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Meet two companies using data to combat environmental destruction

Data Jul 3 2018

Meet two companies using data to combat environmental destruction

If the environment were in a boxing match with capitalism, it wouldn’t exactly be winning. But rather than fomenting guilt, a few companies are taking a systems-level look at ecological issues and applying design thinking principles to nudge the economy . . .

8 Lessons I Learned From 8 CMOs

Data Jun 27 2018

8 Lessons I Learned From 8 CMOs

First, I know you’re here for the quick-hit CMO lessons, and we’ll get to that (or you can just skim down for them, which is fine, too!). But I want to share how I got them, since I think it . . .

What video games have in common with Colonial Williamsburg

Data Apr 26 2018

What video games have in common with Colonial Williamsburg

Frank Rose has been writing about his twin passions: technology and entertainment for four decades now. With countless articles in The New York Times, Esquire, The New Yorker, Wired and more, books such as West of Eden on Steve Jobs’ expulsion from Apple, The Agency, . . .

robotmia support wants to know the question behind your question

Data Apr 24 2018

robotmia support wants to know the question behind your question

Ask robotmia support engineers about their life and work and a few things quickly become clear: 1) The support team takes data very seriously; 2) their new recruits are voracious learners; 3) most prefer to work with people who are . . .

Univision’s Tyla Mayo is over apps

Data Apr 19 2018

Univision’s Tyla Mayo is over apps

Tyla Mayo spent time at the Los Angeles Times and Fox before moving to Univision where she is now a Director Revenue Product Operations for the Fusion Media Group. She’s been immersed in the worlds of digital content, advertising and media products, . . .

Congratulations! You are going to learn how to write email subject lines

Data Mar 14 2018

Congratulations! You are going to learn how to write email subject lines

A year and a half ago, we tried to answer the age-old question: Why in the heck do people open emails? So, we analyzed a LOT of email subject lines (85,637 over the course of nearly four years, to be . . .

Everything you wanted to know about data science but were afraid to ask

Data Feb 22 2018

Everything you wanted to know about data science but were afraid to ask

Many of us have come to expect that our favorite retailers, personal finance apps, media outlets, and social media platforms will treat us like individuals, predicting our preferences and anticipating our needs. To deliver these personalized experiences – and avoid . . .

Data Science at Instacart means using unorthodox solutions to get an edge

Data Jan 16 2018

Data Science at Instacart means using unorthodox solutions to get an edge

Given a list of destinations, what is the shortest possible route that a traveling salesman can take to reach all of them? Seems simple? This is known to computer scientists as the traveling salesman problem, and it’s NP-hard, which for . . .

See you then: LinkedIn’s AI makes small talk so users don’t have to

Data Jan 9 2018

See you then: LinkedIn’s AI makes small talk so users don’t have to

LinkedIn Smart Replies is an artificial intelligence product with a clear purpose. You get a message, and it provides three possible  responses. The replies themselves tend to be pretty straightforward – “Sounds good,” “Works for me,” and “Sorry, I can’t.” . . .

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