How Much Intelligence Can You Pack Into a Tweet? In case you all haven't noticed, I try to pack each one full of juicy nuance. about 2 hours ago from TweetDeck
RT @rwang0: "Realizing you could actually spend your whole day in #linkedin these days." JK--Improving, but Twitter a better buzz source. about 7 hours ago from TweetDeck
RT @datamartist "If you were a data type, what data type would you be?" JK--A blob. Or maybe a string. Oh, hell, any character. 12:12 PM Jan 14th from TweetDeck
Net-net @SethGrimes: Oracle Exadata diff is intelligent storage w/ query predicate proc pushdown. Netezza does roughly similar. Dataupia not 9:14 AM Jan 14th from TweetDeck
Just verified it. 5 rows of 6 alternating w/ 4 rows of 5. The arrangement of stars in US flag. Of all the dumb things to puzzle over at 3am. 9:05 AM Jan 14th from TweetDeck
Hmmm....Microsoft & HP....in terms of potential mergers, that would make sense on some level. 6:48 AM Jan 14th from TweetDeck
Interesting. I hadn't tried to retweet (under this new service) from browser. Doing so juxtaposed me & @Dana_Gardner portraits in TweetDeck. 6:42 AM Jan 14th from TweetDeck
RT @Dana_Gardner: "Exadata equivalent for SQL Server?" JK--DATAllegro tech already incorp into SS 2008 PDW, which needs intelligent storage 6:40 AM Jan 14th from TweetDeck
It also makes sense for HP and MSFT to so some cha-cha-cha around appliances ... An Exadata equivalent for SQL Server and/or DATAllegro? 2:49 PM Jan 13th from web Retweeted by you
Still puzzling over persistent banner ad in My Yahoo: "Mortgage APRs Hit 3.62%" w/ mugshot of surly bearded dude. Homeless? 'Twould be irony 6:33 AM Jan 14th from TweetDeck
What adv analytics pros call "social network analysis," some dub "computational social science." Just as econometrics = computational econ. 6:48 PM Jan 13th from TweetDeck
RT @CurtMonash "Nigeria VP named "Goodluck Jonathan"..]keeping straight face is hard" JK: If sick prez was named Jonathan, would be perfect 6:41 PM Jan 13th from TweetDeck
Everybody morph your Twitter photo to show solidarity. Fans of Jay: enlarge your chins. Fans of Conan: do a wavy red bouffant-ish do! 6:39 PM Jan 13th from TweetDeck
Good to see that H1N1 vaccine available in my area. Also good to see, per WSJ, that H1N1 cases in rapid decline. 4:31 PM Jan 13th from TweetDeck
OK, Facebook, quit asking me to "find your friends." That's why God gave us Google. 4:29 PM Jan 13th from TweetDeck
It would be cool to build a Large Hadoop Collider to smash advanced analytics apps at high speed down to their component tools & algorithms. 2:25 PM Jan 13th from TweetDeck
Just took excellent briefing from Chordiant on conversation mgt and pred analytics. Sophisticated next best offer & next best model features 12:33 PM Jan 13th from TweetDeck
Will do #Forrester podcast the end of this month on: "The New Decade of Advanced Analytics: Roll Over Rocket Scientists!" 9:23 AM Jan 13th from TweetDeck
RT @TonyBaer "Just because u can put your IP in the #cloud doesn't mean u should" JK--So true. Dare I invoke "digital rights management"? 9:00 AM Jan 13th from TweetDeck
RT @kexpplaylist: Giving Up The Gun by Vampire Weekend #KEXP: JK--Hmmm: 2008's "it-indie-band" avoided sophomore jinx. 2nd album even better 8:25 AM Jan 13th from TweetDeck
Undoubtedly, Conan will "do a Letterman," by which I mean jump to another (non-NBC) network that pays him his value & his propers. 7:06 AM Jan 13th from TweetDeck
Glad to see Conan's standing up for himself, and protecting the Tonight Show franchise (which has already been damaged by this fiasco). 6:52 AM Jan 13th from TweetDeck
Listening to Lady Gaga "Paparazzi" from "The Fame Monster." Predict it will take 1-2 more albums before she finds own voice, loses Madonna's 7:31 PM Jan 12th from TweetDeck
