Cambridge Analytica, the data
analytics firm at the center of a scandal over misused Facebook user data, may soon find its offices raided by UK authorities.
LONDON (Reuters)-- Investigators from Britain's data watchdog searched the London offices of Cambridge Analytica, the data
analytics firm at the center of a storm over allegations it improperly...
Security researchers from UpGuard claimed to have discovered this week an unsecured code repository belonging to a Canadian political data firm which had exposed ties to Cambridge Analytica, the embattled
analytics firm at the center of Facebook's privacy scandal.
Facebook also said Mr. Kogan violated its terms of use by sharing collected data with another party, i.e.
the analytics firm at the center of the controversy.
SCL is the parent company of Cambridge Analytica, the international data
analytics firm at centre of the data leak storm.
The boss of Cambridge Analytica,
the analytics firm at the centre of an international storm over the misuse of Facebook user data, has been caught on camera bragging about how the company could blackmail political candidates with sex workers, and telling a prospective client that it has been secretly operating around the world to campaign in elections.
Cambridge Analytica, the UK marketing
analytics firm at the heart of the Facebook data scandal, announced Wednesday it was «immediately ceasing all operations» and filing for insolvency in Britain and the United States.
Not exact matches
At Novatex Solutions, a 10 - person digital marketing
firm based in Sugar Land, Texas, marketing manager Jason Ephraim was dealing with a common shortcoming of Google
Analytics.
Visible Measures, a digital video
analytics firm, looked
at 82 brand video campaigns in March.
Jim Rickards, chief strategist
at Meraglim, a financial
analytics firm, views Bitcoin with equal fatalism.
Just look
at the titles of the advertisers with the most effective Winter Olympics ads, according to an analysis by
analytics firm Ace Metrix: Smucker's, «Hardworking Olympians;» GE, «Childlike Imagination — What My Mom Does
at GE;» Bounty, «Julie Chu: Has to Credit Her Mom;» and Jif, «Kids with the Olympic Dream.»
Scott Tranter, a founder of the data -
analytics firm Optimus who was on the data team for Republican Sen. Marco Rubio's 2016 presidential bid, told Business Insider that the psychographic modeling that Cambridge Analytica touted «isn't proven science» and that that was
at least partially why some thought the service was nothing special.
Short interest, a measure of how many investors are betting that the stock will go down, is up 36 %, to $ 4.1 billion, from its average last year, according to Ihor Dusaniwsky, head of research
at financial
analytics firm S3 Partners.
In fact, some
AT software
firms offer free systems capable of basic data processing, applicant communication, and simple recruitment
analytics.
By the end October, Canadian companies were involved in more than 426 deals worth $ 68 billion, a three - year high, according to M&A
analytics firm Mergermarket, and there was still more than a month left to go
at press time.
Turns out there is a link between Peter Thiel's secretive big data
analytics firm, Palantir, and Cambridge Analytica — the political consulting
firm at the center of the current Facebook data misuse scandal.
David Watkins is Service Director for Connected Home Devices
at research
firm Strategy
Analytics and one of the leading analysts..
«In our research of high - growth sales and marketing organizations, we have found that buyers want predictive
analytics applications to deliver fast access to their target accounts and transparency into the account insights that make an account more valuable than others,» said Craig Rosenberg, co-Founder and Chief Analyst
at TOPO, a leading analyst
firm for sales and marketing organizations.
Using Thomson Reuters News
Analytics sentiment assessments of novel news items timestamped
at least two hours before the stock market close and contemporaneous returns and
firm characteristics for covered stocks over the period January 2003 through August 2010 (780 - 946 stocks per year), he finds that: Keep Reading
Ihor Dusaniwsky, head of research
at financial
analytics firm S3 Partners, says investors have been increasing their bearish bets on stocks throughout the past two years in anticipation of a stock market sell - off.
Facebook last week accused Cambridge University psychologist Aleksandr Kogan of obtaining data on
at least 30 million Facebook users and inappropriately sharing it with Cambridge Analytica, the data
analytics firm.
David Watkins is Service Director for Connected Home Devices
at research
firm Strategy
Analytics and one of the leading analysts tracking voice assistant and smart speaker adoption globally.
22C Capital is a principal investment
firm committed to delivering capital and critical resources to companies operating
at the intersection of technology enablement and data
analytics adoption.
For the Super Tuesday states, the folks
at digital
analytics firm iQuanti have done a great job of breaking out Google search volume for each presidential candidate since June.
Tech giant Facebook and data
analytics firm Cambridge Analytica are
at the centre of a dispute over the harvesting and use of personal data - and whether it was used to influence the outcome of the US 2016 presidential election or the UK Brexit referendum.
