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The Rise of Smart Farms

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They break up agtech companies into 9 catagories: Farm Management Software : Software that allows farmers to more efficiently manage their resources, crop production, farm animals, etc. Animal Data : Software and hardware specifically aimed at improving livestock management. Marketplaces : That are relevant to agriculture.

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Disruption in the Industy Analyst Industry

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.  There are several worth noting: Industry Analyst/Journalism Hybrid : These are firms that are augmenting or replacing their traditional advertising based business models by adding industry analysis and/or research services. BI Intelligence : provides data and analysis on a wide range of digital topics.

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Labormetrics, Autonomy and Employee Tracking

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.  Key quote: Thanks to mobile devices and inexpensive monitoring software, managers can now know where workers are, eavesdrop on their phone calls, tell if a truck driver is wearing his seat belt and intervene if he is tailgating.

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The Growing Role of Analytics in College Basketball

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  But what is new is the amount of data being collected and the sophistication of the analysis.  .  Sabermetrics , the study of baseball statistics, has long been popular with baseball managers, executives and fans.  " 

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Disruption and the Analyst Industry

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  It is a analyst service that provides research reports and analysis on emerging technology.    It costs $79 a year to subscribe. GigaOm is trying to fill a need for timely, high-quality yet low cost data and commentary on emerging technology.    The traditional players in this space - Gartner, Forrester, etc.

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Foreign Born in the US Workforce

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  In March, the BLS released their annual analysis of the number and characteristics of foreign born U.S. workers.  Workforce Since we a nation of immigrants and just celebrated independence day, it seems like a good week to cover the BLS data on foreign born workers.   workers.  million workers. 

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Top Ten Small Business Trends for 2012

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  Big Data – the collection, manipulation and analysis of large datasets – allows large companies to look, act and compete like a small business by using data and analytics to provide personalized products and services.    It also increases their ability to aggressively compete on price. 

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