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The debate on small data vs big data is a waste of time. You need both to make your company profitable. Here's why. Read More

A new FTC recommends specific legislation to Congress to protect consumer privacy. If you buy, lease, or store data on customers, you'll want to watch closely for developments on this front. Read More

Car manufacturers are pushing for laws to protect consumer privacy. But this move isn't necessarily for the public good -- it's more likely about protecting car companies from potential legal liability for everything from drunk drivers to terrorist activities. Is your company also at risk? Read More

Can't get a loan for your SMB or startup from a bank? You don't need no stinking bank -- or good credit scores either. Here are your brand new options in getting a loan sans traditional banking hassles. Read More

PayPal has launched PayPal Working Capital, a credit offering that merchants can apply for based on their PayPal transaction history instead of their credit history. Beyond that complete sidestep of the traditional, credit bureaus are borrowing terms that are highly competitive with traditional len Read More

Most big data predictions should come with the same warning label that is applied to an investment prospectus: past returns are not indicative of future results. Here is why you need to be careful with marketing predictions from big data. Read More

You may have trouble getting a bank loan for your small business not because you are a credit risk, but because banks are using unreliable data from credit bureaus and other sources. Read More

Ok, so you have your big pile of data, and you're all set to make a 3D model of your customers and find their mystery buy button, yes? No. What you have, at best, is a 2D picture of their shadow's shadow. Here is a better way for a small business to use big data tools to understand their customers. Read More

"It could be that we will see a whole new set of startups that will stake their claim to fame on their refusal to share data with U.S. law enforcement and federal agencies," says John Dickson, CEO of the Denim Group. Here is how that option would pan out. Read More

Big data may, and often does, show humans the error of their assumptions or theories. Smart humans realign their thinking accordingly. However, if big data is manipulated, consciously or subconsciously, it becomes just another means of confirmation bias. Read More