Data Mining News February 21, 2013
February 20th, 2013
- Personal Data Mining: Solving a Mystery – Smart Data Collective
Personal Data Mining: Solving a Mystery
Smart Data Collective
I first use the file reader to read my year's worth of life data, then an R Script is used for several data transformations. I then send the streams of data first to an R Script, which runs the FSelector package to which several feature selection … - Data mining offers rich seam – Financial Times
Data mining offers rich seam
Financial Times
The concept is spreading slowly, with a handful of start-ups offering “data lockers”, or secure areas online where consumers can collect and store personal information such as telephone numbers, employment details and utility bills. But the idea is not … - Big Brother Meets Big Data – Asia Sentinel
Big Brother Meets Big Data
Asia Sentinel
A US security firm has conducted joint research with the US government over the past two years to develop software capable not just of tracking people but also predicting their future behavior by mining vast volumes of data from social networking sites … - Data Mining Taken to a New Level, Budget Cuts, and ICS getting a make over… – SYS-CON Media (press release) (blog)
Data Mining Taken to a New Level, Budget Cuts, and ICS getting a make over…
SYS-CON Media (press release) (blog)
Both entities are constructing a comprehensive approach to share data between different agencies. There is still one problem. According to INSA “unlike the intelligence community's architecture, Defense's project is decentralized in that there is no … - Global Data Mining President Recognized as a “Pro to Know” – Houston Chronicle
Global Data Mining President Recognized as a “Pro to Know”
Houston Chronicle
Founder and President of Global Data Mining (GDM) and co-owner of CUSTOMS Info, Matt Gersper helps businesses optimize its investment in Global Trade applications and maximize ROI. Matt has more than 20 years experience turning unorganized and … - Data mining is new lobbying gold – Politico
PoliticoData mining is new lobbying gold
Politico
The same social data-mining ability and concept — that voters are more likely to consider new ideas from people they know and trust — that helped power President Barack Obama's unprecedented field operation is coming to K Street. (Also on POLITICO: … - Electronic Health Record Data Mining — Is It a Dirty Word? – iHealthBeat
Electronic Health Record Data Mining — Is It a Dirty Word?
iHealthBeat
With the broader availability of data from electronic health records, the secondary use of this rich clinical data presents the opportunity for data mining. However, data mining has received negative press when used by pharmaceutical companies to …
