National
Enquirer cover story on celebrities without their make-up. Surprisingly, George
Clooney looks pretty much the same.
Spam
on LinkedIn discussions is hard to detect. New one, "Get A Flat Belly
& 6 Pack Abs!" is bootylicious hot topic in #BigData
Integration
LA
Fitness Woodbridge is hugely superior to Alexandria .
On every level except distance from our home.
WashPost
"5 myths about #bigdata"
column is a muddled discussion that confuses as much as it clarifies.
WashPost
article on personal drones. Sends shivers up my spine. Will obviously be used
by terrorists as bomb-delivery platforms.
Them
that go down to the sea in ships. Them doing it bass-ackwards. Them go out ON
the sea in ships. Down to it on wheels or foot or sumthin
Good
day of cleaning the house, rearranging the empty nest to a state comfy to us
old birds.
RT
@kexpplaylist #kexp For Emily,
Whenever I May Find Her by Simon & Garfunkel from Live 1969 JK--Garfunkel
at his most angel-voiced
GOP
wants to put its 2016 presidential debates on fewer networks? Fine with me. The
fewer the better.
Economist
Paul Krugman quipped if someone said Earth is flat news media would headline
"Views differ on shape of planet"
Media
should make point of always & only calling it "the Washington football franchise" till
they change its racist name.
Day
whatever in continuing midsummer cool refreshing spell here on the east coast.
Too good to last. The hot humids move back in next week
My
POV > #BigData
is definitely something new, primarily because its challenges are so off-scale
(and getting larger) http://bit.ly/1aXb7hD
Retweeted
by jameskobielus
Being
prepared helps me stay calm and confident. That, for me, has always meant being
Jimmy-come-early developing stuff far in advance.
Working
on my #IBM IOD
preso: "Emergence of Big Media: Evolving & Dwarfing Today's #BigData
Platforms." Mon Nov 4, 10:15-11:15am. Las Vegas
"Coffee
& Your Creativity..." (http://ow.ly/nZRfR ) JK--Stimulates, but
can hurt it. Need break from intense concentration. Need sleep.
Join
me & others #CXO
chat Mon 12 ET! From Transactions 2 Contextual Engagement http://on.fb.me/17RNZgJ
w/ @s_v_g #custserv #bigdata
#CXO chat is back,
Mon 12 ET! From Transactions 2 Contextual Engagement: Strategy Plz? http://on.fb.me/17RNZgJ
w/ @s_v_g #cctr #bigdata
This
wk #IBM jk q-hs:
http://ow.ly/nZsSR
http://ow.ly/nZsUM
http://ow.ly/nZsWu
http://ow.ly/nZsYM
http://ow.ly/nZt0M
Finished
next week's quick-hits. Better than I expected. They didn't suck.
"The
MLK memorial is being fixed. What monument should B next?" (http://ow.ly/nZmVQ )
JK--Funny/great Rachel Manteuffel WashPost article.
In
the #bigdata
world, are you controlling your data footprint? http://ibm.co/19w6A94
Join yrs truly et al. Weds for #ibmblu chat
Controlling
your Data Footprint: Join me & many others at 1 PM ET for #ibmblu chat http://ibm.co/19w6A94
#bigdata
RT
@kexpplaylist #kexp Love Will
Tear Us Apart by Joy Division from Closer JK--Again? How'd it tear em apart
before? Left fans/self hanging
"Rolling
in the dough"? Do the super-rich actually have rumpus rooms full of
greenbacks that they frolic in like Chuck E. Cheese ball cages?
Engaging
customer as individual? Funnel analytics are the firehose that powers
engagement (http://lnkd.in/3rdw5j ) Friday #IBM quick-hit
Engaging
customer as individual? Funnel analytics are the firehose that powers
engagement: http://lnkd.in/3rdw5j
Alternative
rock? Alternative to what? An endless loop of 38 Special?
Heard
TV commentator say Obama's strategy on Middle East
"risk averse." Uh, duh. From US
standpoint, Middle East is all risk, little
reward
Bought
& downloading Daughn Gibson's latest LP "Me Moan." Country boogie
music from a man with the most righteously odd barroom baritone.
