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73.6% of all Statistics are Made Up

Both Sides of the Table

Often when they do I throw out my favorite statistic: 73.6% of all statistics are made up. Fortunately I was mostly a technology consultant, which meant that I coded computers, designed databases and planned system integration projects. People throw them around at cocktail parties. I say it deadpanned. It’s irony.

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The Future of Couponing | How Social-Local-Mobile has Changed the Game

Tech Zulu Event

The industry had seen unprecedented growth in the past decade due to a combination of factors, one of which was the United States’ economic recession. Statistics from 2008 show that digital couponing has rapidly grown but has yet to outpace paper coupons. Getting Mobile-Ready. Resolving Mobile Couponing’s Redemption Pitfalls.

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Ninja Metrics: Apply Predictive Analytics To Makes Games More Profitable

socalTECH

In the world of online, mobile, and social games, there are now petabytes of data being collected by companies on what users are doing in those games--and trying to make sense of all that information. It''s a very successful research team, with over eighty peer-reviewed articles we''ve published. Explain what Ninja Metrics is doing?

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Ninja Metrics: Applying Predictive Analytics To Make Games More Profitable

socalTECH

In the world of online, mobile, and social games, there are now petabytes of data being collected by companies on what users are doing in those games--and trying to make sense of all that information. It''s a very successful research team, with over eighty peer-reviewed articles we''ve published. Explain what Ninja Metrics is doing?

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Ninja Metrics: Applying Predictive Analytics To Makes Games More Profitable

socalTECH

In the world of online, mobile, and social games, there are now petabytes of data being collected by companies on what users are doing in those games--and trying to make sense of all that information. It''s a very successful research team, with over eighty peer-reviewed articles we''ve published. Explain what Ninja Metrics is doing?

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Spotlight: LA Tech Winter | Recap, Videos, and Thank You!

Tech Zulu Event

The next company up was Storitz , operating as an online reservation system for storage units (think Orbitz), the company helps consumers not only search for available listings, but also make reservations with real time feedback on availability and customer reviews. Looking for twitter trends on #TZSpotlight?

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Tech Titans Peter Thiel, Matt Jacobson, Cameron and Tyler Winklevoss, Mich Mathews, Elon Musk Buy Homes in Los Angeles

SoCal Delicious

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