Mike Wheatley
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If it just so happens that you owe someone money, and suddenly a hot, bikini-clad chick tries to add you on Facebook, you might just want to think twice before you go accepting your new ‘friend’. There’s a very good chance it …
Enter The World of “Dark Data”
The name suggests something sinister, like the ultimate unstable force that could destroy the world at any moment, but Dark Data can actually do an untold amount of good if it can only be tapped into. Just think – every enterprise collects …
Coke Enables Social Sabotage with Coke Chase
Super Bowl Sunday is coming up and there’s as much anticipation for the commercials as there is for the game – almost. For big brands though, the competition for viewers is intense. So intense in fact, that Coke has decided to make …
Big Data Fuels F1 Success For Team Sauber
When we talk about Big Data we tend to think about media & entertainment, big business and insights, and perhaps even big brother. But few people realize that Big Data is making a far bigger impact in places that we don’t usually …
Big Data “Hype” Coming To An End
Gartner says that the so-called ‘hype’ over Big Data is reaching its peak, and that the idea will soon descend into a ‘trough of disillusionment’. Thousands of businesses have already begun exploring ways in which Big Data can be used to provide …
Graph Search is Death Sentence for Gay Iranian Men
Facebook’s new Graph Search feature had the internet buzzing with excitement last week as netizens gasped in awe at the potential of such a service. But while it undoubtedly has the means to improve our lives in many wonderful ways, it could …
Google Transparency Data Shows ECPA Laws Need Urgent Overhaul
Google has just released the latest edition of its annual Transparency Report, which for the first time gives a breakdown of how often US law enforcement agencies request data from the company’s users and how often it complies with those. Google’s data …
Four Things That Google’s Q4 Profits Tell Us
On the financial front today, all talk surrounds Google’s stunning fourth quarter results which showed the search giant scooping up a dizzying $14.42 billion in profits, defying even the most optimistic of analysts’ expectations. Larry Page and Sergey Brin will undoubtedly be …
Kim Dotcom Hits Back at Mega Critics
In spite of its successful launch, which saw Kim Dotcom’s new storage site Mega accrue over a million users in the first 24 hours, the site has since attracted a lot of flak from security bloggers over its questionable encryption practices. Kim …
Why Does Microsoft Want a Piece of Dell?
There’s a new dynamic to the speculation about Dell’s bid to buy back stock and become a private entry, with reports emerging yesterday that Microsoft is also taking part in the discussions and may be planning to invest anything between $1 billion and …