ask measure learn by lutz finger last update: march, 2014
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Ask Measure Learn
by Lutz Finger
Last update: March, 2014
The philosophy of the day is .
data-ism —DAVID BROOKS (@NYTDAVIDBROOKS)
We focus too much on technology
Google Search on the term “Big Data”
ASK the right Questions.
MEASURE the right data – even if it is not Big data.
Take Actions and LEARN from them.
Ask the right
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Let’s do “Social Media”
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Source: IBM Institute for Business Value.
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Please find an “INFLUENCER”
• Opinion leaders (Katz 1955)• Influentials (Merton 1968)• Law of the Few (Gladwell
2000)
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A few person decide what we do…
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REALLY?
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Dear Marketers, There is no influencer.
It’s a myth.
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Reality 50% is Homophily
Source: Kevin Lewisa, Marco Gonzaleza and Jason Kaufman (2012): PNAS Vol 109, no 1
• 4 years• 1001 Students on Facebook• traditional Self-reported Data• How did taste Spread
Influence is often overestimated. It needs:• Reach
• Readiness• Topic Dependence
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Aja Dior M.? AP News?
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Aja Dior M.omgg, my aunt tiffany who work for whitney houston just found whitney houston dead in the tub. such ashamed & sad :(
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Aja Dior M.? AP News?
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I want to create “REACH”
… in order to “SELL”
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Measure the rightData
What is RIGHT?
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Source: WIkipedia
even if it is not
Big Data
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More Data
More Insights
does not equal
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Data ELT and Aggregation
Petabyte Gigabyte BitTerabyte1 2 3 4
We want small data….
Yesor
No
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Calculating Reach via Network Data
1977: Linton C. Freeman, “Centrality based on Betweenness .”
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“REACH” creates awareness
“SELL”needs purchase intend
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Correlations are important
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What is your behavior?
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The issue with the Correlation / Causation M
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Sometimes data is not easy to get.
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Social Behavior is ‘unstructured’
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It is way easier to work with ‘structured data’
New York Weather in April 2013
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Source: Jeffrey Breen
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What is RIGHT?
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Rightand learn from them.
Actions
Information vs. Action…
0 Connections59%
1 Connection28%
2 Connections5%
4 Connections3%
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Information vs. Action…
0 Connections59%
1 Connection28%
2 Connections5%
4 Connections3%
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Three Types of actionable Insights
Benchmark Predictions
Recommendations &Filter
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BENCHMARK
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Competitive Benchmark
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RECOMMEND & FILTER
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LinkedIn Recommendation Products
People You May Know
Groups You May Like
Ads You Be Interested in
Companies you May Want to Follow
Puls
Similar Profiles
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Filter
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PREDICTIONS
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Predicting the OSCAR 2013 LEA
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Predicting the OSCAR LEA
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Predicting the OSCAR
Source: Farsite
Possible other Features:
CROWDSOURCED:• Box Office Results• Movie Goer Reviews• Critics
OTHER “Hard Facts”• Genre• Payment of Actors• Etc.
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Predicting Box Office
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Predictions are not easy, especially if they are about the
Future.
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Which Model to use
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Which Model to use
Google’s Prediction API
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Many more examples…
Benchmark Recommendation & Filter Predict
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Data Wrangling & Data Science is getting Easier
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UpdateTraining
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Summary
ASK the right Questions.
MEASURE the right data – even if it is not Big data.
Take Actions and LEARN from them.
Thanks
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