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Feed: Liquid Web. Author: Chris Lema; Loyalty is practically its own form of currency, especially for eCommerce stores. When customers are loyal to your store, they offer greater customer lifetime value (CLV) which in turn, generates more revenue for your business.If you want your eCommerce store to be as successful as possible (and who doesn’t?), measuring customer loyalty with key customer retention metrics will show you how many of your customers are coming back to your store again and again. With that data, you can make smart improvements to your business to further boost customer loyalty.Let’s take a closer look ... Read More

Feed: R-bloggers. Author: Lorenz Walthert. How do you program? I feel like there is a lot of advice out there, but most ofit focuses on the micro level rather than on the macro level. That’s why Idecided to think about what makes one an efficient programmer on a macro level. Spend time on improving skills that help you become more productive inthe long run.For example, it’s a fact that git is the version control system of choice. Andthere is no reason why this should change tomorrow. Or in 5 year’s time. Thatin turn means that you need to know the ... Read More

Feed: Featured Blog Posts - Data Science Central. Author: William Vorhies. Summary:  A defensible data strategy increasingly defines those AI businesses that will be successful.  VCs know this and are steering the funding to this strategy.  Read here about what a defensible data strategy is and how to identify your next AI opportunity using this technique. The most recent issue of MIT Technology Review shows their annual list of 35 Innovators Under 35.  Of these, 15 are AI-based - 43%.  Another 3 are in Computational Synthetic Biology that depends on deep learning. Similarly the website Angel.co which tracks the formation ... Read More

Feed: R-bloggers. Author: Mi Chung. Google searches and the amount of searches for terms can show how interested the public is in that subject. After all, the act of Googling something is result of someone having some level of interest in that topic. The data that comes from Google searches and its statistics can give insight and different interpretation to all subjects, since there are infinite reasons someone would search for something. In this Shiny App, the interest in five rappers, including Cardi B, Drake, Kanye West, Jay Z, and 21 Savage, are explored through their Google search statistics.  In ... Read More

Feed: What's New. AWS has unveiled its newly redesigned AWS Certification digital badges. Digital badges are awarded to customers who successfully pass an AWS Certification exam and are just one of the many benefits available to help you showcase your AWS Certified status with colleagues and employers. Digital badges can be shared on Facebook, LinkedIn, Twitter, and other social media outlets, as well as used in email signatures to showcase your achievements. AWS Certified individuals are now able to download new badges in their AWS Certification Account ... Read More

Feed: Cloudwards. Author: Jacob Roach; Everyone’s favorite corporate-driven holiday is here, and for the fortunate among you with significant others, that means a day of love, gifts and celebration. For everyone else, it probably means looking for love, and there’s no easier way to do that than with online dating apps. Chocolates and flowers are fine, but this Valentine’s Day, Cloudwards.net wants to give you a far more valuable gift. Admittedly, it’ll be like getting socks for Christmas, but if you didn’t have them, you’d be walking around with blisters every day (or just look like an unbearable hipster). We’re ... Read More

Feed: Liquid Web. Author: Todd Terwillegar; When starting a blog and setting up a WordPress website, it’s inevitable that you’re also going to want to add some key features and functionality like link and spam management, a contact form, image galleries, and more.Here is a list of blogger WordPress plugins you need to consider:Google Analytics for WordPress by MonsterInsightsMonsterInsights allows you to connect your WordPress website with Google Analytics so you can see how visitors find and use your website and keep them coming back. MonsterInsights is simple to set up and requires you to write no code. The WordPress plugin ... Read More

Feed: Big Data Made Simple. Author: Kurt Walker. Security is one of the most important issues of the digital universe. As billions of people use the Internet every day, it’s getting increasingly difficult to protect everyone and prevent hacker attacks. In such circumstances, it is up to individual users to take care of their own safety.However, years of experience in this field taught us that the vast majority of people still make amateur mistakes every day, thus giving hackers more than enough opportunities to activate. That’s why we decided to give you a hand and make a list of the ... Read More

Feed: Big Data Made Simple. Author: Sam Cropper. Artificial intelligence is spearheading a revolution in business communications, with increased intelligence of these automated services meaning more and more job roles could become surplus to requirements. It’s predicted that 50% of the entire US workforce will be replaced by some form of automation in the future. Despite being such a useful tool for businesses, it’s potentially a threat to employees whose jobs may be at risk thanks to the developing capabilities of AI.Business app development experts Getapp followed up on research outlining which jobs were most likely to be replaced by ... Read More

Feed: Planet big data. Author: Matthew Guarini. Lessons From Toy Land: Digital Strategy Beats Digital Marketing Mattel and Hasbro announced earnings this week. Both saw sales decline from the collapse of Toys”R”Us. But Mattel’s sales declined only 5% while Hasbro’s declined 13%, and Wall Street applauded the difference. Why? Because Mattel has been aggressively pursuing a digital products and channels strategy, extending its franchises in Hot Wheels and Barbie, while Hasbro has been crowing about its use of social media and ad tech. We’re not saying this is the entire story of the sales declines or stock market, but it ... Read More