Data for the Masses

Excerpt: Big data analytics should be used for more than just financial gain; the power of data combined with good design can be used to convey complex information to the masses, says Jer Thorp, data artist in residence at The New York Times….Thorp helped create a system that allows staff at the Times to map the spread of the publication’s articles on social networks.

Read more: http://news.idg.no/cw/art.cfm?id=F35C1EA6-C88E-A790-CAB381C9B21C1DFC

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