If theres one thing that social media companies specialize in, its data. And this they have a lot of it, thanks to their tendency to get users to share information about each waking minute. The large body of data at the disposal of social media companies mirrors how people interact with each other, and at the heart of these interactions lies invaluable information about what … [Read more...] about How Social Media Companies Use Big Data
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GPS Data is Huge for Business, the IoT – and Surveillance
Try typing Internet of Things (IoT) into any search engine. With Google, I get 721 million results. With Bing, over 62 million. The internet is buzzing about a term some people think is just a buzzword. The US now has around 24.9 internet-connected devices per every 100 inhabitants. Were moving ever-closer to an internet-dependent approach to our everyday lives. Around the … [Read more...] about GPS Data is Huge for Business, the IoT – and Surveillance
8 Challenges for the Biomedical Industry in terms of Big Data
We are anticipating an exponential growth in the availability of genomics big data, thank to Next-generation Sequencing (NGS) platforms that have reduced the time and cost for sequencing genomes. NIH data (see Figure 1) indicates a reduction in the cost of sequencing an entire genome from $100M in 2001 to around $1,000 in 2015. In a landmark diagnostic genomics case study in … [Read more...] about 8 Challenges for the Biomedical Industry in terms of Big Data
How Does Net Neutrality Affect Cyber Security?
A few years ago, the Federal government decided that Americans had the right to choose which company delivered their electricity. Unfortunately, this decision received the misleading title of energy deregulation its exactly the opposite. It empowered people to choose an electricity provider other than the incumbent utility company that supplied power to their home, such as New … [Read more...] about How Does Net Neutrality Affect Cyber Security?
Can Big Data Catch The Bad Guys?
The following is a flight of fantasy, but in the wake of recent events, I believe that we would be foolish not to develop every possible technology to safeguard the lives of our children and their children. There are many very reasonable arguments about the potential invasiveness of Big Data and the implications that it may have for our privacy. It is already a simple fact that … [Read more...] about Can Big Data Catch The Bad Guys?
