Posts Tagged ‘Data’
Fighting Back Against Fake News with Metadata
Fake news is the buzz word of the year, or at least it feels that way. Everyone claims to know it when they see it, many produce it (intentionally or otherwise), but is there anything that can really be done about it? This interesting information came to us from Motherboard in their article, “Teaching Machines to…
Read MoreIgnoring Potential
While new research suggests that more than 80% of organizations are looking at protecting long-term digital information in order to drive business value, many are ignoring the need for governing and preserving it. This creates multiple sources of legal, security and compliance risk. It also starves the organization of the raw information materials it needs…
Read MoreThe Shiny New City
Smart cities are popping up everywhere these days. Free city-wide Wi-Fi is a popular attraction, but there are some challenges to it as well. Deployments of smart cities will need to become smarter if they want to deliver on the promise of a connected society and provide true value. This interesting information came to us from…
Read MoreInformation Architecture Brings Order
We have all had experiences where we couldn’t find information on a website or in an application. Most blame that on poor search optimization, but maybe it was poor information architecture (IA). A great experience with a site or application is only possible with solid IA under the hood. CMS Wire brought this news to us…
Read MoreLearning Opportunity Around the Changes in Digital
The Association of Learned & Professional Society Publishers brought a unique learning opportunity to our attention. “How to Survive (and Thrive) in the Digital Universe” addresses the change in scholarly communication technology. Digital innovations from within the community and from other industry sectors constantly promise to disrupt and reform scholarly communication. Open data and open science, collaborative…
Read MoreSocial Data
Demographic data provided by the Census Bureau is critical for social scientists and economists. However, it is not known for its ease of use. A new technology start-up is trying to change that. This interesting news came to us from GCN in their article, “Startup aims to make Census data easier to use.” Data.world is hoping to…
Read MoreThieves Are Knocking at the Door
Theft is on the rise. A few months ago Yahoo revealed they had been hacked in 2014 and over 500 million accounts were the victims of username and password theft. This is not new news, though the identity of the nefarious characters behind the hacking might be a bit of a surprise. This interesting news came to…
Read MoreMachine Learning and Security
Machine learning contributes to many other technologies, e.g. fraud detection, search engines, etc. By automatically discovering patterns that lead to insights and creating predictive models that drive actions, the technology has proven its value many times, and to many industries. This interesting information came from DATAVERSITY in their article, “Why Cybersecurity Needs Machine Learning.” Machine learning is also…
Read MoreResearch Data Analyst Career Opportunity
To be as helpful as possible to those in the fields of taxonomy, indexing, digital archiving, etc., we are sharing with our readers any career opportunities that we find. Even if you are not in the market for a career move, it is always good to stay on top of what is available and how the…
Read MoreWebinar Provides Answers for Analytical Challenges
“Improving Advanced Data Prep and Analytics in Spreadsheets” is the latest webinar for those who still rely on spreadsheets for advanced data preparation and analysis, but want to get the most out of their software. DATAVERSITY shared this learning opportunity with us and we want to do the same for you. Accessibility doesn’t always mean the right…
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