Most Active Articles 2009-11-24T12:39:42.147-05:00 Business Exchange Business_Exchange@businessweek.com urn:com:businessweek:bx:topic:most-active:data-mining Stephen Baker sbaker551 urn:com:businessweek:bx:article:4520779215877076041-9faa618d3edbb037c5ecfdbd2129f635 2009-11-22T20:28:39.951-05:00

This is a follow-up article to John Schrag’s post on "Design Values". The original post described the values we believe contribute to a healthy software design practice. This post looks deeper into why we value Quality of Data over Ease of Data Collection.

This is a follow-up article to John Schrag’s post on "Design Values". The original post described the values we believe contribute to a healthy software design practice. This post looks deeper into why we value Quality of Data over Ease of Data Collection. http://dux.typepad.com/dux/2009/11/design-values-quality-of-data-over-ease-of-data-collection.html Itamar Medeiros imedeiros325 1 1 0 0 urn:com:businessweek:bx:article:4132530478103457608-c46cf0db325eac8669f685405d0c5fd7 2009-01-18T23:45:00.000-05:00

Hi I am Thijo, very new to this forum. I need source code for k means clustering algorithm in JAVA.

Hi I am Thijo, very new to this forum. I need source code for k means clustering algorithm in JAVA. http://www.kdkeys.net/forums/thread/8588.aspx 108 108 0 0 urn:com:businessweek:bx:article:2557030157324403569-5b68b8dc27ec1eeaebfa4014d31972f1 2009-09-16T21:24:53.728-04:00

While eHarmony Inc.'s goal is to get its 20 million members married or into long-term relationships, the online matchmaker is a downright commitment-phobe in its use of technology.

While eHarmony Inc.'s goal is to get its 20 million members married or into long-term relationships, the online matchmaker is a downright commitment-phobe in its use of technology. http://www.computerworld.com/s/article/9138150/The_tech_behind_236_eHarmony_members_getting_hitched_daily_ Isaac Sacolick isacolick111 6 4 1 1 urn:com:businessweek:bx:article:8950557908319317600-ef0568408458c29df5a37c989c937466 2009-10-12T07:26:59.824-04:00

MOUNTAIN VIEW, Calif. — It is a rare criticism of elite American university students that they do not think big enough. But that is exactly the complaint from some of the largest technology companies and the federal government. At the heart of this criticism is data. Researchers and workers in fields as diverse as bio-technology, astronomy and computer science will soon find themselves overwhelmed with information. Better telescopes and genome sequencers are as much to blame for this data glut as are faster computers and bigger hard drives.

MOUNTAIN VIEW, Calif. — It is a rare criticism of elite American university students that they do not think big enough. But that is exactly the complaint from some of the largest technology companies and the federal government. At the heart of this criticism is data. Researchers and workers in fields as diverse as bio-technology, astronomy and computer science will soon find themselves overwhelmed with information. Better telescopes and genome sequencers are as much to blame for this data glut as are faster computers and bigger hard drives. http://www.nytimes.com/2009/10/12/technology/12data.html?_r=1&th&emc=th Courtney Hurley churley331 0 0 0 0 urn:com:businessweek:bx:article:16067725957494527781-0a686285b7d96c410a3c0999a17d6700 2009-05-22T07:01:08.269-04:00

“Quantiphobes” be forewarned. Marketing metrics are about to move to the forefront. The predictive power of advanced statistical analyses used to calculate risk in the credit and insurance industries for years are quickly becoming an integral part of marketers’ jobs. According to an Association of National Advertisers survey conducted in partnership with Interbrand, 80 percent of CMOs and senior marketers say the board and C-suite are increasingly demanding that marketers be more accountable. And marketers should welcome the change.

“Quantiphobes” be forewarned. Marketing metrics are about to move to the forefront. The predictive power of advanced statistical analyses used to calculate risk in the credit and insurance industries for years are quickly becoming an integral part of marketers’ jobs. According to an Association of National Advertisers survey conducted in partnership with Interbrand, 80 percent of CMOs and senior marketers say the board and C-suite are increasingly demanding that marketers be more accountable. And marketers should welcome the change. http://www.unboundedition.com/pdp_thinking/2009/may/21/prediction-predictive-analytics-will-proliferate-m/ Patrick Davis Partners jdebruijn841 15 13 2 0 urn:com:businessweek:bx:article:9618425963790374065-188a8c855a8e8e039e75149700714913 2009-07-19T22:53:45.558-04:00

A very compelling article written by BW reporter Baker on how marketing firms are analyzing past customer purchasing behavior and then determining interests and tendencies, and thus predicting future purchasing behavior -- all in the pursuit of selling more product/service.