Speaking to CNBC in Hong Kong
at the Credit Suisse Asian Investment Conference, former White House Chief of Staff Reince Priebus said he wasn't sure about the accuracy of some of the claims about a data
analytics firm and its influence on the U.S. presidential election.
Facebook last week accused Cambridge University psychologist Aleksandr Kogan of obtaining data on
at least 30 million Facebook users and inappropriately sharing it with Cambridge Analytica, the data
analytics firm.
In the 2014 cycle, GOP congressional campaigns and conservative - leaning groups paid
at least $ 729,000 to the
firm for a range of services, including research, data
analytics and microtargeting.
In a paper slated for presentation
at the IEEE Symposium on Security and Privacy in May, McCoy and a team including researchers from the University of California, San Diego; Princeton University; Google; and the blockchain
analytics firm Chainalysis provide the first detailed account of the ransomware payment ecosystem, from initial attack to cash - out.
Prior to founding Inductis, he was a partner
at the Mitchell Madison Group (MMG), an eminent global strategy consulting
firm, where he led the
Analytics and Ecommerce Practice area.
«The key factors which we see impacting on the digital textbook market and the educational publishing sector as a whole are the increasing speed of the move to digital as efficacy studies and technological advances enable take - up of suitable devices and solutions,» said Kate Worlock, Lead Analyst for Education & Training
at information
analytics firm Outsell.
He is the Director of Portfolio
Analytics and Risk Management
at Anfield Capital Management LLC, an SEC registered investment advisory
firm that specializes in risk - based global allocation and fixed income strategies.
Ihor Dusaniwsky, head of research
at S3 Partners, a financial
analytics firm, says that short interest has more than doubled since the end of March to equivalent of $ 787 million.
In a new blog post, the
analytics firm argues that «the loot box controversy hampered Star Wars Battlefront II out of the gate» as shown by the game's monthly active users compared to its predecessor's, and that the resulting dumpster fire has caused publishers to rethink lootboxes and self - regulate or
at least modulate their greed — an effect we've already seen in the MMO industry too.
At least according to a report by social
analytics firm Brandwatch.
Among other experiences, she was assistant editor
at Art + Auction magazine and a founding member and vice president of
analytics for Art Research Technologies, a start - up
firm that published art market research in the Wall Street Journal.
She received her PhD in environmental planning from the University of North Carolina
at Chapel Hill in 2011 and is currently the CEO of Blue Horizon Insight, an
analytics firm focused on mitigating companies» water - related risks in China.
Bastardi has a bachelor's degree in meteorology and worked
at Accuweather before joining WeatherBELL
Analytics LLC, a meteorological consulting
firm.
But Joseph D'Aleo, co-founder of the Weather Channel and chief forecaster
at Weatherbell
Analytics, a meteorological consulting
firm, called NOAA's seasonal forecast for December through February «nonsense» - pointing out that NOAA's predictions have been proven wrong the past two winters.
Its
analytics can provide information such as win rates, time to decision, and gender diversity
at law
firms.
With an eye on innovation, Eric and B&B's senior management team launched Spherical Models, a business model innovation consultancy focused on helping the
firm's clients and corporations
at large re-think their linear approaches to collaboration and social media integration as well as better leveraging big data
analytics opportunities.
Analytics are leading the way for a new look
at diversity in law, one that relies on actual client representation, and not just
firm head - count.
If you have a law
firm website built sometime in the past decade, odds are you have
analytics at your fingertips.
A recent study by Kerma Partners, in conjunction with Redwood
Analytics, a property of LexisNexis, shows that grades and school rank aren't the best predictors of lawyer success
at their
firms.
One reason for UK insurance law
firms being so
at the front of this movement into complex legal
analytics is the demand from large insurance companies to reduce costs, streamline legal processes and deliver new insights that add value to their businesses.
At present, Big Data tools for the legal profession are focused primarily on helping law
firms to enhance their internal business functions and processes, such as time management and billing, or for predictive
analytics in a range of internal legal applications.
Jeff shares insights on marketing, business development and client development, how to get lawyers
at the
firm involved in initiatives, how to use
analytics to make decisions, and his philosophy on generating client - centric thought - leadership content.
In his former post as Director of Consulting and Services
at LexisNexis» Redwood
Analytics, Russ led a team that consulted with
firm leadership on business analysis, process improvement, and LexisNexis tools and methodology.
For example, if you are looking
at the new client process and decisions around customer relationship management, calendaring, or search - engine optimization and website
analytics technology, it's critical to capture the data when the clients first contact the
firm.
The online training courses, accessible on - demand, enable e-discovery professionals
at corporations, law
firms and government agencies to develop or refine their skills across a number of best practices, including advanced workflow and
analytics to accelerate legal review.