Kristen Nicole

Named by Forbes as a top influencer in Big Data, Kristen Nicole is currently a Senior Editor at SiliconANGLE.com. She got her start with 606tech, a Chicago blog she dedicated to the social media space, going on to become the lead writer and Field Editor at Mashable. Kristen Nicole has also contributed to other publications, from TIME Techland to Forbes. Her work has been syndicated across a number of media outlets, including The New York Times, and MSNBC. Kristen Nicole published her first book, The Twitter Survival Guide, and is currently completing her second book on predictive analytics.

Latest from Kristen Nicole

Druva Raises $12M for Mobile Backup

Druva, the developer of the InSync mobile backup and data protection offering, announced that it closed a  $12 million Series B funding round led by Nexus Venture Partners, with participation from existing investor Sequoia Capital. The company will use the capital to expand its marketing efforts in North America, as well in EMEA and Asia ...

IBM’s Vision of Data Scientists: Our Bridge to the Future

What is the role of a data scientist?  That’s something we’ve been trying to pin down as the world of big data grows wider, and the need for professionals that understand this semi-vague trend grows in tandem.  The role of the data scientist means many things to many people, and many corporations are anxious to ...

Hey Apple Fan Boy! We Don’t Need You Anymore

The first thought on many minds after Steve Jobs announced his resignation is what will happen to his brand?  The Apple cult has become as prominent as Jobs himself; as an individual, he’s become an inseperable figure from Apple products, building the brand with every keynote demonstration, every product reveal, and every damning statement against ...

Syncplicity for Salesforce: Unifies the Cloud

Syncplicity, the backup synchronization service that allows users to store and sync files online between computers, announced its launch on Salesforce.  The new product will provide businesses with a new way to improve sales productivity by giving teams easy, universal access, sync, sharing, collaboration and backup of all their files from within Salesforce, or anywhere ...

Springpad Goes Social, with On-Demand Recommendations from Check-ins to Likes

When web bookmarking and note-taking began to grow in popularity, it was only a matter of time before things got social.  We’ve seen the industry groping its way towards a more socially-oriented form of sharing web content, but nothing that’s fully contextualized the benefits of our evolving social web.  Springpad’s notebook app is taking the ...

Cloud Extend Debuts Salesforce Guidance Trees with Focus on Social Media

When we first looked at Cloud Extend, it was an early product release designed to help people better utilize Salesforce as a tool.  Today brings the full launch for Cloud Extend, making it readily available to the public.  Cloud Extend specializes in sales guides to simplify the Salesforce product, making it easily customized and tailored ...

FlashSoft Takes “Flache” to the Virtual Machine

Flash storage is a sexy topic lately, thanks to the recent success of companies like Fusion-io.  FlashSoft is another that’s been on our radar lately, with an initial launch product designed around the leveraging of cache at the SSD level.  The company’s even caught the eye of SiliconAngle founder John Furrier, who outlined the benefits ...

Viralheat API Frees Sentiment Analysis for All

When it comes to sieving through unstructured data, there’s a great deal of interest from several industries, from advertising to search.  Viralheat’s unleashing its intelligence tool to those companies in need, with the release of a free sentiment analysis API.  Currently in beta, the new Viralheat API lets you incorporate its sentiment analysis tool into ...

Data Gives the Daily Dot a New Media Edge

Take a look at your daily feeds.  They’re likely filled with stories about the latest Valley startup to receive funding, some intrusive piece of Android malware, or a rumor concerning a Facebook change, an Apple device, or Google’s latest plot.  I should know–I’ve been a part of the web news cycle for as long as ...

Fix Big Data Issues with Big Data Insight: the Promise of Revolution

There’s a new position that’s emerged from the booming big data sector–that of the data scientist.  It’s a job that’s as fluid and pliable as the term big data itself, lingering between two worlds of technology information and information implementation, yet to become fully solidified as a career or education path.  As we continue to ...