The beauty of data visualization

View high-res (3.8MB) (Facebook) Created by Paul Butler, an intern on Facebook’s data infrastructure engineering team, he writes: “Visualizing data is like photography. Instead of starting with a blank canvas, you manipulate the lens used to present the data from a certain angle.” I really like the way the above was articulated. And what a … Read more

Concepts and Technologies behind Real-time Demand Data – A Consumer, Mobile and Business Perspective

A continuation of one of my favorite research topics, the mobile context and the meaning of interactions, below is my latest as presented at the 2009 Demand Analytics conference — this time with focus on real-time demand data, the consumer and businesses. The audience was mainly category and brand managers for big consumer packaged goods … Read more

Microsoft Joins the Physical World Connections and Interactions Space with Microsoft Tag

Microsoft has joined the physical world connection/interactions space with its release of their High Capacity Color Barcode (HCCB) called Microsoft Tag, a new 2D Barcode technology developed by Microsoft research that competes with QR Code, Datamatrix and other 2D barcode technologies. Comparing Microsoft Tag to QR Code: Microsoft Tag uses colors and triangles vs. black … Read more