Posts Tagged ‘Social media’
Using Machine Learning to Identify Fake News
In what feels like the 25th hour, researchers at UC Davis have recently developed a new machine learning based tool to verify multimedia rumors online. Tech Xplore brought this interesting information to our attention in their article, “Using machine learning for cross-lingual and cross-platform rumor verification.” Their paper proposes cross-lingual and cross-platform features for rumor verification,…
Read MoreTaxonomies Used to Read Data
You would have to be living under a rock to have not heard about the Russian social media content farms and hacking conversations taking place everywhere in the media and news. Whatever your take on the issue might be, I found it interesting that they used a taxonomy to disseminate the data. This interesting news…
Read MoreSocial Media’s Latest Challenge
“Bots” is the new word being thrown about as social media wages war against artificial intelligence (AI). This came to us from the Wall Street Journal in their article, “Bots vs. Trolls: How AI Could Clean Up Social Media.” AI has been referred to as a cure-all remedy, able to fix all the problems that…
Read MoreArtificial Intelligence and the Retail Experience
Remember when the Internet was new and things like chat windows were considered advanced? Now cars can drive themselves, watches can track calories, and artificial intelligence (AI) can predict potential health risks and consumer behavior. YourStory.com brought this interesting topic to our attention in their article, “The impact of Artificial Intelligence on digital marketing.” AI, for…
Read MoreInteroperability in Platforms
One-stop shopping seems to be the theme of this latest move. Four of the biggest technology companies are banding together to make it easier for users to download and transfer their data between services. This interesting news came to us from Engadget in their article, “Google, Facebook, Microsoft and Twitter unite to simplify data transfers.” Recently,…
Read MoreDeep Learning in Customer Service
What is deep learning? The terms artificial intelligence (AI), machine learning, and deep learning are used often and sadly, often interchangeably. But they are not the same things. One way to understand the difference and their relationship to one another is to visualize them as concentric circles with AI — the idea that came first — the largest,…
Read MoreIs Digital The Answer to Data Management?
Technology is constantly evolving and changing businesses core practices along the way. Data management is under the spotlight right now after the political and social media revelations of late. Despite being a hot topic, how has it damaged the trust that users have in who manages their personal data? ITProPortal brought this interesting information to our…
Read MoreSocial Media Has Lost Its Appeal to Many
Social media is taking a beating these days with the words “fake news” being screamed from every street corner. Now, Facebook is facing a mass exodus after misappropriation of data is revealed. This interesting topic came to us from The Scholarly Kitchen in their article, “Is #DeleteFacebook Going to Change Academic Life and Scholarly Publishing?”…
Read MoreKeep Your Social Safe
Social media has its benefits — on a personal basis, you can connect with friends and family regardless of geographic location; professionally, especially for non-profit organizations, it is an effective avenue to share your mission and engage with your target audience. However, social media has its downsides, and more than ever, those involve scams. ZD…
Read MoreWhat Story Does the Data Tell?
After the Ebola pandemic in 2013-14 where more than 11,000 people died, an independent review panel deemed the response sluggish and ineffective. Out of that report, health researchers are looking to become more proactive, by using machine learning to identify potential hot spots and even predict future outbreaks. The Department of Defense (DOD) is among the organizations…
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