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Visualizing NFL fans on a map, based on Facebook ‘like’ data

Robert Allison — Thu, 16 May 2013 14:45:16 +0000

Are you an NFL fan, or curious about analyzing social media data? -- Well, in either case, this blog's for you! I recently read a fascinating Facebook article that included a U.S. county map showing which NFL (U.S. football) team had the most 'likes' in each county (based on ~35 million [...]

Countdown to the Analytics Conference in London – London Etiquette

Myles Hannon — Wed, 15 May 2013 14:30:11 +0000

In my last post, I promised to lift the lid on British etiquette in time for your visit to the Analytics conference. Well, I’m going to be a bit more specific and focus my insight on London Etiquette, primarily, Greetings and Tube Etiquette. Greetings Around the world, we greet people [...]

Florence Nightingale and the Analytics Conference

Philip Male — Tue, 14 May 2013 13:59:20 +0000

This year we’re holding the first of our Analytics Series conferences in London, right by Waterloo Station. Not too far from the hotel is the Florence Nightingale Museum. Most of us (at least in Britain) know her well from school as ‘the Lady with the Lamp’. Florence Nightingale is most [...]

SAS Global Forum in cool and eclectic San Francisco

Charu Shankar — Thu, 09 May 2013 16:14:10 +0000

San Francisco! The Bay Area and Silicon Valley: innovation, the brightest minds, creating, inspiring new technology and style. This city is known for its healthy food choices. For example, I spotted a homeless man on my way from the Westin St. Francis to the Moscone Conference Center with this never- [...]

Countdown to the Analytics Conference in London

Myles Hannon — Fri, 03 May 2013 10:00:32 +0000

As the Analytics Conference Chairman, each week I will provide you with insight into what to expect at the event in London in terms of sessions, speakers, the location, evening activities and much more. For my first entry I would like to share with you some interesting facts about our [...]

A hub for free video tutorials to help you learn SAS

Maggie Alexander — Thu, 02 May 2013 15:16:32 +0000

You won’t find videos of cats or the Harlem Shake on this website, but you might pick up a useful SAS trick that could improve your job performance or career. We launched our new SAS Training video library that houses all of our helpful content. A majority of the videos [...]

What's new in SAS Customer Intelligence 6?

Brooke Fortson — Tue, 30 Apr 2013 14:53:35 +0000

SAS announced the launch of SAS Customer Intelligence 6 today at SAS Global Forum. The new release gives a new look and updated functionality to SAS’ core marketing solutions. We want to make sure you stay up-to-date on the latest software release. Check out these “What’s New” videos to see [...]

SAS Jedi in Paradise #2 - Speechless in San Francisco

Mark Jordan — Mon, 29 Apr 2013 16:38:48 +0000

Somewhere between RDU and SFO I realized that the tickle and cough I'd had the last couple of days wasn't really a reaction to the heavy pollen in the air in Cary, and instead was something a little more powerful. The good news is that I managed to keep my [...]

Using analytics to promote the Analytics Conference

Philip Male — Mon, 29 Apr 2013 14:15:13 +0000

Summer in the City: The Analytics Conference in London This year, we're holding the Analytics conference first in London (June 19-20, Park Plaza Westminster Bridge) and then in Orlando (October 21-22, The Peabody Orlando). It’s a great opportunity to hear how the world's top analysts are putting analytics to work to solve [...]

SAS Jedi in Paradise #1

Mark Jordan — Sat, 27 Apr 2013 14:16:20 +0000

It's hard to believe I'm heading out to SAS Global Forum for the first time as a SAS employee! Before coming to SAS, I had attended the SAS Users Group International annual conventions for several years running, and had even presented a couple of papers there. I remember the feeling [...]