Just like last year, we end the year with a list of the ten most read posts here on the VINT blog. We doubled in traffic this year and launched the new website in june. We kept up the everyday postings and continue to do so in 2014. If you like the blog, you might want to follow us on Twitter or like us on Facebook. To all our readers, have a great holiday and see you next year!

5.INFOGRAPHIC: DATA FOOTPRINTS BY GENERATIONS

Check out the infographic.

4. NO MORE SECRETS WITH BIG DATA ANALYTICS

The 4 research reports on Big Data have been quite a success. Now, you can read the whole story. VINT combined their latest report updates in one volume: No More Secrets with Big Data Analytics. The book provides an overview of the new big data reality, how to unlock your own Big Data potential and how to leverage social data and privacy aspects. No more Secrets provides the basis for updating or refining your understanding of Big Data Analytics and for exploring new ground. The first part sheds light on the Big Data phenomenon in general. Part 2 presents ample suggestions for determining your specific Big Data potential. These you can readily apply to gain insight in what exactly makes your customers tick using social data, the topic of part 3. The triad of privacy, technology and the law concludes the book. Read more.

3. THINGS: INTERNET OF BUSINESS OPPORTUNITIES

The rumor began at the end of the previous century: Things will connect to the Internet. Due to the long nose of innovation it took fifteen years to happen, but now a tipping point is here. In various sizes and shapes, all kinds of startups and established names are claiming breakthroughs, ranging from off-the-shelf sensor hardware platforms such as Arduino and Libelium to giants like ibm and McKinsey. The figures concerning the impact of such intelligent things are dazzling, amounting to many thousands of billions. McKinsey estimates the market to be worth 2,700 to 6,200 billion dollars, Cisco talks about 14,400 billion. These estimates mean that this development is related to the whole economy. Read more.

2. 5 COOL OPEN SOURCE ARDUINO PROJECTS

Arduino is an open-source electronic prototyping platform that allows you to create objects that can really interact with their environment through different triggers and signals. So far, the maker community around Arduino has come up with some pretty nifty things. Check out these projects I found: Laser harp A laser what? Yes you read it right: a laser harp. How it works is very simple. When you build an instrument out of lasers you can play it by breaking the beams of light. Will there are music instruments on stage in the future or, only lasers? Connected with a software synthesizer and sensors on the ground the laser harp will sound something like this. Read more.

1. WE GOT TO PLAY AROUND WITH GOOGLE GLASS – HERE’S MY EXPERIENCE

We talked about Google Glass before, there are some really positive articles out there, and some that even go as far by claiming the zombie metaphor as the appropriate one to describe the usage of this new wearable device. Enough opinions, only few people have actually tried it on. But as of yesterday, I am one of that (lucky) few. I was attending a Google Glass event yesterday with the editor in chief of Engadget Tim Stevens. The event was part of a smart move from a few entrepreneurs who created some buzz around their new company by getting Tim to the Netherlands. I get to play around with Glass for a while and talked about possible applications with guys from the optician industry, a beer brand and a few other companies. Here’s my experience. Read more.