Friday, November 1, 2019
Business Intelligence and Analytics 36
1 Your Data Is Shared and Sold…What’s Being Done About It?
https://knowledge.wharton.upenn.edu/article/data-shared-sold-whats-done/
Earlier this month, California Gov. Gavin Newsom signed into law amendments to the California Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA), the most sweeping state data privacy regulations in the country. The law, which takes effect on Jan. 1, regulates how data is collected, managed, shared and sold by companies and entities doing business with or compiling information about California residents.
2 Is Artificial Intelligence Set to Replace Accountants in the Future?
https://medium.com/@fugenxmobileapp/is-artificial-intelligence-set-to-replace-accountants-in-the-future-2bce34be39e9
Long ago, Artificial Intelligence services (AI), robots and machine learning (ML) were thought to be the only ones found in sci-fi films. Today, this type of technology is taking center stage in workplaces worldwide. Industries, including manufacturing, retail, agriculture and customer service, have already replaced some job positions with AI, so workers are scrambling to find new career options.
3 4 Data Sets You Need to be Aware of on Your Website -Big Data Analytics News
https://bigdataanalyticsnews.com/data-sets-need-aware-website/
Running a website isn’t just about picking an aesthetically appealing design, bigging yourself up on your ‘About Me’ page, and posting interesting content. To truly succeed as a site owner, you also have to be prepared to pay attention to big data and analytics. More to the point, you need to be aware of a number of data sets that have the potential to hold your site back from reaching its full potential.
4 Chief Data Officer Survey and Research Results
https://insidebigdata.com/2019/10/31/chief-data-officer-survey-and-research-results/
Research undertaken by YouGov on behalf of analytics database provider Exasol finds that 72% of businesses worry that their inability to generate insights through the analysis of data will have a negative impact on financial performance. This is despite a similar number (77%) of respondents stating that data is now their organization’s most valuable asset.
5 How to Use AI to Detect Soft Skills
https://datafloq.com/read/how-use-ai-detect-soft-skills/7089
The new world we live in gives us more help — and more doubts. Machines stand behind everything — and the scope of this everything is only growing. To what extent can we trust such machines? We are used to relying on them in market trends, traffic management, maybe even in healthcare. Machines are now analysts, medical assistants, secretaries and teachers. Are they reliable enough to work as HRs? Psychologists? What can they tell about us?
6 A Content Model (From Scratch)
https://www.business2community.com/content-marketing/a-content-model-from-scratch-02253316
Content marketing is one of the most effective marketing methods out there, with lower up-front costs and deeper long-term benefits than paid search. Also, users are getting over-saturated with ads, and therefore starting to tune out. Many users are using ad-blockers, and click-farms and bots are both decreasing the conversion rates of ads, making smart marketers turn to alternatives like content marketing. Gary Vaynerchuck is one of the leading marketing figures to listen to when it comes to content marketing, and he’s created an incredible resource for diving deep into his content model.
7 Creative Ways to Get More Mileage from Your Data
https://www.informationweek.com/big-data/big-data-analytics/creative-ways-to-get-more-mileage-from-your-data/a/d-id/1335951
Use analytics to your advantage to support your HR department, sales and marketing teams, team managers and ultimately your customers.
8 Do We Really Need Machine Learning for Personalized Recommendations?
https://celadonsoft.com/ai-ml/machine-learning-for-personalized-recommendations
In the 21st century, aka the era of customer-centricity, it’s hard to think of a high-quality software product that does not use personal recommendations. This functionality is actively used for cross-selling and upselling and brings immense benefits to both the company and the customer.
