In this technical demonstration, we propose a cloud-based Big Data Platform for Social Multimedia Analytics called bBridge that automatically detects and profiles meaningful user communities in a specified geographical region, followed by rich analytics on communities’ multimedia streams. The system executes a community detection approach that considers the ability of social networks to complement each other during the process of latent representation learning, while the community profiling is implemented based on the state-of-the-art multi-modal latent topic modeling and personal user profiling techniques. The stream analytics is performed via cloud-based stream analytics engine, while the multi-source data crawler deployed as a distributed cloud jobs. Overall, the bBridge platform integrates all the above techniques to serve both business and personal objectives.
“Click here to download our mobile app”—or similar phrasing—is a suggestion consumers see more and more often these days on company websites and in marketing emails. With more and more of us opting to conduct our online business on mobile devices, it’s not surprising that so many companies are developing dedicated mobile apps and are eager to promote them.
In fact, tech experts say that there are many industries and business functions that absolutely should have a mobile app not only to be competitive but also (and more importantly) to provide better, faster and more accessible service. Below, 16 members of Forbes Technology Council share the industries and business functions that definitely need a mobile app, and why.
As a professor of machine learning, I often get asked how I think artificial intelligence (AI) will change the world we’re living in. To answer this question, I usually find it easier to speak about one of the faster-moving fields of AI—digital advertising, in which AI has been around for quite some time but has always sat on the side of big tech. Now, as technology is becoming more available, you can see how it can potentially change the way we do things.
When setting out on a journey, it’s always wise to have a reliable roadmap. The same holds true when it comes to embarking on new tech projects and initiatives. And just as there’s considerable flexibility in terms of routes and guides when planning a trip, tech leaders and project managers have several choices when it comes to tools and techniques for plotting and refining a project roadmap.
With so many options available, a young tech leader or first-time project manager can benefit from the advice and experience of seasoned industry leaders. Below, 15 members of Forbes Technology Council share some roadmapping tools and techniques they’ve found effective and why they work so well.