5 powerful data trends to watch in 2016

Agreed, no surprises...

• Data as a corporate asset
• Deeper customer data
• Growing data variety
• Data by industry
• Dealing with privacy

http://www.techrepublic.com/article/5-powerful-data-trends-to-watch-in-2016

Six Business Intelligence Predictions For 2016

Prakash Nanduri:

• Prediction 1: The big bang you hear is the explosion of innovation. 
• Prediction 2: We must adapt or die. 
• Prediction 3: Who’s BI will you buy?
• Prediction 4: Enough about data – where’s the information?
• Prediction 5: Death by desktop.
• Prediction 6: We’ll see just as many CDO’s hired as fired!

http://www.forbes.com/sites/groupthink/2015/12/17/six-business-intelligence-predictions-for-2016/

A Day in the Life of Americans - Dynamic Dot Data Chart

Visualizing Your Day Through Big Data

Flowing Data Chart - Very Cool (second visual).

Where is your dot now?

Short on time?  Click Fast.

http://flowingdata.com/2015/12/15/a-day-in-the-life-of-americans

The Hottest Kids' Toys This Holiday Season, According To Google

"No matter where you are though, these toys may show up on your kids' wish lists.
Here are the 5 hottest toys just in time for some holiday shopping:

1. Drones
2. Shopkins
3. Hoverboards
4. LEGO Dimensions
5. "Star Wars" BB-8 Droid

Catches my eye:

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/entry/the-hottest-kids-toys-this-holiday-season-according-to-google_56537fa0e4b0879a5b0c131b

Microsoft's Graph wants to turn user data into business intelligence it can sell

"In Microsoft's future, if you're chatting about pizza on Skype, Domino's could pitch you a deal--with your permission.

http://www.pcworld.com/article/3005295/business-software/microsofts-graph-wants-to-turn-user-data-into-business-intelligence-it-can-sell.html

Here's The Historic First Day Of Snow In All 50 States

Wishing for first snow?

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/entry/first-day-of-snow-50-states_563b5978e4b0411d306fbb34

Plus Your Business and Brand

eMarketer: Get the Data to Support Facebook Decisions

http://www.ibtimes.com/facebook-fb-pushes-emerging-markets-slideshow-different-lightweight-video-pitch-2162147

Face Stats: You Are Missing The Entire World Of Social Media

Social commerce analytics, thanks to web technology and mobile devices.

http://www.forbes.com/sites/gretchenfox/2015/10/22/face-stats-you-are-missing-the-entire-world-of-social-media/

Google Fright Geist

Google trends of top costume searches by area.  https://frightgeist.withgoogle.com/

Summary Analysis of Google Photos

11 Things to know about Google photos:

1. How many people are using Google Photos?
2. What is photographed the most?
3. What events are photographed the most?
4. What animal is photographed the most?
5. What is #2 in the list of things photographed?
6. What location is most photographed?
7. What subject do you search the most for?
8. How many animations and collages have been created?
9. How much storage has been freed?
10. What are the things photographed outside?
11. What is a popular search?

https://googleblog.blogspot.com/2015/10/11-things-to-know-about-google-photos.html

Shopping Insights: Explore How People Shop for Products Across the U.S.

Enter your product and gain map analytics of what products are rising in popularity in your area.

"In today's connected world, 87% of shopping research happens online, yet 92% of goods are still purchased in stores. Shopping Insights by Google helps you understand what products are rising in popularity in your area and use that insight to help plan local campaigns. Explore trends by time, city, and device.

https://shopping.thinkwithgoogle.com

Best Time to Tweet

Social media analytics...

http://www.business.com/social-media-marketing/analyze-this-the-comprehensive-guide-to-social-media-analytics/

Why Dell Is Really Buying EMC?

Big Data and analytics!  Makes sense.

http://www.pcmag.com/article2/0,2817,2492798,00.asp

NY Times Data: Most Expensive Street in US and Presidential Campaigns

What does the most expensive street in the US have to do with Monopoly hotels and houses?

And... the fact that 158 families have funded more than 50% 2016 presidential campaign so far?

Checkout the dynamic infographic cover image and details at:

The Families Funding the 2016 Presidential Election

Source: Huffington Post Morning Email - Daily Post, Monday, October 12, 2015

Roundup Of Analytics, Big Data & Business Intelligence Forecasts And Market Estimates, 2015

Big data growth.

http://www.forbes.com/sites/louiscolumbus/2015/05/25/roundup-of-analytics-big-data-business-intelligence-forecasts-and-market-estimates-2015/

Working From Home Is Still Rare In The United States [Infographic]

Web Tech Czar tips on telecommuting.

http://www.forbes.com/sites/niallmccarthy/2015/08/20/working-from-home-is-still-rare-in-the-united-states-infographic/

Google Alphabet vs Alphabet Signs

What happens when your small business is named Alphabet Signs and your business depends on the internet?

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/entry/googles-alphabet-announcement-signs-pennsylvania_55d20a00e4b07addcb4378b7

Facebook - 2nd Quarter 2015 - Company Analytics

WOW Facebook.  Almost 1.5 billion people each month.





Heading towards $10.00 revenue per user!


http://techcrunch.com/2015/07/29/facebook-earnings-q2-2015/

Facebook - Monthly Active Users (MAU)

Steady Facebook user growth.

http://recode.net/2015/07/29/facebook-now-more-mobile-than-ever/

Mini-glossary: Business intelligence and analytics terms you should know

21 terms... are you familiar with all?

