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New feature: Topical dataset discussions

by Joe Boutros | Sep 28, 2016 | Data catalogs

You may have noticed a few changes to the discussions feature on the data.world dataset pages. During the course of our research and user interviews, discussion, documentation, and commentary about data were identified as valuable context that get lost or locked away....

How a fictional data scientist helped us deliver on a massive opportunity

by Ian Greenleigh | Sep 13, 2016 | Data catalogs

I read the email three times to make sure it meant what I thought it meant. It was an unsolicited invitation to contribute a guest post to KDnuggets, one of the most popular data science blogs in the world. The editors had read about data.world, and wanted us to...

“Oooh, I can help with that!” What contribution means in data work

by Joe Boutros | Sep 8, 2016 | Data catalogs

Collaboration and contribution are two of the most discussed concepts inside the data.world product team, and consequently the areas we’ve focused on the most in our user testing. A platform centered around user generated or contributed data needs to have a tight and...

Organizations on data.world

by Joe Boutros | Aug 31, 2016 | Data catalogs

One of the most important factors in the success of a platform like data.world is what we call “data liquidity”. Central to our vision for data.world is to become the first stop to answer the question: “I wonder if there is a dataset about _________?”. The social...

Notebook Previews

by Shad Reynolds | Aug 31, 2016 | Data catalogs

One thing users have expressed repeatedly in our conversations is that data is more than facts and figures—it’s about telling a story. Tables and graphs are only interesting if they build to actionable insights. These stories are increasingly being created in Jupyter...