Pete Warden

A former Apple engineer, Pete Warden is the founder of OpenHeatMap, and writes on large-scale data processing and visualization.

How to create a visualization

How to create a visualization

Pete Warden walks through the steps behind his latest Facebook visualization.

by  | @petewarden  | 13 February 2012

Creating a visualization requires more than just data and imagery. Pete Warden outlines the process and actions that drove his new Facebook visualization project.

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3 ideas you should steal from HubSpot

3 ideas you should steal from HubSpot

HubSpot has found the sweet spot between data, education and customer loyalty.

by  | @petewarden  | 14 June 2011

HubSpot's location (near Boston) and its target market (small businesses) may keep it under the radar of Silicon Valley, but the company's approach to data products and customer empowerment are worthy of attention.

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Lessons of the Victorian data revolution

Lessons of the Victorian data revolution

Transaction costs, crowdsourcing, and the persuasiveness of data were all in play long ago.

by  | @petewarden  | 23 May 2011

Examples from the Victorian era show that if we're going to improve the world with data, it's absolutely essential we stay grounded in reality.

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Why you can't really anonymize your data

It's time to accept and work within the limits of data anonymization.

by  | @petewarden  | 17 May 2011

Because we now have so much data at our disposal, any dataset with a decent amount of information can be matched against identifiable public records. To keep datasets available, we must acknowledge that foolproof anonymization is an illusion.

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Why the term "data science" is flawed but useful

Counterpoints to four common data science criticisms.

by  | @petewarden  |  9 May 2011

While formal boundaries and professional criteria for "data science" remain undefined, here's why we should keep using the term.

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The iPhone tracking story, one week later

The iPhone tracking story, one week later

Apple issues a statement on location and says iOS fixes are coming soon.

by  | @petewarden  | 27 April 2011

Apple announces fixes and sheds more light on location data. Plus, a look at some of the reporting and potential applications that have popped up.

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