A very compelling article written by BW reporter Baker on how marketing firms are analyzing past customer purchasing behavior and then determining interests and tendencies, and thus predicting future purchasing behavior -- all in the pursuit of selling more product/service. http://www.businessweek.com/magazine/content/09_30/b4140048486880.htm Thomas Huynh thuynh381 6 4 1 1 urn:com:businessweek:bx:article:18030540139875573723-d4a2d82b01ff9cac272cb5e038478b8e 2009-03-25T05:53:12.585-04:00

For five years, David X. Li's formula, known as a Gaussian copula function, looked like an unambiguously positive breakthrough, a piece of financial technology that allowed hugely complex risks to be modeled with more ease and accuracy than ever before. Li made it possible for traders to sell vast quantities of new securities, expanding financial markets to unimaginable levels.

For five years, David X. Li's formula, known as a Gaussian copula function, looked like an unambiguously positive breakthrough, a piece of financial technology that allowed hugely complex risks to be modeled with more ease and accuracy than ever before. Li made it possible for traders to sell vast quantities of new securities, expanding financial markets to unimaginable levels. http://www.wired.com/techbiz/it/magazine/17-03/wp_quant?currentPage=all Roger Neal rneal074 24 20 1 3 urn:com:businessweek:bx:article:1755486686601731530-9a761002cb3fe7dbb73ae545e3aafbcc 2009-03-04T16:05:30.012-05:00

Imagine that your business had a complete log of your customers' wanderings—every trip to the grocery store, every work commute, every walk with the dog. What could you learn about them? ... A big BusinessWeek story about the mobile Web

Imagine that your business had a complete log of your customers' wanderings—every trip to the grocery store, every work commute, every walk with the dog. What could you learn about them? ... A big BusinessWeek story about the mobile Web http://www.businessweek.com/magazine/content/09_10/b4122042889229.htm?chan=magazine+channel_the+future+of+tech Stephen Baker sbaker551 26 26 0 0 urn:com:businessweek:bx:article:16019854031784840635-a5b9f057cb6e463cf3c4b711c0e30d33 2009-09-22T13:09:13.211-04:00

A data warehouse project manager’s job is beset with worst practice traps just waiting for the unwary project manager to fail. You don’t have to fall prey to these traps. Take a look at these ten worst practices to recognize and avoid these methods...

A data warehouse project manager’s job is beset with worst practice traps just waiting for the unwary project manager to fail. You don’t have to fall prey to these traps. Take a look at these ten worst practices to recognize and avoid these methods... http://www.itbusinessedge.com/cm/docs/DOC-1622 Patrick Avery pavery324 1 1 0 0 urn:com:businessweek:bx:article:12718152402263555033-0fcc3c236cdb417e243ad3d9a0621586 2009-03-30T02:14:52.811-04:00

Posted Mar 27, 2009 @ 12:19 AM Last update Mar 27, 2009 @ 05:06 PM BOSTON — Drug makers and health insurance officials challenged a proposed law that would limit information about which medicines are the most popular in Massachusetts, saying that a...

Posted Mar 27, 2009 @ 12:19 AM Last update Mar 27, 2009 @ 05:06 PM BOSTON — Drug makers and health insurance officials challenged a proposed law that would limit information about which medicines are the most popular in Massachusetts, saying that a... http://www.milforddailynews.com/news/x148103593/Biotech-companies-testify-on-data-mining Venkat Viswanathan (LatentView) vviswanathan430 18 15 2 1 urn:com:businessweek:bx:article:13039360515647118205-c318e2e86fab7f05d022229da8c91fb6 2009-03-30T09:54:09.643-04:00

Less work reported for US data miners, more for Europeans - KDnuggets Poll

Less work reported for US data miners, more for Europeans - KDnuggets Poll http://www.kdnuggets.com/polls/2009/financial-crisis-effect-on-data-mining.htm Gregory Piatetsky-Shapiro gpiatetskyshapiro920 20 20 0 0 urn:com:businessweek:bx:article:13036539558700296315-b17ee8adc35243773f794955723d1ea4 2009-09-08T23:29:00.000-04:00

I just did a search for Matthew Hurst and found an interesting string in the top link snippet: It looks like Google is showing re-tweets in the SERP.