Zoho.com plans to add advanced analytics, interactive data exploration, analytic apps to SaaS/cloud starting late 2010 1:25 PM Jan 12th from TweetDeck
Zoho.com's Zoho Reports SaaS-based BI/analytics service incorporates proprietary parallel cloud/grid DW with master-slave architecture. 1:22 PM Jan 12th from TweetDeck
Taking briefing from Visual MIning on their SMB- and CFO-focused BI/dashboarding suite with interactive visualization. 12:21 PM Jan 12th from TweetDeck
Being an analyst means always wondering whether others' friendships are contingent on your opinions being in line with their interests. 9:03 AM Jan 12th from TweetDeck
Caught TCM's showing of "Plaza Suite" (1971) last night. Still blown away by what an awesomely charismatic actor the late Walter Matthau was 8:50 PM Jan 11th from TweetDeck
Well, well, old dogs learn new tricks. I prevailed in Rummikub tonight. The Jokers all came my way. Because they recognize me as kin. 8:44 PM Jan 11th from TweetDeck
Another example of potentially useful Facebook notification: e.g,"Hey [product manager], your [largest customer] says your [product} sucks!" 8:42 PM Jan 11th from TweetDeck
Would be nice if Facebook turned these lame-o notifications into business tools: eg, "Hey [James], connect with your [team] on that [task]!" 8:40 PM Jan 11th from TweetDeck
Listening to Beatles' "Words of Love" (1964). Their tightest 3-pt harmony. Most faithful of all their covers. As perfect as Buddy's original 6:45 PM Jan 11th from TweetDeck
RT @mashable: "Google” Is Word of the Decade" JK--Whoa! That's moving fast. The decade's only 11 days old and already has its word locked in 4:56 PM Jan 11th from TweetDeck
People are the same everywhere & there are 2 types: those who divide people into 2 types, and those who don't. We're all the same, down deep 4:53 PM Jan 11th from TweetDeck
RT @HowardKurtz "Fox News signs Sarah Palin as a commentator" JK--This was obviously the job she was preening herself for. 4:47 PM Jan 11th from TweetDeck
In terms of "wow" factor, CES has advantage of showcasing cool gadgets. But re "clouds," reporters often strain to make it sexy. Abstract. 2:25 PM Jan 11th from TweetDeck
Taking briefing on Capgemini Business Information Management initiatives, w/ colleagues @bevelson, Liz Herbert, & Chris Andrews 10:10 AM Jan 11th from TweetDeck
Progress always seemed like more of a federation of ISVs than a truly comprehensive SOA solution stack vendor. 9:23 AM Jan 11th from TweetDeck
RT @SethGrimes: "Indexed Database API. 'Work on the Web SQL DB has seemingly come to halt'": JK--Perhaps more industry participation needed. 8:35 AM Jan 11th from TweetDeck
What I'm wondering about Progress is whether/when they plan to acquire a BI or DW vendor. Can't be full SOA stack without those. 7:54 AM Jan 11th from TweetDeck
Loving this frigid weather. No, really! Winter's intensities make me feel warmer inside. That's the Michigan-raised snowbird in me talking. 7:53 AM Jan 11th from TweetDeck
Droid's momentum in mobile data marketplace interesting to watch. Could Google have homegrown hit? That would be unusual, for them. 7:46 AM Jan 11th from TweetDeck
Still in what comedian Rich Hall referred to as month of Check-uary: weeks at start of new year when you still mindlessly write old year. 7:35 AM Jan 11th from TweetDeck
Walked out midway thru "Daybreakers." A screamingly stupid "Bladerunner" world populated by vampires feasting on "Matrix" of human blood. 7:13 AM Jan 11th from TweetDeck
Caught Michael Cera in mildly diverting "Youth In Revolt." Young actor so nondescript he may some day distinguish himself. 7:13 AM Jan 11th from TweetDeck
