Orbs.com Announces Winners of the Share Your Knowledge Sweepstakes

Vancouver, BC (PRWEB) December 6, 2010

Orbs (http://orbsblog.com), a site creator for sharing and storing information, announced Toni Kay and Julie Fast as the Share Your Knowledge Sweepstakes grand prize winners. Both will receive a Kindle 3G. Twenty $ 50 gift certificates from Amazon.com were also awarded to runner ups. A full listing of all the winners is posted at http://orbs.com/sweepstakes.

The Share Your Knowledge Sweepstakes ran from October 28 to November 29, 2010. To enter, participants submitted their email and optionally answered the question: Whats something you know more about than other people? One name was drawn for the first Kindle and whoever referred that person to the sweepstakes won the second Kindle. The twenty gift certificated were awarded similarly. A total of 9,643 entries were received.

Over 6,700 people shared what theyre an expert of, said Emily Hirai, Director of Marketing at Orbs.com. Answers ranged from how to train for a marathon to how to go back to college at the ripe old age of 40. We believe everyone is an undiscovered expert. Websites like Orbs.com now make it possible for everyday people to proudly share what they know with others.

A listing of some of the most inspiring, unusual and funniest answers are posted at http://orbsblog.com.

About Orbs.com

Orbs.com is an informational website builder for sharing and organizing knowledge. It does not require any technical know-how to use and features drag and drop page organization and easy to use text editing. Members use their Orbs sites to share knowledge, collaborate with others and store information. They can make their site public or private to their members only.

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The International ACM Knowledge Discovery and Data Mining Conference Brings Hundreds Of Analytics And Big Data Experts To San Diego

San Diego, CA (PRWEB) July 12, 2011

The worlds leading conference covering important areas in Knowledge Discovery and Data Mining (KDD), predictive analytics, and technology for analyzing Big Data and uncovering patterns in massive databases, will convene in San Diego, from August 21 24, 2011. Attracting hundreds of high caliber faculty, researchers and students, as well as renowned industry executives and practitioners, KDD 2011 is the top forum to present and discuss technology and science advances in data mining and predictive analytics. For the first time, the conference also includes an Industry Practice Expo, a brand new track of invited talks from leading experts, who have developed and deployed successful, large-scale predictive analytics and data mining systems in their respective fields. KDD 2011 is organized by ACMs Special Interest Group on Knowledge Discovery and Data Mining (ACM SIGKDD).

In a recent report, the global management consulting firm McKinsey identified data as the driving force behind the next frontier for innovation, competition and productivity, creating new opportunities across economic sectors and vertical industries. Attracting leading data scientists and practitioners, KDD 2011 is the premier venue to exchange research ideas and results and shape the future of predictive analytics and data mining. The addition of the Industry Practice Expo reflects the growing strategic significance of data in key industries including healthcare, advertising and entertainment among others. This years invited speakers include: