […]
Editor’s Note: Todd posts his vibes in real time each day on our Buzz & Banter.Good morning from Minyanville East, where I’m settling in after a stretch of some much-needed balance. I was off the grid in Cuba at the end of last week — someone is going to make a lot of money when the embargo is lifted — […]
Bloomberg TVKatie Jacobs Stanton, Twitter’s head of international.Twitter’s IPO is ready to price, and, predictably, many pundits are going on about how stupid investors are to buy the stock.
Twitter is losing money, these pundits observe.It’s a social network, like the disastrous Facebook.Twitter hasn’t proven anything yet.Twitter investors are so deluded and ridiculous, these pundits roar, that they’ve already agreed to […]
Since the early days of social listening much of the analysis has been focused on generating sentiment – the general overall attitude toward a brand or product. Labeled as “buzz” given its vague, abstract “thumbs up / thumbs down” nature, the issue with high-level sentiment has revolved around a lack of trust and inability to act on the information.Earlier this […]
