Category «Data Mining»

Mining Data on the Internet 2020

Data mining is a constantly evolving discipline applied in many fields including finance, law, healthcare, marketing, science and engineering, the retail industry, telecommunications, social media, and government. This guide by Marcus P. Zillman encompasses free, fee based and consultancy related sources to assist info pros, researchers, data analysts, knowledge managers and CI/BI experts to effectively identify, analyze and apply reliable, value added data within the scope of their respective work products.

Subjects: AI, Business Research, Competitive Intelligence, Data Mining, Economy, Financial System, Internet Resources, KM, Legal Research, Open Source

Pete Recommends – Weekly highlights on cyber security issues February 29, 2020

Privacy and security issues impact every aspect of our lives – home, work, travel, education, health and medical records – to name but a few. On a weekly basis Pete Weiss highlights articles and information that focus on the increasingly complex and wide ranging ways technology is used to compromise and diminish our privacy and security, often without our situational awareness. Four highlights from this week: Will tech companies prevent misuse of platforms in 2020 election? Few in U.S. are confident; Privacy Concerns Raised Over New Google Chrome Feature; Clearview AI, Facial Recognition Company That Works With Law Enforcement, Says Entire Client List of Customers Was Stolen; Firefox enables network privacy feature for users in US.

Subjects: AI, Big Data, Cybercrime, Cybersecurity, Data Mining, E-Government, Government Resources, Health, Internet Resources - Web Links, Legal Research, Privacy, Search Engines, Search Strategies, Social Media, Technology Trends

2020 KM + Innovation Survey Results

Ron Friedman’s extensively documented article reports on the survey to support the 2020 Strategic Knowledge + Innovation Legal Leaders’ Summit, which took place in early February 2020. The Summit is a meeting of about 65 senior knowledge management professionals from large US, UK, and Canadian law firms. The depth and breath of actionable information and data shared in this article makes it a critical read for law firm and corporate KM and Innovation professionals.

Subjects: AI, Big Data, Case Management, Communication Skills, Communications, Contact Management, Data Mining, Digital Archives, Information Architecture, Information Mapping, KM, Leadership, Legal Marketing, Legal Technology, Management, Presentation Skills, Team Building

Pete Recommends – Weekly highlights on cyber security issues February 15, 2020

Privacy and security issues impact every aspect of our lives – home, work, travel, education, health and medical records – to name but a few. On a weekly basis Pete Weiss highlights articles and information that focus on the increasingly complex and wide ranging ways technology is used to compromise and diminish our privacy and security, often without our situational awareness. Four highlights from this week: 2019 Internet Crime Report Released; The silent threat of the coronavirus: America’s dependence on Chinese pharmaceuticals; Equifax breach: How Chinese army hackers allegedly stole personal info; and How to Share Files Securely Online: Dropbox, Firefox Send, and More.

Subjects: AI, Big Data, Civil Liberties, Computer Security, Cybercrime, Cyberlaw, Cybersecurity, Data Mining, Economy, Education, Financial System, Government Resources, Health, Internet Trends, Privacy

Long Tail. Fat Risk. Why You May Want to Rethink Your “Platform” Strategy. Right Now

Tech savant, innovator and prognosticator – Jason Voiovich: “How many times in #marketing, #innovation, and #product strategy do we find ourselves looking only at the upside? In our TAM calculations, how often do we subtract out the “negative market” to account for risks? I’ve been doing this for nearly 25 years, and I never did. I suspect you haven’t either. I’m not sure I would have seen this as an obvious next step had I not spent the last year exploring the dark side of #platform strategies from Amazon, Google, Facebook, and Twitter. It’s time to look at these business models holistically. “

Subjects: Big Data, Business Research, Competitive Intelligence, Data Mining, Economy, Information Management, KM, Technology Trends

Pete Recommends – Weekly highlights on cyber security issues August 25, 2019

Privacy and security issues impact every aspect of our lives – home, work, travel, education, health and medical records – to name but a few. On a weekly basis Pete Weiss highlights articles and information that focus on the increasingly complex and wide ranging ways technology is used to compromise and diminish our privacy and security, often without our situational awareness. Four highlights from this week: Google adding autocorrect to Gmail; You Can Finally See All Info Facebook Collected About You From Other Websites; Just Security Launches the Russia Investigation Congressional Clearinghouse; and In New Facebook Effort, Humans Will Help Curate Your News Stories.

Subjects: AI, Big Data, Cybercrime, Cybersecurity, Data Mining, Email, Government Resources, Legal Research, Privacy, Social Media

Pete Recommends – Weekly highlights on cyber security issues July 13, 2019

Privacy and security issues impact every aspect of our lives – home, work, travel, education, health and medical records – to name but a few. On a weekly basis Pete Weiss highlights articles and information that focus on the increasingly complex and wide ranging ways technology is used to compromise and diminish our privacy and security, often without our situational awareness. Four highlights from this week: How Fake News Could Lead to Real War; Researchers detail privacy-related legal, ethical challenges with satellite data Firefox 68 arrives with darker reader view, recommended extensions, IT customizations; ICE, FBI use state driver’s license photos for facial-recognition scans; and Google tracks all Gmail account purchases, even if emails are deleted.

Subjects: Civil Liberties, Cybersecurity, Data Mining, E-Government, Email, Email Security, Privacy, Search Engines, Search Strategies, Social Media

Text Analysis Systems Mine Workplace Emails to Measure Staff Sentiments

Giving the processes of observation, analysis and change at the enterprise level a modern spin, is a fascinating new article in the September 2018 issue of The Atlantic, titled What Your Boss Could Learn by Reading the Whole Company’s Emails, by Frank Partnoy. Alan Rothmam summarizes and annotates this article that raises timely and significant issues around privacy, data mining and organizational management. Rothman concludes his review by posing important questions concerning the impact of text analysis data on executive training and development and on employee performance.

Subjects: AI, Data Mining, Email, Employment Law, KM, Privacy, Technology Trends

Pete Recommends – Weekly highlights on cyber security issues September 1 2018

Privacy and security issues impact every aspect of our lives – home, work, travel, education, health/medical, to name but a few. On a weekly basis Pete Weiss highlights articles and information that focus on the increasingly complex and wide ranging ways our privacy and security is diminished, often without our situational awareness. Note – two significant highlights of this week’s column: Woman Sues Border Agents to Make Them Return Data They Seized From Her Phone – and How Yahoo Is Mining For Gold in Your Junk Mail.

Subjects: Civil Liberties, Cybercrime, Cybersecurity, Data Mining, E-Commerce, Email, Government Resources, Privacy