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Vice has been renewed for a 12-episode second season to air in 2014. The first season of this documentary series ended last night. All 10 episodes of Vice have aired Fridays at 11pm on HBO, following Real Time with Bill Maher (Maher is also an executive producer of Vice). This news magazine a good show to watch and then feel like crap when you see what's going on in the world or where it's heading.
Michael Lombardo, President of HBO programming, said : "Vice's fearless, irreverent style of news coverage has produced a uniquely provocative show. We look forward to more of their groundbreaking reporting in season 2".
Shane Smith, founder of Vice, said : "I don't think there is another network in the world that would have given us the opportunity and support that HBO did over the last year. We learned a lot over the course of shooting season 1, and are insanely excited over our story selection for season 2. Now that our various parasites and virulent rashes have been treated, we are ready in mind and in body to go out there and get the gold".
Executive producer Bill Maher said : "Damn them, I don't hear about my own show any more from people on the street. They stop me and say, 'I love that Vice show'".
And since they film a big amount of footage that ultimately cannot be contained within their 30-minute format, they put a lot of deleted scenes online on HBO's Youtube channel. If you want to see a bit of what Vice is like before watching the complete 10-episode season (on HBOGo I guess), that's the place to go.
Here's an example of a deleted scene part of their "European breakdown" documentary (the version that aired was focused on Greece and Spain) :
[EDIT] Ah, I had to pick an extract where they make a huge mistake in their subtitles. When the drunk guy at 1:00' said "à bas le Front national !", he's not "down with it", being down with something is agreeing with it and saying "à bas" to something means you want it to end, you want it to shut down. [/EDIT]
The editing may be dubious at times, like at the end here with the voice-over talking about how the far-right hates immigrants while the verse of La Marseillaise that can be heard in the background and subtitled is "[...] That an impure blood shall water our furrows" — this 1792 anthem obviously has nothing to do with actual immigrants, the suggested parallel seems tacky, though it's normal they try to make a point, with Europe breaking down and everything. But overall Vice displays a truly compelling work, through tough/polemical subjects you don't necessarily see in the 8 o'clock news bulletin, and certainly not with the angles/depth they adopt here.
And all the controversial subjects they tackle can spark conversations. Like, I've started to fear the 2017 election long before I watched this bit about French nationalists. When a far-right party tries to appear more mainstream and when trends show they tend to appeal to younger voters, coupled with the debacle of a socialist President more unpopular a year into his Presidency than conservative Sarkozy ever was in his 5-year term (and he was loathed towards the end, resulting in the election of his polar opposite, Hollande) leading into the implosion of the leading Right party (UMP, Union pour un Mouvement Populaire) Sarkozy was the flagship of, it opens the doors to a new force on the right, the far-right, which didn't bomb in the 2012 election as they did in 2007, and they have the advantage of stability and a leading figure (the Le Pen clan, led by Marine) when the right only has quarrels and internal wars. Yes, it's definitely time to worry about the rise of the Front National.
I'm serious going off-topic here, talking about that on a TV series board, I'll stop. That story didn't make the final cut of episode 4 though — admittedly, the situation in Greece & Spain seems more 'extreme' and fitting with the "breakdown" they announce in their title.
Anyway, there are a lot of interesting subjects like that in this documentary series. Here's a teaser for the season followed by the list of all 10 episodes with the stories they delve into :
Episode 1.01 (April 5, 2013) - Killer Kids : political assassinations in the Philippines / Afghan child bombers.
Episode 1.02 (April 12, 2013) - Bad Borders : defectors fleeing North Korea / Kashmir's line of control.
Episode 1.03 (April 19, 2013) - Guns & Ammo : armed training in New Mexico school / toxic waste in Iraq.
Episode 1.04 (April 26, 2013) - Love & Rockets : desperate bachelors in China / rise of extremism in Europe.
Episode 1.05 (May 3, 2013) - Winners & Losers : Mormon church in Utah / the diet of Mauritanian women.
Episode 1.06 (May 10, 2013) - Corruption : ghosts cities in China / aftermath of the Arab Spring in Egypt.
Episode 1.07 (May 17, 2013) - Addiction : tobacco obsession in Indonesia / weird treatment of heroin addiction.
Episode 1.08 (May 31, 2013) - Fighting Chances : wrestling in Senegal / effects of rising sea levels.
Episode 1.09 (June 7, 2013) - Gangs & Oil : gang violence in Chicago / oil piracy in Nigeria.
Episode 1.10 (June 14, 2013) - The Hermit Kingdom : Dennis Rodman heads to North Korea.
EDIT : If you want a proof this show is worth watching, look no further than the episode that aired last night.
No wonder they saved this story for the season finale in which Vice made History, in a way. It's certainly the best episode of them all. A truly compelling, almost Truman Showesque look to North Korea - except for the last scene, which got emotional and ends on a positive, hopeful note :
Vice - Renewed for a second season by HBO
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Brett Singer Live Returns
Brett Singer Live has returned! Listen to it right here!
Next time we'll get someone else to be on the air with me. Will it be you? It might be. Let me know on the Facebooks or the Twitters if you're interested. Several fine folks have already said they will join me in my media endeavor, which is greatly appreciated.
You can also listen to past shows here. AND you can get my show on iTunes. Yes. iTunes. Click here and iTunes will open and all will be right with the world.
But I'm back! Let's go!
Source: Guess Who's Back? 10/19 by Brett Singer | Entertainment Podcasts
Presidential Family Time
This DaddyTips Featured Video is of Michelle Obama on Stephen Colbert's show discussing Presidential Family Time. It's very funny and also nice. You should watch it.
Alien Megastructure WHAAAT?
Scientists have discovered an "alien megastructure" in space.
That's less cool than it sounds. Despite being SUPER COOL, this picture doesn't help.
The video over at Business Insider (link) is very well made and definitely gets the point across in a short amount of time. That's useful. And I'll admit that the picture of what appears to be the Death Star got me to click.
BUT. Let's calm down for a second. We don't really know what this space thing is. And to be fair to Business Insider, the phrase "The peculiar dipping events in the disk-bearing young-stellar object EPIC 204278916" are not very exciting when you have no idea what they mean.
Space news is cool. We've discussed this. So if it takes using Star Wars style imagery to draw us in… well, I can live with that. I just hope our alien overlords are nice.
I kid. Sort of.
No one knows why these stars are acting so peculiar.
Source: New alien megastructure star discovered – Business Insider
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Star Trek Is Still There For You
This article (link below) about Star Trek and how it has lost some of its original charm (not the right word but I'm trying to get this post up quickly) is spot on. But ultimately, Star Trek is still there for you. And for your children.
(Photo note: I don't know any of these people; it's a usable pic from Wikipedia. I kinda love it, though.)
Here's one of the the many money shots from the Op-Ed in the New York Times by Thomas Vinciguerra (and you should read the whole thing because it's good, isn't that long and it's about Star Trek and is therefore important):
Still, my inner 12-year-old worries that this unique creation has lost much of its wide-eyed charm. Executed on a shoestring, begun amid major social tumult, "Star Trek" triumphed in large part because it tackled such essential and eternal themes as prejudice, war, learning and love. Shortly before the series began, the associate producer Robert H. Justman pleaded for "shows where the story is the thing and the gimmicks are unnecessary."
