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The legendary cyber security pioneer with the larger than life persona, John McAfee, just released a video answering the question, “What is the most interesting hack?”. He only waited long enough to give the obligatory disclaimer that “all hacks are terrible affairs,” …
What is growth hacking?
Growth hacking is a term that has recently come into vogue, and the term is causing some confusion. You can't go to a startup event without meeting someone with the title "growth hacker," promising simple tricks to scale your startup. But what …
IBM goes back to its roots: Solving big problems for big companies | #IBMinsight
IBM spends on research and development, as well as mergers and acquisitions. It makes smart buys and has built a heck of a stack. IBM has acquired some great technologies. It has Bluemix for cloud application development, and Watson for industry-specific Big Data analytics. During …
Is Oracle making Cloud migration easy? | #oow15
Oracle’s Cloud has a focus on integrations to make the Cloud easy. Driving value not just for other Oracle products but for third parties. In marketing you have Salesforce, Marketo, SAP, Adobe, etc., and Oracle comes in and integrates with all those …
“Big Data” is an overused buzzword and this Twitter bot proves it
I’m not a data scientist and, in all likelihood, neither are most of the folks who keep using the phrase “Big Data”. I keep hearing marketers, startups and random executives talking about “Big Data” like it’s the greatest thing since sliced bread. …
IBM bets on Big Data | #IBMinsight
IBM said it was going to make a big bet on something that would change the world. It would seem that the big bet IBM is making is on Big Data analytics. And this year, IBM Watson (IBM’s cognitive technology) has turned into a powerful …
Get this genetic data from the revamped 23andMe, after FDA approval
Genetic testing company 23andMe, Inc. has been given a new lease on life with the Food and Drug Administration’s approval to allow the company to relaunch its DNA direct-to-consumer testing kits. This follows a two-year ban on services when the FDA mandated …
“Let’s Go Crazy” over YouTube Copyrights take-downs
YouTube, LLC and other online video sharing services have long used automated systems to detect and enforce copyright infringement, but last weeks 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals ruling will change the way that automated copyright enforcement takes place. Last week the 9th Circuit ruled to require …
Do police body cameras protect the public?
The Atlantic published recently that the number of cops indicted for murder so far this year is greater than it’s been in the past five previous years combined. Since 2015 is set to be one of the safest years for law enforcement in …
My take on Gmail’s new native ads
Amid the buzz of Google’s new logo last Monday, a lot of people missed Tuesday’s announcement that native Gmail Ads are now available to all advertisers. The option to run these Gmail ads is now available in AdWords as part of a Display Network campaign. This native …