ROI of social media in CRM. Can't really calculate with confidence without churn analysis. That requires predictive modeling. Many scenarios about 9 hours ago via txt
Charles Schulz noted how annoying 2 B self-conscious of tongue in mouth. I'm conscious of databases behind every commercial transaction. about 9 hours ago via txt
Had quiet dinner of mac & cheese tonight with the bro and our wives. Was their cat's 1st birthday. Neighbor shed caught on fire. Film at 11. about 9 hours ago via txt
Just rewatched Fellini's "8-1/2" for 1st time since college. Dizzy carnival of creative self-ref. Find your middle-aged mojo amid exhaustion about 9 hours ago via txt
RT @davewiner: "What's so funny about peace, love & understanding?" JK--On 1st glance, nothing. But getting defensive about them--laff riot! about 18 hours ago via TweetDeck
Half of life is just remembering where you left off. And remembering what to leave entirely. about 19 hours ago via TweetDeck
Listening to #kexp playback of live in-studio performance by Florence & the Machine (http://bit.ly/cFhPNu). Wow. What a passionate singer! about 20 hours ago via TweetDeck
Hmm...Obama has his New Orleans partly natural, mostly human-caused disaster crisis. GWB had his. Curious how it impacts Obama's popularity. about 20 hours ago via TweetDeck
Mayday! Mayday! No cause for alarm. May Day! A lovely one, but already a bit on the hot humid side here in DC. Running round the maypole. about 21 hours ago via TweetDeck
@JennyN I love Jenny Lewis' bite. Her delicious cutting wit is what has always distinguished her solo & Rilo Kiley recordings. about 21 hours ago via TweetDeck in reply to JennyN
@tedlouie You are a very nice man! about 22 hours ago via TweetDeck in reply to tedlouie
@JennyN Zooey has winning country-western vibe to her songs. Sort of like another actress-singer-songwriter, Jenny Lewis, but without venom about 22 hours ago via TweetDeck in reply to JennyN
@elissafink Cause & effect? Or just happy coincidence? Either way, see you there? about 22 hours ago via TweetDeck in reply to elissafink
Got & am quietly being hypnotized by the supple, subtle textures, the shades & layered vocals of Grizzly Bear's gorgeous "Veckatimest." 9:41 PM Apr 30th via txt
Got She & Him's new album "Vol.2." Bright, pretty songs written & sung by Zooey Deschanel. A sunny beach stroll. A sweet ice cream cone. 9:18 PM Apr 30th via txt
JK on SNA: #Forrester tc (http://bit.ly/anjYwg) ITF (http://bit.ly/9mO2F4) #Netezza (http://bit.ly/9MKdw1) #Teradata (http://bit.ly/i70Cx) 2:31 PM Apr 30th via TweetDeck
Social engineering. Who mentions that in a social networking context? No one can get arms around whole phenom, much less twist the screws. 2:22 PM Apr 30th via TweetDeck
@tedlouie My "tool" is ignoring Twitter. Easy 2 ignore. No calendar, scheduling, to-do items. Easier 2 ignore than collab tools (eg Outlook) 12:30 PM Apr 30th via TweetDeck in reply to tedlouie
"Symantec buys encryption specialist PGP for $300M" (http://bit.ly/cX7TgD): JK--I'm gettin' old. Thought they hitched yrs ago. Bound2happen. 11:28 AM Apr 30th via TweetDeck
Locked & loaded to deliver the #forrester wave on customer service in June-ish with @waband. 11:24 AM Apr 30th via TweetDeck
Listening to "Dueling Banjos" on #kexp. Oddly, I'd like to hear dueling-banjos dude duke it musically w/ surf-rock dudes behind "Wipe Out"! 11:22 AM Apr 30th via TweetDeck
Come on weekend, come, come, come, come,come, come,come, come,come, come,come, come,come, come,come, come,come, come,come, come,come, come.. 11:20 AM Apr 30th via TweetDeck
RT @rbkarel: RT @jameskobielus: "What’s Not BI? Oh Don’t Get Me ..." (http://bit.ly/9Qwhze) (http://bit.ly/bBBryx). JK--Me remiss: #dmjam 11:09 AM Apr 30th via TweetDeck
Yes, Cliff Condon, I'm going back and weeding out the typos. Fewer than you might expect in such a rush. 11:03 AM Apr 30th via TweetDeck
I can't believe I wrote that long of blogpost entirely extempor in 15 minutes. Did I really? While my mind was on entirely different topics? 11:02 AM Apr 30th via TweetDeck
