Daily Archives: April 2, 2010

Bidding Algorithms for Mobile and Local Advertising

It’s fairly obvious that the next “advertising” land-rush is in mobile.  Really, it’s been that way for a solid 5 years.   What’s not yet clear is how the marketplace will develop.   Up until the explosion of iphones and android there … Continue reading

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Flashforward philosophy, more real than you might think

If you believed you knew the future your behavior would…? At first blush you might think Flashforward, the book or the tv show, is scifi fluff. Actually though it presents an interesting question about beliefs and behavior. If one believes … Continue reading

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iPad’s Killer App? Wolfram|Alpha iPad.

Now that both the iPad and Wolfram|Alpha iPad are available it’s time to really evaluate the capabilities of these platforms. [disclaimer: last year I was part of the launch team for Wolfram|Alpha - on the business/outreach end.] Obviously I know … Continue reading

Posted in cellular automata, computation, computer science, Computers, Uncategorized, weather, web 2.0, Web 3.0, wolfram, Wolfram|Alpha | Tagged , , , | 5 Comments