Daniel Honan, writes in Big Think that Big Data is neither good nor bad but it may be used for either. He and Rick Smolan suggest it’s time individuals, the data creators, get more control over how their data is used. In another Big Think article in their Predictive Analytics series, Eric Siegel, author of…
Author: Dwayne Nesmith
Apple’s Topsy turvy deal
The speculation about Apple’s motives in the Topsy deal started as soon as Apple announced they were buying the self-proclaimed realtime search engine for the social web. So why did Apple buy them? Or better yet, why isn’t it clear why Apple bought them? If Twitter had bought Topsy, there would be little of this…
It’s Time for an Answer to our Growing Debt
It is past time for a long term solution that stops America’s debt from growing as a percent of GDP. Both sides are offering options that do this, providing ample possibilities for rational people to reach a compromise. We will see if such people have been elected. The foundation for a deal is there. Now…