It gets worse: In between the Internet user and the advertiser, the Journal identified more than 100 middlemen—tracking companies, data brokers and advertising networks—competing to meet the growing demand for data on individual behavior and interests.The data on Ms. one of the new data exchanges. The tide turned today. MORE >>

By looking at a detailed, interactive timeline of Spitz’s life, created using information obtained from his cell phone company, Deutsche Telekom, between September 2009 and February 2010. If you have access to this information, you can see what your society is doing,” says Spitz. Curious what information is being collected on you? MORE >>

Informal Learning Flow. Next month, a new aggregator on Working Smarter from Internet Time Alliance , sponsored by Xyleme , will replace  Informal Learning Flow. The Data Bubble II -  Doc Searls Weblog , October 30, 2010. The SMAQ stack for big data -  OReilly Radar , September 22, 2010. Tags: Informal Learning MORE >>

Just by living our increasingly plugged in lives, each of us is producing a constant stream of data. This endless flow of numbers is referred to as “big data,” in other words data sets so large that they require sophisticated parsing to give meaning. At first glance, big data may not sound like a topic for teenagers. MORE >>

It ties together three things that are compelling: data viz, Wikipedia and human agreement. Be sure to read the full story about the data and what it represents.). Conversations that inform consensus like this can take weeks, months, years to come to decision or agreement, and that’s if you’re all in the same room. MORE >>