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A Random Walk in Data on Tuesday

Posted in analysis of behavior, biology, data mining, social networks, tagged , , , on March 25, 2008 | Leave a Comment »

This is a very cool blog.
This post, a summary of collective behavior research, is a nice follow up to my last few posts.
 I also happened into this visualization of voter behavior from the last presidential election.  It would be fun to extend this into specific issues but it’s pretty clear that consequences shape behavior and how [...]

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Social Networking and Behavioral Targeting Response

Posted in analysis of behavior, data mining, online advertising, social networks, tagged , , , , , on March 23, 2008 | Leave a Comment »

I received the following from a director of ad operations, Jeremy Jones, in response to yesterday’s post on collective behavior and the other day’s post on vertical media.  His remarks focus on the confusion over social networking advertising (both selling and buying).  I include the full remark here and an annotated remark below.
[Social networks/social [...]

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Collective Behavior Perspective

Posted in analysis of behavior, data mining, decision theory, economics, grid computing, information theory, social networks, tagged , , , , on March 22, 2008 | 1 Comment »

There’s a remarkable feature on Edge.org.  I point it out because it’s robust dialogue about collective behavior.  In particular, the discussion is decidedly not casual agentish, mind-body dualist nor monocasual.  Dr. Couzin is refreshing!  His approach ties very well to analysis of media (collective behavior!)  (Read his other stuff like this essay, too!)
how can a [...]

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