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Bruce Friend 1
National Governors Association prioritizes education

Education, and more specifically the topic of workforce development, was key committee discussion this weekend at the Annual Meeting of National Governors Association in Biloxi, MS. Chaired by Governor Heineman (NE), the education committee discussed the critical need in our country to retrain workers for 21st century jobs as well

Ken King 0
An Update on the Netflix Prize

Chris Volinsky, Director of Statistical Research at AT&T Labs delivered the keynote address to the communications industry track at the 2008 SAS Global Forum. At that time I wrote a blog entry about Chris's hobby, competing for the $1,000,000 Netflix Prize.  The Netflix prize is an example of using mass collaboration. 

Peter Dorrington 0
Business analytics and the thinking process

Business leaders, who wish to base their decisions on fact and logic rather than emotion or instinct, probably follow a thinking process that lends itself well to the application of business analytics: What has caused this issue to be brought to my attention? If not from an external source (e.g.

Alison Bolen 2
What I learned at Podcamp Ohio

It's been almost two weeks since I attended Podcamp Ohio, and I'm determined to publish a post today summarizing the event. I've started with my notes from Twitter as a base, and added in lots of links plus a few edits. I hope you'll find them useful. Creative Commons and

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The green retail checklist, step 6

Welcome back to our green enterprise checklist for retailers. In my previous posts, I described how to create a vision for sustainability and how to evaluate your operations, merchandise, supplies, advertising and marketing. The final area on our checklist is to evaluate your people. Your People Employees must be trained

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The green retail checklist, step 5

Welcome back to our green enterprise checklist for retailers. In my previous posts, I described how to create a vision for sustainability, how to evaluate your operations, your merchandise and your supplies. The next area on our checklist is to evaluate your advertising and marketing. Your Advertising and Marketing Reduce

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