Fair enough. However, as a parent and huge Star Trek fan (I also prefer Trekker to Trekkie, but that's a subject for another time), I can safely say that the original series is still there for you. And your kids.
My own children are not as into Star Trek as I am, mostly because I am so deeply into Star Trek that I own a TriCorder and went to a friend's wedding dressed (vaguely) as Mr. Spock. (I took my ears off during the ceremony, out of respect, but I put them back on when I got up to sing a Ramones song. Trust me, it fit.) I spent many tortured minutes debating whether or not I should go as Spock (now known as Spock Prime, because of the new movies) or Mirror Universe Spock. I chose the latter, although my beard wasn't quite as good as I'd hoped. Also, I wear glasses, so it was never going to be perfect. (One last caveat — the wedding invitation did say costumes. It's not like I just showed at somebody's wedding wearing pointy ears.)
Clearly, I have deep feelings for Star Trek. This is not a surprise to anyone who knows me reasonably well.
As such, I understand that many fans are disappointed with the direction the new Trek movies have taken. Personally, I like them, because they have managed to keep the essence of the characters mostly intact, and the characters are one of the reasons why I love the original series, or rather The Original Series. Of course the plots are another reason, as was the vision that Gene Roddenberry presented. Hell, it was the whole package. I loved it.
And I still do. I'm sharing it with my children. They get it. Are they going to feel the same way I do? I doubt it. And that's fine.
Like the author of the New York Times Op-Ed, I didn't go to the convention this past weekend. Why? I don't know. One, I forgot. Two, I don't love crowds. Three… that's probably it. I could add "I'm cheap" and I imagine the tickets to the Con were not inexpensive.
You know what is, though? Watching The Original Series. Thanks to the wonders of streaming video, you can watch any episode of Star Trek whenever you like. You need a Netflix subscription, or Amazon Prime.
Is that a good way to celebrate the 50th Anniversary of Star Trek? It sure is. It's also a good way to celebrate any other day. And that will never change.
Live Long and Prosper.
How the franchise lost its cult status — and why at least one Trekkie is in mourning.
Source: Who Stole My 'Star Trek'? (New York Times)
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Warning: More Superhero Posts To Come (But It'll Be About Parenting Too)
I know this is DaddyTips.com, but I think there are going to be more superhero posts to come. You have been warned.
This will not come as a surprise to anyone who knows me or anyone who reads this site with even moderate regularity. I mean… well, I'll let the picture say a thousand words.
In case anyone is wondering, the phrase "Me and The Avengers DVD Combo Pack = happy dad" is still true. I could watch that movie almost any time. Luckily there is a steady supply of other stuff to watch, some that even doesn't have superheroes in it like Stranger Things. (Stranger Things is all the things, by the way. I've already watched it twice. It's good the second time around, in case you were on the fence about watching it again.)
(The image above is totally unrelated and is included just to freak you out a little.)
I will be doing a better job of tying the superhero stuff into parenting and related topics. Not that this is necessary. To paraphrase Whit Honea from way back when we both blogged for Babble.com, superhero movies are relevant to a parenting blog because I'm a parent and I like superhero movies. (Whit's kind of awesome; check him out here, and also everywhere.) I also watch them with my kids. The values they impart are important. Not that it's all about values. It's also about fun, and sharing something fun. The world is a rough place. There's a reason it's called "escapism." But while escaping, it is worth noting that sometimes there are good values being imparted. Acceptance of others (Vision and Scarlet Witch). The complications of friendships (Captain America: Civil War). How awesome and weird it would be to have super-powers at age 15 (Spider-Man). OK, that last one isn't really a value. But those three are all from the same movie. I've got more than that, trust me. Because with great power, there must also come great responsibility. (Ahem.)
Face front True Believers! Welcome to the DaddyTips age of Superhero Parenting! Trust me, it'll be a fun ride.
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Stranger Things Is All The Things
The Netflix series Stranger Things is all the things. I'm serious. I've never been affected by a television show like this before.
I'm going to attempt to explain. Please don't get the men in white coats. I will also attempt not to spoil anything because you should watch Stranger Things and be amazed by it. There is a chance that I will mention something that happens on the show but I'm going to try not to.
(Make your own 'Strange'ified text at MakeItStranger.com. But wait until you've watched the show.)
Everything about Stranger Things, including the pitch-perfect and totally brilliant fonts, is pure nostalgia. You can read about those aspects of the series everywhere. (Links are included below.)
What I haven't read yet is what I think, which is the following:
Stranger Things is a dream I had but didn't have, memories of a life I never lived but also did.
That's harder to explain. I'll give it a shot.
I grew up in the city. Lived in an apartment. Never learned to ride a bike. The kids in Stranger Things live in the suburbs, in houses, and ride their bikes everywhere.
Somehow, as I watched the series, especially the middle episodes (there are only eight in total, which is perfect both for your time and for the story being told), I found myself viewing the screen through a haze that I can only describe as memory, or a dream, or some combination of the two. The rest of my living room faded out and all I could see was my television. I mean this almost literally. It was an experience that I wish everyone could have because it was unlike anything I've ever felt before, at least when it comes to a TV show.
I suppose one could say that what I'm describing is what happens when you see a great movie, or at least what used to happen when you were younger and less jaded about entertainment. Maybe you are still less jaded, and if so, I envy you. In a world with so many entertainment options, it is difficult not to evaluate work differently than I once did. The sheer joy of seeing Star Wars for the first time is something that no one will ever experience again, if for no other reason than because no movie will ever come out of nowhere the way Star Wars did in 1977. That doesn't mean the new stuff isn't good. It is. (We all know how I feel about the first Avengers movie.) It's simply different.
Stranger Things is different as well. Yes, the show taps into old movies, referencing specific ones. That's not why I loved it. (If you're interested in knowing what those references are, that information is very easy to come by.) What the show did for me was the following: it managed to be both entertaining and, in some very strange way, present a life experience that I never actually had. It's the deepest form of nostalgia.
I want to repeat that one more time because it sounds so unbelievably odd: Stranger Things felt like something that happened to me, even though it obviously didn't. (Again, I don't want to spoil anything for you, but trust me, Stranger Things didn't happen to anybody.)
A person could argue that this is simply the movie references at work. This person may be right. I don't think they are. Somehow, the Duffer Brothers created a piece of entertainment that sprang forth from my own brain, from my my own memories of something I never actually experienced. That is an impressive piece of work.
A few specific things I loved about the show:
- The moment when Winona Ryder, who is so good in this she deserves every award, is going to leave her house but decides she's going to stay instead. It sums up her character, and it's an astonishing piece of acting.
- The kids. Where did they get these kids, a time machine? I didn't think they made kids like that anymore.
