Water.org for the Public Good
water.org is a non-profit organization and its social good initiative aims to break the cycle of poverty to achieve global equality...
Commodification Post
In terms of what would make a specific type of data the most valuable and marketable, I suppose it depends...
Not so much Privacy..
I downloaded the Nike Training Club app recently but haven’t made an account with it yet, so it was easy...
Reading and Blog Post for March 30
Reading to be read before class on Wednesday, March 30. “Are We Stuck in Filter Bubbles? Here are Five Potential...
Predictive Analytics Readings
Reading to be read before class on Monday, March 28. Big Data: A Revolution that will Transform how we live,...
Googling “Selfie” Throughout the Years Data Visualization Project
Meredith Vertrees, Sarah Keener, and Charis Yarboro Link to Visualization: http://www.jjsylvia.com/bigdatacourse/googleselfie/ Our group created a data visualization using data from GoogleCorrelate...
Social Network Contributions
It’s not a surprise that information is shared through social media. People share their personal news and what’s going on...
Self Tracking: Interesting, but not so great
Self tracking isn’t really something I place a lot of importance on. When I remember to open the app on...
Facebook Data Visualizations from Abroad
Part of me doesn’t think I have to worry about being targeted by direct advertising based off of my Facebook...
Online presence could contribute to Big Data
Monday, I was mindful about the way I interacted online socially and financially through electronic devices. I watched two episodes...
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