The weekend review: a closer look at SOPA and the human side of big data
Connie Hwong- Friday, January 20, 2012
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Following a week where major websites went dark for a day in protest of the proposed SOPA and PIPA acts, it’s not surprising that Mathew Ingram’s “SOPA, OPEN and the fight for the Internet” was our most popular article. Ingram has been covering the rapidly evolving SOPA story since the act was announced in the House of Representatives last October, and his latest piece breaks down the origins and complexities of the legislation around SOPA and its implications for businesses and consumers and looks at the caveats of OPEN, a bipartisan alternative proposal.
Earlier this month, we released our predictive research notes for 2012, and Colin Gibbs’ piece, “2012: Data, spectrum and the race to LTE” continues to draw readers with his analysis of recent disruptions in the mobile space (which is still reeling from the failed T-Mobile–AT&T merger), emerging trends in mobile payments, cloud and data security, and which companies and technologies to watch in the coming year. And last, “Why the next front in big data might be psychological,” a recent long view from Derrick Harris, puts an interesting human-interest spin on the uses for big data, especially when it comes to tracking and analyzing our own habits and routines.
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