View News Comments
 |
 |
Link Information - Click to View
Rate Story:
Total votes: 0
With Big Data Comes Big Responsibilities
Huge data sets are a powerful new tool for researchers, but a new paper says it's easy to be overconfident about what can be learned from them. The reams of data that many modern businesses collect—dubbed "big data"—can provide powerful insights. It is the key to Netflix's recommendation engines, Facebook's social ads, and even Amazon's methods for speeding up the new Web browser, Silk, which comes with its new Fire tablet.
Huge data sets are a powerful new tool for researchers, but a new paper says it's easy to be overconfident about what can be learned from them. The reams of data that many modern businesses collect—dubbed "big data"—can provide powerful insights. It is the key to Netflix's recommendation engines, Facebook's social ads, and even Amazon's methods for speeding up the new Web browser, Silk, which comes with its new Fire tablet.
Source: Technology Review
Posted on: Wednesday, Oct 05, 2011, 8:21am
Views: 61
Posted on: Wednesday, Oct 05, 2011, 8:21am
Views: 61
