At Personifest earlier this week I got to hear Rick Smolan speak on the Human Face of Big Data. Among the many stories he related was one about taxis in the rain in Singapore. Like most big cities, when it rains in Singapore it’s difficult to get a cab. So what researchers did was to overlay …
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On November 5, 2013, I did a 30-minute webinar with Matrix Group International on “Mining Your Association Management Software for Business Intelligence.” Matrix Group has been kind enough to make the recording of that webinar available for free on their website. Click here to view the recording.
I recently did an interview with Linda Popky, president of L2M Associates, on Big Data. You can find that podcast here. Learn what Big Data is, why it’s hot, and what you can do with Big Data.
I saw this quote recently and think it’s dead on: “‘Big data’ is what happens when the cost of storing information gets less than the cost of throwing it away.” – George Dyson at Long Now This is SO true. Far too many of my clients are hoarding data, not because they are hoarders, but because …
Here’s a quick (under three minutes) video from me, via TMA Resources, on creating and executing exception reports.
If you haven’t already, be sure to check out TMA Resources’ video series, Best Practices in Association Technology, featuring some of the brightest minds in the association market. (I say that because I’m one of the brilliant minds featured!) Each clip is 3-4 minutes long and provides technology tips to help associations better serve their members …
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I recently received the monthly newsletter from Matrix Group, one of the many vendors on my list of AMS vendors. In the newsletter, Matrix’s CEO, Joanna Pineda, outlined how Matrix had hosted a “town hall meeting” with their customers, in order to outline new enhancements to the product, as well as to solicit feedback from …
I’ll be a guest next week on David Nour’s IMPACT Webinar Series, from noon to 1pm Eastern, on Tuesday, May 29. We’ll be discussing data (natch), with a heavy emphasis on social ROI. Register here: https://www1.gotomeeting.com/register/574644768 More details on the IMPACT Webinar Series here: http://www.relationshipeconomics.net/Impact.html
A recent article in the Wall Street Journal highlighted the desperate need businesses have for workers skilled at analyzing data. The article outlines how many companies have been partnering with major US business schools to develop curriculum and certificate programs for data analytics. The article makes it clear that finding individuals who have these skills …
Here’s another really good article on business intelligence in the association market, from ASAE’s magazine, Associations Now. I know it’s good, because I’m quoted extensively!