The
moon is waxing gibbous. Sounds like phrase out of Lewis Carroll. Did Alice step thru the looking glass out onto the Sea of Tranquility
"#BigData and
Your Body" (http://ow.ly/nXQg3 ) JK--Smart toilets as
bio data collectors? First U laugh then U realize makes perfect sense
"Facebook’s
trillion-edge #Hadoop-based
and open source graph-processing engine" (http://ow.ly/nXPi7 )
JK--More about their Giraph deploy
"How
Bezos could apply #bigdata...to
news business" (http://ow.ly/nXO1k ) JK--"Deliver
customized experience." Gimme funnier comic strips
"Facebook's
Graph Search puts Apache Giraph on the map" (http://ow.ly/nXNf5 )
JK--Picked Giraph for "speed and immense scalability."
Tech-biz
news services should produce slideshow: "10 Reasons Why You Should
Painfully Slog Thru 10 Slides in Sequence To See All 10 Reasons"
"NASA
Pursues Nanosatellites For Future Missions" (http://ow.ly/nXKg1 )
JK--Internet of Things in Orbit?
Telly
Savalas "You've Lost That Lovin' Feeling" (http://ow.ly/nXETl )
JK--Hey @loserboy, here's the
"golden throat" Chris Walla mentioned
#KEXP DJ @loserboy & Death Cab guitarist
Chris Walla discussing Anacortes
WA
New
#IBM jk #InfoWorld
"Extreme Analytics" column: "#BigData means
big challenges in lifecycle management" (http://ow.ly/nXu2E )
Quiet
morning. Writing next week's quick-hits. The cool clear weather helps me do the
same to my head. This stuff makes it easy to overheat
Ambient
analytics? Predictively optimizing all the places of our lives (http://lnkd.in/fHjEQE )
Thursday #IBM
quick-hit
Ambient
analytics? Predictively optimizing all the places of our lives: http://lnkd.in/fHjEQE
RT
@kexpplaylist #kexp Computer
Love by Kraftwerk from Computer World JK--1981. Eerily prescient about eventual
prevalence of online dating
No,
Windows! For the trillionth time, I don't want to download the French, Spanish,
Cherokee, or Serbo-Croatian language pack. Buzz off!
60s
vids o pop artists performing their hits. Period pieces. Appear 2 B TV variety
shows. Elaborate sets. Dancers. Studio audiences. Lipsync
Relistening
to Damien Jurado "Maraqopa." Seattle
singer-songwriter's LP one of best of this decade so far. Seamlessly shimmering
song suite
Will
call next week's #IBM
blog: "Decision Confidence: Where The Predictive Chickens Come Home To
Roost."
New
#IBM jk blog:
"Right Skills, Right Place ,
Right Time: Educating the Next-Generation #BigData
Professional" (http://ow.ly/nW0i3 )
Day
of feverish activity. The weather is the opposite of feverish: sunny, cool,
low-humidity, refreshing, beautiful. This is August?
Learning
analytics technologies, concepts & techniques drive success- soon-to-be
grad @NorthwesternU http://ibm.co/13SBWlZ
#THINKskills
IBM
announces 14 winners of 2013 Big Data & Analytics Faculty awards to advance
#bigdata
skills http://ibm.co/16KJVQG #thinkskills
What
skills do students need to succeed in #BigData &
analytics careers? Check out this infographic http://bit.ly/16JuacB #ThinkSkills
"#IBM Narrows #BigData Skills
Gap By Partnering With More Than 1,000 Global Universities" (http://ow.ly/nV2ok )
JK--See my blog upcoming
"Can
#BigData
Avoid The Correlation Trap?" (http://ow.ly/nUZfY )
JK--Weak discussion. What's this "physical link"? No definition
offered
"Multi-Channel
Attribution Modeling: The Good, Bad and Ugly Models" (http://ow.ly/nUZ3C )
JK--Very good, detailed discussion of this.