Eating cantaloupe, listening to Camera Obscura "James" from "My Maudlin Career." God I love Camera Obscura! 11:01 AM Apr 30th via TweetDeck
New blogpost: "What’s Not BI? Oh, Don’t Get Me Started....Oops Too Late...Here Goes...." (http://bit.ly/9Qwhze) (http://bit.ly/bBBryx) 10:31 AM Apr 30th via TweetDeck
@SethGrimes #TD3pi Haven't seen much of it from them yet. Hoping they can update me on what they're doing. Soon. 9:19 AM Apr 30th via TweetDeck in reply to SethGrimes
If you're already looking ahead to Fall, catch me speak on social network analysis at Teradata Partners conf, Oct 24-28 in sunny San Diego! 9:13 AM Apr 30th via TweetDeck
Boy do I love celebrity journalism--NOT! Latest hot young actor/actress on career hot streak suddenly gets elevated to sexiest human alive. 8:23 AM Apr 30th via TweetDeck
The impact of that new Arizona law? Racial profiling in state where one-third of residents are Hispanic? Ummmm...civil strife? A lot of it? 8:05 AM Apr 30th via TweetDeck
Absolutely must do my morning reading. Analysts have to consume the news in order to tune our analyses. Some parts of my day are sacrosanct. 7:53 AM Apr 30th via TweetDeck
"Enterprise SSDs to soar through 2015" (http://bit.ly/9EJi8B): JK--Predict 100x DW appliance speedup when SSDs standard. Teradata has one 7:46 AM Apr 30th via TweetDeck
RT @gleganza: May starts tomorrow & in #forrester world, May means IT Forum. OK, we should get lives. Read here anyway: http://ow.ly/1F6YM 6:58 AM Apr 30th via TweetDeck
@forrester #BI tweet jam http://bit.ly/bk6VMm w @rbkarel @jameskobielus @nyuhanna @hkisker @owensleslie @gleganza 6:28 AM Apr 30th via TweetDeck
Listening to Shins' "Phantom Limb" from 2007's "Wincing The Night Away." Greatest album of the 2000s. 6:17 AM Apr 30th via txt
Listening to Madonna "To Have And Not To Hold" from her late 90s "Ray of Light." Greatest popstar of my generation. 6:12 AM Apr 30th via txt
Listening to Gordon Lightfoot "Cold On The Shoulder," from "Gord's Gold." One of my favorite country-folk pop songwriters from the 70s. 6:10 AM Apr 30th via txt
See you at the Sybase 8:59 PM Apr 29th via Zune HD
Watching NBC's Thursday night sitcom line-up. Laughing even when not paying full attention. The dialogue is funny. The actors so voice-agile 8:54 PM Apr 29th via txt
New blogpost: "Social CRM—Don’t Make It a Silo in Your Multichannel Strategy" (http://bit.ly/9Q3ymS) (http://bit.ly/9IZmxN) 10:06 AM Apr 29th via TweetDeck
@ColetteCote #luckycharms Which reminds of funniest explanation of why celebrate St. Patrick's Day: He drove leprechauns out of Ireland! 8:38 AM Apr 29th via TweetDeck in reply to ColetteCote
"Facebook does not erase user-deleted content" (http://bit.ly/bUGVqq): JK--No. Has bot pull most embarrassing stuff & repost against yr will 8:23 AM Apr 29th via TweetDeck
"Cloud Computing IdM Stds Could Push Cloud Use" (http://bit.ly/c4xrRn): JK--Yawn. Except for "cloud" mention, could've been written in 2004 8:17 AM Apr 29th via TweetDeck
"Invest in federated identity management now" (http://bit.ly/af7CH2): JK--Urgent imperative in headline undermined by caveats in article. 8:12 AM Apr 29th via TweetDeck
Cold spring morning. But sunny and pleasant. The air is fresh and full of...achoo!. I'm very particular about airborne particulates. 8:08 AM Apr 29th via TweetDeck
RT @Dana_Gardner: "Having witnessed busing in Boston area in 1970s, ...." JK--In Detroit in 70s, whole thing got quite nasty. Bus bombings. 7:54 AM Apr 29th via TweetDeck
RT @ColetteCote: "The Power of Lucky Charms" @WSJ http://bit.ly/csTf8D: JK--You mean other than the fact that they're magically delicious? 7:53 AM Apr 29th via TweetDeck
I would have recommended that HP acquire a BI vendor, and possibly data integration vendor as well. They need those for full data mgt stack. 7:48 AM Apr 29th via TweetDeck
"The New Apple? HP's Palm Acq Makes It Possible" (http://bit.ly/9gxIwu): JK--Sure, anything's possible in this crazy ol' world, but doubtful 7:44 AM Apr 29th via TweetDeck
