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Greta Anderson commented on the post, Weekly Question #11: Complete by April 27, 2017, on the site 7 years, 5 months ago
My biggest takeaway from this class overall is how businesses use data to determine success and make intelligent decisions. Without this class, I don’t think I would have this perspective of data (because I am in a data journalism class) and it opened me up to many different uses for big data. The programs we used are also essential to getting a…[Read more]
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Greta Anderson posted a new activity comment 7 years, 5 months ago
Trump is about to sign a bill letting internet providers sell personal information to advertisers
This article explains the new legislation passed by the Trump administration and Congress to allow companies to freely use personal internet data. In the past, companies needed special permissions to get this information, but…[Read more] -
Greta Anderson commented on the post, Progress Report for Week Ending, March 22, on the site 7 years, 7 months ago
I think Hoven’s most important data visualization rule is simplification. Especially when it comes to data visualizations for journalism and in the news, it’s necessary that the audience is not confused by ambiguous information that’s irrelevant to them. The audience should only be provided with the information they need, or else it is simply a…[Read more]
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Greta Anderson posted a new activity comment 7 years, 7 months ago
The most important aspect of Brian’s talk, and what I found to be most relevant to me, was the way companies are able to target their consumers very easily and quickly through the Internet. Social media plays a huge role in our lives and now it can play an even bigger one – helping us determine what products to buy. This feature not only innovates…[Read more]