ENTRIES TAGGED "data products"

Six ways data journalism is making sense of the world, around the world

Early responses from our investigation into data-driven journalism had an international flavor.

by Alex Howard | @digiphile | +Alex Howard | December 20, 2012
When I wrote that Radar was investigating data journalism and asked for your favorite examples of good work, we heard back from around the world. I received emails from Los Angeles, Philadelphia, Canada and Italy that featured data visualization, explored the role of data in government accountability, and shared how open data can revolutionize environmental reporting. A…
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As digital disruption comes to Africa, investing in data journalism takes on new importance

Justin Arenstein is building the capacity of African media to practice data-driven journalism.

by Alex Howard | @digiphile | +Alex Howard | November 29, 2012
This interview is part of our ongoing look at the people, tools and techniques driving data journalism. I first met Justin Arenstein (@justinarenstein) in Chişinău, Moldova, where the media entrepreneur and investigative journalist was working as a trainer at a “data boot camp” for journalism students. The long-haired, bearded South African instantly makes an impression with his intensity,…
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New ethics for a new world

The biggest threat that a data-driven world presents is an ethical one.

by Alistair Croll | @acroll | +Alistair Croll | October 17, 2012
Since the first of our ancestors chipped stone into weapon, technology has divided us. Seldom more than today, however: a connected, always-on society promises health, wisdom, and efficiency even as it threatens an end to privacy and the rise of prejudice masked as science. On its surface, a data-driven society is more transparent, and makes better uses of its resources….
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Top Stories: April 2-6, 2012

Top Stories: April 2-6, 2012

Data and context are always linked, data outputs beyond visualizations, state of the computer book market.

by Mac Slocum | @macslocum | +Mac Slocum | April 6, 2012

This week on O'Reilly: Mike Loukides explained why problems arise when data is taken out of social contexts, Robbie Allen looked at six ways insight can be extracted from datasets, and Mike Hendrickson analyzed the current state of the computer book market.

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The evolution of data products

The evolution of data products

The data that drives products is shifting from overt to covert.

by Mike Loukides | @mikeloukides | +Mike Loukides | September 15, 2011

The real changes in our lives will come from products that have the richness of data without calling attention to the data.

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New tools and techniques for applying climate data

A workshop shows early signs of climate scientists and data scientists coming together.

by Michael Ferrari | @MichaelRFerrari | August 31, 2011

Climate cycles, machine learning and improved models were all part of the discussions at the first New York Academy of Sciences Workshop on Climate Informatics.

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Strata Week: Green pigs and data

Strata Week: Green pigs and data

Rovio mines data to improve Angry Birds, HP bets on big data, Daily Dot parses the social web for stories.

by Audrey Watters | @audreywatters | +Audrey Watters | August 25, 2011

Rovio, the company behind Angry Birds, is using data and analytics to keep bird-launching gamers plugged in. Also, HP's acquisition of Autonomy reveals its data intentions, and the Daily Dot finds stories with an assist from data journalism.

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Data and the human-machine connection

Data and the human-machine connection

Opera Solutions' Arnab Gupta says human plus machine always trumps human vs machine.

by Julie Steele | @jsteeleeditor | August 2, 2011

Managing data and extracting meaning require new approaches, new education, and even a new language. Opera Solutions CEO Arnab Gupta discusses each of these areas in the following interview.

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Strata Week: There's money in data sifting

Strata Week: There's money in data sifting

DataSift lands funding, popping the hood on Google Plus, data products for education

by Audrey Watters | @audreywatters | +Audrey Watters | July 14, 2011

In the latest Strata Week: DataSift's access to the Twitter firehose proves compelling for investors, the inner workings of Google Plus are revealed, and contestants crank out apps for education.

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How can we visualize the big players in the Web 2.0 data layer?

How can we visualize the big players in the Web 2.0 data layer?

An update on how a data layer will be added to the Web 2.0 Points of Control map.

by John Battelle | @johnbattelle | June 7, 2011

How do you visualize the size, strength and limitations of data-centric companies? That's the tricky issue being tackled by the new Web 2.0 Summit Points of Control map.

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