Why the Panama Papers Wouldn’t Have Made the News Ten Years Ago

[column width=”1/1″ last=”true” title=”” title_type=”single” animation=”none” implicit=”true”] In case you haven’t caught all the details of The Panama Papers, here’s a recap: What are the Panama Papers? The Panama Papers is the name given to the  largest data leak journalists have ever encountered:  2.6 terabytes of data consisting of 11.5 million files. Where did they…

Video Rentals and Modern Technology

[column width=”1/1″ last=”true” title=”” title_type=”single” animation=”none” implicit=”true”] Someday you may be telling your kids about Eckhard Baum. Don’t know the name? Well, he started a revolution in the entertainment business. In the summer of 1975, in the city of Kassel in what used to be West Germany, Baum opened the first store that rented out…

March Madness, the Trickiest Job in Sports, and Statistics, Statistics, Statistics

[column width=”1/1″ last=”true” title=”” title_type=”single” animation=”none” implicit=”true”] March is here, and all around the country basketball fans are filling out brackets in office pools, hoping that their predictions are the right ones. The phenomenon has grown so big that financial icon Warren Buffett has bought into the excitement. His company is running the office pool…

Dropbox, Data Sharing, and Document Management

[column width=”1/1″ last=”true” title=”” title_type=”single” animation=”none” implicit=”true”] Yesterday I received a call from someone who contacted me based on a recommendation from one of my clients.  Seems the subject of Dropbox had come up in one of their meetings.  This client was looking for a way to share project assets with an array of people…

LinkedIn, Twitter, Growth and Wall Street

Sometimes it’s hard not being Facebook. At least, it is if you are also considered a social media site. In early 2016 Shares of LinkedIn  fell 30% after the online network targeting business people posted a fourth-quarter loss—and forecast 2016 to be weaker than prior expectations.  Twitter reported a loss of $90m for the last…

New Technology and Old, Old Music

[column width=”1/1″ last=”true” title=”” title_type=”single” animation=”none” implicit=”true”] Some forty miles south of Lexington you’ll find the town of Berea, Kentucky– population 13,561 as of the 2010 census.  The census also tells us that the city is just a little over 9 square miles—it’s not a large place. Those familiar with the area might tell you…