- No parents. Yes, the kids have parents. But they are rarely seen. That's extremely retro, and so important to the artistic success of the show. As a parent, I would never allow my children to be on their own the way I was, which is the way the kids on the show are. It was a different time. And I'm not a 'helicopter parent'. Mothers and fathers simply don't allow children to do their own thing the way parents in the 80s did. That's not a social commentary, it's a fact.
- The walkie-talkies.
- The majority of the adults, in particular the two parents (other than Winona Ryder) that we see more often than others, and also the science teacher. Well, and the police officers. OK, I like everybody on the show.
- Yelling through rooms. "Time for dinner!" "OKAY! (gets quieter) Now listen, here's what we need to do." (Not a direct quote.) The jump between jarringly loud and normal speaking voices is something that I don't think we do anymore. I know I did it. It's a small detail, one of many, that make Stranger Things possibly even greater than the sum of its wonderful parts.
- THE KIDS. ALL OF THEM. Everyone is talking about the main group of kids, and for good reason. They're amazing. I want to include every kid, even the ones with small roles. And speaking of small roles…
- The characters, and the actors who play those characters. Every detail in Stranger Things has been picked over in numerous articles online. This is because those details were carefully chosen. (Apparently there is one car that isn't the correct year. I can't find the story but I'm sure you can if you want to.) Every character, even the small ones, gets something to do. The main characters each have so much going on that in a lesser show it would be distracting. On Stranger Things, it isn't. Orange is the New Black, another brilliant (for different reasons) Netflix series, manages a similar feat. But Stranger Things does it in a shorter amount of time and on a show with kooky stuff. Orange is the New Black is brilliant in part because it is based on events that actually happened, and as it continues, on events that still are happening, even if it's not these specific events happening to these specific people. (That is, prisons are super messed up places and horrible things are happening in them.) Stranger Things somehow is about things that happened even though there is no way they could have happened. And in real life, everybody has a story. EVERYBODY ON STRANGER THINGS HAS A STORY. You don't get to hear about all of their stories, which is also just like real life. (Again, please don't get the men in white coats. I am aware that Stranger Things is a television show.)
There are so many other pleasures that came from watching this show. A friend told me when I started watching it that Stranger Things had "all the feels." I thought I knew what he meant but I didn't. Stranger Things brought up emotions in me that I didn't know I could still access. I frequently had to pause an episode because I found myself getting more than a little verklempt. Three times while watching Stranger Things, I ate chocolate. Not because I was hungry, because I needed it. That has literally never happened to me before.
I hope you watch Stranger Things and that you enjoy it. I realize I've probably oversold it to the point where if the show doesn't give you a foot massage while feeding you peeled grapes it won't live up to the type. I apologize for that. Watch it anyway. It's really good.
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(Warning: many of these stories will reveal details of Stranger Things that it would be better for you not to know before you watch. This may not matter to you, which is fine. The warning is because I want to do my part to give you the experience that I had, which is impossible. But I want to try. I'm getting verklempt again. OK, here's the list.)
Stranger Things Is a Nerdy Story That Is So Much More Than Its References, io9
Gizmodo's Stranger Things coverage
I don't totally agree with this, but I'm glad someone did it:
Stranger Things, Side-By-Side With Every Excellent Film It Borrows From (Sploid/Gizmodo)
An article from The Guardian about Winona Ryder, who is SO GOOD ON THIS SHOW
Read this Business Insider article only after you've watched the series; I don't even want to include the title because it's spoilery.
Watch this after you've watched the show. It's very funny. (io9)
A review of Stranger Things and another Netflix series, The Get Down (The New Yorker)
Here are even more articles. Some of them look cool. See the disclaimer, but also this one: if don't want to know anything about the show before you watch it, wait until after you do to read these stories. It's OK. We'll wait. And if you want to talk about Stranger Things, leave a comment below, or hit me up on Twitter.
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Lots of Star Trek Comics for Not Much Money
Wants lots of Star Trek comics for not much money? We gotcha covered.
Well, Humble Bundle does.
What's Humble Bundle? Read on.
Humble Bundle is… well, here's a quote from their web site:
At Humble Bundle, we put the power directly in the hands of consumers. You pay what you want for downloadable content and choose where your money goes. Through this model and the help of the Humble Bundle community, we've raised over $75M for charity.
So how does it work? We put together bundles of games and books that can be purchased at whatever price you think is fair. Once you've chosen a price, you can choose whether you want your money to go to the game developer or book publisher, charity, or Humble Bundle. We also offer the Humble Store, a digital storefront that features individual games at set prices with frequent discounts and a portion of sales going to select charities.
No idea what I'm talking about, orjust want me to cut to the chase? Basically, Humble Bundle gets a bunch of stuff (video games, comics, books) bundles them together and allows people (you) to pay whatever they want for it. The money goes to charity, and you get to decide what percentage of your money goes where. It's very easy and you get to feel good about consuming mass quantities of digital stuffs because it's for charity. Also you get a lot for your money.
In this case, we're talking about $351 worth of digital comics for… well, the most anyone has paid as of this writing is $51.06. The average is $14.26. All Star Trek comics. I've read some of them and "Star Trek/Planet of the Apes: The Primate Directive" is worth $14.26 all by itself. (Seriously. It's really fun. Much better than it has any right to be.) The same could be said for "Star Trek: Year Four", which is a comic book version of the fourth year of the Enterprise's five-year mission. (Remember? it was a five-year mission that was canceled by the Gods of Television.) A lot of the others are good too, and those are just the comics I've read. You get a LOT MORE.
Check it out. Share with your kids. It's easy because the comics are provided with no DRM, meaning you can copy them to whatever device you choose. If you go above a certain amount you even get a print book.
It's a good deal, folks. Check it out. Limited time offer; your mileage may vary. DaddyTips takes no responsibility for anything.
Source: Humble Comics Bundle: Star Trek presented by IDW (pay what you want and help charity)


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Book 2, Seaside Pictures
Rachel Van Dyken
This book can be downloaded and read in iBooks on your Mac or iOS device.
The second stand alone in the Seaside Pictures series. Zane's story...
My names shouted on rooftops, it's written on bras, on the inside of bathroom stalls, hell my name is everywhere to say my name is to experience an orgasm without ever leaving your damn house.
My name is Zane Andrews.
I'm sex.
I'm a rock god.
I'm also...a virgin.
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I devoured this book like Zane eats marshmallows!!!
I think I say this in every review for this author...no one writes better romance with such fun loving, adorably irresistible characters. I love that I live so close to the real Seaside portrayed in the books. It's so much fun reading them.
Hot, sexy rocker Zane seems so put together, but is actually so broken. His story gutted me reading it. Thankfully, Fallon fell into his life (literally fell..it's so funny) and help him see that there was good in people. Fallon is adorably nerdy. She is more in brains and beauty. She is kind, caring and doesn't realize she has looks that make Zane go crazy. Zane is in a dark place and being around Fallon helps him. I don't want to give to much away, just know that this book is so good. All the gang from the Seaside series and Pictures series are here, so of course lots of crazy fun. I highly recommend this book!
I would give it a 10 if I could!
Keep, is one of those stories that really grabs you. It really just held my heart. I felt their love, their heartbreak, and their love again.
