Written by: Michael Becker
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Creating Value from Personal Data: How Body Temperature is Driving Targeted Advertising

Kinsa is the maker of smart thermometers.  The Kinsa Bluetooth enabled smart thermometers don't just measure a person's temperature they help people better understand and manage their health, as well as help enterprises and …
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May 17, 2019
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Failed Scoring: Facial Recognition, Potential for False Positives, & Importance of Design

Last week I wrote a piece on the practice of derived inference, aka scoring; that is, the practice of using computer algorithms to infer insight from data. A key undercurrent of this piece was …
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May 3, 2019
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An Interview with Sarah Ramirez: Facebook introduces new capabilities for businesses, influencers

Sarah Ramirez at Luxury Daily reached out and asked me some questions about Facebooks' recent announcements, Which new feature (Instagram Checkout for creators, WhatsApp Business, other, etc.) do you think is most significant for …
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May 2, 2019
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What’s your data worth? Coffee & Croissant? How about a Job?

The article was published on American Marketer on May 14, 2019. Launched in 2013 Shiru Cafe has created a new way to connect students and prospective employers. Cash Not Accepted Here; Turning Data Into …
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April 30, 2019
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“We Are The Future” – A Video To Prepare You for Your Future

I absolutely love this video! Back on Feb 7, 2011, the team at PHD released "We Are The Future" as a promotional video to stimulate discussion within the marketing industry. I've been referencing it …
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April 29, 2019
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Michael Becker to Speak At MyData 2019

I've been accepted to deliver two talks, a keynote and workshop, at MyData 2019, September 25-27, in Helsinki Finland. I'm very excited. Keynote: Understanding & Extracting The Value of Personal Data Steps Toward Enabling …
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April 27, 2019
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You’re being Scored, What it Means for Your Privacy & The Five-Fold Path to Digital Sovereignty

Zeynep Tufekci, an information science professor, wrote a powerful and timely piece in the New York Times this week, Think You’re Discreet Online? Think Again (Tufekci, 2019). She wrote about data inference, a topic …
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April 27, 2019
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How to Incorporate Mobile in Your Omnichannel Approach [+ 8 High-Value Use Cases]

I was recently interviewed by Michael Becker (ya, he has the same name as me) from Emarsys, who wrong a great piece on Omnichannel marketing. You can find the full article here, including my …
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April 20, 2019
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Seeing privacy, brand safety and media buying through the personal data value exchange matrix

This article was republished by American Marketer April 16, 2019. Procter & Gamble Co. chief brand officer Marc Pritchard last week said, “It’s time to create a New Media Supply Chain.” Speaking April 11 at the ANA …
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April 13, 2019
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The New Internet: Getting Ready for Decentralized Identity & The Personal Information Economy

What's one of the biggest things on the peripheral of tech that is (should be) capturing people's attention so that they can prepare for the future? For me, the answer is decentralized identity. Decentralized …
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April 6, 2019

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