Ernie Cormier

friendly reminder in times of uncertainty and misinformation: anecdotes are not data. (good) data is carefully measured and collected information based on a range of subject-dependent factors, including, but not limited to, controlled variables, meta-analysis, and randomization

Cringely is back -- and still stirring up the pot. cringely.com/2020/03/25/202…

Been quiet on Twitter for a while, but I'm back at it (again). zylotech.com/ceo-announceme…

Met some amazing students and recent grads. Restored depleted optimism.

FYI: An average comet contains as much water as has ever been consumed by all humans who have ever lived. FYI: A garden-variety metallic asteroid contains vastly more gold than has ever been mined in the history of the world.

Listen -- @KyleKorver on the @NBA, racism and privilege. theplayerstribune.com/en-us/articles… via @playerstribune

I think I remember that issue. Shouldn't have thrown out my stacks of Byte magazine.

Gotta get "him" on the Celtics...

When talking about a Google/DoubleClick break-up, the ways the products come together can be extremely confusing. I created a diagram explaining the Google display advertising stack (with footnotes!):

I’m very lucky to be joining the retail marketing platform Promoboxx as CEO, leading a strong team with great opportunities for additional growth. With Promoboxx, national brands manage and market through their entire retail channel to engage consumers,…lnkd.in/eanc27Y

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Good piece -- How Product Marketers create a Product Driven Startup by @Marcus_Andrews link.medium.com/LxvlNhaZHR

Good overview with pertinent commentary: The Entrepreneur’s Guide To Ad Tech Business Models adexchanger.com/data-driven-th… @AdExchanger

Really cool pix -- Captivating Photographs of Storm Clouds by Camille Seaman Show Nature’s Power thisiscolossal.com/2018/11/camill… via @colossal

Good update to the customer journey approach, framing the non-linear, multi-attribute network we have today -- cybba.com/2018/04/09/exe…

The CONVERGENT TV LUMAscape is out! lumapartners.com/content/lumasc…

The wait is over! Tonight, the #USWNT takes its first step toward France 2019. What to watch for » ussoc.cr/wcqm

Good high-level piece on post-deal integration: The Dark Side Of Media M&A adexchanger.com/data-driven-th… @AdExchanger

Frank and unbelieveably comprehensive: “The real reasons why a VC passed on your startup” by @SarahADowney @sarahadowney/the-real-reasons-why-a-vc-passed-on-your-startup-917c30103ecb" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener">medium.com/@sarahadowney/…

A subtle point, ofen / usually missed, on use of "averages" across a large data/user set -- Avoiding Simpson's paradox in data analysis mobiledevmemo.com/avoiding-simps…