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"In short, there is very little real science in what we call “data science,” and..."

Thu, 03 May 2012 11:51:50 -0400

“In short, there is very little real science in what we call “data science,” and that’s a big problem.” - Is There Big Money in Big Data? - Technology Review

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A Core Business Objective In One Sentence

Wed, 18 Apr 2012 10:23:52 -0400

When the core business objective is clearly laid out, creating KPIs that relate back to that objective can make an analyst’s life so much easier. Netflix can define their objective in one...

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"Today, Netflix has more than 23 million subscribers in 47 countries. Those subscribers streamed 2..."

Wed, 18 Apr 2012 10:07:22 -0400

“Today, Netflix has more than 23 million subscribers in 47 countries. Those subscribers streamed 2 billion hours from hundreds of different devices in the last quarter of 2011.” - 2 billion hours...

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"[P]rogramming is a hilariously young discipline, and none of us have the slightest clue what we’re..."

Tue, 10 Apr 2012 09:53:36 -0400

“[P]rogramming is a hilariously young discipline, and none of us have the slightest clue what we’re doing.” - PHP: a fractal of bad design - fuzzy notepad The definitive rant on why PHP sucks?

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"As it turned out, sharing was not broken. Sharing was working fine and dandy, Google just wasn’t..."

Wed, 14 Mar 2012 11:39:03 -0400

“As it turned out, sharing was not broken. Sharing was working fine and dandy, Google just wasn’t part of it. People were sharing all around us and seemed quite happy. A user exodus from Facebook...

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"To address these [technology] forces, our vision is to build our brands through lifelong, one-to-one..."

Wed, 14 Mar 2012 10:03:52 -0400

“To address these [technology] forces, our vision is to build our brands through lifelong, one-to-one relationships in real time with every person in the world.” - -Marc Pritchard, global...

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"You’re gonna miss us when we’re gone” is not much of a business model."

Wed, 22 Feb 2012 09:45:26 -0500

““You’re gonna miss us when we’re gone” is not much of a business model.” - http://jxpaton.wordpress.com/2012/02/18/old-dogs-new-tricks-and-crappy-newspaper-executives/

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"We do mean well, and for the most part when people say we’re arrogant it’s because we didn’t hire..."

Wed, 12 Oct 2011 21:12:04 -0400

“We do mean well, and for the most part when people say we’re arrogant it’s because we didn’t hire them, or they’re unhappy with our policies, or something along those lines. They’re inferring...

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"NO BE CHICKEN CHICKEN LIVE IN CAGE. NO CAN HAVE PERSONALITY INSIDE CAGE. LAST STEP IS SMASH CAGE,..."

Thu, 29 Sep 2011 11:32:00 -0400

“NO BE CHICKEN CHICKEN LIVE IN CAGE. NO CAN HAVE PERSONALITY INSIDE CAGE. LAST STEP IS SMASH CAGE, LIGHT BARN ON FIRE. DO THAT, YOU WIN.” - A VC: Minimum Viable Personality

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"I don’t think this is really an iPad competitor. This isn’t an iPad-killer. The Kindle Fire can be..."

Wed, 28 Sep 2011 19:33:00 -0400

“I don’t think this is really an iPad competitor. This isn’t an iPad-killer. The Kindle Fire can be very successful without killing anything.” - -Gartner analyst Michael Gartenberg Amazon creates...

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"This service leaves open one critical question: Will Google’s flat document-oriented search approach..."

Thu, 22 Sep 2011 16:35:12 -0400

“This service leaves open one critical question: Will Google’s flat document-oriented search approach maintain its value going forward?” - Facebook Boldly Annexes the Web - Ben Elowitz - Voices -...

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"[P]eople turn to hits as a metric when they have no idea what they are talking about"

Thu, 01 Sep 2011 12:00:44 -0400

“[P]eople turn to hits as a metric when they have no idea what they are talking about” - How Idiots Track Success | ClickZ

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"Q: What does the future hold for you? A: Five years ago there was no such thing as an iPhone – if..."

Mon, 01 Aug 2011 12:53:00 -0400

“Q: What does the future hold for you? A: Five years ago there was no such thing as an iPhone – if back then you tried to guess the future, you would have been totally wrong. I think there’s some...

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"“It’s not about building a website anymore! It’s so much cooler! It’s about Facebook, and fans, and..."

Fri, 20 May 2011 09:46:32 -0400

“ “It’s not about building a website anymore! It’s so much cooler! It’s about Facebook, and fans, and followers, and engagement, and influence, and…” Will you please shut up before you make me...

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Thoughts On The New Google Analytics Interface

Fri, 15 Apr 2011 15:57:00 -0400

When I saw the magical New Version link in my Google Analytics account, I was like a kid on Christmas morning. I was wrapping up my work and about to head out the door, but ended up staying at work...

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"LAMP architectures are dead because few web applications want to ship full payloads of markup to the..."

Mon, 11 Apr 2011 16:37:26 -0400

“LAMP architectures are dead because few web applications want to ship full payloads of markup to the client in response to a small event; they want to update just a fragment of the DOM, using...

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An Ode To Apture

Fri, 08 Apr 2011 17:10:00 -0400

To paraphrase the illustrious Ron Burgundy: “I love Apture. Apture-y, Apture, Apture. Here it goes, into my browser…” I first ran into Apture during the Iran election protests in...

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Meet +1: Google’s Answer To The Facebook Like Button

Tue, 05 Apr 2011 12:29:57 -0400

Meet +1: Google’s Answer To The Facebook Like Button: I’ve been Facebook “liking” junk across the intertubes for months now and Facebook has added almost no value to my experience (the *only*...

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http://techcrunch.com/2011/03/03/the-age-of-relevance/

Thu, 03 Mar 2011 17:29:47 -0500

http://techcrunch.com/2011/03/03/the-age-of-relevance/

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http://databases.hammerprinciple.com/browse

Sat, 09 Oct 2010 15:38:37 -0400

http://databases.hammerprinciple.com/browse: What database is right for you? Check these crowd-sourced rankings.

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