Kathryn Buford

As a scholar, social entrepreneur, and consultant, Kathryn has led and consulted on projects for The Embassy of Jamaica, Americorps, BBC, Sony Entertainment, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, and various small businesses, creative agencies, nonprofits and media brands. Her writings and commentary have appeared in publications like BBC, GOOD, CNBC and Live Unchained -- her former blog (of 6 years) for women and creatives across the African Diaspora. She holds a Ph.D. in sociology from the University of Maryland, College Park with concentrations in social theory and social and cultural entrepreneurship.

Latest from Kathryn Buford

“All media fails, but Cloud backup is forever,” A Trip Down Memory Lane for Storage Media [Infographic]

NEWS By KATHRYN BUFORD14 YEARS AGO

However, popular new forms of storage media become, affording ease of use, portability and data security, they have their challenges and, ultimately, become “a useless piece of plastic, tape or metal.” Crashplan’s recent infographic, “The Lifespan of Storage Media,” presents statistics on …

Big Data Startups on the Rise with Sizeable Investments and Innovations; SpaceCurve, ParStream & SAP

NEWS By KATHRYN BUFORD14 YEARS AGO

In light of Realtime’s recent $100 million dollar investmentto re-invent the worldwide web, its no secret that Big Data investors have deep pockets and huge ambitions. The possibilities for leveraging massive amounts of data in innovative ways seem as vast as the …

Why Low IP Restrictions May Increase Your Bottom Line: Q&A with Johanna Blakley on IP Lessons from the Fashion Industry

NEWS By KATHRYN BUFORD14 YEARS AGO

Technological advances have ushered in the collaborative digital era in which, people co-create and collectively profit from acclaimed films, offer free guides on how to replicate their own 3-d printers, or simply re-mix music from around the world, have generated excitement on …

Data Scientists Predict What Music You’ll Love, Disrupt Common Marketing Logic

NEWS By KATHRYN BUFORD14 YEARS AGO

Will you love your favorite musician’s next album? Whatever you suggested, Shanda Innovations (tech incubator of China’s Shanda corporation) may know better than even you. A Music Data Science Hackathon, which was oraganised by Data Science London, using Kaggle platform, and sponsored by …

Atigeo to Empower Voters with Big Data Analytics Platform

NEWS By KATHRYN BUFORD14 YEARS AGO

“On the sixth floor of a sleek office building here [in Chicago], more than 150 techies are quietly peeling back the layers of your life. They know what you read and where you shop, what kind of work you do and who …

Developing Countries Lead The Mobile World

NEWS By KATHRYN BUFORD14 YEARS AGO

According to a recent World Bank infographic, the developing world is now more mobile than the developed world. The spread of mobile usage across low-income regions reflects global trends in pace, access and pervasiveness when it comes to mobile usage. The World …

Realtime Initiates “New Era of the Internet” with $100M Investment, Valued at $1 Billion

NEWS By KATHRYN BUFORD14 YEARS AGO

When Realtime Founder and CEO André Parreira asked himself: “What can I do to be disruptive?”the scalable answer seemed obvious: “[Let’s] create the live web.” Realtime’s instantaneous and continuous updates, which means users no longer need to refresh pages and applications. …

DataStax CTO Says Cassandra is for Practical Problem Solvers

NEWS By KATHRYN BUFORD14 YEARS AGO

In their ongoing coverage of the 2012 Cassandra Summit in Santa Clara, California, John Furrier and Jeff Kelly spoke with Co-Founder and CTO of DataStax, Jonathan Ellis (see full video below). The panelists discuss Cassandra’s strengths in light of the NoSQL movement, SSD’s …

How Big Data Helps African Youth Shape the Future of Their Continent: Q&A with Appfrica Founder Jon Gosier

NEWS By KATHRYN BUFORD14 YEARS AGO

As a data scientist, social entrepreneur, and founder of data analysis startup, MetaLayer, Jon Gosier aims to make complex technological knowledge, once reserved for specialists, accessible to a broad audience. MetaLayer’s simple interface offers “Drag and Drop Data Science” to organizations and …

Data Visualization Sets the Olympic Record Straight

NEWS By KATHRYN BUFORD14 YEARS AGO

The physical ability that comes from sacrifice, determination and a grueling fitness schedule is awe-inspiring to Olympic audiences. But, alas, sports researchers suggests we should put our thrill in perspective noting a decline in world record breaking. GE’s data visualization team partnered …

Kathryn Buford

Latest from Kathryn Buford

“All media fails, but Cloud backup is forever,” A Trip Down Memory Lane for Storage Media [Infographic]

Big Data Startups on the Rise with Sizeable Investments and Innovations; SpaceCurve, ParStream & SAP

Why Low IP Restrictions May Increase Your Bottom Line: Q&A with Johanna Blakley on IP Lessons from the Fashion Industry

Data Scientists Predict What Music You’ll Love, Disrupt Common Marketing Logic

Atigeo to Empower Voters with Big Data Analytics Platform

Developing Countries Lead The Mobile World

Realtime Initiates “New Era of the Internet” with $100M Investment, Valued at $1 Billion

DataStax CTO Says Cassandra is for Practical Problem Solvers

How Big Data Helps African Youth Shape the Future of Their Continent: Q&A with Appfrica Founder Jon Gosier

Data Visualization Sets the Olympic Record Straight

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