"IDC:
File-Based, Object-Based Storage Growth Far Exceeds Overall Storage
Growth" (http://ow.ly/nUY7h ) JK--Huge #bigdata trend.
RT
@kexpplaylist #kexp Becoming the
Gunship by Islands from Ski Mask JK--LP cover
"scares bejeesus" outa DJ. C4self (http://bit.ly/1cBf7sk )
#Hadoop
uber-alles? Unstructured ETL is its unsung sweet spot (http://lnkd.in/SjC8Ak )
Wednesday #IBM
quick-hit
Hadoop
uber-alles? Unstructured ETL is its unsung sweet spot: http://lnkd.in/SjC8Ak
RT
@monkchips: What if IBM has a clue:
Get Lucky – James Governor's Monkchips http://monk.ly/17LFSCo
Ancient
Romans only used UPPERCASE. Visigoths invaded because they got sick & tired
of being shouted at.
"Predicting
Human Behavior" (http://bit.ly/1cyymTm ) JK--Identify
bullies, prevent suicide, predicting your next friend.
"Can
Analytics Predict Fashion Trends?" (http://ow.ly/nTL1d ) JK--Or
shape it? Industry needs 2 converge on hemline optimization standard
RT
@pisarose: #Metadata
quality challenge: social media listening. @jameskobielus post: http://linkd.in/17mJN9Z
#NLP #data
RT
@ecapitaladvisor: Join #IBM @jameskobielus on 9/5 for look
into #BigData
& how to use it to achieve big benefits: http://bit.ly/13evVBz
Best
spam subject line of day: "I want to invest $6.7 your country."
Thanks for your consideration. Please repatriate all our small change
Whenever
I repurpose someone else's preso slides for my own speeches, I rework them
thoroughly. Awkward to follow someone else's thinking.
"Here
are some hurdles the Hyperloop could face" (http://ow.ly/nT7pA )
JK--And this is more viable than supersonic aircraft....how?
RT
@kexpplaylist #kexp Save It for
a Rainy Day by The Jayhawks from Rainy Day Music JK--2003. Great Twin Cities
roots-folk-rock band.
RT
@kexpplaylist #kexp Northern Air
by Elliott Brood from Days Into Years JK--2011. Nice banjo-flecked Americana . See also:
Blitzen Trapper
#BigData
maturity? Conceptualizing the big-data "omega" architecture (http://lnkd.in/GPkmks )
Tuesday #IBM
quick-hit
Big-data
maturity? Conceptualizing the big-data "omega" architecture: http://lnkd.in/GPkmks
RT
@kexpplaylist #kexp A Place in the Sun
by Marine Girls from Lazy Ways JK--Early 80s. Tracey Thorn group before
Everything But The Girl.
RT
@ibmsmrtrcmptng: @jameskobielus debunks 10 myths
about data scientists! (http://ibm.co/15wf1IV ) JK--Year ago.
Golden oldie
Erwin
Schrodinger's 126th birthday. Fun fact: he was/is a zombie. No one is sure if
he actually died, was ever born, or in fact lived at all
#IBM #CXO #CEM Comes the end
of every tweetchat, when the "fried my little brains" condition sets
in. Was a good one, like always!
A8:
Today Watson is at work across healthcare and in contact centers across
industries. To learn more visit http://ibm.com/watson #CXO
Retweeted
by jameskobielus
A8:
@IBMbigdata @IBMWatson #IBM #CXO #CEM Businesses
should think o #Watson
Engagement Advisor as integr8d expert patterns 4 B2C multichann
A8:
@IBMbigdata @IBMWatson #IBM #CXO #CEM Business can
put Watson 2 work as engagemt productvty "multiplier/accelerator" 4
existing channs
A7:
@IBMbigdata @IBMWatson #IBM #CXO #CEM Will deliver
ondemand customer intimacy to every agent anywhere, internal or outsourced, on
day 1
RT
@IBMWatson A7: Imagine a world with
less time on hold, complete and accurate answers, improved satisfaction -about
quality of life. #CXO
Retweeted
by jameskobielus
A7:
@IBMbigdata @IBMWatson #IBM #CXO #CEM Will change #CX by deliver full
context/content of each "moment o truth" 24x7 to every touchpoint
A6:
@IBMbigdata @IBMWatson #IBM #CXO #CEM My personal
pref is that "GET HUMAN" failsafe must always B front/center in
self-service engagemt
A6:
@IBMbigdata @IBMWatson #IBM #CXO #CEM Determining
when to handoff depends on customer personal situational preference for auto
vs. agent
Q6:
@IBMbigdata @IBMWatson #IBM #CXO #CEM Assessing when
best 2 handoff from auto 2 agent-assisted needs Customer Journey engage
designer
A5:
@IBMbigdata @IBMWatson #IBM #CXO #CEM Best when
seamless handoff btwn auto & human-ized personalizn/convos in
Watson-centric engagemt
A5:
@IBMbigdata @IBMWatson #IBM #CXO #CEM Automated
personalization complements #Watson--personalized
multichann human conversations.