"HP Plans Smartphone Mkt Assault w/ Palm Acq" (http://bit.ly/a60GBw): JK--What the...? Smartphones commoditizing. $ in apps, ads, cloud svcs 7:42 AM Apr 29th via TweetDeck
Blown away by the consistent depth & quality of artist bio info displayed in Zune HD--e.g., the Buddy Holly bio is brilliant analysis! 6:38 AM Apr 29th via TweetDeck
RT @kexpplaylist: Lipstick Traces by Benny Spellman #KEXP: JK--Good song, but does anybody else hear Ernie K Doe's "Mother In Law" in this? 9:37 PM Apr 28th via TweetDeck
RT @kexpplaylist: A Change Is Gonna Come by Sam Cooke #KEXP: JK--Timeless classic by a man who died much too young. Very gospel. Very moving 9:11 PM Apr 28th via TweetDeck
RT @kexpplaylist: To Be Young (Is To Be Sad, Is To Be High) by Dave Rawlings Machine #KEXP: JK--Great country version. Ryan Adams' vsn rocks 8:52 PM Apr 28th via TweetDeck
RT @kexpplaylist Got To Move by Fleetwood Mac #KEXP: JK--Sounds like early Peter Green. Green was bluest of bluesy early Macs. Then play on! 8:39 PM Apr 28th via TweetDeck
Social CRM. It's process. It's community. It's conversation. It's channel, but not the only. Customers may prefer what's customary. Give 'em 5:28 PM Apr 28th via txt
Oh. See his agenda (no surprise). Glenn Beck chalkboarding GOP anti-Hispanic equation. Undoc Mexicans+felons+PuertoRicans=? Commercial break 4:32 PM Apr 28th via txt
Problem with Glenn Beck muted: even his face & mannerisms loud. Distracts from his chalkboard points. Solution? Mute video too. Chng channel 4:15 PM Apr 28th via txt
Right now CNN discussion "Florida Governor Quits GOP." Fox News has Glenn Beck chalkboarding why Dem-leaning Puerto Rico shouldn't be state 4:12 PM Apr 28th via txt
Today on #Forrester podcast, re "3 Bs" (BI BPM BRE), I suggested 4th: Behavioral. Mine behav pttrns 2 harness untamed biz processes. SNA. 3:33 PM Apr 28th via txt
Dear "[so-and-so]'s Update Service" in my email inbox requesting me to update my contact info. First off, who the f R U? Literally, who R U? 1:57 PM Apr 28th via TweetDeck
The best analysis happens on the fly. Now you all know why I put out my most forward thinking on Twitter first. Keeps me from overthinking! 1:45 PM Apr 28th via TweetDeck
Loved podcast call with @bevelson @passion4process @CSLeClair. Quick, sharp, & effective, but improvised & spontaneous. Pickup basketball! 1:44 PM Apr 28th via TweetDeck
RT @kexpplaylist: Godless by The Dandy Warhols #KEXP: JK--Another iconic Dandy Warhols song. Suggests Pink Floyd "Fearless" & then some! 1:41 PM Apr 28th via TweetDeck
RT @kexpplaylist: Woods by Bon Iver #KEXP: JK--What? Huh? Hyper-analog'ers catches vox autotune bug? Best autotune specimen I've ever heard! 1:39 PM Apr 28th via TweetDeck
RT @kexpplaylist: Kool Thing by Sonic Youth #KEXP: JK--This is the song that plays in my head automatically when Sonic Youth is mentioned. 1:32 PM Apr 28th via TweetDeck
Recording pre-IT Forum podcast w/ #forrester colleagues @bevelson @passion4process @CSLeClair. Transform #bpm via #bi. Behavioral analytics! 12:43 PM Apr 28th via TweetDeck
"Attensity Group Acquires Social Media Monitoring Leader Biz360" (http://bit.ly/9SONVl): JK--Attensity becoming major #scrm vendor. 11:27 AM Apr 28th via TweetDeck
The off-Louisiana oil-rig disaster affecting the Gulf makes me real hopeful for the off-Virginia exploration that Obama's authorized. 7:59 AM Apr 28th via TweetDeck
Was telling Mike Appelstein that Young Marble Giants "Colossal Youth" was iconic disc of early 80s. For him highschool. 4 me pre-grad school 7:58 AM Apr 28th via TweetDeck
Everybody wants to engage an analyst. Should I mention that I'm more than engaged? I've been in a steady committed relationship for years. 7:49 AM Apr 28th via TweetDeck
Ahhh....it's almost quaint now when a magazine comes to me through postal mail. Love the glossy ads. Literally, love glossiness of the paper 7:47 AM Apr 28th via TweetDeck
