O'Reilly on Data

APRIL 23, 2024

Instead of continuing to deploy their attention optimization algorithms for their users’ and suppliers’ benefit, the tech giants began to use them to favor themselves. The most-clicked sponsored products were 17% more expensive and 33% lower ranked according to Amazon’s own quality, price, and popularity optimizing algorithms.

Advertising 270

Advertising Cost-Benefit Marketing Risk 270

Sisense

JUNE 9, 2021

It’s no surprise that rivals followed suit and that by 2010 analytics were widely used by top teams in leading international leagues. And also like their counterparts in the business world, coaches are relying on metrics to guide their decision-making. The data collected by these devices is used to design personalized training plans.

Analytics 98

Analytics Data-driven Internet of Things Measurement 98

datapine

APRIL 16, 2019

While sometimes it’s okay to follow your instincts, the vast majority of your business-based decisions should be backed by metrics, facts, or figures related to your aims, goals, or initiatives that can ensure a stable backbone to your management reports and business operations. In most cases, this can prove detrimental to the business.

Data-driven 287

Data-driven Dashboards Visualization Cost-Benefit 287

CIO Business Intelligence

FEBRUARY 26, 2024

The early 2010’s practice of co-locating talent supercharged collaboration, but also limited organizations’ ability to scale with a workforce based in high-density, cost-prohibitive metros. Communication should instead be optimized to provide the most time value for teams.

Cost-Benefit 95

Cost-Benefit Measurement Modeling Strategy 95

Occam's Razor

SEPTEMBER 15, 2014

In blue is how much time we spent in 2010 and in blue the time spent in 2014. was the dramatic shift between 2010 to 2014 to mobile content consumption. They will need two different implementations, it is quite likely that you will end up with two sets of metrics (more people focused for mobile apps, more visit focused for sites).

Metrics 141

Metrics Reporting Analytics Marketing 141

Occam's Razor

JULY 26, 2010

PALM: People Against Lonely Metrics]. So why not your metrics? This is the problem with lonely metrics. Why not find a BFF for your lonely metric and present something like this. I found a "you complete me" for my Visits metric, Bounce Rate. Or an actual outcome metric. 2: Join the PALM club.

Metrics 96

Metrics Measurement Dashboards Reporting 96

Occam's Razor

MARCH 23, 2010

My problem with these mistruths and FUD is that they result in a ton of practitioners and companies making profoundly sub optimal choices, which in turn results in not just much longer slogs but also spectacular career implosions and the entire web analytics industry suffering. This is sad. Even a little frustrating. success measures.

Analytics 118

Analytics Consulting Metrics Experimentation 118