RT
@IBMWatson A5: Nature of a
cognitive system makes the interaction unique 2 the situation. No rules
undermine personalization. #CXO
Retweeted
by jameskobielus
A5:
@IBMbigdata @IBMWatson #IBM #CXO #CEM Personalize #CX through deep
data on prior customer interactions + propensity models of future
A5:
@IBMbigdata @IBMWatson Can personalize w/o human
contact by driving microtargeted answers frm "360-degree view"
customer #bigdata
stores
RT
@IBMWatson A4: Unstructured data
not just blogs, posts & tweets, but rich content locked away in doctor
notes, call cntr logs, etc. #CXO
Retweeted
by jameskobielus
Watson's
accuracy and confidence both improve with training. The degree of accuracy or
confidence required will vary with use case. #CXO
Retweeted
by jameskobielus
A4:
@IBMbigdata @IBMWatson #IBM #CXO #CEM Watson
generates answers from all the customer "data of desire" that a
business can leverage
RT
@IBMWatson A4: Watson leverages a
"corpus" of info on which Watson is trained and for which it
understands the relevant taxonomies. #CXO
Retweeted
by jameskobielus
A4:
@IBMbigdata @IBMWatson #IBM #CXO #CEM Answers driven
by an organization's CRM data, marketing data, social data, etc.
MT
@IBMWatson A4: Watson leverages
data sources such as books, texts, blogs, product sheets, and customer
communications to name a few #CXO
Retweeted
by jameskobielus
A4:
@IBMbigdata @IBMWatson #IBM #CXO #CEM Answers driven
by clients' existing customer data plus NLP, machine learning, & cognitive
computg
A3:
@IBMbigdata #IBM #CXO #CEM Engagement
value is word-of-mouth: your happy customers are your "multiplier" in
new-customer acquisition
A3:
@IBMbigdata #IBM #CXO #CEM I net out
engagement value as love (satisfaction, experience, loyalty) & money
(sales, revenues, profits)
A3:
@IBMbigdata #IBM #CXO #CEM Customer
engagement deepens the intangible brand equity that strengthens loyalty &
positive word of mouth
A3:
@IBMbigdata #IBM #CXO #CEM Value of
improve engagemt is clear: customer satis improves loyalty, boosts purchases,
stokes bottom line.
A2:
@IBMbigdata @IBMWatson #IBM #CXO #CEM Improves
engagement by delivering simplicity in convos w/intimate targeting of B2C
conversations
A2:
@IBMbigdata @IBMWatson #IBM #CXO #CEM Improves
engagemt by delivering powerfully contextualized Deep Question/Answer across
multichanns
A2:
@IBMbigdata @IBMWatson #IBM #CXO #CEM Improves the
engagement by harmonizing the multichannel B2C dialogue around unified brand
voice
RT
@IBMWatson: A2: Watson impacts
engagement by bringing natural language, evidence based insights, &
confidence weighted responses #CXO
Retweeted
by jameskobielus
A2:
@IBMbigdata @IBMWatson #IBM #CXO #CEM Improves
engagemt by enhancing experience thru personalized, timely, & accurate B2C
interactions
A1:
@IBMbigdata #IBM #CXO #CEM Engagement is
bonding of customer and value provider, built on the latter listening &
earning former's trust
A1:
@IBMbigdata #IBM #CXO #CEM Engagement
happens over the sum total of all B2C channels, touchpoints, personnel,
conversations, contexts.
