Category Archives: Misc

Would you like the Web to understand your inner GPS? Then go to Hunch.com and start training the Web. After answering a few questions about your tastes, preferences, and opinions, you will get a set of recommendations from other Hunch … Continue reading →

James Taylor: “For all the focus on visualization and ad-hoc queries in Big Data systems, the end result is often going to be automation – a Decision Management system. 

“[Match.com’s vice-president of strategy Amarnath] Thombre says the technology that helps people fall in love isn’t so different from the kind that enables companies to whisk goods from warehouses to store shelves. ‘In both situations, you are trying to optimize … Continue reading →

Sometime ago I got an email from Netflix telling me that “recently you may have had trouble instantly watching TV episodes or movies due to technical issues.”As a matter of fact, I did not experience any “technical difficulties.” I simply … Continue reading →