The term big data is still being defined. It is unclear which data sources will eventually be included under the umbrella term of big data and which will not quite make it. As much as people do not like the term, which has become very clear with the negative coverage that it has received, I […]
Google Flu Trends got it wrong, so what?
There has been a major attack on big data over the last month with all sorts of sensational titles from leading publications. Some examples: • Science Magazine: The Parable of Google Flu: Traps in Big Data Analysis • Financial Times: Big data: are we making a big mistake? • Harvard Business Review: Google Flu Trends’ […]