Large web and social media datasets like Twitter’s — which the company is now opening up to a select group of researchers — are
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5 ideas to help everyone make the most of big data
Big data is going mainstream, but there are still plenty of lessons to be learned from Silicon Valley data scientists whose businesses depend on
In social data, a fight between science and privacy
There is a fight brewing between academics and industry over the use of your Facebook activity or search history. Academics are upset that companies like Google
Where will your data reside, and how will you make it work?
Join us at GigaOM’s Structure:Data event, where we will explore the technical and business opportunities spurred by the growth of big data, including storage needs,
Data: out of the lab and into the wild
Data is no longer confined to spreadsheets and endlessly obtuse databases. This week’s SXSW Interactive conference highlighted the increasing use of big data in
Why we’re excited about Structure:Data
Big data is big news, and we couldn’t be more excited for Structure:Data, which will be held in New York City on March 21–22.
Meet ChoozOn, a Social Network for Shopping Deals
Even as Facebook works to leverage its social network for commerce, it’s still primarily a personal network designed more for sharing photos than deals. That’s where ChoozOn,
Oow, Eew, Ouch…Yahoo!
Update: It isn’t quite black Thursday, but it is still a day Yahooligans are not going to forget for a while. First they announced
Yahoo Org Chart Likely To Be Redrawn — Again — With Weiner Departure; Other Major Departures Too
Some days it seems like Yahoo’s (NSDQ: YHOO) org charts might as well be done on an Etch A Sketch. As Kara Swisher has
Yahoo Ad Beta Zeroes In On Behavior, Not Content
Yahoo is working with Revenue Science on cost-per-click text ads targeting user behavior rather than web site content; if successful, it could enhance Yahoo’s