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		<title>Big Data &#8211; What&#8217;s the fuss about?</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 09 Feb 2013 13:22:22 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Cap'n Blackbeak</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Over the past couple of years we&#8217;ve been hearing about big data. Discussions have emerged online about pigs and hives and new jobs have appeared called &#8220;pig architects&#8221; which is an excellent job title by the way &#8211; imagine meeting<span class="ellipsis">&#8230;</span><div class="read-more"><a href="http://blackbeak.com/big-data-whats-the-fuss-about/">Read more &#8250;</a></div><!-- end of .read-more -->]]></description>
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		<title>Google SEO +1</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 13 Feb 2012 12:37:02 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Cap'n Blackbeak</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[So I read an article earlier that caught my attention. In summary it says any URL that a Google+ user or searcher says is worth a +1 click is captured by Google. I see why for public pages you want<span class="ellipsis">&#8230;</span><div class="read-more"><a href="http://blackbeak.com/google_plus_1_seo/">Read more &#8250;</a></div><!-- end of .read-more -->]]></description>
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		<title>The 12 days of Christmas &#8211; Measure Style!</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 01 Dec 2011 09:01:50 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Cap'n Blackbeak</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[On the 1st day of xmas my true love said to me we defined what we wanted to see. One the 2nd day of xmas my true love said to me we set up our metrics and defined what we<span class="ellipsis">&#8230;</span><div class="read-more"><a href="http://blackbeak.com/the-12-days-of-christmas-measure-style/">Read more &#8250;</a></div><!-- end of .read-more -->]]></description>
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		<title>Will The New EU Privacy Laws Stop the Web from Being free?</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 19 Sep 2011 11:47:21 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Cap'n Blackbeak</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Just a thought really. Having some discussions with some smart people at the eMetrics summit and it seems the UK are going slap £50K fines on companies that don&#8217;t follow the new rules laid down by the ICO (based on<span class="ellipsis">&#8230;</span><div class="read-more"><a href="http://blackbeak.com/eu-privacy/">Read more &#8250;</a></div><!-- end of .read-more -->]]></description>
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		<title>The Sucking Manifesto</title>
		<link>http://blackbeak.com/the-sucking-manifesto/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 18 Sep 2011 09:54:09 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Cap'n Blackbeak</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[General]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[It&#8217;s been a while since I&#8217;ve posted but I have news that I am personally quite excited about. I&#8217;m embarking on writing my second book though this time it&#8217;s slightly different to my first book Cult of Analytics. This one<span class="ellipsis">&#8230;</span><div class="read-more"><a href="http://blackbeak.com/the-sucking-manifesto/">Read more &#8250;</a></div><!-- end of .read-more -->]]></description>
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		<title>The Cookie Farce!</title>
		<link>http://blackbeak.com/cookie-farce/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 14 Jul 2011 11:23:04 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Cap'n Blackbeak</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[General]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Like marketers in the UK don&#8217;t have enough problems the ICO (Internet Comissioners Office) the regulatory body in Britain for all things to do with online privacy made it even harder back in May. On May 25th 2011 the ICO<span class="ellipsis">&#8230;</span><div class="read-more"><a href="http://blackbeak.com/cookie-farce/">Read more &#8250;</a></div><!-- end of .read-more -->]]></description>
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		<title>There is no right answer there are only choices</title>
		<link>http://blackbeak.com/there-is-no-right-answer-there-are-only-choices/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 20 Mar 2011 19:03:16 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Cap'n Blackbeak</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[The fact is that all your choices are based on data. When I say all I mean all choices. The data sources are varied. You have sensory data. What you personally can see, hear, smell, touch and taste form probably<span class="ellipsis">&#8230;</span><div class="read-more"><a href="http://blackbeak.com/there-is-no-right-answer-there-are-only-choices/">Read more &#8250;</a></div><!-- end of .read-more -->]]></description>
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		<title>The Dirty Dozen &#8211; Don&#8217;t Do Analytics&#8230;</title>
		<link>http://blackbeak.com/the-dirty-dozen-dont-do-analytics/</link>
		<comments>http://blackbeak.com/the-dirty-dozen-dont-do-analytics/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sat, 12 Feb 2011 11:28:33 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Cap'n Blackbeak</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[1) If you haven&#8217;t set good goals and objectives first. (If you don&#8217;t know where you&#8217;re going any road will get you there). 2) If you intend to simply use tools to report without taking action. (All analytics should result<span class="ellipsis">&#8230;</span><div class="read-more"><a href="http://blackbeak.com/the-dirty-dozen-dont-do-analytics/">Read more &#8250;</a></div><!-- end of .read-more -->]]></description>
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		<title>If you want to learn how to optimize your business just do analytics</title>
		<link>http://blackbeak.com/if-you-want-to-learn-how-to-optimize-your-business-just-do-analytics/</link>
		<comments>http://blackbeak.com/if-you-want-to-learn-how-to-optimize-your-business-just-do-analytics/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 20 Jan 2011 15:18:40 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Cap'n Blackbeak</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[General]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.blackbeak.com/?p=474</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[I was asked advice by someone a lot younger than me, something, that is by the way, becoming more and more common as I get older&#8230; I think there may be some kind of correlation. But I digress . Yes,<span class="ellipsis">&#8230;</span><div class="read-more"><a href="http://blackbeak.com/if-you-want-to-learn-how-to-optimize-your-business-just-do-analytics/">Read more &#8250;</a></div><!-- end of .read-more -->]]></description>
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		<title>Alienating the privacy pundits</title>
		<link>http://blackbeak.com/alienating-the-privacy-pundits/</link>
		<comments>http://blackbeak.com/alienating-the-privacy-pundits/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 27 Dec 2010 16:16:24 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Cap'n Blackbeak</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[In the last year or two I&#8217;ve noticed mainstream journalists and commentators taking a stance on consumer privacy on the Internet. There are 3 main instigators behind the majority of these articles. Fear, Doubt &#38; Uncertainty. Fear “Technology has rendered<span class="ellipsis">&#8230;</span><div class="read-more"><a href="http://blackbeak.com/alienating-the-privacy-pundits/">Read more &#8250;</a></div><!-- end of .read-more -->]]></description>
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