Public Good and Feeding America
The company I’ve chosen for my public good evaluation is one that I’m particularly partial to: Feeding America. A nonprofit,...
Extra Credit: Secrecy, Intelligence, and Big Data
As Dr. Hugh Gusterson began his presentation on secrecy and intelligence, I must admit I found myself wondering how it...
Social Network Analysis: Julie, Matt, and Charles
As tension over the recently passed North Carolina House Bill 2 comes to a boil, our group thought it relevant...
The Powers That Be: Big Data & Commodification
I got my first good look at commodifciation–and the power structures pertaining thereto–in Dr. Packer’s Critical Analysis of Media course...
The Advertise That Bind: My Data and Predictive Analytics
Although I’m admittedly cautious about what information I share online, I still don’t have much of a doubt that I...
Data Visualization: The Financial Crisis Through Bank Failures By Matt Starr and Charlie Betts
For our data visualization, we really wanted to tackle a political component, given the upcoming election later this year. While...
Web of Choice: Social Media Info and Manipulation
While it seems as though I’m on a social media hiatus for the foreseeable future—at least until employers start questioning...
The Quantified Other
Like many of my classmates, I stumbled upon an app called S Health—which was included with the purchase of my...
Data Visualization: Girlfriends, and Beards, and Hedgehogs
Though I’m currently on a social media hiatus, part of me knows that I’ll inevitably have to reactivate at least...
Deception: A Big Data Dilemma
When I’m not in class, I’m working full-time or putting in hours at my internship, so naturally, I was skeptical...
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