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The Gap Between Big Data and Big Insights: Turning data into engaging stories

The Gap Between Big Data and Big Insights: Turning data into engaging stories

Have you seen the popular HTC One TV commercial featuring Gary Oldman? Itā€™s quite brilliant really. A highly celebrated A-list actor is paid millions to say little more than ā€œblah blah blahā€ throughout the entire commercial. Iā€™m reminded of it because thatā€™s the reaction I tend to have these days when I hear the words ā€œbig data.ā€ Itā€™s almost as if Iā€™m transported to the classroom in a Peanuts episode listening to the muted voice of the teacher muttering incomprehensible…

From the Big Screen to the Little Screen: The evolving relationship between TV and search

From the Big Screen to the Little Screen: The evolving relationship between TV and search

As a digital analyst, itā€™s my job to study how technology disrupts business markets and models. As an aspiring social scientist, I also study technologyā€™s impact on culture and behavior. These two worlds are colliding with increasing velocity as each day passes. One of the trends Iā€™ve been following over the last several years is the relationship between TV, smartphones, tablets and PCs. Thereā€™s no longer a doubt that we are becoming a society of multiscreeners. The reality is that…