Graph databases starting to become hot. I see more vendor announcements and demos in this area. Social network analysis. Advanced analytics. 7:46 AM Apr 28th via TweetDeck
"Social Nets Need New Privacy Rule Book" (http://bit.ly/aFVsl3): Rule #1: Don't share music tastes. Too much insight into yr soul. 7:41 AM Apr 28th via TweetDeck
"Europe debt crisis spreads to Portugal" (http://bit.ly/dA6bQD): JK--Eyjafjallajokull grounded northerners. Eymuptomyeyebalzindet down south 8:17 PM Apr 27th via TweetDeck
BIg challenges call forth BIg thinking, which doesn't always require BIg data. Just BIg tools commensurate to problem. BIg & agile. BI. 4:07 PM Apr 27th via txt
Looking forward to speaking at #Asterdata "Big Data" conf in WashDC next week. I have big thoughts...nay, massive ideas..massive but agile! 4:01 PM Apr 27th via txt
On #KEXP today, Hold Steady singer confessed to throwing something at Spokane fan txt'g from frontrow. Hey, like yr songs, but hold steady! 3:57 PM Apr 27th via txt
Continuing to build out my ROI calc for #Scrm. Quantifying both biz opportunities from going proactive & opp'ty costs from staying reactive 3:53 PM Apr 27th via txt
Been accepted to speak on social ntwk analysis at Predictive Analytics World this fall. Growing number of excellent case studies. 3:49 PM Apr 27th via txt
A #Forrester client today inquired into commercial EII DF Dvzn tools. They called it DW consolidation "stopgap." I handicapped the field. 3:47 PM Apr 27th via txt
RT @kexpplaylist: All My Little Words by The Magnetic Fields #KEXP: JK--From 2000's astonishing "69 Love Songs." That many, yes. 2:43 PM Apr 27th via TweetDeck
It's a big ol' world. Somebody gotta analyze it! 1:48 PM Apr 27th via TweetDeck
RT @kexpplaylist: Minnesoter by The Dandy Warhols #KEXP: JK--One of the greatest, relatively unsung American rock bands of past 20 years. 1:45 PM Apr 27th via TweetDeck
RT @kexpplaylist: Helter Skelter by The Beatles #KEXP: JK--"Silly Love Songs" obscures fact that Sir Paul best screamer of British Invasion! 11:44 AM Apr 27th via TweetDeck
RT @kexpplaylist: Born Free by MIA #KEXP: JK--Fairly punky new track from Mathangi Arulpragasam. Feels like an early punky Slits bootleg. 9:57 AM Apr 27th via TweetDeck
RT @kexpplaylist: 1969 by The Stooges #KEXP: JK--James Osterberg Jr. is an intelligent man who has made a fine living acting the primitive. 9:52 AM Apr 27th via TweetDeck
@santaferraro Analytics is machinery & infrastructure supporting critical thinking. That's what analytics vdrs sell. User adds intelligence. 9:51 AM Apr 27th via TweetDeck in reply to santaferraro
I prefer "analytics" to "intelligence" because analytics alludes to process of critical thinking. Doesn't presuppose its result enlightening 9:49 AM Apr 27th via TweetDeck
@santaferraro Analytics is all about critical thinking that drives decisions, plus the supporting data, models, visuals, and apps. 9:47 AM Apr 27th via TweetDeck in reply to santaferraro
Trying to work kinks out of busy May-June travel schedule (consulting, speaking, confs). Do justice to all. Call it my Justice League of Jim 9:46 AM Apr 27th via TweetDeck
RT @kexpplaylist: Electrocution by Nada Surf #KEXP: JK--Great new one from this reliably solid indie band. Feels like classic Byrds. 9:14 AM Apr 27th via TweetDeck
RT @gwynnek "7% of Twitter users follow a government agency or official" @Pew_Internet JK--Better than them following you. 8:30 AM Apr 27th via TweetDeck
"Washington Blade resumes publishing" (http://bit.ly/b29ibg): JK--Hey, homophobes who gloated over its demise: This is also God's will. 7:53 AM Apr 27th via TweetDeck
"Social Nets Need New Privacy Rule Book, Says Senator" (http://bit.ly/a2D8VQ): JK--Feels like will create more well-meaning stuff you ignore 7:44 AM Apr 27th via TweetDeck
RT @kexpplaylist: I'd Rather Dance With You by Kings Of Convenience #KEXP: JK--Kings of relaxation. Urbane coffeehouse cha-cha-cha. 7:40 AM Apr 27th via TweetDeck
Eating Kellogg's Rice Krispies, listening to Kirsty MacColl "Patrick" from "The One & Only," pondering the Lesley Gore reference point. 6:28 AM Apr 27th via txt
