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Top 5 Data Science Influencers: June 24, 2012
1. Gregory Piatetsky, KDnuggests, @kdnuggets 2. Harish Kotadia, Infosys, @HKotadia 3. David Smith, Revolution Analytics, @revodavid 4. Gil Press, What’s the Big Data? @GilPress 5. Alex Popescu, MyNoSQL, @al3xandru Source: Traackr
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Big Data Quotes of the Week
“The world is one big data problem. There’s a bit of arrogance in that, and a bit of truth as well.”–Andrew McAfee “…one of the most exciting parts of the LinkedIn platform and the LinkedIn ecosystem is that the more … Continue reading
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Top 5 Data Science Influencers: June 17, 2012
1. Harish Kotadia, Infosys, @HKotadia 2. Gregory Piatetsky, KDnuggests, @kdnuggets 3. Avkash Chauhan, Microsoft, @avkashchauhan 4. Alex Popescu, MyNoSQL, @al3xandru 5. Gil Press, What’s the Big Data? @GilPress Source: Traackr
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Coursera: Data Science in Education
Monica Rogati in The LinkedIn Blog on Coursera, which offers free online courses: “Coursera’s approach to feedback and assessment is a very interesting application of data science. Tests are either computer-graded or peer-graded — the latter following industry tested crowdsourcing best … Continue reading
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The Data Science Interview: Mok Oh, PayPal
To Do Data Science, You Need a Team of Specialists Currently the Chief Scientist at PayPal, Mok Oh came on board when eBay acquired WHERE, where he was Chief Innovation Officer. Prior to WHERE, Mok founded EveryScape, a data visualization … Continue reading
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Top 5 Data Science Influencers: June 10, 2012
1. Harish Kotadia, Infosys, @HKotadia 2. Gregory Piatetsky, KDnuggests, @kdnuggets 3. Avkash Chauhan, Microsoft, @avkashchauhan 4. Alex Popescu, MyNoSQL, @al3xandru 5. David Smith, Revolution Analytics, @revodavid Source: Traackr
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A Very Short History of Big Data
In addition to researching A Very Short History of Data Science, I have also been looking at the history of how data became big. Here I focus on the history of attempts to quantify the growth rate in the volume … Continue reading
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Big Data Events June-September 2012
Most recent update: June 2, 2012 International Conference on Advancements in Information Technology 2012 June 2-3, Hong Kong Data Analysis Conference: Tools of the Trade June 4-5, Atlantic City, New Jersey TDWI Solution Summit: Big Data Analytics for Real-Time Business Advantage … Continue reading
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Imagination and Data Science
Today in 1833, Ada Byron (later Countess Lovelace) met Charles Babbage when visiting his house to see a portion the Difference Engine, or what her mother, Lady Byron, called his “thinking machine.” James Gleick writes in The Information: “Babbage saw a sparkling, self-possessed young woman … Continue reading
Top 5 Data Science Influencers: June 3, 2012
1. Harish Kotadia, Infosys, @HKotadia 2. Gregory Piatetsky, KDnuggests, @kdnuggets 3. Avkash Chauhan, Microsoft, @avkashchauhan 4. Alex Popescu, MyNoSQL, @al3xandru 5. David Smith, Revolution Analytics, @revodavid Source: Traackr
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