Wednesday, January 30, 2013

How to manage big data overload

It used to be only for scientists, Internet giants and the mega-social-media set -- Amazon, Twitter, Facebook, Shutterfly. But now, more and more enterprises of all kinds are aiming to gain a competitive edge by tapping into big data in hopes of unearthing the valuable information it can hold. Today, companies such as Walmart, Campbell Soup, Pfizer, Merck and convenience store chain Wawa have big plans for their big data.

Some are venturing into big data analytics to respond to customers faster, keep better track of customer information or get new products to market quicker.

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Miss Montana on her autism

Alexis Wineman shares her experiences as a person with autism who became Miss Montana and appeared in the Miss America pageant.

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Next Generation, Let's Improve Phone Battery Life

Samsung, Apple and the other handset makers have been racing for years to add new, power-sucking features to their phones with no concern for the impact on battery life. Now that consumers are beginning to realize that last year's model is still pretty good, it's time for the industry to raise the energy efficiency standards from "good enough" to "much better."

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Christmas Stickers Help the Children to Get Involved

It's Christmas time. This means preparations are in full flow and it's time to get out the stickers.

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Tuesday, January 29, 2013

Human Action or Human Folly?

It seems the 'race to the bottom' is picking up speed; the 'race to the bottom' in value of fiat currencies, that is. Conventional wisdom calls for a reduction of the (relative) value of a currency, in order to 'support export industry'. The new government of Japan, headed by Mr. Shinzo Abe, was elected on that very 'platform'; the intention to deliberately devalue the Japanese Yen, supposedly to 'support' Japanese export industries.

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Hyoyeon shows off her ?club dance? on ?Blind Test Show 180 Degrees?

Girls’ Generation‘s Hyoyeon let loose as she took on the challenge of dancing to various types...

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Two Sides Of Surrogacy

For couples who have been dreaming to have a child but are unable to conceive, here's one method that can make your dream come true - surrogacy. Surrogacy is defined as an agreement of two parties namely a woman who gets pregnant with a child for another couple or individual. It is further subdivided into different types.

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