Posts By: Jiyan
Virtual Bazaars
Driving out of downtown LA was a bit of a pain in the ass this morning. Between CicLAvia and the Fashion District bazaar, it was complete chaos. In DC, I might have turned up my iPod and reminded myself to breath slowly but still being somewhat new to LA, I was able to distract myself with what […]
Why fox and o’reilly aren’t the most trusted news sources
A recent poll from Boston’s Suffolk University has been receiving a lot of press over the past few months. According to Paul Bedard from US News, “Fox News Channel and mouthy Bill O’Reilly, is now the most trusted source – by a mile.” Bedard referenced a national poll conducted by Suffolk University, which explored a […]
How openness fuels Big Data
This is Part 3 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. On his first day in Office, President Obama signed the Memorandum on Transparency and Open Government, a platform aimed at fostering greater accountability from the […]
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 […]