Bill Rand

McLauchlan Distinguished Professor of Marketing and Analytics at North Carolina State University. (he/him)

[Bill Rand @billrand]

Just in case it's not obvious, I don't spend a lot of time over here anymore. I've mostly moved my Twitter activity to the Zuckerberg Twitter platform, where you can find me as wrand.

[Bill Rand @billrand]

We're looking for great Information Systems faculty to join our quickly growing analytics offerings. Come join us at the @NCStatePoole !

https://t.co/4JHEx7u4cf

[Bill Rand @billrand]

I'll be stepping down as social media editor for IJRM in the near future so at the recent editorial board meeting, Martin Schreier, the outgoing editor presented me with a temporary tattoo to commemorate my time here.

[Bill Rand @billrand]

@mbatikas @Delta @airfrance Wow that's a new twist. I didn't even see these posts probably because Twitter knew they were scams. @delta didn't reply either.

[Bill Rand @billrand]

I might as well just buy directly from @airfrance now rather than @delta since the Delta purchase gets me no benefits and the AF ticket is often cheaper.

[Bill Rand @billrand]

.@Delta Love you guys but these new sky club rules make no sense. I'm on a Delta marketed intl flight operated by Air France. I'm a platinum medallion with an @amex platinum and somehow I have no Sky club access. You are literally trying to turn away your high revenue customers.

[Bill Rand @billrand]

The @delta sky club manager just told me that the only reason to buy a ticket through @delta is the miles since I don't really need the miles I'll be booking directly with @airfrance going forward.

[Bill Rand @billrand]

Now I've been told I can't use a guest pass because guest passes can only be used when I am eligible to access the lounge even though the terms specifically say they are eligible for code share flights.

[Bill Rand @billrand]

.@Delta Love you guys but these new sky club rules make no sense. I'm on a Delta marketed intl flight operated by Air France. I'm a platinum medallion with an @amex platinum and somehow I have no Sky club access. You are literally trying to turn away your high revenue customers.

[Behave @BehaveLab_unimi]

Three #ABM #computational #simulation models fans here at @DipartimentoSPS @LaStatale in Milan, incl @squazzoni & @PietroTerna!

[Bill Rand @billrand]

I had the pleasure of reading a pre-release version of this book. If you are interested in the intersection of socioeconomic inequality and pandemics, then this is a must read.

[Troy Tassier @TroyTassier]

How do we make society more resilient to outbreaks and protect the marginalized and all of society from harm?

Fewer than 3 weeks to book launch.

Preorder here for Feb 13th!

https://t.co/ZPBoNefR6u

[Bill Rand @billrand]

That was a fun conversation!

[MaryGros @MEGNOLA]

Let’s talk modern supply chain, analytics and storytelling! A powerful conversation with @PollyMGuthrie, @StefanieGordish and @NCStatePoole @billrand.

[scecr @scecr]

Save the date for the 20th Anniversary of SCECR in beautiful Lisbon, Portugal! June 19-21st, 2024. CFP will be following shortly. https://t.co/8Ir70AQNFM
#scecr #statistics #ecommerce #analytics

[Bill Rand @billrand]

This is truly amazing....

[Linus ✦ Ekenstam @LinusEkenstam]

AI x Human

Super human powers, AI visuals enhancing the handpan artist

This is Johann Immanuel tweaked by Kimivisuals.

What a time to be alive 🫶🏻

[Bill Rand @billrand]

This should be a lot of fun!

[CSSSA_org @CSSSA_org]

#csssa2023 Keynote Bill Rand @billrand will speak to us about "Data-Driven Agent-Based Modeling: The Past, The Present, and The Future" in the keynote talk of the upcoming @CSSSA_org conference, Santa Fe, NM.

[Dominik Tornow @DominikTornow]

Combining @pharoproject & Agent-based Modeling 🔥

For an excellent introduction to Agent-based Modeling, check out @billrand's insightful series for @netlogo on YouTube

https://t.co/vIUa0buQnP

https://t.co/Ns07rs6FPe

[Bill Rand @billrand]

@DominikTornow @pharoproject @netlogo Thanks for the shout out!

[NC State Poole College of Management @NCStatePoole]

@firstcitizens @Wolfspeed @FORVIS .@billrand takes the stage to talk about #ChatGPT. 🎤🤖 @ncstatemac

[Bill Rand @billrand]

This conversation was a lot of fun! Thanks for hosting such an exciting dive into AI!

[Gib Bassett @gibbassett]

Listen to "Deconstructing the AI Marketing Matrix with Professor William Rand" to hear about the nexus of #AI, #analytics, and #marketing, on #spreaker @billrand @NCStatePoole #abm #AgentBasedModeling https://t.co/TSIP2DDOHY

[Bill Rand @billrand]

I'll be talking on Generative AI at this event, should be fun!

[NC State Jenkins Master of Accounting @ncstatemac]

📣🗓️ JOIN US!

Come back to learn with the Pack at the Lifelong Learning Annual Summit. Learn from experts. Network with friends. Earn 7.2 #CPE credit hours, including Ethics requirement.

In collaboration with @NCStateExecEd.

➡️ https://t.co/VkqiaP6WGG

[Bill Rand @billrand]

@ama_journals What about a company located in an authoritarian country? We can't do research on data where the ToS violates human and civil rights?

[Bill Rand @billrand]

This is an absurd policy. I once had a convo with a lawyer from the FTC that told me that I shouldn't worry about breaking ToS b/c (1) they are written to allow the company to prevent you from doing anything you want

[Davide Proserpio @dade_us]

Non-sensical policy by @ama_journals, who ask authors to make sure scraping data from a website does not violate the website's term of use: https://t.co/brNzbNVpZi

[Bill Rand @billrand]

(2) academic societal benefits easily outweigh any damage to the company. Moreover academic research very rarely harms the company in any way. Moreover, @ama_journals policy says that a ToS can be completely illegal and we still have to abide by it?