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An Innovative Approach to Journalism through Data Mining

This week, The New York Times reported on the announcement that MSNBC has developed a partnership with Vocativ, a digital news start-up, in order to determine news programming. Vocativ utilizes data-collection software to mine the internet for exclusive news and story leads. Read the full New York Times article.

Big Data is the New Cook in the Kitchen

A recent article from WIRED examines how big data is revolutionizing the food industry.  Data mining projects are not only revealing which ingredients make food better, but data is even being used to generate original recipes.

Few Enterprises Using Big Data Analytics

Consider the risk of being unprepared for big data with this slide deck on CIO Insight.

Leverage Data to Drive Better Marketing Campaigns

In this video from Incite Marketing and Communications executives from Ricoh, Sharp Electronics, and Hootsuite discuss what big data means to marketing creative. Watch the panel discussion on YouTube.

The World’s Top 10 Most Innovative Companies in Big Data

Find out how companies such as GE, Kaggle, and IBM have become data science pioneers. Read the article on Fast Company.

The real promise of big data: It’s changing the whole way humans will solve problems

Does big data owe Kant for coining an 18th century term?  In this article Zavain Dar discusses “analytic and synthetic truths.” Read the full text on venturebeat.com.

Overspecialization throws data science dream teams off-balance

TechRepublic wants you to assess the skills that make your data science team effective, and respond accordingly.  Read the article on TechRepublic.com.

Saint Peter’s Unveils Plans for Data Science Master’s Program

“The program, expected to have as many as 100 students by 2016, is launching the program in response to a need for professionals in a range of industries and functions to lead efforts deriving intelligence from data.”  Read the article on Data Informed.

Data Scientists to Wipe out Business Analysts

“The demand for these individuals, who possess a deep understanding of advanced mathematics, system engineering, data engineering and domain expertise, has never been higher.” Read the full article on Wired.com.

Traits That Make A Great Data Scientist

Take it from tech consulting firm Booz Allen Hamilton, not everyone has the stuff to be a data scientist.  Read the article on Information Week.