Personalization News Roundup: 5/6
Caitlin Petre / May 6th, 2011 / Tweet
Happy Friday! In case these stories didn’t make it into your filter bubble, thought we’d share:
BusinessWeek profiles Amarnath Thombre, the programmer-turned-yente behind Match.com’s success: http://buswk.co/kWw2au
A startup called Personyze (and no, that’s not a typo) has launched a suite of software that allows sites to personalize their look and content for each visitor: http://www.eweek.com/c/a/Midmarket/Facebook-Integration-Added-to-Personyze-774299/
New graduate programs are springing up to train the data miners of tomorrow: http://smartdatacollective.com/brett-stupakevich/35668/new-degree-programs-help-meet-demand-analytic-talent
As journalists step up efforts to reach audiences on Facebook and Twitter, a Canadian study shows that folks on social media prefer to get their news from friends: http://www.pbs.org/mediashift/2011/05/canadians-prefer-to-get-news-from-friends-not-editors-on-social-media122.html
