Crowds, Clouds, and Algorithms: Exploring the Human Side of 'Big Data' Applications

摘要

The creation, collection, analysis, curation, and dissemination of data have become profoundly democratized. Social networks spanning 100's of millions of users enable instantaneous discussion, debate, and information sharing. Streams of tweets, blogs, photos, and videos identify breaking events faster and in more detail than ever before. Global, ad hoc collaborations addressing scientific, commercial, political, and even mathematical problems make progress where individual investigators or small groups cannot.