Kristen Nicole

Named by Forbes as a top influencer in Big Data, Kristen Nicole is currently a Senior Editor at SiliconANGLE.com. She got her start with 606tech, a Chicago blog she dedicated to the social media space, going on to become the lead writer and Field Editor at Mashable.

Kristen Nicole has also contributed to other publications, from TIME Techland to Forbes. Her work has been syndicated across a number of media outlets, including The New York Times, and MSNBC.

Kristen Nicole published her first book, The Twitter Survival Guide, and is currently completing her second book on predictive analytics.

Latest from Kristen Nicole

BumeBox CEO on the Impact of Real-Time Data for Social Marketing [Q&A Series]

NEWS By KRISTEN NICOLE14 YEARS AGO

Real-time interaction is something that can be applied to just about any industry, creating a hub of connected activity that works for sporting events, fashion shows and even movie premiers. In fact, if you’ve been following the marketing around Charlize Theron’s latest …

Zooz Rolls Out HTML5-Compatible Mobile Payment SDK

NEWS By KRISTEN NICOLE14 YEARS AGO

Zooz is one of the newest up-and-comers in the mobile microtransaction space, an area that is growing rapidly now that developers are monetizing their apps with more flexibility, and far more successfully. An application that offers paid add-ons needs a way to …

Piecing Together Facebook Mobile: Acquisitions, Rumors, Ads and Android

NEWS By KRISTEN NICOLE14 YEARS AGO

Since going public, news surrounding Facebook has focused on mobile: how will Facebook roll out its mobile strategy? How will Facebook justify its recent string of acquisitions, namely Instagram for $1 billion? How do ads fit into Facebook’s rumored smartphone? Is Android …

What Non-Nerdy Skills Do Data Scientists Need?

NEWS By KRISTEN NICOLE14 YEARS AGO

Communication and personality. These are two of the skill sets you’ll need to develop if you’re thinking about becoming a data scientist, according to two industry veterans from Greenplum. Wikibon analyst Jeff Kelly sat down with Derek Lin and Noelle Sio, two …

Fab.com Social Upgrade Swaps Google+ for Pinterest

NEWS By KRISTEN NICOLE14 YEARS AGO

Fab.com has nailed a lot of industry “firsts.” It was the first flash sale site to focus on modern “hipster” products, and it was the first to successfully implement a social strategy. Their social integration started with their own activity feed, which …

How a Baseball Hall of Famer Hits a Home Run in the Cloud [Q&A Series]

NEWS By KRISTEN NICOLE14 YEARS AGO

Being inducted into an athletic hall of fame is no easy feat, but SOASTA CEO Tom Lounibos managed to do it. An avid baseball infielder at the University of San Francisco, Lounibos is now honored with a name plate in the school’s Hall of Fame. Lounibos …

Clearspring Rebrands As AddThis, Reaches 1.3B Users

NEWS By KRISTEN NICOLE14 YEARS AGO

Clearspring, the company that’s all about socially connecting publishers, services and advertisers to audiences on the open web, announces a few milestones as well as the launch of a robust set of social plugins, analytics, and audience products to provide a full …

How Big Data Helps Ericsson through Mergers, Deals and a Solo Future

NEWS By KRISTEN NICOLE14 YEARS AGO

Ericsson’s coming into its own after a split with Sony and decreasing sales in CDMA and network operations, having been selected by T-Mobile USA as their first North American partner for the Ericsson Antenna Integrated Radio (AIR) solution. It’s an LTE initiative …

Small Victory for Android after Being Found Guilty of Java API Infringement

NEWS By KRISTEN NICOLE14 YEARS AGO

A small victory for Google, despite being found guilty for infringing on Oracle’s Java API copyrights, as U.S. District Judge William Alsup said Oracle won’t get the $1 billion in damages it seeks from Google because the jury couldn’t reach a unanimous …

Pinterest Needs APIs for Retailers, says Wayfair CEO [Q&A Series]

NEWS By KRISTEN NICOLE14 YEARS AGO

Retail has seen one of the most fascinating cross sections with online technology in recent years, taking another turn with the introduction of social media, sharing and recommendations. Consumer data is one of the most powerful collections being put to work in …

Kristen Nicole

Latest from Kristen Nicole

Zooz Rolls Out HTML5-Compatible Mobile Payment SDK

Piecing Together Facebook Mobile: Acquisitions, Rumors, Ads and Android

What Non-Nerdy Skills Do Data Scientists Need?

How Big Data Helps Ericsson through Mergers, Deals and a Solo Future

Small Victory for Android after Being Found Guilty of Java API Infringement

Pinterest Needs APIs for Retailers, says Wayfair CEO [Q&A Series]

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