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Third Workshop on Data Mining for Healthcare Management

No comments October 26th, 2011 No comments
Data mining techniques are helping in various aspects of health management, including disease diagnosis, decision making for treatment, prevention and detection of medical fraud, fault detection of medical devices, strategies health to improve the quality, privacy and efficiency. The Data Mining for Health Management (DMHM) is an emerging field where academic researchers and industry have recognized the potential impact to improve health care through the discovery Read more [...]

Big Data Analytics: TDWI Best Practices Report

No comments September 28th, 2011 No comments
TDWI has published an interesting paper on massive data analysis (Big Data Analytics) massive data analysis is the intersection of two currently attend technical circumstances: the existence of very high volumes of very detailed information and advanced analytics, including predictive analytics, data mining, statistics, artificial intelligence or natural language processing (NLP), etc.. In the words of author Philip Russom: "... Instead of analytical Read more [...]

Game Analytics: Applying advanced analysis in online games

No comments May 4th, 2011 No comments
The online gaming market is growing rapidly. Some estimates put the market at $ 30 billion by 2012, an increase of 45% over the 2008 market. In Europe the market is U.S. $ 8 billion next year. The online gaming market is composed of different types of games, each with their own business models and technology: Sportsbook Online Poker Casino Games: (Games such as roulette or slot machines that work just like in a casino traditional) online Bingo Lotteries Read more [...]

Norwegian Airlines: Using Social Networks

No comments February 25th, 2011 No comments

Materializing "feelings" from the social network information ...

Visualization of Social Networks: Linkedin Map

No comments February 2nd, 2011 No comments
LinkedIn Labs has released a tool for visualizing your social network called InMaps. InMaps is an interactive visual representation of your professional world and a good way to understand the relationships and connections in your LinkedIn network. Cluster techniques applied to social networks, shows different contact agruapciones, differentiated by color code. In my case I have 3 distinct universes ... The best thing is you to try: http://inmaps.linkedinlabs.com Read more [...]

Advanced Analytics in the top 10 strategic technologies for 2010

No comments April 14th, 2010 No comments
It's time for predictions and horoscopes. Including the top 10 strategic technologies for greater impact in 2010, Gartner, and placing at number 2 on the use of "Advanced Analytics". I think it's relevant, the importance, but not a future possibility but a reality. Literal copying its definition: "Advanced Analytics. Optimization and simulation is using analytical tools and models to maximize business process and decision Effectiveness by examining alternative outcomes and scenarios, Before, after and DURING Implementation and execution process. This can be viewed as a third step Operational support supporting business in Read more [...]

Drug Discovery & Data Mining: Scoring Techniques in Pharma

No comments April 13th, 2010 No comments
In a previous post pointed application areas of data mining techniques with strong growth potential within the scope of "health", in sectors such as insurance, pharmaceutical and public administration. The following is one of many examples that will see light in the coming months. In this case, the use of scoring algorithms to predict success / failure of new compounds for drugs. You can view the article in MITnews. Although in its infancy from the industrial point of view, the use of these techniques can accelerate the drug design "smart" algorithms using not Read more [...]

Analysys Sentiment: Symposium in NYC

No comments March 23rd, 2010 No comments
The next April 13th marks the Sentiment Analysis Symposium in New York, I hope to share our experience in Spain with some of you: "The Sentiment Analysis Symposium, April 13th, New York, NY, bridges technology and business in one of the MOST Applications exciting to emerge in recent years: Discovers That software business value in Opinions and Attitudes in social media, news, and enterprise feedback ... " + Info: http://www.sentimentsymposium.com/ Read more [...]

Global Vision: Did You Know 4.0

No comments December 14th, 2009 No comments
Some figures ... to place ourselves ... Especially for cynics and skeptics ...

eHealth: Google Health - A platform for integration of health information

No comments December 7th, 2009 No comments
A few days ago commented on the possibilities of application of advanced analysis in the field of eHealth enhanced by the development of information technologies. One of the first steps to obtain results in this area is to collect the patient's clinical information, to then share with doctors, clinics and hospitals in case of need. Well, I've found that Google has already taken a first step in this direction, through Google Health. Google Health is a platform through which the patient clinical information added by way of history and can share their profile Read more [...]

