Can You Increase Your Website Rank?
No one really knows Google’s page ranking algorithm. However, Search Engine Optimization (SEO) companies try hard to get you to spend money with them in order to increase your page rank and results within a…
Thoughts from the 6th annual Text Analytics Summit
I just returned from the 6th annual Text Analytics Summit in Boston. It was an enjoyable conference, as usual. Larger players such as SAP and IBM both had booths at the show alongside pure play…
What about Analytics in Social Media monitoring?
I was speaking to a client the other day. This company was very excited about tracking its brand using one of the many listening posts out on the market. As I sat listening to him,…
Metrics Matter
I had a very interesting conversation last week with Dyke Hensen, SVP of Product Strategy for PivotLink. For those of you not familiar with PivotLink, the company is a SaaS BI provider that has been…
Social Network Analysis: What is it and why should we care?
When most people think of social networks they think of Facebook and Twitter, but social network analysis has its roots in psychology, sociology, anthropology and math (see Scott, John Social Network Analysis for more details).…
The Importance of multi-language support in advanced search and text analytics
I had an interesting briefing with the Basis Technology team the other week. They updated me on the latest release of their technology called Rosette 7. In case you’re not familiar with Basis Technology it…
My Take on the SAS Analyst Conference
I just got back from the SAS analyst event that was held in Steamboat Springs, Colorado. It was a great meeting. Here are some of the themes I heard over the few days I was…
Five Predictions for Advanced Analytics in 2010
With 2010 now upon us, I wanted to take the opportunity to talk about five advanced analytics technology trends that will take flight this year. Some of these are up in the clouds, some down…
Top of Mind – Data in the Cloud
I attended Cloud Camp Boston yesterday. It was a great meeting with some good discussions. Several hundred people attended. What struck me about the general session (when all attendees were present) was that there was…
Operationalizing Predictive Analytics
There has been a lot of excitement in the market recently around business analytics in general and specifically around predictive analytics. The promise of moving away from the typical rear view mirror approach to a…