FINAL FINAL POLICYFORUM BIG DATA The Parable of Google Flu: Traps in Big Data Analysis Large errors in flu prediction were largely avoidable‚ which offers lessons for the use of big data. David Lazer‚ 1‚ 2* Ryan Kennedy‚1‚ 3‚ 4 Gary King‚3 Alessandro Vespignani 3‚5‚6 I CREDIT: ADAPTED FROM AXEL KORES/DESIGN & ART DIRECTION/ISTOCKPHOTO.COM n February 2013‚ Google Flu Trends (GFT) made headlines but not for a reason that Google executives or the creators of the flu tracking system would have
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Investing into the Web: Youtube and Google Background and Attraction to invest in this Stock In the past decade there has been a substantial growth in computing technology that has ignited a new revolution of online media for consumers. The internet now provides a greater amount of innovation for the entertainment industry. These innovations have provided businesses to be able to market a profitable model to the masses that in effect broadens the availability of entertainment interests of the consumer
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Introduction In 31st January 2008‚ Google Inc. announced its financial results for the quarter and fiscal year ended 31st December 2007. CEO Eric Schmidt was very pleased with the performance of the Google in terms their core value‚ growing reputation‚ techniques to manage their operating expenses. The financial statement was on the GAAP financial measures that are most directly comparable to non-GAAP financial measures. The raising cost on R&D‚ sales & marketing‚ and general administrative
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University‚ Youngstown‚ Ohio‚ USA Abstract Purpose – This study examines the mediator of Leader-member Exchange (LMX) between trust in peers and one ’s perception of career satisfaction. Design/methodology/approach – This is an empirical paper based on a field study conducted among 241 employees at a Fortune 500 company in the United States. The results support the mediating role of LMX between trust in peers and career satisfaction. Findings – This empirical study establishes that in addition to
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INTRO I) ATTENTION GETTER: What if you could operate a computer system with only voice commands with no actual machine to be seen around‚ and what if I told you it is possible? This new invention is going to change our way of using technology and accessing information over the web will be drastically altered. II) THESIS: This brings me to my topic Google Glass. While looking through the glasses‚ you can access the web and research all the information u need by voice commands. III) PREVIEW
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I. Case Summary/Introduction This case study is about is about an Internet Company named Google. Google is a well known search engine that wants to step up an operation in China. Because of the strict laws and government in China the executives are finding it very difficult to launch this service within the country. II. Identification & Analysis of Issues The issues identified in this case study are the controversy with Google promoting the website in China and unhappy stakeholders (business
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“Is Google Making Us Stupid” In “Is Google Making Us Stupid‚” Nicholas Carr discusses over the question about the cause and effect of how Internet impacts our thinking‚ reading‚ writing habits‚ and how our brains react to adapt to the “new-media rule”. The author uses many specific examples and statistics to demonstrate his point of view. Throughout the first part of the article‚ Nicholas Carr argues whether our reading and writing habits may be affected by the search engines on Google. We used
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Is Google‚ the internet‚ and technology making us as a society stupid? This is a hard question to answer yes or no to. Nicolas Carr answers “My mind isn’t going—so far as I can tell—but it’s changing. I’m not thinking the way I used to think.” It’s Agreeable that Google‚ the internet‚ and technology are not necessarily making us stupid‚ rather changing our thought patterns and processes. So much information is available with the click of a button‚ but just because people have access to billions or
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so-called equality and now one that has less of the gender-biased issues‚ our parents still carry the old way of thinking. Even after several countries have achieved gender equality‚ parents still continue to have different hopes and expectations for their daughters and sons. Parents still wonder more about their daughters’ waists or weight and their sons’ intelligence levels and still have a very strong gender-biased opinion on the two. According to the article‚ “Google‚ Tell Me. Is My Son a Genius
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Google and the Chinese Government - Case Analysis Overview: Google is a cutting edge Silicon Valley based Internet Company; known world wide for being a titan in the internet industry was admired for their ethical business standards and their distinguished and celebrated corporate motto‚ “Don’t be evil.” Google had established itself as one of the most visited sites in the world. Google was rapidly expanding as more than half its user traffic came from outside the US. Though Google.com
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