Check out this New York Times article about big data. When it’s in the tech press it is one thing, but when big data is discussed in the New York Times, it’s a whole different thing. Read this article to find out what your non-data friends and family are going to be asking you about.
Feb 12
Here’s a lesson from Java Code Geeks about how to use Hive and iReport for an analytics project. They walk through step by step how to get everything you need set up.
Feb 10
C.O.R.E. stands for Content Optimization and Relevance Engine and it’s how Yahoo personalizes pages for Yahoo users. The C.O.R.E site offers a way to visualize the news stories being viewed everyday on Yahoo. Read this GigaOm article to learn more.
Feb 07
After Ebay acquired Hunch back in November, the team has been busy applying their taste profile information to the Ebay user base. Check out the Techcrunch article to see what they learned.
Feb 05
Webresourcedepot highlights an open source charting and graphing library called Flotr2. Check out some of the sample charts.
Feb 05
The DataminingBlog found two new papers on the subject of analytics.
Feb 05
Check out SEOMoz for an explanation on how to build an advanced keyword analysis report in Excel.
Feb 02
Here’s an article from CIO Insight with an interview with Filippo Passerini, CIO of Procter & Gamble and President of P&G’s Global Business Services organization about how he and the P&G team use BI.
Feb 02
GigaOm highlights some emerging trends in new big data systems starting to make use of machine learning to actually get smarter as more data is ingested.
