8 keys to a game-changing big data strategy
Editor’s note: This link was shared by @marcoable in yesterday’s #chat2lrn Twitter chat on big data. Worth a read for getting up to speed on some of the core issues around big data.
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Curated tweets from #chat2lrn Twitter chat on big data in L&D
Here are our curated tweets from this week’s Chat2lrn Twitter chat on #big data in…
Size doesn’t matter
Editor’s note: Tomorrow’s Chat2lrn Twitter chat is on big data. Here Good Practice’s Owen Ferguson looks at whether L&D should be jumping on the big data bandwagon.
The big data arms race part two: consumer perceptions
Editor’s note: The second in a two-part look at how technology and data is changing the marketing profession. Here we look at consumers’ perception of the data companies hold on them and how that is used for marketing purposes.
The big data arms race part one: marketers’ perceptions
Editor’s note: The first in a two-part look at how technology and data is changing the marketing profession. Worth a look not only to see the impact on marketing but also to get some idea on what this means for L&D.
Nate Silver predicts that you, too, can be a data master
Editor’s note: Some tips on being a data ninja – whether you want to get better at data yourself or you want your team to get better at using it.
TaDaweb lets you create ‘small data’ mashups without writing a single line of code
Editor’s note: “It’s kind of like if Pinterest and Yahoo Pipes had a child.” Interesting tool to scrape and visualise data – the type of tool we might see in L&D?
HR departments invaded by data scientists
Editor’s note: A look at how GM is using data to help make the right people-related decisions.
8 awesome books on algorithms and big data
Editor’s note: Does what it says on the tin. Get up to speed on big data with this reading list.
Video of the week: Big data for smarter customer experiences
This video from advertising agency OgilvyOne is interesting for the fact that everything in the…
Tomorrow’s cities: How big data is changing the world
Editor’s note: Some real world examples of how big data is being used in cities across the world.
The Premier League: Ball-watching
Editor’s note: Great share from @andrewjacobsLD. See how football clubs analyse what players do on the pitch and how that can be applied to recruiting new players. Big data meet Tin can . . . and some.
The science of familiar strangers: society’s hidden social network
Editor’s note: This is interesting in tow ways 1)
Nigel Paine: ‘L&D must get involved with big data or risk becoming irrelevant’
Nigel Paine, managing director at NigelPaine.com and former chief learning officer at the BBC, told…
Building a better Pinterest through data
Editor’s note: How a data scientist is helping Pinterest provide a better service for users. If you design anything for the web then this is worth a read.