I love this new NYT article on the rise of data. The next innovations will come not from the ability of people to gather more data, but from new ways of analyzing data - combining it, slicing it up, extrapolating it for predictions, and so on.
UPDATE:
Just discovered Kaggle, an amazing website that capitalizes on the rise of "data scientists" by throwing them into a tournament against each other.
More here:
http://www.businessweek.com/magazine/kaggles-contests-crunching-numbers-for-fame-and-glory-01042012.html
UPDATE:
Just discovered Kaggle, an amazing website that capitalizes on the rise of "data scientists" by throwing them into a tournament against each other.
More here:
http://www.businessweek.com/magazine/kaggles-contests-crunching-numbers-for-fame-and-glory-01042012.html
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