I just did a search for Matthew Hurst and found an interesting string in the top link snippet: It looks like Google is showing re-tweets in the SERP. http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/DataMining/~3/EjzAh1Aymr4/google-showing-re-tweets-in-serp.html 3 2 1 0 urn:com:businessweek:bx:article:9489912318418188851-23900c4e9c7283ffc60396a525ffb517 2009-05-19T12:45:00.000-04:00

The Wall Street Journal reports that Google is using algorithms to identify employees most likely to leave. (I wrote a related article in March.) I was interested in the comments, like this one from Ana Wood: It seems that more and more companies are investing in external systems to predict or better manage human capital. Through the years, I have practiced a simple action ...ndash; connecting with people at every level of the organization through a ...ldquo;hello, how do you do?...rdquo; and waiting for the person receiving this message to answer. I don't know about you, but if I'm unhappy and thinking about leaving, I probably don't spill it to a manager who comes by and asks me, ...quot;How do you do?...quot; But the problem with Ana's objection, I think, is the assumption that a company relies entirely on either data mining or personal interactions. Seems to me that if Google's algorithm can identify 100 employees most likely to leave, then it might be time for a manager to approach them and engage in some old-fashioned talk.

The Wall Street Journal reports that Google is using algorithms to identify employees most likely to leave. (I wrote a related article in March.) I was interested in the comments, like this one from Ana Wood: It seems that more and more companies are investing in external systems to predict or better manage human capital. Through the years, I have practiced a simple action ...ndash; connecting with people at every level of the organization through a ...ldquo;hello, how do you do?...rdquo; and waiting for the person receiving this message to answer. I don't know about you, but if I'm unhappy and thinking about leaving, I probably don't spill it to a manager who comes by and asks me, ...quot;How do you do?...quot; But the problem with Ana's objection, I think, is the assumption that a company relies entirely on either data mining or personal interactions. Seems to me that if Google's algorithm can identify 100 employees most likely to leave, then it might be time for a manager to approach them and engage in some old-fashioned talk. http://thenumerati.net/index.cfm?postID=320 15 15 0 0 urn:com:businessweek:bx:article:15309903595628216003-fbc471840c5f4d73d75ab1f4ce795d92 2009-03-30T01:54:09.383-04:00

The chart looks like colorful pop-art doughnuts flying through space. The message, though, is anything but playful. Based on a mathematical analysis of work at an undisclosed Internet company, each circle represents an employee. Those who generate...

The chart looks like colorful pop-art doughnuts flying through space. The message, though, is anything but playful. Based on a mathematical analysis of work at an undisclosed Internet company, each circle represents an employee. Those who generate... http://www.businessweek.com/magazine/content/09_12/b4124046224092.htm?chan=top+news_top+news+index+-+temp_top+story Venkat Viswanathan (LatentView) vviswanathan430 17 15 0 2 urn:com:businessweek:bx:article:8534324078291080068-2bb7b383f6962ed8b071becc5b73b718 2009-02-17T00:43:39.559-05:00

Demand for performance data is skyrocketing within organizations. Arthur Kordon, leader in the data mining and modeling group at the Dow Chemical Co., says his team has never been so inundated with requests as it has been during the economic crisis.

Demand for performance data is skyrocketing within organizations. Arthur Kordon, leader in the data mining and modeling group at the Dow Chemical Co., says his team has never been so inundated with requests as it has been during the economic crisis. http://www.cfo.com/article.cfm/13129558/c_13104126?f=home_todayinfinance Venkat Viswanathan (LatentView) vviswanathan430 21 19 2 0 urn:com:businessweek:bx:article:8978922416592231364-c14c17b9266b340403b434ce187f1001 2009-03-01T22:37:40.556-05:00

Unfettered collection of personal data by intelligence agencies is a threat to basic human rights, a U.N. expert has warned. In an advance copy of a report to the U.N. Human Rights Council, Martin Scheinin said so-called 'data mining' blurs the...

Unfettered collection of personal data by intelligence agencies is a threat to basic human rights, a U.N. expert has warned. In an advance copy of a report to the U.N. Human Rights Council, Martin Scheinin said so-called 'data mining' blurs the... http://www.iht.com/articles/ap/2009/02/28/news/UN-UN-Rights-Data-Mining.php Venkat Viswanathan (LatentView) vviswanathan430 20 19 1 0 urn:com:businessweek:bx:article:6027684450928534792-f9fba80b08d7932c36614f4c0a9150ea 2009-08-18T20:17:00.000-04:00

...out that the DOD is funding research into this kind of data mining combined with...

...out that the DOD is funding research into this kind of data mining combined with... http://mypetjawa.mu.nu/archives/198508.php 5 4 1 0 urn:com:businessweek:bx:article:10690437739524721251-947a88e9a0681b61334da17c8f341e09 2009-07-06T06:50:57.240-04:00

Credit card use is ripe for data mining These days, credit card companies are taking plastic away from a lot of consumers. To figure out whose credit to cut, companies look at where you live, where you shop, and what you buy. Stacey Vanek-Smith...

