Ethical quandary in the age of big data: Avoid creepiness

In their forthcoming book Ethics of Big Data, Kord Davis and Doug Patterson argue that there isn’t yet an ethical framework or common vocabulary for having productive discussions around the ethical use of big data. Read more >>

Wimbledon, big data and business intuition

IBM SecondSight is being used at Wimbledon to track how players move on Centre Court. It tracks balls and players and adds real time analytics from that 3D play to develop game insights. Wimbledon isn’t alone in utilizing data gathering technologies: organizations from the PGA to FIFA are in on the analytics game, too. The goal: a new dimension to understanding the science of sports. Read more >>

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On Thursday, August 2 at 2 p.m. EDT, AllAnalytics.com will host an e-chat with author Thomas H. Davenport on his article, “How ‘Big Data’ is Different.” Davenport is a visiting professor at Harvard Business School and President’s Distinguished Professor of Information Technology and Management at Babson College. Register FREE now >>

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