Zane is so hilarious and so full of life. Even at the times he feels that he has no idea whats going on with his life. Having writers block and afraid of the future. I loved how Fallon and Zane meet and their banter with each other, it's just.. I fell in love with these characters. In the very first book you got little pieces of Zane. But now you get everything.
I was thinking just the other day, that a book really hadn't made me tear up in awhile. I yearned for it in a way, only a reader can understand. I wanted to be engulfed in this epic romance. I wanted to feel what the characters felt. And as usual, when I think of something, it happens in a few days. This was a surprise release and I'm glad I stopped what I was doing to read it.
Rachel, really surprises me every time. The way she's able to write, like these characters are real. I felt the ache in my chest and yes I did cry. I'm not ashamed. I loved Keep, it kept me and wouldn't let me go till the very end.
I can't give this book any more than Five Boundless Stars. But trust me, If I could give it more, I would....Lissa
a force to be recokoned with!
What do you get when the hot, unattainable rock God crosses paths with the nerdy girl?
I have to admit that Keep os my first RVD YA book and WOW she totally blew me away. This is a beautiful story of friendship and love.
I absolutely LOVED Zane and his many layers, and getting to peel away at those layers to learn more about who he is as a person will really surprise readers and make you heart him even more.
Fallon..the nerdy girl…I completely loved her! Not only for her friendship towards Zane but her ability to see him as something more than a rock star, for understanding his quirks and going along with them, for being supportive of his music…for just being an awesome person, a positive influence in his life. <3
This book definitely had its share of beautiful moments, OMG the steamy moments, and then some gut wrenching moments that brought tears to my eyes. The twist OMG I didn't even know what to do with myself because I was so, so, SO heartbroken. My stomach was in knots 🙁
Of course I can't tell you what happens because that will ruin the book for you but I will say this – Rachel Van Dyken can write anything she puts her mind to. I have read her contemporary romance, her romantic comedy, her infamous Elite series and I am now a fan of her YA books too. She is a force to be reckoned with I completely LOVE everything she writes. She is a literary genius and I look forward to what she has in store for us readers next!
- $3.99
- Category: Contemporary
- Published: Jul 13, 2016
- Publisher: Rachel Van Dyken
- Seller: Smashwords
- Print Length: 296 Pages
- Language: English
- Series: Book 2, Seaside Pictures


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A DRUNK vigilante who accidentally shot a pregnant mother of five in the heart over an allegedly stolen gas bottle has been jailed for at least 16 years.
Michael Terrence Kelly killed Julie-Ann Trenery-Rogers at her partner's home in Goroke, a country town near Horsham in the state's west, in February last year.
Kelly, of nearby Apsley, told police he decided to go after her partner, Peter Brown - who allegedly stole a 45-kilogram gas bottle from the home of their deceased mutual friend - after hearing the charges against him were being dropped.
A wayward bullet struck Ms Trenery-Rogers, who had five children aged between 20 months and 14, in the chest.
She was four months pregnant when she died.
The Supreme Court heard Kelly started drinking beer at 10am on February 12, 2012, and had been drinking all day.
Just after 10pm, Kelly fired a shot from his rifle at Mr Brown's bedroom window.
He then smashed his way through the back door, hurling abuse at Mr Brown, who ran out of the house and hid.
Mr Brown heard his pregnant partner scream, ''Don't do it, don't do it'' followed by Kelly telling her to shut up and then a gun shot.
The bullet penetrated Ms Trenery-Rogers' right lung and lodged in her heart.
She died at the scene.
Kelly told police he fired up the hallway and thought he hit Mr Brown until he heard a female yell out: ''I've been shot.''
After unsuccessfully searching for Mr Brown and firing a shot into his car, Kelly went to a friend's house to see if he wanted a drink.
He told police he ran off the road on his way home and into a ditch, where he threw the firearm which has not been located.
Kelly pleaded guilty to murder - on the basis it was an unintentional killing in the course of a violent crime - and reckless conduct endangering life in November.
The married father of five appeared in court last week, his facial hair concealing some of his extensive facial and neck tattoos, with a respirator.
Defence barrister Dermot Dann said his client was in poor health, suffering from emphysema, asthma and depression.
Justice Robert Osborn said that in this one course of conduct Kelly had left Ms Trenery-Rogers' five children without a mother and his own five children without a father.
''You have left five children motherless and destroyed the life of another child within a mother's womb,'' Justice Osborn said.
''You have killed Brown's fiancee, the mother of one of his children and the unborn child which he had fathered.''
Kelly was sentenced to 19 years' imprisonment, with a non-parole period of 16 years.
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"Don't Ever Cross Alex Cross" 18 October 2012 Action, Thriller, Crime 101 mins
After Washington DC detective Alex Cross is told that a family member has been murdered, he vows to track down the killer. He soon discovers that she was not his first victim and that things are not what they seem.
Watch the official Alex Cross 2012 trailer in HD below or find more Alex Cross videos on Vidimovie.


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Hello everyone!!!
I'm currently working on a Cash Flow app in Access 2010. I've managed to put everything together (Income, Payments, Reccuring events, etc) but I'm having a bit of a problem with my final step, the pivot table.
It doesn't matter (for me) if it's a pivot form or query, but it's the only way to go for the final result and I'm stuck with simple calculations:
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The image bellow sums up what I basically need.
Thanks in advance!!!
P.S. - You can see the fields are not in english, sorry. I tried to point out the important things in the image (Incasare = Income; Plata = Payment).
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Roger Taylor, co-founder of Dr Foster, said: "The bulk of the problem is in this age group. It seems they are the ones that have used drinks and drugs more than previous generations and it is now catching up with them in middle age."
Lord Adebowale, chief executive of Turning Point, a charity that works with people with addiction problems, said: "These figures remind us that drug and alcohol misuse is a major health challenge and that binge drinking does not only affect younger people."
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A Really Intimate Experience by Johnny Walker is a great example of a comedian having fun on stage and witnessing that sheer love of the craft spilling out onto everyone within earshot. Walker doesn't have an agenda, an ulterior motive, or a politically-inspired call to action lurking beneath the humor. He's not here to incite, scold, or sway you to vote one way or another. Walker's only task at hand is to have a good time and make sure the audience does as well.
He succeeds with flying colors.
Walker begins his set by insisting his moniker is not a stage name and offers up a few examples of what he and the famous scotch don't have in common (he's not dangerous, has never been "neat," and he's never ruined Christmas). I especially enjoyed that Walker doesn't take himself too seriously. In fact, he has what he refers to as a number of "Fresca" jokes. They're bubbly, not to be taken seriously, and usually groan-inducing. With Walker, though, that's just part of the fun. If you're going to do an eye-rolling joke, you might as well go for the full groan and then laugh at how "Fresca" it was.
Just because Walker has a light-hearted approach to comedy that doesn't mean he doesn't make some valid observations. When he proposes the drinking age be lowered by three years, it's hard to argue when he points out that fact that an 18-year-old can star in a porno film but can't have a beer. Walker is right. It does seem a little off-kilter.