Credit card use is ripe for data mining These days, credit card companies are taking plastic away from a lot of consumers. To figure out whose credit to cut, companies look at where you live, where you shop, and what you buy. Stacey Vanek-Smith... http://marketplace.publicradio.org/display/web/2009/07/01/am_redlining/ Venkat Viswanathan (LatentView) vviswanathan430 4 2 1 1 urn:com:businessweek:bx:article:4631785692317500216-543c38686ff10592f86b62d1dd2afc19 2008-11-22T04:38:33.456-05:00

Everyone Can Mine Your Taylor Buley, 11.21.08, 06:00 PM EST Maltego's open-source software brings data mining to the masses. Roelof Temmingh has a knack for stirring up trouble. The 35-year-old South African electronic engineer has fought legal battles

Everyone Can Mine Your Taylor Buley, 11.21.08, 06:00 PM EST Maltego's open-source software brings data mining to the masses. Roelof Temmingh has a knack for stirring up trouble. The 35-year-old South African electronic engineer has fought legal battles http://c.moreover.com/click/here.pl?r1702436586&f=9791 33 31 2 0 urn:com:businessweek:bx:article:6565256717337020115-b2e11bb26302d8f2fd436712406de99c 2008-11-25T01:41:00.000-05:00

Data mining used to be an expensive, somewhat esoteric affair. But , a new 'open-source intelligence' tool, new technology 'lets just about anybody do the kind of data mining that in the

Data mining used to be an expensive, somewhat esoteric affair. But , a new 'open-source intelligence' tool, new technology 'lets just about anybody do the kind of data mining that in the http://c.moreover.com/click/here.pl?r1706835250&f=9791 33 32 1 0 urn:com:businessweek:bx:article:807218565240294392-77dc7b023185bee68b4a686d2971aeb6 2009-01-30T09:22:33.240-05:00

The term "analytics" has exploded in popularity after the introduction of "Google Analytics" in Dec 2005. It surpassed "data mining" in popularity, and has continued to climb since.

The term "analytics" has exploded in popularity after the introduction of "Google Analytics" in Dec 2005. It surpassed "data mining" in popularity, and has continued to climb since. http://www.kdnuggets.com/news/2009/n02/3i.html Venkat Viswanathan (LatentView) vviswanathan430 22 22 0 0 urn:com:businessweek:bx:article:13404745043825949784-c9e4e8a1880fe09fde31817e87a425ae 2009-03-30T01:59:30.522-04:00

The gap between what customers expect and what consumers experience with a firm is often expressed in the text fields of feedback mechanisms - which is where text mining can tap into this valuable insight. By Tony Lopresti, Clarabridge A company's...

The gap between what customers expect and what consumers experience with a firm is often expressed in the text fields of feedback mechanisms - which is where text mining can tap into this valuable insight. By Tony Lopresti, Clarabridge A company's... http://www.mycustomer.com/cgi-bin/item.cgi?id=134245 Venkat Viswanathan (LatentView) vviswanathan430 14 12 1 1 urn:com:businessweek:bx:article:3068288417209688661-04d666a0620393e1a0de0bd5569d9403 2009-03-17T01:11:00.000-04:00

seeks insight from IT industry News Plan to extend police-hacking powers gathers pace News US gov't report: Data mining is ineffective

seeks insight from IT industry News Plan to extend police-hacking powers gathers pace News US gov't report: Data mining is ineffective http://c.moreover.com/click/here.pl?r1873042862&f=9791 17 15 2 0 urn:com:businessweek:bx:article:3591142898546940779-3e1168577317d04b96ee488846c3a253 2009-02-06T12:55:56.728-05:00

I've had a small but significant breakthrough on BusinessWeek's Business Exchange. That's the magazine's social site. It's engineered to entice the brains of the world (ie. us) to share their learnings, via links to posts, papers and articles, with...

I've had a small but significant breakthrough on BusinessWeek's Business Exchange. That's the magazine's social site. It's engineered to entice the brains of the world (ie. us) to share their learnings, via links to posts, papers and articles, with... http://thenumerati.net/index.cfm?postID=254 Stephen Baker sbaker551 17 15 2 0 urn:com:businessweek:bx:article:10120604987914967847-5e7124bf126ce81309a55258f1831805 2009-07-22T11:17:18.153-04:00

ETL – Extract, Transform and Load – is the process by which data from multiple systems is consolidated, typically in a data warehouse, so that executives can obtain a comprehensive picture of business functions, e.g. the relationships between...

ETL – Extract, Transform and Load – is the process by which data from multiple systems is consolidated, typically in a data warehouse, so that executives can obtain a comprehensive picture of business functions, e.g. the relationships between... http://www.itbusinessedge.com/cm/docs/DOC-1530 Patrick Avery pavery324 3 3 0 0