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Top nine things to know about machine learning


Machine Learning is a powerful statistical tool to help predict the probability that a prospect is a good candidate for your product/service. Your firm already has the data it needs to conduct...
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Businesses can no longer ignore social media sentiment analysis


Sentiment analysis on social network data A few months ago, three hedge funds used artificial intelligence technology to predict the outcome of the UK vote on Brexit. And benefited greatly from it....
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How a sex worker renting out a home on Airbnb caused $10,000 in damages


A homeowner in Menlo Park unknowingly rented out her home on Airbnb to a sex worker. The guest caused more than $10,000 of damage. Sharon Marzouk, a Menlo Park homeowner, is accusing Airbnb of not...
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Vijilent launches its Data-Portraits® - What does your social media say about you?


We're really excited to be launching our Data-Portraits® today!  So let me introduce to you our hard work of this summer. What is a Data-Portrait®? A Data-Portrait® is a digital profile based on the...
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Airbnb's OpenAir2016 - Machine Learning for Diversity


Geek alert.  It's not often that I go technical in a blog, but today's blog topic is spurred by my recent attendance at Airbnb's OpenAir 2016 Tech Conference. So you've been warned. Bias complaints...
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73% of Americans are Unfamiliar with the Sharing Economy


Do Americans even know what the sharing economy is? How many Americans participate in the sharing economy? How fast is the sharing economy growing? The Pew Research Center recently conducted a study
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Uber has to settle. And the next lawsuit is on the way…


Uber settles a $10 million lawsuit over background checks. In California, Uber was sued for claiming its background checks were "industry-leading". But they failed to take drivers' fingerprints and...
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Did Airbnb break the trust barrier?


Thoughts on the TED Talk of Joe Gebbia, co-founder of Airbnb. An ongoing challenge for Airbnb and other sharing economy companies is trust. And it seems that Gebbia found a solution: “It turns...
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Airbnb Says Trust Baby Boomers


Vijilent asks, 'who do you trust?' Airbnb says it's ok to trust baby boomers. In a recent study conducted by Airbnb, Americans aged 60 and older are the fastest-growing and best-reviewed demographic...
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Are you traveling to Europe soon? Turns out the European Commission may make your stay at Airbnb more expensive


Airbnb, Uber, TaskRabbit and 44 other sharing economy companies signed an open letter to the leadership of the European Union. The letter is urging the Council of the EU not to limit the development...
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