Using my Zune HD for casual browsing w/o music saves my ears, but strains my eyes, challenges my fidgety fingertips. 6:34 PM Apr 26th via txt
Funny how theoretical physicist Stephen Hawking now authority on extraterrestrial biology. Hey, biologists, thoughts on superstring theory? 6:27 PM Apr 26th via txt
WSJ: Oil still spilling into Gulf from last week's rig disaster. Money still spilling into abyss from 2008's Wall Street disaster. Rigged. 5:16 PM Apr 26th via txt
The oddly thrilling, disorienting, opportunity-latent landscape of an emerging, evolving IT "space" w/o distinct internal segments. Up4grabs 5:12 PM Apr 26th via txt
Starting, for some reason, to pay more attention to classic Journey. That voice, of course, & songs 2 good 2 get mired in 70s b.s. nostalgia 5:04 PM Apr 26th via txt
Continuing to groove deeply on new BRMC album. One of many righteous faves: "Mama Taught Me Better." Brilliant sonic rock thrusters. 5:00 PM Apr 26th via txt
Listening to Hank Williams "Lovesick Blues." I can yodel with best of 'em. After all, I'm as Bavarian as Polish. Also, I have loud voice. 4:51 PM Apr 26th via txt
Been working w/ @bevelson on #BI mkt segmentation for #Forrester TechRadar. Bringing Boris up to speed on social network analysis. 4:47 PM Apr 26th via txt
A shattering of crockery in the kitchen of a busy restaurant. Every attention rubbernecks as if unusual. On the Interstate, it's usual too. 4:43 PM Apr 26th via txt
Advanced analytics is all future/predictive, current/real-time, interactive/exploratory, & inline-BPM apps/tools. Goes beyond core/trad BI. 3:51 PM Apr 26th via TweetDeck
@jaculynn The point of dwelling on Lesley Gore is that she's archetypal woman singer in pop culture. A well-understood point of reference. 2:46 PM Apr 26th via TweetDeck in reply to jaculynn
@ryanprociuk Debating the semantics of BI this-and-that is a wonderful parlor game. It's a pleasant pastime. 2:30 PM Apr 26th via TweetDeck in reply to ryanprociuk
"Facebook's Open Graph: Now Everyone's Ctr of Att'n" (http://bit.ly/dhdMJD): JK--Reminds me. SNA will boost graph DBs to top of NoSQL heap. 2:21 PM Apr 26th via TweetDeck
Android is to Google what Kindle is to Amazon. Some more tangible talisman token to bond U to otherwise virtual cloud/SaaS entity. 2:15 PM Apr 26th via TweetDeck
Perhaps, re presentation tier, we're moving away from PC (personal computer) era to PC (personal cloud) era. All preso services in cloud. 2:10 PM Apr 26th via TweetDeck
Suggest that "presentation layer" be overlaid by "social layer," wherein users interactively "present" each other with the net-net on it all 2:07 PM Apr 26th via TweetDeck
The BI category-definition wars are endless. I suggest BI vendors bundle a copy of Roget's Thesaurus into their platform governance layers. 2:03 PM Apr 26th via TweetDeck
Ah...there's nothing like productivity to bring my stress level under control. Taking effective action is the best cool drink of serenity. 1:42 PM Apr 26th via TweetDeck
Notice the title of my upcoming #forrester teleconf. I see social ntwk analysis & social media monitoring as subset of behavioral analytics. 1:31 PM Apr 26th via TweetDeck
Finished slides for May 13 #Forrester teleconf: "Social Ntwk Analysis: Bringing Behavioral Analytics into CRM." Address in-db SNA deployment 1:28 PM Apr 26th via TweetDeck
I'm seeing a plateau'ing of interest in #oracle #exadata. Strong DW platform. Still strong interest, but mostly in steadfast Oracle "shops." 1:16 PM Apr 26th via TweetDeck
Ah, heck, I just say that cuz I'm going bald. Ed Harris got me beat in the resemblance department. 1:09 PM Apr 26th via TweetDeck
TweetDeck''s a cool splatter-ready canvas for what appear to be thought-drips. But if you work it right, they coalesce into clear patterns. 1:08 PM Apr 26th via TweetDeck
Ah yes, thoughts I didn't have the time to work into my discussion with @Dana_Gardner 1:04 PM Apr 26th via TweetDeck
