Kristen Nicole

I stopped by Kontagent Konnect yesterday, the up-and-coming data analytics service provider‘s inaugural user conference. And while most of the event’s content may have focused on Kontagent’s core social/mobile/gaming app verticals, a presentation on the so-called 7 Deadly Sins of Data Science by President and Chief Science Officer Josh Williams had solid advice on common pitfalls to avoid no matter how you’re leveraging analytics. Williams’ seven points, as per his presentation:

Another recent project for BumeBox was a team-up with eBay Fashion UK, powering an online “style off” for fashion bloggers and viewers from across the world. Integrated social media marketing only continues to grow with new technology, with companies like thismoment and others rivaling for top brands’ top dollar. In today’s Snapshot Series we hear from BumeBox CEO Jon Fahrner, who tells us more about the ways in which real-time data is impacting us, along with the three trends he’s watching and his favorite song to sing in the shower.

What would happen if a United States city decided it was going to reduce the traffic deaths within its borders not by 10 percent, or 50 percent, or even 80 percent, but by 100 percent – all the way to zero. What would happen then? In Chicago, we’re about to find out.

Since going public, news surrounding Facebook has focused on mobile: how will Facebook roll out its mobile strategy? How will Facebook justify its recent string of acquisitions, namely Instagram for $1 billion? How do ads fit into Facebook’s rumored smartphone? Is Android the right platform for the rival’s play?

China Chow: Three Days in Beijing The Gastronomic Hotspot Heiress Talks Art, Ancestry and Chow Yun-Fat Model turned art-scene culturista China Chow poses with cult photographer Chen Man, hangs with Tilda Swinton, and strolls through the Forbidden City in this visual diary documenting three jam-packed days in Beijing. The granddaughter of lauded opera performer Zhou Xinfang, and daughter of famed restaurateur Michael Chow and the late, iconic fashion model Tina Chow, China grew up surrounded by America’s artistic glitterati. After an early modeling career that included campaigns for Lane Crawford, Barneys and Karl Lagerfeld, Chow has recently made a transition into the art world. “I learned so much from the artists that I got to know as a child growing up in New York,” she explains. “In particular, those who were around the most really made an impact on me: Jean-Michel Basquiat, Keith Haring and Andy Warhol.” Currently hosting Bravo’s Work of Art: The Next Great Artist alongside famed auctioneer Simon de Pury, Chow helps judge the work of up-and-coming artists competing for a solo exhibition at the Brooklyn Museum and a cash prize of $100,000. This month Chow makes a return to her former profession and graces the cover of Vogue China. In town for the Boss Black fall/winter 2012 fashion show, the sophisticated socialite took a moment of out her hectic schedule to reflect on China and a childhood spent at Mr. Chow.

Love this - reminds me of what’s going on with big data and the emergence of data scientists. They have to traverse the worlds of unstructured and structured data, be able to understand the needs of varied industries, and be able to communicate that across teams. Understanding how people think in order to break the bias.

Communication and personality. These are two of the skill sets you’ll need to develop if you’re thinking about becoming a data scientist, according to two industry veterans from Greenplum. Wikibon analyst Jeff Kelly sat down with Derek Lin and Noelle Sio, two data scientists currently working on big data solutions with EMC subsidiary Greenplum. During their interview at theCube at EMC World’s Data Science Summit mini event, Kelly took the opportunity to delve into an important area of the big data buzzword–how it actually translates to a career path to fill the growing gaps around emerging big data technology…

With the current asset valuation of Facebook, the entire GDP of Afghanistan ($17.9 billion), Nepal ($18.3 billion) and Jamaica ($14.7 billion) is lower than Zuckerberg’s company market value. In addition, the entire earnings of the porn industry of the US (at $10 billion) is also lower than Mark Zuckerberg’s current value…

The Saartjie Project’s upcoming discussion, “Let Them Eat Cake: Art, Race and Context?,” moves past shock over Makode Linde’s now infamous “Painful Cake” towards action and community dialogue. We’ve compiled some quotes and opinions on artistic freedom, racism, sexism, community, and international context. Take our poll below to share your perspective and continue the discussion via Facebook and Twitter with the hashtag #LTEC.

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