The Business of Data vs. The Technology of Data
During a weekend where several of us lamented the clunky nature of Microsoft Word templates as we worked to get something to a client, an…
Weighing the Risks: Privacy, Personal Data, and Sales Tax
Last week, the FCC delivered a big blow to privacy, or the last vestiges of it. Outsell’s Lead Analyst, Hugh Logue wrote an analysis for…
Courting Capex
Many of our clients — information industry CEOs and senior execs — turn to us for baseline benchmarks and the numbers that keep their…
Pipes and Water of Content and Technology
At Outsell we talk about the “pipes” and “water”. Technology being the pipes and content, information, and data representing the water…
Big Step for Women, Small Step for Industry’s Mankind
Shout out to NPD, who was featured in our Information Industry Headines this week as it named its long-time president, Karyn Schoenbart…
Airbnb Is a Data Company — and an Event Company
How lovely to pick up an email from a longtime colleague the other day.
Data Is Big. But How Do You Monetize It?
The state of Washington wants to start charging sales tax on personal data, and businesses are fighting it tooth and nail. You can bet if…
Women, Leadership & Charging Bulls
Gotta love the news on Wall Street last week, especially the “Fearless Girl” staring down Wall Street’s charging bull. She is resolute…
Goodbye, Answer Man — Hello, Alexa
In the data and information space irony sometimes lands on our doorsteps. Take, for example, Outsell’s Information Industry Headlines from…
MD Anderson & Watson Break Up
As IBM CEO, Ginny Rometty, took to the stage at HIMMS (the biggest Health IT Trade Show in the United States), news emerged that IBM…