Although online acronyms like LOL and ROFL are nothing new to comedians' material, Walker is able to breathe new life into the topics, giving a fresh outlook on what may otherwise be redundant in the hands of someone else. I really enjoyed his breakdown of the old 80s computer game Oregon Trail and I admit it never struck me that it came with a lot of grown-up stresses for a product geared toward 4th graders (have fun when you fjord the stream, as all of your children may die as a result of the action).
The stand-up portion of Walker's show is solid and if you're anything like me, you'll also relish his bits about sports teams named after Native Americans, the beer industry's choice to market their product as if they are courting children, and the fact that Walker always pronounces The Sooner State as if there's an exclamation point behind it.
For a few tracks, Walker pulls out his guitar to regale us with song. There are some comedy purists who look down on comics who also do music, but in this case it's not a gimmick or a crutch. Instead of coming across as a Stephen Lynch or Bo Burnham, Walker put me in mind of Mike Birbiglia when he does his "Guitar Guy" bit. Walker isn't an especially good singer, but he doesn't pretend to be. The fact that he's not actually adds to the enjoyment and after one particular selection is over Walker laughs at himself and humbly remarks, "And that's the song...You don't have to applaud."
The songs are fun and inspired, even when you'd think they wouldn't be. If you told me ahead of time there were song parodies of "Rainbow Connection" and a Michael Jackson classic, I probably would have rolled my eyes and pre-judged. And I would have been wrong in doing so. Walker's lyrics are hilarious, especially when he mimics MJ's trademark "woohoo," giving it an entirely unforgettable new meaning.
His original non-parody songs are equally amusing, especially when Walker throws music theory out the window, not even bothering to make the verses rhyme. His song about being comfortable - maybe too comfortable - with his wife is dead-on in its accuracy and his ode to the less-than-stellar beer Natural Light was a personal favorite ("If Bud's the king, Natty's the moat around the castle").
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|Carlos Ordonez, Mike Chiufang Hsiao
|Ursprünglich Bevollmächtigter
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|Patentzitate (28), Nichtpatentzitate (13), Referenziert von (14), Klassifizierungen (6), Juristische Ereignisse (4)
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A portion of the disclosure of this patent document contains material that is subject to copyright protection. The copyright owner has no objection to the facsimile reproduction by anyone of the patent document or the patent disclosure as it appears in the Patent and Trademark Office patent file or records, but otherwise reserves all copyright rights whatsoever. The following notice applies to the software and data as described below and in any drawings hereto: Copyright © 2003, NCR Corp. All Rights Reserved.
The present invention relates to customer segmentation models, and in particular to methods and systems that segment and profile customers by analyzing transactions of an enterprise or a store of the enterprise.
By and large, an enterprise records purchasing transactions associated with customers for later analysis. These purchasing transactions are sometimes referred to as basket transactions. Typically, although not always, the data associated with a basket transaction is automatically captured in an electronic environment at the time of a sale through automated input devices (e.g., scanners, cash registers, World-Wide Web (WWW) accesses, and the like). In some cases, a basket transaction can be manually collected and later entered into the electronic environment. Furthermore, in some cases, a single basket transaction is automatically captured and later augmented with additional data that is manually entered into an electronic environment.
Today individuals are increasingly purchasing goods and services with credit cards, loyalty cards, and through online transactions over the WWW. Moreover, nearly all goods and services have unique identifiers (e.g., bar codes) that uniquely and automatically identify the type of good or service being sold along with additional information such as department and origin of the good or service being sold. This additional information improves the enterprise's inventory management, planning, and forecasting.
One purpose of recording basket transactions and data related to the basket transactions is to permit an enterprise to more intelligently analyze past sales transactions. The analysis is used to plan and project future sales with the hope that the enterprise can continue doing things that it does well and can improve on things that it may not do well in order to improve sales and profits. One critical aspect in this analysis is to identify different segments of customers that frequent the enterprise and better understand how and why these segments make purchases within the enterprise.
Conventionally, enterprises favor data mining applications as tools for classify large volumes of basket transactions into related segments. The related segments are then viewed for trends or relationships that can assist the enterprise in planning and/or making changes to improve sales.
Conventionally, customer segmentation applications use clustering applications. Clustering applications identify transactions with data that is similar to other transactions and data that is not similar to other transactions. Once these similarities and dissimilarities are discovered then the basket transactions are grouped into similar segments or dissimilar segments. The resulting segments can then be fed to reporting applications (e.g., Online Analytical Processing (OLAP) applications, and others) to generate reports about similar or dissimilar segments.
One of ordinary skill in the art readily appreciates, that clustering applications combined with OLAP reporting applications are not enough for an enterprise to efficiently discern relationships within or between segments. This is so, because OLAP reports are built on predefined or static business requirements. Therefore, the enterprise must have a good idea of what information needs to be reported before developing an OLAP report. Moreover, clustering alone is not good enough for enterprises with high dimensional data, such as when enterprises have many departments and product categories. Also, even if a clustering technique could effectively cluster high dimensional data, the results produced are difficult to interpret. Furthermore, clustering applications combined with a predefined OLAP report will only permit the enterprise to identify and summarize identified segments, but substantial customized report development still needs to occur in order for the enterprise to fully comprehend the effects of the discovered segments on the enterprise.
Therefore, there exist needs for providing techniques that more efficiently and automatically identify customer segmentation from basket transactions. With such techniques, enterprises can more timely and efficiently react and adjust to their environment, customers, and markets.
In various embodiments of the present invention methods, data structures, and systems are described to generate customer segmentation models by analyzing basket transactions of an enterprise. More specifically, and in one embodiment, a method to generate a customer segmentation model is presented. Initially, basket transactions are repetitively analyzed and classified into a first segment type, a second segment type, a third segment type, or a fourth segment type. Next, a number of basket transactions are analyzed and classified within a number of the segment types to further sub classify a number of the basket transactions into sub segments. Finally, a customer segmentation model is generated by supplying each of the basket transactions with a segment type value that identifies the first segment type, the second segment type, the third segment type, or the fourth segment type, and supplying a number of the basic transactions with a segment identifier that identifies one of a number of sub segments within a number of the segment types.
In still another embodiment of the present invention, a customer segmentation model data structure, residing on a computer readable medium is presented. The customer segmentation model data structure includes factor data fields, cluster data fields, a segment type field, and a segment identifier field. One or more factor analysis applications use the factor data fields to classify each of the basket transactions into a first segment type, a second segment type, a third segment type, or a fourth segment type. One or more clustering applications use the cluster data fields to sub classify basket transactions into one of a number of sub segments within a number of the segment types. Moreover, the segment type field includes a segment type value that identifies one of the segment types. Also, the segment identifier field includes a segment identifier value that identifies one of a number of the sub segments and the clustering application used to determine an appropriate sub segment.
