Creating Analytics

Matt Jackson suggests four considerations when designing analytics :

1. What data do you collect?
2. What data do you value?
3. What data do you act on?
4. Are there any alignment requirements?

-DD

Data Brokers

The United States Federal Trade Commission has just released a report on data brokers . The report calls for the United States Congress to pass legislation to require more accountability and transparency from these firms.

Grant Gross has summarized the 110 page report in a Network World article.

-DD

Data Mining Coming Under Scrutiny

Data mining is coming under increased scrutiny, which may stress some informating handling companies.

-DD