You probably remember the uproar in 2016 when the Panama Papers were released. But did you know it took more than a year of analysis before any results could be published? As one of the biggest journalistic investigations in history, it required 107 media...
Why we exist, is to reduce animal suffering by inspiring change at all levels. This sense of purpose drives every action in our unrelenting march forward for animals. — The Humane League If you’re reading this post, you probably know a thing or two about data. You...
If your data does not have any license terms, that means you retain all rights, and you do not authorize anyone to use, copy, distribute, share, combine, or make to changes or derivative works from it. The more open a license is, the higher the chance that others will...
Before starting my career in the tech world I managed art collections, physically and digitally. I studied Art History so I got a kick out of (i.e. was completely in awe of) handling Picassos or getting close enough to a Man Ray print to document its every physical...
Need to know what a Nashville-based truck driver makes in a quarter? Mark Bergenholtz built an app for that. The next time you hear a politician boast about creating jobs, fire up Mark Bergenholtz’s U.S. County Data Center and see how the claim looks in the cold light...
To date, businesses have primarily seen open data as an asset that could create value for consumers and themselves. Our understanding of the weather (The Weather Company), neighborhoods and real estate (Zillow/Trulia), and family genealogy (Ancestry.com) are largely...