In yet another embodiment of the present invention, a customer segmentation system is described. The customer segmentation system includes a data store, a clustering application, a factor analysis application, and a model generation application. The data store houses basket transactions. The model generation application generates a customer segmentation model based on results of the factor analysis application that classifies the basket transactions into a first segment type, a second segment type, a third segment type, and a fourth segment type. The model generation application also generates the customer segmentation model based on results of the clustering application that sub classifies a number of the basket transactions from a number of the segment types into one of a number of sub segments. Each basket transaction receives a segment type representing the first segment type, the second segment type, the third segment type, or fourth segment type. Moreover, a number of the basket transactions receive a segment identifier representing one of the number of sub segments.
Still other aspects of the present invention will become apparent to those skilled in the art from the following description of various embodiments. As will be realized the invention is capable of other embodiments, all without departing from the present invention. Accordingly, the drawings and descriptions are illustrative in nature and not intended to be restrictive.
In the following description, reference is made to the accompanying drawings that form a part hereof, and in which is shown by way of illustration specific embodiments in which the invention may be practiced. These embodiments are described in sufficient detail to enable one of ordinary skill in the art to practice the invention, and it is to be understood that other embodiments may be utilized and that structural, logical, optical, and electrical changes may be made without departing from the scope of the present invention. The following description is, therefore, not to be taken in a limited sense, and the scope of the present invention is defined by the appended claims.
In various embodiments of the present invention, basket transactions are used to refer to transactional data captured by an enterprise. This transactional data includes sales data for goods and services and additional information regarding a sale, such as date, time, terminal of sale, salesperson, store identification, product identification, price, customer identification, and the like. Although, as will become apparent to one of ordinary skill in the art, the identity of a customer is not required, and in some instances intentionally not used, with the tenets of the present disclosure. As is apparent to one of ordinary skill in the art, conventional segmentation techniques rely on a customer's identity, but the tenets of the present disclosure does not need to use the customer's identity at all. In one embodiment, the basket transactions are captured and recorded in a data warehouse, such as the Teradata warehouse, distributed by NCR Corporation of Dayton, Ohio. Various data store applications interface to the data store for acquiring and augmenting the basket transaction data. Of course as one of ordinary skill in the art readily appreciates, any data store (e.g., database, data warehouse, electronic files, and others) and data store applications can be used with the teachings of the present disclosure. Thus, all such data stores and applications fall within the scope of the present invention.
In various embodiments of the present disclosure, the basic input or data analyzed by the segmentation models of the present invention is a summarized transaction table. This transaction table can be referred to as a basket table or basket transactions. The table is built from detailed transaction information available in a data store of an enterprise. This table includes on record per purchased item within a store of an enterprise. Organization and collection of the data in the table can occur in any fashion, including combinations of automated techniques and manual techniques.
Various embodiment of the present invention employ a plurality of data mining applications that are used to classify and analyze the basket transactions of an enterprise, a store or an enterprise, a department of a store, and the like. In fact, any use of the term enterprise is intended to include different logical subcomponents of an enterprise, such as geographic areas, stores, departments, functional areas, and the like. These data mining applications include at least one clustering application and at least one factor analysis application. The data mining applications can be existing or custom developed applications designed to achieve the tenets of the present invention. Other data mining applications include decision trees, association rules, regression, and the like.
The data mining applications are also used to assist in providing a customer segmentation model to an enterprise. A segment is a group of customers, whose identities are not required, who exhibit similar purchasing preferences. The customer segmentation model is modified and organized basket transaction data that include one or more fields with augmented information provided by performing various techniques of the present invention, discussed in detail below. These modified basket transactions can then be provided to one or more report applications to generate more intelligent reports about an enterprise's transactions. The modified or augmented basket transactions include, among other things, segment types identifying a segment category and segment identifiers that identify sub classifications within a segment type.
Customer segment types include an irregular segment type, a convenience segment type, a destination segment type, and a variety segment type. In the irregular segment type, a transaction characteristic is identified when data quality problems (e.g., returns, frauds, and the like) are detected. In the convenience segment type, a transaction characteristic is identified by transactions that are primarily made for customer convenience, such as location of items within a store. Moreover, a convenience transaction characteristic typically includes a purchase of only one or a few goods or services of an enterprise. An enterprise may experience a large number of convenience-type transactions when compared to a total number of transactions, but the sales dollar volume is not that large, since a typical convenience transaction usually includes a lower priced good or service.
In the destination segment type, a transaction characteristic is detected when a customer comes to a store of the enterprise with a predefined purpose to buy a specific good or service. A destination segment transaction characteristic includes a customer who will typically purchase higher priced goods or services than a convenience segment transaction, and will generally purchase goods from more than one department during a single transaction with the store.
In the variety segment type, a transaction characteristic is detected when a customer comes to a store in order to shop or to buy from many departments within a store. This segment type customer will usually purchase goods or services from a store of an enterprise from a variety of departments within the store. A variety transaction includes more variety of purchased goods and services than a destination transaction.
A single customer of an enterprise can be associated with all four different customer segmentation types depending upon the basket transaction being made by that customer with the enterprise at any particular point in time. Thus, a customer can make a convenience transaction during the week, and make a destination or variety transaction during a weekend. Moreover, the distinction between the four segments is relative and not intended to be rigid. Finally, as mentioned above, a particular identity of customer need not be known or recorded to achieve the benefits of the present invention.
In addition to segment types, each segment type can be further subdivided into segment identifications that identify sub classifications within a particular segment type. Thus, for example, a variety segment type can be subdivided with segment identifiers to include items purchased categories and departments purchased from categories. In this way, more detailed analysis can be achieved within any particular segment type that has segment identifiers.
Initially, at 110, a group of basket transactions for an enterprise (e.g., store, department, functional area, geographical area, and the like) are analyzed and classified into a first customer segment type, a second customer segment type, a third customer segment type, and a fourth customer segment type. In some embodiments, at 112, the group of basket transactions is selected from a configurable historical period of time. For example, the basket transactions for a store can be retrieved for a one-year period of time, a quarter, a month, a week, or other periods of time.
The first customer segment type is an irregular segment associated with basket transactions that do not fit into a segment type neatly due to data problems. These problems may consist of fraud, returns, and other data quality problems. The second customer segment type is convenience segment type, and the third customer segment type is identified as a destination segment type, and the fourth customer segment type is identified as a variety segment type. In one embodiment, the group of basket transactions is analyzed and classified into the first, second, third, and fourth segments through the use of a factoring analysis application, as depicted at 114. The factor analysis application can be any existing application or custom developed application. The analysis takes multiple processing passes of the basket transactions where initially the irregular segment type is identified on a first pass; the remaining transactions are processed in a second pass to identify the convenience segment type. A third pass identifies the destination segment type, and a fourth pass identifies the variety segment type.
In one embodiment, the factor analysis application uses a Hotelling iterative procedure, which is well known to one of ordinary skill in the art. The Hotelling iterative procedure can be used to find factors from a correlation matrix. Thus, factor analysis is a technique used to group dimensions (data variables) that share common variance into factors. Factor analysis results in dimensionality reduction. Of course it is readily apparent that any existing or custom developed factor analysis application can be used to achieve the tenets of the present disclosure, such as, but not limited to, maximum-likelihood factor analysis, and others. Moreover, a variety of factors can be used to properly execute the factor analysis application, such as aggregated revenue information by store department, and others.
