HonkinNews for March 7, 2017 Now Available
March 7, 2017
The March 7, 2017, HonkinNews explains how to make bad data better. Curious about this type of digital magic? We report that one expert believes one just adds more data. The result is that a data lake becomes crystal clear. Believe it or not. Fake news and fake research may be more widespread than some believe. One well respected academic reports that often rejected research will get published. The author just needs to be persistent. Google may have a competitor which believes it can become the king of search. The proud owners of Qwant, a search system based on Pertimm technology, perceive the GOOG as vulnerable. With more than 95 percent of Web search traffic from France and Germany flowing to Google, we are not sure if Qwant realizes that Quaero tried this play and failed to get a first down. Did you know that one search wizard believes that Google’s PageRank system is like a soccer game? We sure didn’t. We red carded this explanation. Hewlett Packard Enterprise seems to be emulating IBM’s financial trajectory. Indicators are down. And Yahoo is making headlines once again. The person responsible for the security lapses and the failure of the company to manage the situation is revealed. Tune in to find out who won the purple plastic ring at the carnival. The video is at this link.
Ken Toth, March 7, 2017