4/30/09 - Andreas Weigend, Sean Ammirati (mSpoke) & Walker Fenton @ HAAS, UC Berkeley

http://www.weigend.com - Sean Ammirati embodies extraordinary. From his humble beginnings as a FoxPro programmer for hire in 8th grade (his client would send a car for him) to a resume that reads like a Whos Who of A-list employers, Sean has been driving to make a difference. Once an aspiring programmer, Sean has found his niche as a new technology evangelist. Currently, this manifests itself in his passion for helping publishers to revitalize their online content with mSpokes adaptive personalization solutions.

Prior to joining mSpoke, Sean was a research fellow at Carnegie Mellon Universitys Software Industry Center and served on the Editorial Advisory Board and as a columnist for Information Week. He holds a B. S. in Computer Information Systems from Grove City College.

Walker Fenton began his career in the Internet working for Netcom Online Communications, the first nationwide dial-up Internet Service Provider, and has since been involved with several start-ups including dbDoctor, Inc. and Xaffire, Inc. Walker received a BA in Economics from Colby College and has an MBA from Regis University.

As the General Manager of NewsGators Saas business, I am responsible for NewsGators OpenSocial integration (NewsGator was an OpenSocial launch partner). I have close ties with our media clients (CNN, USA Today, Reuters, Discovery, CBS and others), and I understand how large media companies are using technologies like OpenSocial for content syndication and audience interaction. My background is in product I will bring a real use/product driven perspective to the board, with real use cases from large media clients. I believe it is important to have product representation at the board level specifically for media companies as there is a fantastic opportunity to encourage them to adopt, promote and distribute OpenSocial.

Presentation by Andreas Weigend (Andreas S. Weigend, Ph.D.). Mankind is transformed by the data created by individuals. Information overload has become more serious than ever. Social discovery is the new search. What applications can we build to create relevant meaning in our lives?

Students: Lead the Social Data Revolution by taking STATS 252 this Spring (Data Mining and E-Business, 3 units). Undergrad, grad, and SCPD students with web programming experience are welcome. Enroll using Axess ID 10584.
Attend the first class on Monday, April 6, 2009 at 2:15 5:05 pm in Gates B01.

Everyone else: Find the latest content and discover people who change the world through data.

Suggest guest speakers for this year through wall posts!

For previous course notes and information, please see:
• http://weigend.com/teaching/
• http://stanford2008.wikispaces.com/
• http://ischool2008.wikispaces.com/

Andreas Weigend is a former Chief Scientist at Amazon.com and the author of over 100 scientific papers on the application of machine learning techniques to finance and business problems.

He currently lectures at Stanford, Berkeley and Tsinghua Universities on the application of data analysis to electronic business problems. He is an advisor to many technology companies including MySpace and Nokia, and is a limited partner in The Founders Fund.

Video Filmed & Produced by Shaun Tai for SHAUN TAI Films / TECH AFFAIR (www.techaffair.com) - ©2009 - shaun@ztymedia.com, (925) 297-9370.

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