Big Data and Social Media
This is Part 2 of a 5-part series devoted to exploring the concept of Big Data to determine what makes it different from other hyped data “revolutions” of the past. Back in 2005, Kevin Kelly, the founding executive editor of Wired wrote, Three thousand years from now, when keen minds review the past, I believe that our ancient […]
Defining Big Data
About three months ago I posted a simple question to my Facebook wall, asking whether my next computer should be an Apple or a PC. Over the next five hours I received over thirty opinions from students, senior executives, computer programmers, analysts and a random assortment of other friends and family. The feedback helped me […]