Client virt'zn. Nobody "rip & replace" clients. Rather, comingle new w/old clients. Move to Jackson Pollock pattern-bsd arch: drip & repaint 1:03 PM Apr 26th via TweetDeck
Client virtualization. Don't pick winners among edge clients (smartphone v. iPad v. whatever). They'll evolve/hybridize beyond recognition. 1:00 PM Apr 26th via TweetDeck
Client virtualization. Push these services to cloud: rendering, interaction, connection, execution, persistence, identity, & notification. 12:59 PM Apr 26th via TweetDeck
"Dealing w/ Cloud's Dearth of SLAs" (http://bit.ly/aynAeU): JK--Mnemonic on untrustworthy clouds: SLA HA N/A. SLA? HA? Not available. Nah! 12:56 PM Apr 26th via TweetDeck
RT @kexpplaylist: Tomorrow Never Knows by The Beatles #KEXP: JK--This song grows more weirdly beautiful with each passing year. 11:34 AM Apr 26th via TweetDeck
BTW, I've got a sweatshop all my own, where I employ many people sub-minimum wage stitching together fancypants locutions of my own design. 8:13 AM Apr 26th via TweetDeck
@passion4process #PW2010 #bpm Likewise, the term "BI" is a tad dated. Morphing into "agile analytics" or some other fancypants locution. 8:10 AM Apr 26th via TweetDeck in reply to passion4process
RT @monkchips: "decisioning is really optimising my solutioning" JK--Semantically, "decisioning" strips decisions of human responsibility. 8:08 AM Apr 26th via TweetDeck
RT @kexpplaylist: Coffee and TV by Blur #KEXP: JK--Too much coffee & TV make everything even blurrier. Same can be said for coffee & Web. 7:56 AM Apr 26th via TweetDeck
Maybe I'm crazy, but print out each morning's important messages & arrange them on physical countertop. Tangibility screams "do me now" best 7:51 AM Apr 26th via TweetDeck
@robsaker Windows 7 definitely better than Vista. Only reason I know this is that my daughter used Vista & now has 7 running on same machine 7:49 AM Apr 26th via TweetDeck in reply to robsaker
I'm noticing that the DW appliance price war, though ongoing, isn't miring vendors in red ink. They & customers focus on value-adds. 7:48 AM Apr 26th via TweetDeck
"Microsoft Dishes Up New Flavor of SQL Server 2008" (http://bit.ly/cAf0T3): JK--It's also long-awaited debut of their #MDM & #CEP products 7:46 AM Apr 26th via TweetDeck
@joeharris76 Huh? Twitter's killer feature is that it's handy tool 4 quick thoughts U need to broadcast ASAP. Not 1-dimensional "love it"'s. 7:45 AM Apr 26th via TweetDeck in reply to joeharris76
With the economy improving, I see that Microsoft's OS rev/profit surging, owing to Windows 7. Cash cow still producing ample milk. 7:43 AM Apr 26th via TweetDeck
"Facebook's Plan to Rule the Web" (http://bit.ly/cAz0Tj): JK--Or How I Learned to Stop Worrying About GOOG & MSFT And Started to Fear FB. 7:40 AM Apr 26th via TweetDeck
"Why I, Like, Really Dislike Facebook's 'Like' Button" (http://bit.ly/c547Tk): JK--"Like" is new "Clippy." Wants U to like it. You don't! 7:36 AM Apr 26th via TweetDeck
The early morning. Number one deep breathing time of the day. Starts with the yawning, then proceeds to gasping at how much stuff's piled up 7:31 AM Apr 26th via TweetDeck
"Microsoft survived Vista, says analyst" (http://bit.ly/9EPFGP): JK--Wasn't a bad OS to begin with. Some people simply have it in for MSFT. 7:30 AM Apr 26th via TweetDeck
RT @kexpplaylist: Destroyer by The Kinks #KEXP: JK--1999? This feels like klassic Kinks. Wait. It is. Anything the Kinks did was klassic! 6:59 AM Apr 26th via TweetDeck
Lesley and Bill Medley of Righteous Bros. on Shindig (1965): http://bit.ly/a7UUif. This is cool. Lesley had strange, pretty eyes. 9:43 PM Apr 25th via TweetDeck
Here's one of Lesley doing "Sunshine Lollipops & Rainbows" from a 1965 film (http://bit.ly/xEcF). Corny as hell, but fun. 9:41 PM Apr 25th via TweetDeck
I love this kinescope of Lesley doing "It's My Party" on TV on teenage dance party in '63: http://bit.ly/1tiN1f. I definitely remember those 9:37 PM Apr 25th via TweetDeck
