Twitter's edge is Big Data

Today Twitter announced that it purchased Backtype, a tiny company doing Big Data. The website says the company does “social media analytics” which is pretty much saying “Oprah sits on a couch.” It’s the buzzy-est of buzz words, but if you dig into this you find that the company doing things that everybody wants. Like …

Twitter’s edge is Big Data

Today Twitter announced that it purchased Backtype, a tiny company doing Big Data. The website says the company does “social media analytics” which is pretty much saying “Oprah sits on a couch.” It’s the buzzy-est of buzz words, but if you dig into this you find that the company doing things that everybody wants. Like …

The surfing pop up

I’m back at the beach. A barefoot drop-in to the doughnut shop for a ‘buttermilk chocolate’. Standing on a fence to spot the best break. Squeezing into a wetsuit like a cannonball through a garden hose. Finally, down to the water.. There’s only one problem, I don’t know how to stand-up. Everyone thinks I’m a …

Day Two: G+ Lets Everybody In

Yesterday, was pretty fun so make sure to read the original post: I’m in love with Google+. Day 2 One of the first things you notice about Google Plus (as my friend Bill pointed out) is that it looks a lot like Facebook. It has the three column view with the news feed dominant in …

I’m in love with Google+

Yesterday I logged into Google+ and immediately became lost. I spent about five minutes playing around and then left. Today I came back and dropped an hour and a half playing with it. Here is what I found, and why I love it: Built-in Profile Ok, I’m a blogger and I want Google to send …

I'm in love with Google+

Yesterday I logged into Google+ and immediately became lost. I spent about five minutes playing around and then left. Today I came back and dropped an hour and a half playing with it. Here is what I found, and why I love it: Built-in Profile Ok, I’m a blogger and I want Google to send …