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Viralheat CEO on the evolution of social analytics, modern horoscopes
Social media has become the world’s biggest pool of market research, but how is that data being collected and analyzed, and how does it ultimately improve the consumer experience? With advances in Big Data, social media data-mining has evolved a great deal in the past five years thanks to contributions from web search metadata and ...
With another startup buy, SugarCRM CEO shares integration philosophy
CRM solutions company SugarCRM Inc. has acquired Stitch, a personal assistant app for salespeople that “helps them work smarter.” Stitch offers technologies that increase individual productivity by making personalized recommendations to users based on an integrated analysis of data in various communication systems, including email, calendar and CRMs. Stitch capabilities will be integrated into future ...
New Apple Watch vs. Galaxy S smartwatch
Now that the Apple Watch finally has a sale date of April 24, we can begin to realistically compare the newest smartwatch to one of its biggest rivals, the Galaxy S from Samsung. Several specification details are still missing from the Apple Watch website, but here’s what we know about the two smartwatches today. . ...
Non-Apple Watch highlights from Live launch event: HBO now on Apple TV
Updated with full event highlights leading up to the Apple Watch retail launch, which you can read about here. See how the Apple Watch stacks up to its rival smartwatch, the Samsung Galaxy S, here. This morning’s Spring Forward event at Apple, Inc. headquarters in Cupertino, CA had been lauded for weeks as the official ...
Why content doesn’t matter to this data mining business
Data mining social data is driven by technology that continues to break new ground. Some would go so far as to say this tech has unlimited reach, with the potential to improve society’s overall health. Currently, organizations of all types are utilizing social media data mining to track opinions and form strategic and targeted business decisions. SiliconANGLE ...
Innovating Big Data governance: We asked the experts | #BigDataSV 2015
The annual BigDataSV 2015 event is underway in San Jose, CA, as theCUBE hosts SiliconANGLE and Wikibon analysts to discuss where the enterprise is allocating resources for real-time and accessibility applications for data analytics. The live discussion focuses on a new and exciting phase of the Big Data market and where the industry is headed. SiliconANGLE ...
Why Facebook will replace horoscopes: Exploring the business of data
Can Facebook replace daily horoscopes? Given the hoards of social graph data in its warehouses, a social media network like Facebook could very well have enough information on users to provide useful recommendations on a smattering of subjects. From romantic pursuits to career endeavors, Facebook alone has been documenting our lives for over a decade. ...
The stars in our data: Can Facebook replace horoscopes?
Why do we love data? For the same reason we read numerology charts and horoscopes. We’re curious enough about our natural make-up that we’ll seek an understanding of our underlying patterns.What if we could replace that astrology chart with a sleep pattern chart, using science to explain why we are who we are? Or what ...
Huddle’s new CEO shares goals for new cloud markets, rapid growth
Fresh off the heels of Huddle’s $51 million Series D round of funding at the end of 2014 and a year of significant growth, the company appointed 20-year veteran Morten Brøgger as its new CEO, effective January 29, 2015. Huddle’s co-founder and current CEO, Alastair Mitchell, will take on a new role as President and ...
Huddle appoints Morten Brøgger as CEO
A new year and a new CEO for Enterprise cloud collaboration service company Huddle. The company has appointed Morten Brøgger as its new Chief Executive Office (CEO) just weeks after the closure of the company’s $51 million Series D round of funding and a year of significant business growth during 2014. In his new position, ...