Next, at 120, the segment types are further subdivided into sub classifications within each segment type. In one embodiment, a clustering application at 122 is used to subdivide the third and fourth segment types (e.g., destination and variety, respectively) into subcategories that include, by way of example only, items purchased and departments visited. Of course, as one of ordinary skill in the art readily appreciates a number of other subcategories can be used and in some embodiments it may be desirable to subdivide the first and second segment types (e.g., irregular and convenience, respectively).
In one embodiment, the clustering application uses an Expectation Maximization (EM) algorithm, which is well known to one of ordinary skill in the art. However, it is readily apparent that any clustering algorithm, such as K-means and others can be used to achieve the tenets of the present disclosure. A clustering application is used to group similar points in multidimensional space. In some embodiments, the configured parameters of the clustering application are the total dollar amount of a single basket transaction and the number of goods or services included within the single basket transaction. This will allow the clustering application to analyze the group of basket transactions associated with a defined segment type and subdivide or sub classify the basket transactions into sub categories with the defined segment type (e.g., items purchased, departments visited, and the like). An example technique for performing clustering can be found in U.S. Pat. No. 6,496,834 entitled "Method For Performing Clustering in Very Large Databases," commonly assigned to NCR Corporation of Dayton, Ohio.
Once the group of basket transactions is properly separated into a first segment type (e.g., irregular), a second segment type (e.g. convenience), a third segment type (e.g., destination), and a fourth segment type (e.g., variety), and a number of the segment types are further subdivided into sub classifications, a customer segmentation model is generated at 130. The customer segmentation model is a modified collection of the basket transactions, where each basket transaction includes an additional identification that uniquely identifies the segment type to which that basket transaction is classified. Therefore, at 132, a segment type field and data value is added to each basket transaction. The data value uniquely identifies the first, second, third, or fourth segment type to which each basket transaction has been broadly and generally classified.
In some embodiments, each basket transaction of a segment type can also include a segment identifier, as depicted at 134. The segment identifier identifies the sub classifications for a basket transaction. The segment identifier identifies the data mining application (e.g., particular clustering application) that was used to ultimately sub classify the basket transaction. Accordingly, at 134, a number of basket transactions also include a segment identification field and data value, where the data value identifies the data mining application used to sub classify the basket transaction. The segment type and segment identifier values combine to provide attributes for a basket transaction. These attributes can be used during later analysis occurring against the basket transactions, which are now represented as a customer segmentation model. The attributes can be updated on a daily/weekly/quarterly basis and can be used to determine the accuracy of the clustering and factor analysis applications. Furthermore, previous attribute pairs can be used with new attribute pairs to track changes in segment behavior by comparing a period's performance against another period's performance while monitoring top selling products and top selling departments.
The newly generated customer segmentation model can then be used by the enterprise to perform more intelligent analysis on the four customer segment types and any segment identifiers. For example, at 140, and in one embodiment, the customer segmentation model is provided to an OLAP application in order to generate reports, these reports can show relationships between departments within a store. These reports give a detailed picture of segments showing their revenue contribution, profit contribution, discount store distribution, favorite goods or services, top selling goods or services, and many others. Moreover, the reports can be used to show that when customers purchase milk they are also likely to purchase bread and eggs (e.g., product affinity relationships or department affinity relationships). Of course, the relationships may not be as intuitive as this, in fact relationships can be discerned that were previously not expected, such as moving the beverage department closer to the deli may increase the sales of beverages. In this way, an enterprise can increase sales potential with each segment in a more systematic manner.
The newly generated customer segmentation model can be used by any existing enterprise analysis or report application in order to monitor the various segments on a continual and frequent basis.
As one of ordinary skill in the art now appreciates, method 100 can be deployed by an enterprise in order to classify basket transactions into four broad and general customer segment types. Each basket transaction is modified to include this segment type information in order to make a more usable collection of basket transactions (e.g., generated customer segmentation model) that can then be more intelligently analyzed by an enterprise to improve sales, profitability, optimize pricing, decide promotions, compare performance, identify seasonal effects, change store layout, understand customer preferences, optimize stock, and the like. A number of the segment types can also be further sub classified into groups and appropriately identified with the segment identification information. Therefore, more granular analysis on any particular segment type can be performed. Thus, automatically classifying and organizing the basket transactions into segment types and segment identifications that are of significance to an enterprise can result in better analysis, tracking, and/or reporting by the enterprise.
Each basket transaction of the customer segmentation model 200 includes cluster data fields 210, factor data fields 220, a segment type field 230, a segment identification field 240, and optionally report fields 250. Of course it is readily understood by one of ordinary skill in the art that the customer segmentation model 200 need not be a fielded data structure, and in these instances the fields depicted in
Each of the fields, or tags as the case may be, includes an associated data value that includes actual values for each field. Thus, the cluster data fields 210 include cluster data values 212, the factor data fields 220 include factor data values 222, the segment type field 230 includes a segment type data value, the segment identification field 240 includes a segment identification data value 242, and the report fields 250 include report data values 252.
One or more factoring applications use the factor data fields 220 to classify a number of the basket transactions into a first segment type (e.g., irregular), a second segment type (e.g., convenience), a third segment type (e.g., destination), and a fourth segment type (e.g., variety). Classification is achieved by repetitively analyzing the collection of basket transactions 260 using the factoring applications until each of the basket transactions are classified into one of the four broad and general segment types. The first segment type represents an irregular segment for transactions with data quality problems, such as returns, frauds, and the like. The second segment type represents a convenience segment, the third segment type represents a destination segment, and the fourth segment type represents a variety segment. In one embodiment a Hotelling iterative procedure is used against and aggregated revenue information by department for a store in order to separate the basket transactions into the segment types. The factoring application uses the factor data fields 220 to classify the basket transactions into one of the four broad and general segment types.
One or more clustering applications use the cluster data fields 210 to subdivide or sub classify the collection of basket transactions 260 in a number of the segment types into sub segments of sub classifications (e.g., items purchased, departments visited, and others). In one embodiment, these cluster data fields 210 include a revenue data field, a discount data field, a profit data field, a total number of items purchased data field, and a total number of departments visited data field. Furthermore, in one embodiment, an EM algorithm is used to analyze the cluster data values 212 associated with each of the cluster data fields 210 in order to sub classify the collection of basket transactions 260 with a defined segment type into sub segments with the defined segment type. However, it is to be noted that the present invention can work with other clustering algorithms, such as, but not limited to K-means, and others.
Once the collection of basket transactions are classified into their appropriate segment type and a number of the segment types are further subdivided into sub segments, the segment identification field 240 for a number of the basket transactions can be populated with a segment identifier data value 242 that represents the appropriate sub segment to which each basket transaction belongs within a defined segment type belongs. The segment identifier's data value 242 can also be used to identify the clustering application that was used to sub classify the basket transaction. During the classification phase the segment type field 230 can be populated with a segment type value 232 that represents the specific segment type to which the basket transaction belongs.
