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IBM Watson Projects

By : James D. Miller
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IBM Watson Projects

By: James D. Miller

Overview of this book

IBM Watson provides fast, intelligent insight in ways that the human brain simply can't match. Through eight varied projects, this book will help you explore the computing and analytical capabilities of IBM Watson. The book begins by refreshing your knowledge of IBM Watson's basic data preparation capabilities, such as adding and exploring data to prepare it for being applied to models. The projects covered in this book can be developed for different industries, including banking, healthcare, media, and security. These projects will enable you to develop an AI mindset and guide you in developing smart data-driven projects, including automating supply chains, analyzing sentiment in social media datasets, and developing personalized recommendations. By the end of this book, you'll have learned how to develop solutions for process automation, and you'll be able to make better data-driven decisions to deliver an excellent customer experience.
Table of Contents (12 chapters)

Social media and IBM Watson Analytics

IBM Watson Analytics for Social Media is a fairly new offering in Watson Analytics and is designed to help you analyze content in social media posts, even those that are in Arabic, French, German, Italian, Portuguese, or Spanish.

As with all of Watson Analytics, Watson Analytics for Social Media aims to discover insights; this feature mines conversations in social media that are found to be related to your interest, with the intent of answering questions such as the following (listed in the product documentation):

  • What are customers hearing and saying about my brand?
  • What are the most talked about product qualities in my product grouping?
  • Are reactions respectable, good, or not so much?
  • What is the opposition doing for market stimulation?
  • Is my employer's reputation affecting my capability to recruit the highest talent?
  • What are the...