Viktor Mayer-Schonberger and Kenneth Cukier, Big Data: A Revolution That Will Transform How We Live, Work and Think
Year: 2013
Type: book-review
Abstract: Revolution That Will Transform How We Live, Work and Think unveils the future possibilities of building on the analysis of vast amounts of data.Hypothetical correlation goes out the window, and the new methodology behind datafication opens new possibilities for companies and governments in the 21 st century.The authors explain the importance of this data-driven approach, how messiness trumps exactitude, and the unlimited potential for many of data completeness.They also illustrate how searches on Google open new possibilities, but caution of the dark future of shattered privacy
Author: Yadira Espinal
Institution: University of Southern California
Language: English
Subfield: Information Systems and Management
Field: Decision Sciences
Domain: Social Sciences
Open Access status: diamond
OpenAlex ID: W1885831765