A1:
@IBMbigdata #IBM #CXO #CEM Engagement is
B2C conversations that enable precise targeting to deliver continuous customer
value.
A1:
@IBMbigdata #IBM #CXO #CEM Customer
engagemt is managed interactions that shape customer lifecyle: acquisition,
retention, satisfaction
The
#IBMWatson
team is looking forward to joining the #CXO chat in a few
minutes. So is #IBM's
#bigdata
evangelist!
RT
@IBMbigdata: Calling all #CEM 10 min to #CXO chat| Watson
as #CX Game
Changer w/ @IBMWatson http://twubs.com/cxo
#cctr #custserv
Does
Exploratory Analytics need #BigDataGov?
Answer may surprise you! http://ow.ly/nQyFf #InfoGov #BigData #DataGovernance
Trying
to put #bigdata
'in-context'? Helpful to understand how to integrate/govern #bigdatagov http://ow.ly/nQL55
Trick
to analytical skimming is 2 search ASAP 4 thesis statement, wherever it rests
inside the text. If none is there, or it's lame, move on
"Science
behind dat visual8n" (http://ow.ly/nQyIC ) JK--"Encode as
mch info as psbl in preattentive featurs prceivd durng btm-up procsng"
"Over
the IoT Hovers Specter..." (http://ow.ly/nQwjt )
JK--"Small-memory footprints...resource-constrained envirnmnt back with
vengeance"
RT
@kexpplaylist #kexp Sound of
Silence (feat. Fawn Myers) by Oliver Tank JK--Gorgeous gossamer homage to Simon
& Garfunkel original.
Hey
Klout: these "moments" U say I'm having R retweets mentions etc on
socials. I already knew all that. Dont need remindin. U had yr moment
"IBM
Drives Future of Renewable Energy w/New Wind&Solar Forecasting Sys" (http://ow.ly/nQibf )
JK--Advanced power & weather modeling tech
Sitting
in chair properly. Most people dont realize it's skill. How 2 do 4 sustained
period without stressing lower back? When/how 2 adjust?
Jeff
Bezos has not breathed a word of how he might reengineer WashPost biz model.
But the social commentariat is flooding him with ideas.
"Sophisticated
Accessible Analytics" (http://ow.ly/nQhbw ) JK--#IBM #SPSS Analytic
Catalyst auto choose execute test explain approp model
Saw
"Mental" on DVD. Disjointed Australian farce with Toni Collette.
Plays too facile & cavalier with the subject of mental illness.
Saw
"Admission" on DVD. Good to see Lily Tomlin in full fierce feminist
mode. Of course, she nailed it with her aggressive grace & charm.
Meaty
metadata? Contextualized conversations supplement automated metadata (http://lnkd.in/MFuMYn )
Monday #IBM
quick-hit
Meaty
metadata? Contextualized conversations supplement automated metadata: http://lnkd.in/MFuMYn
Starting
to look like petroleum reserves sit under or adjacent to most of the world's
countries, awaiting exploitation.
Ted
Leonsis offers good advice in today's WashPost for survival of newspapers. More
online, real-time, video, industry-deep content.
Extensive
Jeff Bezos coverage in Sunday Washington Post. It's balanced. Former colleague
quoted calling him an "a-hole."
RIP
Eydie Gorme. She & hubby Steve Lawrence were the epitome of lightweight
oldschool Vegas entertainment that you couldn't actually dislike
Excellent
new dim sum place next to Trader Joe in Springfield .
Yum. Will become regular Sunday post-yoga stop for Egidia & me.
What's
so funny bout peace love & understandin? Gettin defensive bout it's kinda
funny. But lacks hard K sound so not BorschtBelt haha funny
In
a random party situation, I am never sure whether people truly want to know
what I do for a living. "Marketing for #IBM" usually
suffices
