Data Scientists Encourage Hillary Clinton To Challenge Election Results

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/entry/hillary-clinton-challenge-election-results_us_5834e3a6e4b000af95ed3a34

Google can now tell you how busy a place is before you arrive

Popular Times ...

https://techcrunch.com/2016/11/21/google-can-now-tell-you-how-busy-a-place-is-before-you-arrive-in-real-time

The Time Of User Empathy

A holistic methodology of becoming more empathetic toward users:

• Execution
• Produce
• Evaluate
• Understanding
• Observe
• Research
• Immersion
• Interview
• Experience
• Ideate
• Prototype
• Visualize

http://www.forbes.com/sites/forbesproductgroup/2016/11/11/the-time-of-user-empathy

More about User Experience research - http://www.webtechczar.com/small-business-assistance/customer-experience-the/ux-research

Are Small Businesses Too Quick To Outsource Data Analytics?

Does your business have data science resources?

https://smallbiztrends.com/2016/10/data-analytics-tools.html

Facebook, Amazon, Google, IBM and Microsoft come together to create historic Partnership on AI

"...data is becoming an important currency for the modern world"

https://techcrunch.com/2016/09/28/facebook-amazon-google-ibm-and-microsoft-come-together-to-create-historic-partnership-on-ai

How To Become A Data Driven Business

Make business decisions with your business data!

http://www.business2community.com/big-data/become-data-driven-business-01626595

All of Google’s cloud database services are now out of beta

"Google is taking its Cloud Platform very seriously these days."

https://techcrunch.com/2016/08/16/all-of-googles-cloud-database-services-are-now-out-of-beta-and-nearline-cold-storage-gets-faster

Top 10 Podcast Publishers - July 2016

What's your favorite?  Me? NPR, TWiT.

http://analytics.podtrac.com/blog/2016/8/4/july-2016-top-10-podcast-publishers

Google vs. Facebook: Facts and Stats Every Marketer Should Know [Infographic]

http://www.socialmediatoday.com/social-networks/google-vs-facebook-facts-and-stats-every-marketer-should-know-infographic

Shared, Collaborative and On Demand: The New Digital Economy

"The sharing economy and on-demand services are weaving their way into the lives of (some) Americans, raising difficult issues around:

• Jobs
• Regulation 
• Emergence of a new digital divide

http://www.pewinternet.org/2016/05/19/the-new-digital-economy/

How Facebook Messenger clawed its way to 1 billion users

"Messenger joins Facebook, its acquisition WhatsApp and Google’s YouTube in the billion user mobile user club.

https://techcrunch.com/2016/07/20/one-billion-messengers

Think with Google - 33% of consumer search for local information on smart phones while in a restaurant/bar

Pokémon Go installed on more devices than Candy Crush, LinkedIn, Lyft, Tinder & more

https://techcrunch.com/2016/07/14/pokemon-go-installed-on-more-devices-than-candy-crush-linkedin-lyft-tinder-more

IoT Initiative to Take BI from 2D Screens to Real Life

Business intelligence tied to a light bulb.  As the bulb changes color in response to changing business conditions and KPIs it can increase user engagement, motivation and drive behavior.

http://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20160712005393/en/Sisense-Announces-Business-Intelligence-Virtually-IoT-Initiative

Measuring America: 30-Year-Olds: Then and Now

[Source: U.S. Census Bureau]
http://www.census.gov/library/visualizations/2016/comm/30-year-olds.html?cid=16O90

62% of all apps downloaded last month were owned by Facebook

6 out of 10 apps downloaded last month, owned by Facebook.

http://www.businessinsider.com/more-facebook-apps-are-downloaded-than-all-other-companies-combined-2016-6

Big Data, BigQuery

Manage big data with BigQuery and Google Sheets with a free quota, pay for only what you use after that quota.

Podcast industry ranking for April 2016

Podcasting is a wonderful alternative to music or radio while traveling, walking, or chill'in at the house.

What are the top podcasts?

http://podtrac.com/industry-rankings

Why graph databases are so effective in analytics projects

Graph databases relative to relational databases.  Read on...

How are organizations putting graph databases to use?

