Archive for November, 2014
Kristina Lerman
November 24, 2014
Why your friends have more to be thankful for
Analytics, Social Networks
As Thanksgiving approaches, it may feel like everyone else has so much more to be thankful for. Just check your Facebook, Twitter or Instagram: your friends seem to dine at finer restaurants, take more exotic vacations, and attend more exciting parties. Research suggests this is not simply a matter of perception, but a mathematical fact […]
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Michael L. Brodie, Jennie Duggan
November 8, 2014
Big Data Is Opening the Door To Revolutions: Databases Should Be Next
Most professional fields, whether in business or academia, rely on data and have done so for centuries. In the digital age and with the emergence of Big Data, this dependency is growing dramatically – perhaps out of proportion to its current value given the concepts, tools, and techniques presently available. For example, how do you […]
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