Listen to this Dusty Springfield version of "You Don't Own Me" (http://bit.ly/9lXuO9). More polished w/ more range. But same passion&power 9:34 PM Apr 25th via TweetDeck
One of my favorite TV moments from '67 was Lesley on "Batman," as one of Catwoman's henchpeople, performing "California Nights." 9:31 PM Apr 25th via TweetDeck
@jaculynn #YouTube Great one. Lesley should have fronted a hard-rock band, a la Grace Slick. One tough independent woman. That's clear. 9:29 PM Apr 25th via TweetDeck in reply to jaculynn
@jowyang Sure, if and when we find extraterrestrials, proceed with caution. I'm more worried about extremophilic life on earth. 9:26 PM Apr 25th via TweetDeck in reply to jowyang
@SethGrimes I agree with your observation. But SAS should provide an SMA tool that can stand alone, or integ with its BI stack. 9:24 PM Apr 25th via TweetDeck in reply to SethGrimes
@RSessions Human behavior patterns are like quantum states. By attempting to measure, you alter what you're measuring. 9:23 PM Apr 25th via TweetDeck in reply to RSessions
@RSessions Chaotic also implies potential to simplify and understand, a la fractal, mandelbrot, strange attractors, etc. 9:22 PM Apr 25th via TweetDeck in reply to RSessions
@SethGrimes #social Sure. Social media analysis users silo selves re BI, but so do data & text mining users. Not specific to SAS. 9:19 PM Apr 25th via TweetDeck in reply to SethGrimes
RT @BobDylanSays: My eyes collide head-on with stuffed graveyards: JK--Come on Bob. Lighten up. What's with the subterranean homesick blues? 9:17 PM Apr 25th via TweetDeck
Wow...love new album by The National...strongly suspect this will be the one that breaks them into the bigtime. But I've been wrong before. 8:36 PM Apr 25th via TweetDeck
Behavioral analytics. Most complex events to analyze are the crazy human dynamics by which people in orgs make & execute decisions. Behavior 8:34 PM Apr 25th via TweetDeck
Listening to free streaming previous of The National's new "High Violet" album on NY Times website: http://nyti.ms/c8yIet. Don't ask me why 8:31 PM Apr 25th via TweetDeck
Was reasonably good weekend in Northern Virginia. We didn't get the forecasted rain washout. A fair amount of sun. Humid today. Me shirtless 8:29 PM Apr 25th via TweetDeck
Behavioral analytics. The old joke about engineering automotive safety. One little wildcard: dealing with the nut behind the wheel. 8:26 PM Apr 25th via TweetDeck
Behavioral analytics. When you come right down to it, that's the core of all social sciences. And, yes, I'm including economics in that. 8:24 PM Apr 25th via TweetDeck
Behavioral analytics. That's what reputation scoring systems do. Fodder for predicting whether others worth engaging via social media. 8:24 PM Apr 25th via TweetDeck
Facebook's like looking into the cosmos. You see faces from every stage of your life. Like superimposed light from galaxies of many ages. 8:21 PM Apr 25th via TweetDeck
Don't hair-split on "BI." Better to focus on analytics: time-orientations (historical, current, predictive), subject domains, apps, etc. 8:19 PM Apr 25th via TweetDeck
@ryanprociuk I prefer "behavioral analytics" as the uber-category including social network & social media analytics. Tweets are behavior. 7:47 PM Apr 25th via TweetDeck in reply to ryanprociuk
To assert social media analytics is not BI is absurd. It's BI applied to domain of community chatter, awareness, behavior, and influence. 6:04 PM Apr 25th via txt
Website analytics only concerned with interactions on a site. Social media analytics concerns interactions in a channel. Or many of them. 5:35 PM Apr 25th via txt
Social network analysis looks at influence. Social media analysis at sentiment. Blurry distinction: influencers influence sentiment. 5:32 PM Apr 25th via txt
Funny how we're forevermore stuck with 2 slashes and other oddities on the old IBM keyboard. The krazy karacters of komputer konversations 5:25 PM Apr 25th via txt
I will never turn off notifications of new followers. Best source of fresh insights for me to follow. Otherwise, I fall into Twitter rut 5:21 PM Apr 25th via txt