1. Ad Hoc Query
2. Anonymization
3. Behavioral analytics
4. Balanced scorecard
5. Contextual data
6. Database
7. Data broker
8. Data mart
9. Data model
10. Data point 
11. Data visualization
12. Data warehouse
13. Filter
14. Gap analysis
15. Key performance indicator (KPI)
16. Metadata
17. Metrics
18. Multipolar analytics
19. Schema
20. Slice and dice
21. Snapshot

http://www.techrepublic.com/article/mini-glossary-business-intelligence-and-analytics-terms-you-should-know/?tag=nl.e079&s_cid=e079&ttag=e079&ftag=TRE7f22199

10 things you shouldn't expect big data to do

Here are 10 key things that big data in itself won't do for you unless you take the right steps to optimize its value:

1. Solve your business problems
2. Help your data management
3. Ease your security worries
4. Address critical IT skills areas
5. Diminish the value of legacy systems
6. Simply your data center
7. Improve your data quality
8. Validate current ROI metrics
9. Create less 'noise'
10. Work every time

'How do you optimize its value?'

http://www.techrepublic.com/blog/10-things/10-things-you-shouldnt-expect-big-data-to-do/

3 Analytics Tools for Any Business

If your entrepreneurial business is a 'Rocket Ship' or 'Hot Company', or exceeds that significant $ threshold, you'll need tools to stay out of 'spreadsheet hell.'

http://insights.dice.com/2015/07/10/3-analytics-tools-for-any-business/

Google shares updated diversity data, says it still has ‘a long way to go’

Google's workforce diversity analytics.

http://9to5google.com/2015/06/01/google-diversity-2015/

Business intelligence must be distributed, says Gartner

"According to research firm Gartner, overly centralised business intelligence (BI) and analytics teams cannot deliver the domain expertise and responsiveness most organisations require. It says organisations should create a two-tier model under which a central team works collaboratively with other teams distributed throughout the enterprise."

http://www.whatech.com/hosted-contact-centre/news/59060-pre514-business-intelligence-must-be-distributed-says-gartner

Mobile Has Reshaped the Purchase Journey

Auto search "reviews" and "test drives".

You can see how mobile is more and more critical here!

https://www.thinkwithgoogle.com/features/i-want-to-buy-moments.html

Why not Google Map your body? Reasearchers have used Google Mpas tech to create woomable "maps" of the human body

"borrowing the algorithms Google Maps uses to make sense of large volumes of data"

http://www.fastcompany.com/3044647/fast-feed/why-not-google-map-your-body

Alibaba Analytics from Wall Street Journal

What is a good website (WSJ) that has great company's analytics (Alibaba)?

Alibaba, one of the world's biggest eCommerce networks:

It is competition for Walmart and Amazon.

http://projects.wsj.com/alibaba/

YouTube Analytics - Unboxing

Aggregate time spent watching Electronic, Fashion/Style, Food and Toy related unboxing videos.

https://www.thinkwithgoogle.com/features/youtube-insights-stats-data-trends-vol7.html

Shoppers Go Mobile Black Friday Weekend

Geospatial analytics.  Dark green is the heaviest Google search activity for "Black Friday" in the US.

https://www.thinkwithgoogle.com/articles/shoppers-go-mobile-black-friday-weekend.html

What is the min-spike of 'Black Friday' searches?

Hint: the dark-grey area.

Is your holiday retail organization prepared?

https://www.thinkwithgoogle.com/articles/five-holiday-shopping-trends-marketers-should-watch.html

Microsoft Office Moves Deeper Into Cloud, Mobile

Office 2016 Preview

"In the newest version of its productivity suite, Microsoft is "continuing [our] overall ability to fundamentally change the workplace," explained White. Office 2016, released for preview yesterday, emphasizes teamwork, business intelligence and better IT control."

http://www.informationweek.com/software/productivity-collaboration-apps/microsoft-office-moves-deeper-into-cloud-mobile/d/d-id/1320288

Knowing when (and when not) to rely on data for business decisions

"Data is a powerful tool, but only in the hands of a skilled craftsperson who can understand it in the context of the human experience."

http://www.bizjournals.com/charlotte/how-to/growth-strategies/2015/05/why-meeting-customer-needs-requires-more-than-data.html?page=all

2014 Holiday Shopper Research: Shopping Never Sleeps

Web technology is open 24-7-52.  Are you ready?

https://www.thinkwithgoogle.com/articles/2014-holiday-shopper-research-shopping-never-sleeps.html

The Data Science Revolution

Fitness trackers today, transportation advisers tomorrow.

"In the next 10 years, we believe that computers will move beyond their current role as our assistants, and become our advisors. "

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/eric-schmidt/the-data-science-revolution_b_7213602.html

The Way We Shop Has Completely Transformed In The Last 10 Years. Here's Why...

It is about the millennial habits of convenience!

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2015/05/07/future-of-shopping_n_7225732.html

'Man cave' in the sky: Space station astronauts get big-screen TV

Even astronauts like big screen TVs.

Wow... a 'rolled-up 65-inch projection screen.'  Now that is a portable unit.

I wonder if they use it any for space shuttle analytics?

And yes, the article below indicates they use it for video conferences.  Way-out cool!

http://yahoonewsdigest-us.tumblr.com/117762195139

Customer data can drive your business: Here's how

Business Data - Marketing Basics

1. Transactional data of your clients
2. Social media management and monitoring
3. Contact - email marketing

http://upstart.bizjournals.com/resources/advice/2015/04/24/customer-data-can-drive-your-business-heres-how.html

The Power BI Designer experience

http://blogs.msdn.com/b/powerbi/archive/2015/04/22/the-power-bi-designer-experience.aspx

Google looking to begin selling auto insurance in the United States

The king of search is looking for additional business opportunities.

It is about managing a lot of data.



http://9to5google.com/2015/01/08/google-insurance-compare-united-states/