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  • 10 Small Data Articles You Need to Read

    At the beginning of the year it looked like 2014 was shaping up to be a year when Small Data moved out of the shadows and into the mainstream (or maybe even THE Year of Small Data as I predicted in this op-ed for ZDNet). Judging by the volume of articles, social chatter, and casual…

  • Wise Devices and (small) Data-driven Apps

    In a thought provoking interview with CNET published this past week, Fitbit designer Gadi Amit explores the use of wearables in everyday applications – and introduces the notion of “wise” devices that provide just the right information, when and where we need it. Beyond the fact that Amit’s firm is designing wearables for unique markets…

  • Small Data, Everyday Analytics, and the Power of Thinking Fast

    The small data movement continues to gain followers. In fact, just in the past couple weeks we’ve seen articles in a wide range of publication including Ad Age, CITEWorld (smart data!), InformationWeek India, RetailWeek, and the SmartData Collective, as well as new opinion pieces on the problems with big data in the New York Times and…

  • In Search of Data-enriched Experiences

    I started programming in 1980. In 1990 I finished my master’s degree focusing on machine learning. In 2000 I spent a year at McKinsey developing economic models for online advertising. In 2010 I co-founded Offerpop, which is now the leading social marketing platform for Facebook and Twitter. You could say I have been around data, and…