Social media and privacy. Smart grid and privacy. Those were chief conversation topics at last night party. Privacy advocates. epic.org 1:32 PM Apr 25th via txt
Store clerk thanked me for my patronage. I thanked him for pronouncing my surname correctly on first glance. 1:27 PM Apr 25th via txt
Current radio hit I want voted off Popchart Island & pronto: Train "Hey Soul Sister." Annoying hook. Misplaced nostalgia for 80s hacks Mr Mr 11:58 AM Apr 25th via txt
Bought & love new Black Rebel Motorcycle Club LP "Beat the Devil's Tattoo." Fine rocknroll power 3-o w/incantatory blues groove. Righteous! 11:50 AM Apr 25th via txt
Made off-the-cuff remark that some native Texans took issue with. That state is subcontinent of USA. Even its shape & location mirror India 9:44 AM Apr 25th via txt
Cool that several at last night party familiar with #Forrester & what IT industry analysts do. At most parties I expect & get blank stares. 9:37 AM Apr 25th via txt
Watching some muted movie where tight long focus on visibly distraught Sally Field comforting hospitalized person. She emotes beautifully. 9:32 AM Apr 25th via txt
Said 2 ex-Clinton adm pol app'tee that believe Obama cool w/being 1-term prez. Spending every last cent of political capital passing agenda 9:27 AM Apr 25th via txt
Love parties where everyone very smart, verbal, & nice. Great opportunity to unwind thru deep conversation. Dumdown antisocial silence sux 9:18 AM Apr 25th via txt
That cryptography expert over there near the pinot noir. What can he possibly be thinking? 7:28 PM Apr 24th via txt
A dozen distinct top-of-lung conversations in tight quarters. Somehow, messages are distinguished from din. 7:26 PM Apr 24th via txt
The ambient noise level of a very successful party, with or without music, is staggering. Put your drink on the piano. Notice the vibration 7:23 PM Apr 24th via txt
Listening to Tears For Fears "Everybody Wants To Rule The World" on easy listening radio in my car. Definitely not political. Relax. 5:14 PM Apr 24th via txt
Listening to John Lennon "Imagine" on easy listening radio in my car. Perfectly stirring nakedly Marxist sentiments. John, you had guts sir 5:10 PM Apr 24th via txt
Financial advisor discussed newfangled CD linked to zero-coupon bd & index fund. When did CD start standing for "confusing derivatives"? 4:33 PM Apr 24th via TweetDeck
@SethGrimes Reminds me, can't keep "forward" v. "backward" slash straight. Call former the 7-1, latter the 11-5 slash, as per clock hands. 4:18 PM Apr 24th via TweetDeck in reply to SethGrimes
@SethGrimes I don't blame Tim. I blame whoever invented the slash. ;-) BTW, why do we need both backward & forward slashes? 4:15 PM Apr 24th via TweetDeck in reply to SethGrimes
Hey Verizon, was TV advert w/worried mom & geoloc'd teenage daughter filmed @ Alexandria VA's Landmark Mall? Mom's smartphone map suggests. 11:45 AM Apr 24th via txt
Watching some Amanda Peet Ashton Kutcher flick muted during workout. They're tied on prettyface quotient. She's better on slapstick skills. 11:23 AM Apr 24th via txt
Voicing a full Web address requires a minimum of 21 syllables. If replace double-U with dub, it's 15. Drop the pre-dub crapola, down to 7. 11:15 AM Apr 24th via txt
What's deal w/ "Lost In Space" TV show? Not serious sci-fi, camp, or funny. Should've named 4 only chars w/personality: "Robot & Dr Smith" 9:53 AM Apr 24th via txt
Mowed down fledgling forest. Sorry lil' seedling dudes, but this homesteader gonna defend his right to a non-arboreal backyard! 9:38 AM Apr 24th via txt
RT @patrickdixon: "50 million+ Tweets written every day. US LibofCong now aims to store all of them for future." JK--In a massive Tweet DW? 7:59 AM Apr 24th via TweetDeck
@atmanes Just the earth reminding us who's in charge. Same ol' same ol.' 7:55 AM Apr 24th via TweetDeck in reply to atmanes
That is not endorsement. I don't endorse. It's a simple, consistent policy called honesty. 7:26 AM Apr 24th via Zune HD
