by Laurie Sullivan on Jun 27, 12:57 PM
Microsoft and Oracle announced a partnership Monday allowing some of Oracle's software to work more closely with Microsoft's. The deal aims to help clients embrace cloud computing, by allowing Microsoft Windows Azure cloud-computing service to run Oracle's database software, Java programming tools and application-connecting middleware.
by Steve Smith on Jun 23, 1:43 PM
Big Data and real-time marketing channels, ironically, may force companies to face their own humanity and think harder about what it means to relate to people.
by Laurie Sullivan on Jun 18, 7:45 PM
Consumers want to know that brands value customer preferences and behavioral data by treating the information with respect. Etiquette will become more important this year, according to research released Tuesday. It's become a way to create trusted customer relationships.
by Steve Smith on Jun 17, 3:23 PM
Americans appear to be of two minds about the use of their data by institutions both public and private. But a generational divide over these issues is unmistakable.
by Laurie Sullivan on Jun 13, 1:46 PM
Both social and mobile have a strong following, but Siemer & Associates, an early-stage investor in advertising and media startups in Los Angeles, identifies several emerging related trends, subsets of the smartphone and the tablet markets.
by Steve Smith on Jun 7, 4:04 PM
Business leaders complain that big data is prohibitively complex and costly. But at the same time using these tools to improve customer experiences does not seem an overwhelming priority either.
by Laurie Sullivan on Jun 5, 4:04 PM
Ad targeting requires accurate data. Have you heard of Enliken? The company's business model aims to show people the data advertisers sell about them online. The site offers a survey of more than 50 data points. In my case, the survey gathered data from about nine data tracking companies.
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