Bankinter Labs: Establishing dialogue between brand and customer

No comments November 16th, 2009 No comments
Bankinter has always maintained a leadership position in innovation and a pioneer in developing Internet banking channel in Spain. In this sense, has just launched 'Bankinter Labs, an initiative that attempts to exploit the Web 2.0 environment by creating a channel for dialogue between the brand, its customers and the market. I think a great initiative, to be followed closely, because I think it will be another success Casso. I think the big difference from other initiatives is the conceptual basis. The idea is very well explained in the following video: and here one of the enabled channels: Web Read more [...]

Corporate Reputation: Applying Sentiment Analysis

No comments October 21st, 2009 No comments
Corporate reputation is taking a specific gravity greater in all companies, with implications for branding, relationship with shareholders, customers and society. The new online environment is changing the way how to manage companies' reputations. Not only does the client does not belong to companies, one of the major changes that is happening is that companies not belonging to their own brands, products and services. Why? If we look at the data tells us that 26% of the first search results for the 20 largest brands in the world are .... Generated content Read more [...]

Sentiment Analysis

3 comments October 20th, 2009 3 comments
The sentiment analysis, collection analysis, opinion mining (...) is not only an emerging concept but a reality that is gaining increasingly in recent months. This post is the first in a series in which I will try to reel off all the aspects involved, from the technical to the business implications and certainly internationally and globally. Basically it is the interpretation of the opinion or attitude of a person in relation to a particular topic, understanding attitude as evaluation, judgment, or the state (of mind, emotional) that causes, from text, images, symbols or Read more [...]

Online Branding: Article in "The Country"

No comments September 3rd, 2009 No comments
The newspaper "El País" yesterday published an interesting article of how the Marks watch and try to moderate their online image with examples of good and bad practices. The article refers to the existence of online monitoring tools or Buzz Analytics, an area in which I am working with several large companies in Spain for a few months and which will soon write an article on how the techniques Mining Web help in exploiting the information online. The article you can read on: "My company is closely watching your blog" Read more [...]

IBM buys SPSS

No comments July 31st, 2009 No comments
IBM announced this week it will buy SPSS for 1,200 mL. dollars. The development in recent years of SPSS from the customer point of view has been terrible in Spain, flying blind in trade policy, and changing course without really knowing where he was the market, while SAS was grabbing share . I think that IBM will be able to manage better, but abandoned emerging lines of analysis and modeling tools for years, wiping out small companies that have promising products. But the most interesting thing is what it means: the world market analytics software Read more [...]

Bye Bye Media

No comments June 5th, 2009 No comments
A cool video about the change (... end? ...) Traditional media ...

Social Commerce: It works!

1 comment April 30th, 2009 a comment
I found a company that is turning the online channel potential in SALES, simply 'turning customers into your best salespeople': Bazaarvoice (www.bazaarvoice.co.uk) is a technology that drives the ... 'Social commerce'. Brands such as Lego, Dell, P & G, Argos, Boots, Halfords, e-dreams, Sephora, QVC and Boden are using this technology to expand the 'customer online word of mouth'. Its products - Ratings & Review, Ask & Answer and Stories - allow consumers to review products, ask others or respond on their characteristics, in the store, improving Read more [...]

Trends: Web Analytics 2.0

No comments October 10th, 2008 No comments
For a couple of years, interest in the world of analysis is having a renaissance supported by the techniques of 'Web Analytics'. Tools like Google Analytics, Yahoo Web Analytics, and about 20 tools have attracted many companies originating from communication agencies, implementers of technology, they see a way to add value to their customers. Then there are emerging new jobs in Banking, Retail, Telecommunications and online companies, such as: 'Expert in Google Analytics', 'Web Analyst' ... with a focus inbred watching this channel in relative isolation from the rest of the Read more [...]