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Big Data helps to Alleviate Diabetes with companies like Diabetizer

October 26, 2014 / / 0 Comments

My brother has Diabetes.   He has had it since he was young so I grew up with this disease in my family.

But a  cure for diabetes could be imminent after scientists discovered how to make huge quantities of insulin-producing cells, in a breakthrough hailed as significant as antibiotics.

Harvard University has, for the first time, managed to manufacture the millions of beta cells required for transplantation.

It could eventually mean the end of daily insulin injections for the 347 million people globally living with Type 1 diabetes and it will provide new forms of treatment for those suffering with Type 2 diabetes.

In the meantime, take a listen to this set of BlueMix apps — one of which is Diabetizer using “data” to help people with this disease.  ( http://www.diabetizer.com/?lang=en )

VacantBoards uses Big Data and Analytics for the SmartCamp Lagos win!

July 24, 2014 / / 0 Comments

Imagine a company that uses big data and analytic software to capture data on the flow of traffic to determine the value of advertising on billboards. A solution like that could help small businesses, as well as enterprise-level businesses, maximize their advertising dollars when selecting the right billboard.

You don’t have to imagine that company, because we found them at a SmartCamp event! VacantBoards was announced the winner of SmartCamp Lagos!

VacantBoards developed the very solution I described above. Driven by big data and analytics, their solution is a game changer in the African advertising industry. And, even better, their solution is provided at the touch of your fingers through a mobile app! How powerful is that?!

Congratulations to VacantBoards and to the Lagos ecosystem for putting on another great SmartCamp!

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Macy’s is dressing each customer with data and social!

May 2, 2014 / / 0 Comments

I love this Macy’s story of their use of Big Data and Social almost as much as I love shopping!!!!!

And read this case study! The highlights are:

  • Macy’s wanted its online store to offer a more personalized shopping experience so they established a more engaging and data driven website.
  • With IBM Big Data & Analytics, customer preferences can be combined with recent purchase histories to create personalized recommendations and promotions.
  • The result, called “My Macy’s,” is a sweeping initiative designed to embed a customer-centric philosophy into every aspect of the company’s operations.

http://www.ibm.com/smarterplanet/us/en/madewithibm/stories/#!story/20