For eons, healthcare, in whatever form it came in, was fairly straightforward. Someone would get sick or injured, and a physician would prescribe a cure or treatment using the prevailing medical knowledge of the day. This has held true even in modern times, where many people only think about their health during those times when it fails them. While this approach is a practical … [Read more...] about Predicting and Preventing Health Issues with Big Data
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How Big Data is Affecting Online Dating in China
Finding a spouse can be a difficult challenge these days. Dating just isnt what it used to be, which is why so many people can get easily frustrated by the experience. Nowhere is this felt more than in China, where even though there are hundreds of millions of single people looking for the right one, success in the dating world can be tough to come by. Like in the United … [Read more...] about How Big Data is Affecting Online Dating in China
Is Wearable Tech Creating a Data Time Bomb?
The company that made your smartphone is no longer a hardware manufacturer. It has become adept at harvesting and managing data from it users, too. Every device has a series of sensors, as well as a user login and an account where data is stored. For manufacturers of wearable technology, theres value in knowing how we spend our time: where we go, what we do, and … [Read more...] about Is Wearable Tech Creating a Data Time Bomb?
RE.WORK Connect Summit, San Francisco 2015
** Use the discount code DATAFLOQ'for 20% off! ** It's estimated the number of things connected to the Internet will reach 50 billion by 2020. At the RE.WORK Connect Summit in San Francisco, November 2015, we will explore the opportunities of emerging trends in IoT as well as how we can use the huge amounts of data generated by an increasingly connected digital … [Read more...] about RE.WORK Connect Summit, San Francisco 2015
4 Major Ways Wearables Improve Your Life
Wearables a technology which aims to make life easier. With wearable technology, learning more about yourself has not only become high tech but also real time. From devices and apps that help you track heart rate and food consumption details to gadget that monitor your mood and even surrounding air. According to an April 10th press release from International Data Corporation … [Read more...] about 4 Major Ways Wearables Improve Your Life
