Social networks have become so common in our lives that we post everything on Facebook, Google+ or Twitter. As such we also post how we feel and if we feel sick. Researchers at the University of Rochester have now been able to use Twitter to predict how likely it is for a Twitter user to become sick. In the following video they show how they use Twitter to model how other … [Read more...] about How Big Data Analytics On Twitter Can Help Predict Disease Spread
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Big Data Startup Flutura Derives Insights from M2M Data
Company Flutura Address 15th Cross, J.P Nagar 2nd Phase, Bangalore 560078 India Founders Krishnan Raman, Srikanth Muralidhara and Derick Jose Founded February 2012 Funding $ 1.5 - $ 2 million Employees 60 Website www.FluturaSolutions.com/ Rating 7 bits Flutura is a big data startup that focuses on deriving insights from M2M (Machine 2 Machine) data. They are … [Read more...] about Big Data Startup Flutura Derives Insights from M2M Data
Purdue University Achieves Remarkable Results With Big Data
Purdue University, a university located in West Lafayette, Indiana, has over 40.000 students and 6.600 staff members. It was founded in 1869 and it recently was honoured Americas most innovative campus retention program. Purdue University is ready for the future since its adoption of big data. In a recent post I wrote about the tremendous opportunities for big data in the … [Read more...] about Purdue University Achieves Remarkable Results With Big Data
