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

Beyond likes: Can Pandora’s pretty app out-data Spotify?

FUTURE DATA By KRISTEN NICOLE10 YEARS AGO

How do I tell an algorithm how much I love a song? Through data, presumably, and good design. A well designed app can infer the emotion behind user actions, teaching its artificial brain how to better serve humans by being more human. As …

What makes Vivint different? Smart home service lands $100M

NEWS By KRISTEN NICOLE10 YEARS AGO

Vivint Smart Home (Vivint, Inc.) announced a $100 million equity investment co-led by lauded tech investor Peter Thiel and investment firm Solamere Capital LLC. As an increasingly familiar name in the smart home space, this strategic investment will help Vivint manage growth and …

Jarvis watch: From Facebook bots to AI butlers

NEWS By KRISTEN NICOLE10 YEARS AGO

Since its inception, the social web has been out to automate our interactions. Having built a digital repository of human behavior, institutions like Facebook can keep us willfully engaged by doing our social dirty work on our behalf (tagging photos, remembering birthdays). …

The face of self-driving cars: How UI design builds trust for autonomy

NEWS By KRISTEN NICOLE10 YEARS AGO

Self-driving cars are going mainstream, thanks to manufacturing innovations from the likes of Tesla and futuristic business opportunities from the likes of Uber. But with the plethora of connected car devices now available and more in the works, and the promise of driverless cars …

When not to connect: 4moms on the art of digital business

FUTURE DATA By KRISTEN NICOLE10 YEARS AGO

At the bleeding edge of technology, scientific miracles solve real problems. Digitization is heralded as the savior in this scenario, the mega trend transforming businesses, products and services across the board. Characterizing the current state of the Big Data market, digitization is …

Forget iPhone SE Night Shift – these glasses save eyes without the yellow tint

NEWS By KRISTEN NICOLE10 YEARS AGO

Every day I get a headache. And so every evening I have to talk myself off the computer, a regular ritual to turn away from the proverbial cliff of migraines and misery. My iPhone is more onerous still, with never-ending Instagram scrolls …

Automating couture: Robots taking fashion jobs isn’t all bad | #SXSW

NEWS By KRISTEN NICOLE11 YEARS AGO

Automating couture could be among the defining movements for today’s generation, creating on-demand fashion as readily as a Netflix episode. A departure from the mid-century revolution of mass production, mass customization revels in cheap technology scaled for the home. Given the global market …

We’re still in the caveman era of Big Data, say filmmakers behind new documentary

FUTURE DATA By KRISTEN NICOLE11 YEARS AGO

Will my fossilized bones be studied? Will my penned journal survive millenniums? How will today’s tech be remembered? These are the questions that popped into my head after watching The Human Face of Big Data, a book-turned documentary that ponders the analytics …

Aria Systems raises $50m, will monetize IoT

FUTURE DATA By KRISTEN NICOLE11 YEARS AGO

Where GoPro’s connected cameras may be shortsighted, Aria Systems wants businesses to succeed in monetizing the device data behind the Internet of Things (IoT). A fresh $50 million in funding boosts Aria Systems, Inc.‘s cloud-based platform to this end, raising a round from …

Arrayent raises another $15m, looks to own the IoT service cloud

NEWS By KRISTEN NICOLE11 YEARS AGO

Bridging the enterprise and consumer worlds of the Internet of Things (IoT), Arrayent Inc. looks to a global takeover with $15 million in fresh funding. Its Series C round, Arrayent attracts the participation of ORIX Ventures, joining previous investors DCM Ventures, Intel …

Kristen Nicole

Latest from Kristen Nicole

Beyond likes: Can Pandora’s pretty app out-data Spotify?

What makes Vivint different? Smart home service lands $100M

Jarvis watch: From Facebook bots to AI butlers

The face of self-driving cars: How UI design builds trust for autonomy

When not to connect: 4moms on the art of digital business

Forget iPhone SE Night Shift – these glasses save eyes without the yellow tint

Automating couture: Robots taking fashion jobs isn’t all bad | #SXSW

We’re still in the caveman era of Big Data, say filmmakers behind new documentary

Aria Systems raises $50m, will monetize IoT

Arrayent raises another $15m, looks to own the IoT service cloud

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