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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

Tecplot’s EqualLogic Adoption Opens New Doors

NEWS By KATHRYN BUFORD14 YEARS AGO

In The Cube’s ongoing coverage of Dell Storage Forum, Dave Vellante and Stuart Miniman of Wikibon.org meet with Tecplot IT generalist, Pete Koehler (full video below).  Vellante begins by reminding viewers that The Cube finds the signal through the noise, providing only the …

Dell’s Data Protection Solutions and The Future of Back-Up

NEWS By KATHRYN BUFORD14 YEARS AGO

In Silicon Angle’s ongoing Dell Storage Forum coverage, Dave Vellante and Steve Miniman of Wikibon, spoke with Brett Roscoe, General Manager and Executive Director of Dell Power Vault and owner of Dell’s data management solutions.  Vellante and Roscoe discuss fluid data architecture, …

YouTube Uses Content ID System to Monetize—Not Penalize

NEWS By KATHRYN BUFORD14 YEARS AGO

With its new publishing deals, YouTube will turn the users it once punished, into marketing opportunities.  In the self-broadcasting/file-sharing era that makes it easy for fans to access, copy and distribute music at no cost, it seems that unauthorized file sharing and …

HP’s Cloud and Big Data Priorities

NEWS By KATHRYN BUFORD14 YEARS AGO

As part of Silicon Angle’s continuous coverage of HP Discover, Dave Vellante spoke with Chris and Greg Tinker, HP Discover Master Technologists, about trends in Cloud and Big Data. The Tinker’s noted the big issue for customers as they grow their businesses …

The Evolution of Instagram’s Breakout Success

NEWS By KATHRYN BUFORD14 YEARS AGO

“We’re a bit disappointed here…We were aiming for $2 billion and they only gave us one…But, you know, sometimes s— happens.”  Although Instagram CEO Kevin Systrom kept a serious tone when offering this sarcastic response, he finally erupted in laughter.  It’s still …

Big Data Gets Intimate

NEWS By KATHRYN BUFORD14 YEARS AGO

Several companies like Facebook, Netflix, Amazon and various mobile fitness apps leverage Big Data to offer customers a personalized user experience.  In short data science “gets” us—more specifically, our inclinations, dislikes, and hopes.  To this growing list of understandings, True&Co, an online …

A Big Data Analytic for the “New App Economy”

NEWS By KATHRYN BUFORD14 YEARS AGO

Big data can help businesses garner or maintain competitive advantage, to the extent that their sectors understand and apply the most useful customer profit analytics.  In a recent Kontagent post, CEO Jeff Tseng suggests Customer Lifetime Value (CLTV) is an important measure …

Google’s Data Artists Will Inspire at Eyeo Festival

NEWS By KATHRYN BUFORD14 YEARS AGO

Bringing together pioneers in data science, arts and community engagement, the 2012 Eyeo Festival is sure to live up to its slogan: “Converge to Inspire.”  Speakers include innovators working at the intersections arts and data like Aaron Koblin, head of the Data …

Big Data, Fat Brains, Social Impact

NEWS By KATHRYN BUFORD14 YEARS AGO

Since his Data Kind (formerly Data Without Borders) proposal last year, Jake Porway continues to pair fat brains with big data to effect positive social change.  Gina Rudan of Genuine Insights considers fat brains young, tech-savvy and informed individuals who, despite their …

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