PageRanking the World’s Most Influential Thinkers
PageRank has been frequently discussed in class as one of the world’s most well-known algorithms for ranking webpages by their relevance. Although we have mostly discussed PageRank in the context of Google’s search algorithm, it turns out that PageRank can be generalized and applied to other queries as well. Karin Frick, a researcher at the […]
Penguin! New google search algorithm
http://www.practicalecommerce.com/articles/127672-Google-Penguin-Now-Part-of-Core-Search-Algorithm This article talks about the new algorithm used by Google: Penguin. It has recently been implemented into Google’s core search algorithm. As discussed in class, the internet is always changing and so is the search algorithm. Page creators want the highest page with best in/out bound links, and Google needs to make sure each […]
Game Theory: Donald Trump’s Campaign Strategy
In Steven Bram’s article: “Here’s how game theory helps explain Donald Trump’s strategies” he highlights Republican Party Nominee: Donald Trump’s campaign strategy and why it is working. There are two central principals of game theory that are central to Trump’s campaign strategy – that there are conditions when it is rational to be ambiguous, and […]
The Problem With Creating a Maximum Price
In India, there is talk of giving states the power to set maximum and minimum fares of taxis for app-based aggregators and allowing surge prices that are two or three times the maximum fare. Surge prices occur during hours when many people desire to use the taxi service, in other words, during times of high […]
Facebook advertisement bidding
https://adespresso.com/academy/blog/facebook-ads-cost/ In class, we delved deep into how advertisers choose which slots to advertise on and at what price. One of the largest hosts of advertising is Facebook, making up over 95% of its total revenue. Consumers and users alike are curious about how much an advertisement actually costs on Facebook, and unsurprisingly, it depends […]
Day to Day Bayes Theorem
In lecture, we have been discussing Bayes theorem as a tool for examining decision making. Bayes theorem is not just an equation used by statisticians and it is not even limited to professional use! Bayes theorem can be applied in day to day decisions and can often provide a different outlook on events. As described […]
Bargaining power: Nike
This article was about the market power of Nike based upon Five Forces. These forces are Competitive rivalry or competition (Strong Force), Bargaining power of buyers or customers (Moderate Force), Bargaining power of suppliers (Weak Force), Threat of substitutes or substitution (Moderate Force), and Threat of new entrants or new entry (Weak Force). Other competitors […]
Information Cascades and Mis-Hearings
Link: http://www.nytimes.com/2016/10/25/us/politics/trump-bigly-big-league-linguists.html?_r=0 In the popular classroom game of “Telephone”, a student on one end of the room whispers a phrase in their neighbor’s ear. This neighbor then whispers what they hear to their neighbor. This chain continues until the last student has been reached, who then announces what they’ve heard. The result is often completely […]
Networks and the election
In his blog post Scott Adams, the creator of Dilbert, predicts a landslide victory for Trump. He argues that Clinton supporters bully and intimidate Trump supporters. He therefore, cannot in good conscience support Hillary. Scott Adams has been following the election closely and reporting the results based on who has been winning in the “persuasion” game. […]
VCG Advertising on Facebook vs. GSP Advertising on Google
Google and Facebook handle advertising in different ways. Google’s AdWords has advertisers bid for a spot on a particular results page when someone searches a keyword. Facebook’s advertising system, developed in part by John Hegeman (Facebook’s chief economist), is the Vickrey-Clarke-Groves auction (VCG). Before Facebook, VCG was essentially no more than an “academic exercise”. The […]
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