The segment identification data value 232 and the segment type data value 242 for each basket transaction can be used as classification attributes for each basket transaction. The attributes can be used to track and monitor changes in behavior of the four segments. The attribute can also be used to validate and modify the accuracy and selection of data mining applications (e.g., clustering application) that were used to sub classify a number of the basket transactions.
The report data fields 250 and their corresponding report data values 252 can include, among other things, some of the same fields that were used for the cluster data fields 210 and factor data fields 220. Moreover, the report data fields 250 can include fields for product/service tax information, date of transaction data, time of transaction data, store identification data, sale terminal identification data, store type data, store size data, and others. The report data fields 250 and their corresponding report data values 252 can be used by an enterprise's reporting or monitoring applications to generate reports or tracking data regarding the four segments. In some embodiments, the reports applications include OLAP applications that are generally used by enterprises to summarize business data for purposes of analysis and planning.
As is readily apparent to one of ordinary skill in the art, the cluster data fields 210, the factor data fields 220, and the report fields 250 can overlap within the customer segmentation model 200. This does not mean that data values or fields are redundantly repeated within any single modified and augmented basket transaction, since the fields themselves can be logically identified within a schema for the customer segmentation model and need not be physically present and redundantly represented within each individual basket transaction. Thus, the relationships of the fields are logical and not physical, such that any single field occurs only once within each basket transaction.
The customer segmentation model 200 permits raw or unmodified basket transactions to be fabricated and ordered in a fashion that is more usable and meaningful to an enterprise. The addition of the segment type fields 230 and the segment identification fields 240, allow the enterprise to use existing report and tracking applications to learn how segments change behaviors, to learn relationships between goods, services, departments, stores, and the like, and to in some instance tailor marketing to specific segments. This permits an enterprise to more efficiently and intelligently plan, forecast, and monitor its business.
The data store 310 can be a collection of disparate or similar databases, a collection of electronic files, a data warehouse, or a combination of these storage devices. In one embodiment, the data store 310 is a Teradata data warehouse distributed by NCR Inc. of Dayton, Ohio. The data store 310 is used in combination with a plurality of input devices (e.g., scanners, keyboards, computer mice, voice recognition devices, and others) and applications that permit basket transactions of an enterprise to be recorded within the data store 310. Moreover, as is readily apparent to one of ordinary skill in the art, the basket transactions are stored or recorded within the data store 310 in conformity to a schema for the basket transactions. The schema defines the captured fields and data values and their appropriate formats, valid data types, and valid data values.
The factor analysis application 330 repetitively performs analysis on the basket transactions in order to assign and associate each basket transaction with a first segment type (e.g., irregular), a second segment type (e.g., convenience), a third segment type (e.g., destination), and a fourth segment type (e.g., variety). In one embodiment, the factor analysis application 330 uses aggregated revenue information for various departments of a store or enterprise to make this determination. Furthermore, in one embodiment, the factor analysis application 330 uses a Hotelling iterative procedure, or any other factor analysis technique. An evaluation of the factor analysis application 330 can also produce clues to other relationships between items and/or departments of the enterprise.
Once the factor analysis application 330 has classified each basket transaction into one of the four segment types, the clustering application 320 is configured to analyze a transactions within a particular segment type in order to further subdivide or sub classify basket transactions with the particular segment type into a more granular classification. The sub classifications can relate to groups of transactions associated by items purchased or groups of transactions related to departments purchased from. Of course any other information that can be used to generate sub classifications within a particular segment type can be used to produce a variety, of other sub classifications. All such information and sub classifications are intended to fall within the broad scope of the present disclosure.
In some embodiments, the clustering application 320 uses revenue fields, discount fields, profit fields, department identifier fields, number of purchased items fields, and number of departments visited fields for each basket transaction included within the basket transactions of a particular segment type being analyzed. This is used to sub categorize or sub group basket transactions into more granular sub segments. Furthermore, in one embodiment, the clustering application 320 utilizes an EM algorithm, or any other clustering algorithm.
Once the factor analysis application 330 has analyzed the basket transaction, the basket transactions have been categorized into one of the four segment types. The first segment type represents irregular transactions, the second segment type represents convenience transactions for the enterprise, the third segment type represents destination transactions for the enterprise, and the fourth segment type represents variety transactions for the enterprise. A number of the basic transaction are also associated with sub classifications or sub segments after the clustering application 320 has processed any desired basket transactions with a desired segment type.
Next, the model generation application 340 augments the basket transactions in order to generate a customer segmentation model. The customer segmentation model is the categorized basket transactions with an added field representing a segment type. The data value for the segment type identifies one of the four segments. Each basket transaction includes the newly generated segment type field and its corresponding segment identifier data value. Moreover, a number of the basket transactions with a particular segment type include a segment identifier that identifies sub categories or sub groups to which a particular basket transaction within a particular segment type is associated.
In some embodiments, as the clustering application 320 and the sub classifies a number of the basket transactions into sub classifications, a segment identifier value is also added to these basket transactions associated with a newly added segment identification field. The segment identification value uniquely identifies the data mining application (e.g., clustering application 320) that last classified a basket transaction and the particular sub classification to which the classified basket transaction belongs. The segment identifier value and the segment type value combine to form a categorization attribute for a basket transaction. This attribute can be used to monitor segments, detect trends in segment behavior, and to iteratively improve the accuracy of the data mining applications.
Once the basket transactions are augmented with segment types and segment identifiers a customer segmentation model is produced. An enterprise can uses this organized collection of basket transactions to generate reports using one or more enterprise report applications 350. The report applications 350 consume the collection of basket transactions to generate reports for each of the segment types; the level of granularity of these reports can be tailored to the needs or desires of the enterprise.
In some embodiments, the system 300 also includes a monitor script 360 that is interfaced to the model generation application 340 and the data store 310. The monitor script 360 dynamically monitors basket transactions occurring and recorded in real time within the data store 310 and accesses the model generation application 340 in order to adjust the customer segmentation model, and to keep the customer segmentation model updated and accurate during ongoing operations of the enterprise.
As one of ordinary skill in the art now appreciates, the present disclosure permits previously unorganized basket transactions to be ordered into segment types and sub segments with a segment type that are of significance to an enterprise. These ordered segments represent a customer segmentation model that can be more easily analyzed by the enterprise using existing enterprise applications in order to improve the performance of the enterprise. The customer segmentation model can be used to increase sales, change store layout, optimize stock, optimize price, decide promotions, compare performance from different stores, understand how customer segment preferences change, identify seasonal effects on customer segments, and others.
The foregoing description of various embodiments of the invention has been presented for purposes of illustration and description. It is not intended to be exhaustive nor to limit the invention to the precise form disclosed. Many alternatives, modifications, and variations will be apparent to those skilled in the art in light of the above teaching. For example, although various embodiments of the invention have been described as a series of sequential steps, the invention is not limited to performing any particular steps in any particular order. Accordingly, this invention is intended to embrace all alternatives, modifications, equivalents, and variations that fall within the spirit and broad scope of the attached claims.
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