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Ciara Byrne
Ciara Byrne is a full time techie and part-time writer. She has worked as a software developer, team lead, engineering manager and mobile standards expert. She is based in Amsterdam, and her interests include clean tech, mhealth, emerging markets, European startups and cycling in high heels. 
The hidden language and "wonderful experience" of product reviewsPanagiotis Ipeirotis on the phrases and formatting of effective product reviews.
How much is an Amazon review — good or bad — worth? Computer scientist and NYU professor Panagiotis Ipeirotis analyzed the text in thousands of Amazon reviews to find out.
Big crime meets big dataData and social media are being used against us in creative new ways.
Marc Goodman, consultant and cyber crime expert, explains how criminals and terrorists can put data, automation, and scalability to effective use.
The smart grid data delugeWhy smart metering is just the first wave of the power grid's data revolution.
The smart grid is an information revolution for utilities, and the first line of the information the grid uses will come from smart meters. EMeter's Aaron DeYonker discusses meter use and data applications in this interview.
Dating with dataOkCupid CEO Sam Yagan on how data shapes the dating business.
OkCupid relies on math, data, and revealed preferences (what you do, not what you say) to distinguish itself in the crowded dating world.
Algorithms are the new medical testsHow data and algorithms help doctors make use of real-time data.
Predictive Medical Technologies says its new system can use real-time, intensive care unit monitoring data to predict cardiac arrest and other events up to 24 hours ahead of time. CEO Bryan Hughes discusses the system and the application of diagnostic data in this interview.
With M2M, the machines do all the talkingMachine-to-machine applications: what they are, what they do, and why they need their own networks.
In machine-to-machine communications, devices and sensors connect with each other or a central server rather than with human beings. Two M2M experts discuss M2M's applications in this interview.
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