Author: nytm
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Connected: Jack Dangermond, president, Esri
I feel very conflicted about this article. On the one hand it’s great to see a mass business media publication like Forbes writing about the importance of GIS to business, on the other hand, I am saddened to see that Jack, and the article refer to the business applications as “emerging”. I’d argue they are…
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[Article] Nielsen Acquires Arbitron
While this over a year old information, I just stumbled on it… It’s sad, one more company acquired by a data conglomerate. This is not good news of the Open Data Movement. Nielsen Acquires Arbitron.
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Machine-Learning Maestro Michael Jordan on the Delusions of Big Data and Other Huge Engineering Efforts – IEEE Spectrum
Interesting interview with Michael Jordan (no, not that Michael Jordan) about the the challenges with Big Data. It reminds me of a conversation that I had with a good friend of mine just the other day. We discussed how Big Data is meaningless in the absence of context. Likewise, Michael Jordan’s point touches on the…
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Apple Watch: Asking Why and Saying No | stratechery by Ben Thompson
Good little piece not he differences of Apple under Steve Jobs and Tim Case. Specifically around the product introduction. Steve Jobs was not just a great product visionary, but a consummate salesperson. He spent much of the time talking about the business case of why Apple should enter a new space. Apple Watch: Asking Why…
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Place Pulse | Mapping Urban Perception
Fascinating work by MIT’s Media Lab around quality of life in cities. I like the “hot or not” of neighborhoods. The idea is compelling because beauty, safety, dynamism is so relative. Place Pulse | Mapping Urban Perception.