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New SEC Software Breaks Up Insider-Trading Ring The next time you come across some top-secret information regarding stock tips, you might want to second-guess yourself if you plan on doing a little insider wheeling and dealing. New software at the Securities and Exchange Commission has led regulators to recently break up an insider-trading ring. |
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Eight Flubs and Flaws to Avoid When Presenting a Web Seminar So many web seminars, so little time. Yet as relevant and high content as many web seminars are, some are more professionally presented than others. If you present web seminars, or hope to some day, here are eight annoying flubs and flaws—and how to avoid them. |
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DevOps and the US Presidential Election Incidents involving voter machine software glitches are raising concerns that some voting machines may be rigged during the upcoming US presidential election. In once such incident, a voting machine company could have learned a lesson on the DevOps approach to improved communications. |
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Alternative to Google Tries to Establish Credibility and Value As Europe demands changes to Google's privacy practices, a new search engine competitor enters the race with one major difference between itself and the search giant. But can it prove its actual worth and overall necessity to users? |
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Big Data: Defining and Mining the Latest Trend Once you've found a definition of big data that you agree with, and calculated how much of it you have, now what? The mining and analyzing of big data has only just begun and while its benefits aren't guaranteed, it's possibilities are too enticing for anyone to simply ignore. |
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Don’t Be Deceived by Statistics It’s sometimes said that statistics don’t lie—but that’s a lie. Statistics are powerfully effective at deceiving. Don’t let yourself be deceived. Naomi Karten describes three examples where statistics may not be all they are cracked up to be. |
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The Case for (and Against) Brainstorming Is brainstorming effective? Several studies suggest that rather than unleashing the potential of a group, brainstorming actually makes each person less creative. Naomi Karten explains the best way to brainstorm—if you decide to do so. |
