Quote of the Day
Posted by Douglas Hubbard on Sep 26, 2011 in Quote of the Day | 0 comments
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[/wpcol_1quarter] [wpcol_3quarter_end id="" class="" style=""] “The reputation of social science as being less quantitative than the physical sciences is actually a bit ironic, given the history of the field.” – Hubbard, Douglas W. (2011-05-03). Pulse: The New Science of Harnessing Internet Buzz to Track Threats and Opportunities.[/wpcol_3quarter_end]
Quote of the Day
Posted by Douglas Hubbard on Sep 23, 2011 in Quote of the Day | 0 comments
[wpcol_1quarter id="" class="" style=""][/wpcol_1quarter] [wpcol_3quarter_end id="" class="" style=""]“One of the great revelations of statistical inferences was that you didn’t actually have to survey everyone to estimate something like the average number of children in a household, the average annual yield of farmers, or the distribution of ages of the population.” – Hubbard, Douglas W. (2011-05-03). Pulse: The New Science of Harnessing Internet Buzz to Track Threats and Opportunities.[/wpcol_3quarter_end]
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Quote of the Day
Posted by Douglas Hubbard on Sep 22, 2011 in Quote of the Day | 0 comments
[wpcol_1quarter id="" class="" style=""][/wpcol_1quarter] [wpcol_3quarter_end id="" class="" style=""] “As we found more sophisticated ways to measure more things about the big trends in society, the development of society itself accelerated.” – Hubbard, Douglas W. (2011-05-03). Pulse: The New Science of Harnessing Internet Buzz to Track Threats and Opportunities (Kindle Locations 488-489). Wiley. Kindle Edition.[/wpcol_3quarter_end]
Quote of the Day
Posted by Douglas Hubbard on Sep 21, 2011 in Quote of the Day | 0 comments
[wpcol_1quarter id="" class="" style=""][/wpcol_1quarter] [wpcol_3quarter_end id="" class="" style=""]“… from the earliest kings to modern times, people have been trying to get a handle on things—to get the big picture, to see the forest through the trees.” – Hubbard, Douglas W. (2011-05-03). Pulse: The New Science of Harnessing Internet Buzz to Track Threats and Opportunities.[/wpcol_3quarter_end]
Quote of the Day
Posted by Douglas Hubbard on Sep 20, 2011 in Quote of the Day | 0 comments
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[/wpcol_1third] [wpcol_2third_end id="" class="" style=""]“Visualizing big trends with the Pulse is a way to make good use out of what would otherwise be little more than a cycle of exhibitionism and voyeurism.” – Hubbard, Douglas W. (2011-05-03). Pulse: The New Science of Harnessing Internet Buzz to Track Threats and Opportunities (Kindle Locations 331-332). Wiley. Kindle Edition.[/wpcol_2third_end]
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