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Does data understand the meaning of a wink? #ds13

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My Presentation to Digital Shoreditch Does data understand the meaning of a wink? I believe that the problem we have with understanding data..... is the same fundamental problem, that we have about our views, our independent views, our independent views based on experience, our refined independent views based on on-going experience ; that we suffer when we talk about any political hot potato such as the economy, bank debt, personal credit, environmental change, global warming, privacy, size of government, policing or marriage reform……  we all have unique views and our views are different from the others around us and our views are also different again from our customers views – which apparently are the only ones that count! I contend that personal information, personal data, your data, your digital footprint and its relationship to you, your identity and your rights has the same complex mix, blends and balances that set and counter your personal views and insights.

interesting data set - how to find out which of your friends use facebooks apps

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Source: http://www.dailydot.com/lol/bang-with-friends-facebook-glitch/ Logged into   Facebook ? OK, now click   this simple link. Voila:   Here are your friends who have the app installed. Not a bug but a feature…

how can you be sure they are who they say they are?

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https://onfido.co.uk/ background checking company…. with a difference.

How much data does the world create each year?

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Is Your Facebook Like Worth $174.17?

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According to this study , your Likes of a brand on Facebook are worth about $174.17 to that brand. The reality is that Facebook fans spend more money on the brands they like—$116 a year more than nonfans—even if their income was equal. In addition, those who liked brands were 18% more satisfied with the brand and 11% more likely to continue buying the brand.   We know what we like. Great insight! Syncapse , a social intelligence company, conducted a study with more than 2,000 Facebook users who liked a brand and considered a Facebook user's product spending, loyalty, recommendations, brand affinity and more to come up with the number. Source: http://gizmodo.com/5995468/your-facebook-like-is-worth-17417

So our data does show us who we really are. New data and analysis

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I have written about the fact that Social Networks offer insights into how we humans interact with each other many times as they have unparalleled access to real time data. New  analysis from Wolfram Alpha , has examined usage habits and found that it as we expected, but have the data to prove it. Here’s a summary of some of the more notable findings, some of which are depressingly stereotypical, according to Wolfram Alpha designer Stephen Wolfram. The median number of Facebook friends is 342, a number that   varies based on how old you are : Teenagers tend to have more friends than adults do. When you’re younger, most of your friends are your own age , but the range of ages broadens as you get older. Teenage boys tend to have more friends than teenage girls, but that difference disappears as they get older. The older you get, the more likely you are to be married; women get married earlier than men; and, by 30, about 70 percent of people are married. (“It’s as if all those h

Inside the mind of a Millennial!

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Are you flushing you identity down the drain ?

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The New World of Digital teenagers/ screenagers

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Are you ready for the digital revolution? via Mckinsey CMO forum

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What the Internet is Doing to Our Brains (Animation)

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Lying and Hiding in the Name of Privacy - new report

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Customer Commons have presented a research paper:  Lying and Hiding in the Name of Privacy http://customercommons.org/2013/05/08/lying-and-hiding-in-the-name-of-privacy/ Abstract A large percentage of individuals employ artful dodges to avoid giving out requested personal information online when they believe at least some of that information is not required. These dodges include hiding personal details, intentionally submitting incorrect data, clicking away from sites or refusing to install phone applications. This suggests most people do not want to reveal more than they have to when all they want is to download apps, watch videos, shop or participate in social networking. Keywords :  privacy, personal data, control, invasion, convergence Download a   PDF of the paper here . They surveyed 1704 people showing that 92% of the people do something:  hide, lie, click away or refuse to install an app.. in order to control their data and create some kind of privacy.   I

Who has your Back and is protecting your data?

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Electronic Freedom Foundation (EFF)   has recently released   a new report   about which companies protect their users' digital data/ identities. Download the complete   Who Has Your Back? 2013   report as   a PDF from here. Executive Summary When you use the Internet, you entrust your conversations, thoughts, experiences, locations, photos, and more to companies like Google, AT&T and Facebook. But what do these companies do when the government demands your private information? Do they stand with you? Do they let you know what’s going on? In this annual report, the Electronic Frontier Foundation examined the policies of major Internet companies — including ISPs, email providers, cloud storage providers, location-based services, blogging platforms, and social networking sites — to assess whether they publicly commit to standing with users when the government seeks access to user data. The purpose of this report is to incentivize companies to be transparent about how da