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Big data: seeing the forest and the trees

Sherrilynne Starkie

You can see the forest and the trees in big data, according to Nora Young , the Canadian author and the host of CBC Radio One’s Spark, in her opening keynote at last week’s Fireworks Factory conference held on Galiano Island, British Columbia. Her topic was “Big data as a new information ecosystem.”. And it can be used for good.

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The 2012 Social Networking Privacy Policy

Webbiquity SMM

If you were to do a Google search for some of the top social networking sites , you’ll almost certainly stumble across a news story concerning privacy issues with user data. After an intense user backlash and a decline in numbers, Instagram pledged to readjust its terms to tighten up privacy.

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Foursquare Driving Media Paranoia Fun Fest

Socialized

The idea is that you “check in&# with a service like Brightkite or Foursquare , letting your friends know you are at a restaurant, the office, the gym, etc., “God damn Foursquare! Are there privacy risks to using so-called location-based services? You shouldn’t be on Foursquare!&#. I’m ruined!&#

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Intro to Foursquare, Brightkite & Location-Based Social Media

Socialized

The most widely understood method is through Global Positioning System (GPS) data obtained from navigational satellites in geosynchronous orbit. meters at a 95% confidence level…(and) Real-world data show that some high-quality GPS SPS receivers currently attain better than 3 meter horizontal position accuracy.” Foursquare.

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Third Grade Show and Tell: Online Privacy

Socialized

We ended up having a great conversation about online privacy, which was made all the more interesting by the students relating their experiences firsthand. In order to start up a conversation about privacy, I explained Foursquare, and how people “check in” at Starbucks, the movies, work, etc., Poptropica, etc. Poptropica, etc.

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Would You Sacrifice Your Privacy For A $5 Gift Card?

The Realtime Report

Tracking consumers around the clock obviously yields a ton of valuable data for businesses and advertisers. Here are some of the trends revealed by Placed data (reported by Bloomberg Businessweek ): Asian American mothers shop at Trader Joe’s more often, while white moms visit big grocery chains.

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Social Networking Terms of Use in 2013

Firebelly

2012 didn’t end well for social networking and the ever-looming subject of online privacy. Popular social sites like Facebook have been the subject of privacy concerns for years, but users are starting to hold companies accountable for their actions – making others rethink the way they take on Internet privacy.