There has been a generous dose of reactions to HadoopSphere Top Big Data Influencers list for 2015. Reactions have ranged from cheer and congratulations to some being disappointed at not making the list this year. Listed below are some reactions on social media.
Merv Adrian, analyst at Gartner humbly appreciated the recognition.
@DormainDrewitz @rhatr @DHenschen Thanks! These things are always humbling and uplifting at the same time. #thinkSallyFields— Merv Adrian (@merv) March 25, 2016
The pioneering online television show, The Cube is first time debutant on this list and its tweets were as brimmed with energy as the show.
Thanks for recognizing #theCUBE and great to see our alums on the list too! https://t.co/Pe2HJ2R5p9— theCUBE (@theCUBE) March 25, 2016
The big social data influencer, Gregory Piatetsky who runs the KDnuggets site also acknowledged the listing. He has been on this list consistently despite stiff competition from other social magnets.
Top #BigData Influencers of 2015: @BernardMarr @Cloudera @kdnuggets @Merv @OreillyMedia https://t.co/2wjGlvZYGA pic.twitter.com/YjBvev481Y— Gregory Piatetsky (@kdnuggets) March 30, 2016
ODP and Pivotal were quick to acknowledge the recognition for its tech super star, Roman Shaposhnik.
Congrats to @rhatr for making the @Hadoopsphere #BigData Influencers list! https://t.co/9lGFBHq6Pk— ODPi (@ODPiOrg) March 30, 2016
Congrats to @rhatr on being named one of the Top Big Data Influencers by @HadoopSphere! 🎉📊 https://t.co/CqypUGmr39 pic.twitter.com/vJhsUfpGos— Pivotal (@pivotal) March 31, 2016
But probably, everyone was not so pleased with this hadoop focused list. Chris Volinsky, AVP at AT&T Research was quick to rub in with a neat jibe.
Travesty that @simplystats and @nssdeviations not on this list 😡 https://t.co/o7cSNttrRT— Chris Volinsky (@statpumpkin) March 30, 2016
And yes, there was some more light banter. Especially for Roman Shaponshik and even Milind Bhandarkar as their colleagues vouched for cult status after this recognition.
@rhatr @HadoopSphere I propose a Shaposhnik number now!— Gautam S. Muralidhar (@sm_gautam) March 25, 2016
@rhatr @being_bayesian @techmilind that could be the Roman-Bhandarkar number!— Gautam S. Muralidhar (@sm_gautam) March 25, 2016
Once again, Congratulations to all those who made it to HadoopSphere Top Big Data Influencers of 2015 list. Well deserved.