Neal Lathia’s Profile

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Neal Lathia is now friends with Alex
Nov 10, 2012 05:50am · like
Neal Lathia said "yes" to attending Above Ground: The Blog Tour date: November 01, 2012 08:00AM location: http://amharte.com/aboveground, The United Kingdom description: From November 1st to 30th, I will be celebrating the release of my first novel, ABOVE GROUND, by running a month-long blog tour. Set in a dystopian future where humans live underground and the infected live on the surface, ABOVE GROUND follows the adventures of Lilith Gray, a human girl who ends up trapped on the surface with no way back home. Throughout the blog tour I will be running a MYSTERY RAFFLE with eleven prizes up for grabs -- one for each letter of "Above Ground". What the prizes are wi...more Neal said: BOOM
Oct 06, 2012 12:46pm · like
Neal Lathia made a comment on Yasmin's review of Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone (Harry Potter, #1) "boooo."
Jul 05, 2012 08:57am · see review
Neal Lathia rated a book 5 of 5 stars Music Recommendation And Discovery: The Long Tail, Long Fail, And Long Play In The Digital Music Space by Òscar Celma	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
Probably the best book about music recommendation that I have yet to read. The author takes you on a journey to the Mordor of music recommendation and throws you into a volcano of algorithms by the long tail. Best read with a quiet glass of wine and s...more
Sep 15, 2011 06:29am · see review
Neal Lathia and 2 other people liked Ocelma's review of Music Recommendation And Discovery: The Long Tail, Long Fail, And Long Play In The Digital Music Space: " One of the most boring books I've ever read... I didn't get anything. There's too many weird formulas, and all the Long Tail blurb. Is there anyone that still thinks there's money in the long tail...for Music?! "
Sep 15, 2011 06:25am · see review
Neal Lathia rated a book 5 of 5 stars Neuromancer (Sprawl, #1) by William Gibson read in June, 2011	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
Jun 28, 2011 02:48am
Neal Lathia made a comment on his review of Super Crunchers: Why Thinking-by-Numbers Is the New Way to Be Smart "it's intended for a popular audience. nothing that you don't know about data mining (which you already live and breath), but interesting stories about...more "
May 24, 2011 05:53am · see review
Neal Lathia added Super Crunchers: Why Thinking-by-Numbers Is the New Way to Be Smart by Ian Ayres read in May, 2011	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
May 22, 2011 06:40am
Neal Lathia added Programming Interviews Exposed: Secrets to Landing Your Next Job by John Mongan read in April, 2011	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
Apr 26, 2011 03:43pm
Neal Lathia added A Brief History of Time by Stephen Hawking	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
Apr 03, 2011 04:56pm