"Financial services companies are using graph databases to assist them in discovering instances of both internal and external fraud," said Boyd. "In retail, companies are using the technology to help them with purchase recommendations for customers. In logistics, graph databases are being used to plan package routings — and in networking and IT, it is being used in root cause analysis."

http://www.techrepublic.com/article/why-graph-databases-are-so-effective-in-analytics-projects

Snapchat Now Serving 10 Billion Video Views Per Day – The Evolution of the Ghost

WOW! Billion's with a capital B!  Snapchat is now king.

Number of views per day:

• ~10 billion on Snapchat
• ~  8 billion on Facebook
• ~  5 billion on YouTube

http://www.socialmediatoday.com/social-networks/snapchat-now-serving-10-billion-video-views-day-evolution-ghost

Twitter Bars Intelligence Agencies From Using Analytics Service

Is privacy more important than a human life?

"the latest example of tension between Silicon Valley and the federal government over terrorism and privacy.

Dataminr says it first notified clients about the March attacks in Brussels 10 minutes ahead of news media.
PHOTO: GEERT VANDEN/ZUMA PRESS

http://www.wsj.com/article_email/twitter-bars-intelligence-agencies-from-using-analytics-service-1462751682-lMyQjAxMTE2MzAwOTUwNzkzWj

Facebook Isn't Just Social Networking; But A Well-Tuned Analytic Wheel of Tools

The wonderful past and current Facebook products:

• Messenger
• WhatsApp
• Instragram

The future technologies:

• Connectivity
• AI (Artificial Intelligence)
• VR / AR (Virtual Reality / Augmented Reality)

http://yahoonewsdigest-us.tumblr.com/post/143422858824/facebook-takes-live-streaming-to-new-level-with

Facebook Compared As A Country

Ever considered Facebook as a country?

http://www.socialmediatoday.com/social-networks/5-jaw-dropping-social-media-stats-infographics

Social Media Trends: Is it Time for Brands to Retire the Hashtag?

"... research shows that including a hashtag in a Tweet distracts people from doing what a marketer actually wants, like visiting a website or installing an app. A Tweet that doesn’t include a hashtag or @ mentions will generate 23 percent more clicks, Re/code reports. The extra distraction hurts, not helps, social media marketers.

Hashtags use in Super Bowl Ads

http://www.skyword.com/contentstandard/news/social-media-trends-is-it-time-for-brands-to-retire-the-hashtag/

Emoji Analytics - Misinterpretation

Communication considerations when using emojis.

http://www.socialmediatoday.com/social-networks/does-emoji-mean-what-you-think-it-means-new-research-looks-emoji-misinterpretation

More about Emojis

Digital Audience Numbers of Social Media Tools

Facebook really does rule the internet!  Here are the supporting charts:

18-34 years old, #minutes / month

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35+ years old, #minutes / month

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/entry/facebook-comscore-charts_us_56fc0149e4b083f5c60651c4?jud381xwgrzmvaemi&

Big Data Is Here, Get Used To It

Agreed - start off 'small' with 'big' data!

“Big data is a collection of data from traditional and digital sources inside and outside your company that represents a source for ongoing discovery and analysis”

http://www.socialmediatoday.com/technology-data/big-data-here-get-used-it 

Using data to drive business intelligence

Social data analytics in finance.

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/adi-gaskell/using-data-to-drive-busin_b_9192154.html

Microsoft Integrates Cortana Into Its Power BI Business Intelligence Service

Cortana is coming to more desktops in the enterprise by integrating the service into Power BI.

CPCC REACH IT students, what did we miss?  )

http://techcrunch.com/2015/12/01/microsoft-integrates-cortana-into-its-power-bi-business-intelligence-service/

21 Amazing Facebook Facts You Didn’t Know

Fact - mobile advertising significantly continues to grow as more consumers utilize mobile devices.

" In 2015, Facebook boasted 22% of WORLDWIDE mobile Internet advertising revenue.That means almost one-quarter of all advertising revenue generated from mobile Internet ads in a single year went to Facebook. (source)

http://www.business2community.com/facebook/21-amazing-facebook-facts-didnt-know-01427915

A Click Too Far: Why Using Social Media Isn't That Great For Fundraising

Fundraising?

Your website is your biggest asset.

http://www.npr.org/sections/alltechconsidered/2015/12/02/458008461/a-click-too-far-why-social-media-isnt-that-great-for-fundraising

Facebook and Instragram Users - Highly Engaged on a Daily Basis

Frequency of Use on Social Media Sites

http://www.pewinternet.org/2015/08/19/the-demographics-of-social-media-users/