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		<title>The Impact of Big Data</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 13 Feb 2012 22:12:33 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Elizabeth Hefner</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[The New York Times recently published an interesting article, The Age of Big Data, on the topic of the Big Data phenomenon and the opportunities that accompany the surge of information from new sources. In last week’s blog, we noted &#8230; <a href="http://visualinsights.wordpress.com/2012/02/13/the-impact-of-big-data/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a><img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=visualinsights.wordpress.com&amp;blog=20986287&amp;post=1122&amp;subd=visualinsights&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Building Integrated Insights from Big Data</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 10 Feb 2012 23:47:06 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Elizabeth Hefner</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[As we’ve discussed on this blog in previous posts, the growth of Big Data &#8211; data that is increasing in volume, rapidly changing pace, and includes varieties of data such as structured and unstructured &#8211; presents organizations with new challenges &#8230; <a href="http://visualinsights.wordpress.com/2012/02/10/building-integrated-insights-from-big-data/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a><img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=visualinsights.wordpress.com&amp;blog=20986287&amp;post=1108&amp;subd=visualinsights&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Visual Analysis: Beyond Social Network Analysis</title>
		<link>http://visualinsights.wordpress.com/2011/12/07/visual-analysis-beyond-social-network-analysis/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 07 Dec 2011 18:31:55 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Jin H. Kim</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Recent market dynamics continue to show an endless growth of data at a pace approaching 50% per year with the volume of digital content projected to grow to 2.7 zettabytes (ZB) by the end of 2012. With over 90% of &#8230; <a href="http://visualinsights.wordpress.com/2011/12/07/visual-analysis-beyond-social-network-analysis/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a><img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=visualinsights.wordpress.com&amp;blog=20986287&amp;post=1097&amp;subd=visualinsights&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>New Blog Moderator and Direction</title>
		<link>http://visualinsights.wordpress.com/2011/11/23/new-blog-moderator-and-direction/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 23 Nov 2011 20:08:33 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Elizabeth Hefner</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Hello Readers! My name is Elizabeth Hefner, and as Stella Lau informed you, I&#8217;ll be the new blog moderator of Visual Insights. I want to thank all of you who have contributed to the blog already, and I&#8217;m looking forward &#8230; <a href="http://visualinsights.wordpress.com/2011/11/23/new-blog-moderator-and-direction/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a><img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=visualinsights.wordpress.com&amp;blog=20986287&amp;post=1090&amp;subd=visualinsights&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Thank You!</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 23 Nov 2011 17:50:25 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Stella Lau</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Hello everyone! This will be my last post as the Visual Insights moderator. It has been a pleasure getting to know many of you. A big thank you to those who contributed to the conversation, whether it was through a &#8230; <a href="http://visualinsights.wordpress.com/2011/11/23/thank-you/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a><img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=visualinsights.wordpress.com&amp;blog=20986287&amp;post=1079&amp;subd=visualinsights&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>A Perspective of Why Financial Crises Happen, and How to Predict Them Before They Happen</title>
		<link>http://visualinsights.wordpress.com/2011/11/10/a-perspective-of-why-financial-crises-happen-and-how-to-predict-them-before-they-happen/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 10 Nov 2011 20:04:54 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Jin H. Kim</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[advanced visual anlaytics]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[The rise in the complexity and globalization of financial services has contributed to stronger linkages between various institutions. While this has led to smoother credit allocation and greater risk diversification among individual institutions, it has also increased the potential for &#8230; <a href="http://visualinsights.wordpress.com/2011/11/10/a-perspective-of-why-financial-crises-happen-and-how-to-predict-them-before-they-happen/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a><img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=visualinsights.wordpress.com&amp;blog=20986287&amp;post=1057&amp;subd=visualinsights&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>“Big Data” and “Next-Generation Analytics” on Gartner’s Top 10 Strategic Technology Trends for 2012 List</title>
		<link>http://visualinsights.wordpress.com/2011/10/19/big-data-and-next-generation-analytics-on-gartner%e2%80%99s-top-10-strategic-technology-trends-list/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 19 Oct 2011 22:02:10 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Stella Lau</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[On Monday at the Gartner Symposium, David Cearley presented Gartner’s annual list of the Top 10 Strategic Technology Trends for 2012. Among those that made the list are big data and next-generation analytics. Although the two items are listed separately, &#8230; <a href="http://visualinsights.wordpress.com/2011/10/19/big-data-and-next-generation-analytics-on-gartner%e2%80%99s-top-10-strategic-technology-trends-list/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a><img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=visualinsights.wordpress.com&amp;blog=20986287&amp;post=1022&amp;subd=visualinsights&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Key Features to Look for in Advanced Visual Analysis Software</title>
		<link>http://visualinsights.wordpress.com/2011/10/11/a-few-things-to-look-for-in-advanced-visual-analysis-applications/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 11 Oct 2011 23:00:16 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Stella Lau</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[“In 2009, more data will be generated by individuals than in the entire history of mankind through 2008.” – Andreas Weigend, former Chief Scientist, Amazon “Between the birth of the world and 2003, there were five exabytes of information created. &#8230; <a href="http://visualinsights.wordpress.com/2011/10/11/a-few-things-to-look-for-in-advanced-visual-analysis-applications/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a><img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=visualinsights.wordpress.com&amp;blog=20986287&amp;post=941&amp;subd=visualinsights&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Congratulations to the Winner of the Graph Drawing 2011 Contest!</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 29 Sep 2011 18:19:58 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Stella Lau</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Last week, a few of us at Tom Sawyer Software attended the International Symposium on Graph Drawing in Eindhoven, Netherlands. The Graph Drawing Symposium is the main annual event that brings together top researchers and practitioners working in the area &#8230; <a href="http://visualinsights.wordpress.com/2011/09/29/congratulations-to-the-winner-of-the-graph-drawing-2011-contest/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a><img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=visualinsights.wordpress.com&amp;blog=20986287&amp;post=960&amp;subd=visualinsights&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Big Data = Big Opportunities through Advanced Visual Analytics</title>
		<link>http://visualinsights.wordpress.com/2011/09/26/big-data-big-opportunities-through-advanced-visual-analysis/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 26 Sep 2011 19:03:01 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Jin H. Kim</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[We live in a fascinating data-driven world full of challenges and opportunities – the world of Big Data. With the continuing, explosive growth of data in terms of quantity, diversity of sources and types, and speed, there are tremendous opportunities &#8230; <a href="http://visualinsights.wordpress.com/2011/09/26/big-data-big-opportunities-through-advanced-visual-analysis/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a><img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=visualinsights.wordpress.com&amp;blog=20986287&amp;post=945&amp;subd=visualinsights&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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