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Kathryn Buford

As a scholar, social entrepreneur, and consultant, Kathryn has led and consulted on projects for The Embassy of Jamaica, Americorps, BBC, Sony Entertainment, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, and various small businesses, creative agencies, nonprofits and media brands. Her writings and commentary have appeared in publications like BBC, GOOD, CNBC and Live Unchained -- her former blog (of 6 years) for women and creatives across the African Diaspora. She holds a Ph.D. in sociology from the University of Maryland, College Park with concentrations in social theory and social and cultural entrepreneurship.

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Tecplot’s EqualLogic Adoption Opens New Doors

By Kathryn Buford
In The Cube’s ongoing coverage of Dell Storage Forum, Dave Vellante and Stuart Miniman of Wikibon.org meet with Tecplot IT generalist, Pete Koehler (full video below).  Vellante begins by reminding viewers that The Cube finds…

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HP’s Cloud and Big Data Priorities

By Kathryn Buford
As part of Silicon Angle’s continuous coverage of HP Discover, Dave Vellante spoke with Chris and Greg Tinker, HP Discover Master Technologists, about trends in Cloud and Big Data. The Tinker’s noted the big…

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The Evolution of Instagram’s Breakout Success

By Kathryn Buford
“We’re a bit disappointed here…We were aiming for $2 billion and they only gave us one…But, you know, sometimes s— happens.”  Although Instagram CEO Kevin Systrom kept a serious tone when offering this sarcastic…

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Big Data Gets Intimate

By Kathryn Buford
Several companies like Facebook, Netflix, Amazon and various mobile fitness apps leverage Big Data to offer customers a personalized user experience.  In short data science “gets” us—more specifically, our inclinations, dislikes, and hopes.  To…

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Big Data, Fat Brains, Social Impact

By Kathryn Buford
Since his Data Kind (formerly Data Without Borders) proposal last year, Jake Porway continues to pair fat brains with big data to effect positive social change.  Gina Rudan of Genuine Insights considers fat brains…

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