At a recent meeting, a committee was presented with some data. It took only a cursory glance for all members to recognize that the data were wrong and for these views to be vocally expressed. The Chair calmly said,
Month – May 2014
Big Data, Little Information
“Is ‘Big Data’ Just a Marketing Puff Term?” was the contentious title of an email circulated by ebulletins.co.uk. I am currently working with 25TB of data, so am I working with Big Data?
The Difference Between Hoarding and Collecting
Do you Hoard Data or Collect Information? The life of people who excessively hoard a huge amount of items is a popular topic for television. Viewers are shown how the sheer volume of possessions takes over every inch of living space, to the extent that rooms become unusable, severely impacting the lives of the hoarder […]
Plagiarism and Forgery: A Taxonomy of Declared Information Ownership
Plagiarism and forgery are at opposite ends of the declared ownership spectrum. Plagiarism involves attempting to present the work of others as if it were your own. In contrast,
McDonaldization of Information Provision
In April 1955 the first franchised McDonald’s restaurant was opened. Most of us are familiar with the fast food chain which provides a signpost of familiarity wherever we are. Many organizations are now considering McDonalidization, exploring
The Twitter Trial: Part I
Twitter has become securely established as a prominent means of social connectivity. It provides an enabling space for interaction that does not differentiate