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About GilPress

I'm Managing Partner at gPress, a marketing, publishing, research and education consultancy. Also a Senior Contributor forbes.com/sites/gilpress/. Previously, I held senior marketing and research management positions at NORC, DEC and EMC. Most recently, I was Senior Director, Thought Leadership Marketing at EMC, where I launched the Big Data conversation with the “How Much Information?” study (2000 with UC Berkeley) and the Digital Universe study (2007 with IDC). Twitter: @GilPress

McKinsey Updates Estimates of Big Data Potential Value

Posted on December 9, 2016 by GilPress

Source: McKinsey, 2011 [In 2011], we estimated the potential for big data and analytics to create value in five specific domains. Revisiting them today shows uneven progress and a great deal of that value still on the table (exhibit). The … Continue reading →

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Acquisitions and Investments by Media Companies Since 2010

Posted on December 8, 2016 by GilPress

  Source: Columbia Journalism Review

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The Deep Learning Market: $1.7 Billion in 2022

Posted on November 30, 2016 by GilPress

MarketsAndMarkets: The deep learning market is expected to be worth $1,722.9 Million by 2022, growing at a CAGR of 65.3% between 2016 and 2022. The deep learning market has a huge potential across various industries such as advertisement, finance, and … Continue reading →

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Augmented Intelligence (#AI)

Posted on November 30, 2016 by GilPress

Augmented Intelligence (#AI) https://t.co/ZAUL14fT0f — Gil Press (@GilPress) November 29, 2016 Augmented Intelligence (#AI) https://t.co/t6THNZvtBY — Gil Press (@GilPress) November 29, 2016  

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Look Ma, No Drivers: Transportation Automation

Posted on November 29, 2016 by GilPress
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What is Machine Learning

Posted on November 28, 2016 by GilPress
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Fake News on Social Media: What Difference Does it Make?

Posted on November 28, 2016 by GilPress

Pew Research Center: Among social media users, Democrats – and liberal Democrats in particular – are a bit more likely than Republicans to say they have ever modified their views on a social or political issue, or on a particular … Continue reading →

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Online Shopping on Twitter

Posted on November 23, 2016 by GilPress
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?The internet is living up to its potential as a major source for news about the presidential campaign

Posted on November 22, 2016 by GilPress

Pew Internet: January 11, 2008 The internet is living up to its potential as a major source for news about the presidential campaign. Nearly a quarter of Americans (24%) say they regularly learn something about the campaign from the internet, almost … Continue reading →

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Artificial Intelligence: 2017 Predictions from Forrester

Posted on November 20, 2016 by GilPress

 Insights matter. Businesses that use artificial intelligence (AI), big data and the Internet of Things (IoT) technologies to uncover new business insights “will steal $1.2 trillion per annum from their less informed peers by 2020.” So says Forrester in a … Continue reading →

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