The Rise of Social Media Sourcing News
In some not-so-surprising news, two-thirds (67%) of Americans report that they get at least some of their news on social media – with two in ten doing so often. This interesting information came to us from the Pew Research Center in their article, “News Use Across Social Media Platforms 2017.” This data is as of August…
Read MoreDIY Natural Language Processing
For many, natural language processing (NLP) seems futuristic or from the world of science fiction. What most don’t realize, though, is that NLP is already part of their everyday lives. DATAVERSITY brought this topic to our attention in their article, “Natural Language Processing: The What, Why, and How.” Siri, the intelligent personal assistant that is part…
Read MoreAnalyzing Content
OpenText has recently launched an artificial intelligence platform that combines big data and human language analytics to help companies better understand the needs of customers. The Record brought this news to us in their article, “OpenText makes big move into artificial intelligence.” The platform is called OpenText Magellan and it was designed to analyze words and text,…
Read MoreRefining Data
Big data is all around. It is an abundant, expanding resource emerging from the modern data landscape. The Internet of Things (IoT), mobile technology, social media, web and open data contribute to the proliferation of data. Worldwide data is expected to increase tenfold by 2025—reaching a total of 163 ZB. Data Center Journal brought this news…
Read MorePeer Review Being Reviewed
Peer review is the evaluation of work by one or more people of similar competence to the producers of the work. It constitutes a form of self-regulation by qualified members of a profession within the relevant field. Peer review methods are employed to maintain standards of quality, improve performance, and provide credibility. In academia, scholarly peer review is often…
Read MoreCustomer Service and Technology
Customer service is one of the prime targets for automation in the business world. Virtual customer agents are a prime example. These intelligent systems are able to understand what users ask via chat and to provide them with adequate answers. Venture Beat brought this news to us in their article, “The reality of automating customer service chat…
Read MoreASIDIC Revisited is Only Two Weeks Away!
The landmark ASIDIC Revisited meeting at the Hotel Parq Central in Albuquerque, New Mexico, September 24-25, is coming soon, and there are only a few spaces left. This is a reminder that registration closes on September 20. The final order of the program is still being determined, and confirmed speakers are listed in alphabetic order…
Read MoreASIS&T Annual Meeting Pushes Boundaries
The Association for Information Science and Technology (ASIS&T) will be hosting their 80th annual meeting on October 27-November 1, 2017. This annual meeting is the premier international conference dedicated to the study of information, people, and technology in contemporary society. They gather leading scholars and practitioners from around the globe to share innovations, ideas, research,…
Read MoreAnalytics and Business Intelligence
Descriptive analytics is the conventional form of business intelligence and data analysis. It seeks to provide a depiction or summary view of facts and figures in an understandable format. DATAVERSITY brought this topic to our attention in their article, “Fundamentals of Descriptive Analytics.” Descriptive analytics uses two primary techniques, data aggregation and data mining, to report…
Read MoreThe Importance of Taxonomy To Master Data Management
More and more attention is being given to master data managment (MDM). This is the set of processes and tools that consistently defines and manages the non-transactional data entities of an organization. The benefits of the MDM paradigm increase as the number and diversity of organizational departments, worker roles and computing applications expand. For this reason,…
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