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Christian Prokopp
Member Since: December 17, 2012
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Blog Posts: 14
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Christian Prokopp holds a PhD in information retrieval and works as a data scientist at Rangespan. He spends his spare time as a columnist and blogger. He is passionate about data science and data-driven products, in particular about how they can solve real-world problems and add value to businesses. Before his current position, Christian was a Marie Curie Fellow, APAI researcher with an ARC project in Australia, consultant and project manager in Bangladesh, and IT manager and software engineer in Germany. You can read his blog, follow him @prokopp, and connect on Google+ and on LinkedIn.



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The insurance industry is struggling to get the most out of big data, according to a recent survey from Celent. They should be doing better.
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When leveraged appropriately, social data has become a powerful tool when combined with traditional data, enabling businesses to tailor efforts better than ever before.
Big data means that email marketers can generate many more leads, but what really matters is using big data to get the right leads for clients.
Companies are best positioned for big data insight if they first make sure their networks are robust for day to day use.
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